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The First Church of Cannabis was founded in March 2015 by Bill Levin, who attended Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, a Reform Judaism synagogue, as a child.He said it was a direct response to the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
The First Church of Cannabis was founded by Levin in 2015 in response to Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which was signed into law by former governor Mike Pence on March 26, 2015, and ...
Pending the 2015 passage of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Bill Levin created the First Church of Cannabis in Indiana. The church was founded in March, and received its recognition as a religious non-profit entity on March 26, the same day that the governor signed the RFRA.
By FOX59 INDIANAPOLIS (June 3, 2015) – The Internal Revenue Service has given its blessing to Indiana's newly-formed First Church of Cannabis. The church formed in response to the state's ...
The church planned to test out the bill in full on July 1, 2015 by using cannabis during the service, but legal threats from the city forced the first service to be without cannabis. Several days later, the church filed a lawsuit against the city of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana, claiming discrimination under the law. [100]
Donald Rainwater said he thinks the prohibition on marijuana in Indiana contributes to violent crime, the rise of fentanyl-laced cannabis and the incarceration of too many nonviolent people.
The First Church of Cannabis Inc. officially gained legal recognition in Indiana in 2015 following the passage of that state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. [78] Nonprofit religious organization Elevation Ministries opened its Denver headquarters, known as the International Church of Cannabis, on 20 April, 2017. [79] [80]
Bill Levin believes weed will be legalized in Indiana in his lifetime. Until then, his church just wants to be a force for good. 317 Project: Church of Cannabis wants to be taken seriously while ...