Showing posts with label Cannabis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cannabis. Show all posts
Friday, May 07, 2021

Eviction of Church Did Not Violate RLUIPA

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In Schworck v. City of Madison , (WD WI, May 6, 2021), a Wisconsin federal district court dismissed a suit for damages brought against city ...
Friday, April 09, 2021

Idaho Supreme Court: Marijuana Ban Does Not Violate Free Exercise Rights

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In State of Idaho v. Heath ,  (ID Sup. Ct., April 8, 2021), the Idaho Supreme Court held that the state's prohibition of marijuana does ...
Friday, November 13, 2020

Colorado Marijuana Ban May Be Applied To Cannabis Ministry

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 In People v. Torline ,  (CO App., Nov. 12, 2020), a Colorado state appellate court held that Colorado’s law barring possession and growing ...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Free Exercise Claim As To Marijuana Use Is Rejected

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In State of Ohio v. Cook ,  (OH App., Feb. 10, 2020), an Ohio state appellate court rejected a defendant's claim that his use of marijua...
Friday, July 26, 2019

Challenge To Attempted Search of Church Is Dismissed

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In  Aguilera v. City of Colorado Springs , (D CO, July 23, 2019), a Colorado federal district court dismissed a suit brought by plaintiff wh...
Monday, July 01, 2019

Church Sues Over Cannabis Raid

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Redheaded Blackbelt reported yesterday: A church called Redwood Spiritual Healing Ministry filed a lawsuit Thursday, June 27 against the C...
Friday, March 15, 2019

Rastafarian's Challenge To Marijuana Enforcement Is Rejected

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In  Lepp v. Yuba County , 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39855 (ED CA, March 11, 2019), a California federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing ...
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Rastafarian Minister's Trespass Arrest did Not Violate His Free Exercise Rights

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In Brown v. Jordan ,  (WD AR, Feb. 14, 2019), a Rastafarian minister sued over his arrest that grew out of his picketing for passage of a me...
Friday, December 07, 2018

Suit Charges Mormon Church With Dominating Utah In Change To Marijuana Initiative

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A lawsuit was filed Wednesday in a Utah state trial court challenging the Utah legislature's enactment of H.B. 3001 which weakens a med...
Monday, November 19, 2018

Suit Seeking Cannabis Exemption For Rastafari Moves Ahead In Iowa

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An Iowa state trial court has denied a motion by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy to dismiss a suit brought against it claiming that it abused its...
Friday, September 21, 2018

RFRA Defense To Virgin Islands Marijuana Prosecution Fails

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In People of the Virgin Islands v. Felix ,  (VI Super. Ct., Sept. 11, 2018), a Virgin Island trial court avoided deciding the interesting q...
Friday, August 24, 2018

Iowa Pharmacy Board's Refusal To Recommend Cannabis Exception Is Challenged

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A petition ( full text ) for review of a July 18 decision by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy has been filed in an Iowa state trial court.  In Ols...
Thursday, August 23, 2018

Judge Authorizes Shut-Down of Cannabis-Based Church

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A Riverside, California trial court judge last week authorized the city of Jurupa Valley to close down the Vault Church of Open Faith, a can...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

Suit Claims Utah Medical Marijuana Initiative Violates Mormons' Religious Freedom

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The Salt Lake Tribune reports that yesterday a suit was filed in Utah state court seeking, on free exercise and free speech grounds, to rem...
Monday, July 09, 2018

Indiana Court Rejects RFRA Exemption For Sacramental Marijuana Use

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In First Church of Cannabis, Inc. v. State of Indiana ,  (IN Cir. Ct, July 6, 2018), an Indiana trial court judge rejected claims by the Fir...
Thursday, July 05, 2018

City Sues To Close Down Church Allegedly Operating As Marijuana Dispensary

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Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday that Newport Beach, California officials have filed a civil suit in state court seeking an injunction ...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Injunction Denied Again In Church Founder's Suit Over Marijuana Cutivation

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In Harris v. City of Clearlake ,  (ND CA, Dec. 12, 2017), a California federal district court for the second time (see prior posting ) denie...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Court Will Not Enjoin Medical Marijuana Limits In Suit By Minister

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In Harris v. City of Clearlake , (ND CA, Oct. 10, 2017), a California federal district court refused to issue a preliminary injunction to pr...
Monday, May 22, 2017

Suit By Cannabis Church To Enjoin Prosecution Is Dismissed

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In Armstrong v. Kilmartin ,  (D RI, May 17, 2017), a Rhode Island federal district court dismissed a suit to enjoin a state court criminal p...
Friday, February 10, 2017

8th Circuit Upholds Solicitation Ban At Revenue Offices

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In Brown v. Arkansas Department of Administration , (8th Cir., Feb. 3, 2017), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal ...