Friday, March 15, 2019

Rastafarian's Challenge To Marijuana Enforcement Is Rejected

In Lepp v. Yuba County, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39855 (ED CA, March 11, 2019), a California federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing plaintiffs' contention that his ability to practice his Rastafarian religion was substantially burdened when state authorities seized his marijuana, and when they failed to promulgate a religious exemption to allow marijuana use.