Rastafari gain sacramental rights to marijuana in Antigua and Barbuda, celebrate freedom of worship
LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Associated Press
Updated
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LIBERTA, Antigua — On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane, Rastafari in this small island nation are now legally growing and ritualistically smoking marijuana.
Ras Jah, a member of the Ras Freeman Foundation for the Unification of Rastafari, smokes cannabis from a chalice pipe during a service May 14 in the tabernacle in Liberta, Antigua.
Ras Richie, left, talks with fellow members of the Ras Freeman Foundation for the Unification of Rastafari on May 14 as he prepares food in Liberta, Antigua.
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Ras Jah, a member of the Ras Freeman Foundation for the Unification of Rastafari, smokes cannabis from a chalice pipe during a service May 14 in the tabernacle in Liberta, Antigua.
Ras Richie, left, talks with fellow members of the Ras Freeman Foundation for the Unification of Rastafari on May 14 as he prepares food in Liberta, Antigua.