Rastas can use cannabis, Italian court rules

"Rastafarians have always regarded Ethiopia as the promised land, but Italy could rank a close second after its Supreme Court ruled that smoking or possessing cannabis is not a criminal offence but a religious act when the person doing it is a Rastafarian. ...

Italian Supreme Court Rule In Favour Of Rasta & Ganja

Italy's supreme Court of Cassation has ruled that members of the Rastafari faith can possess ''abundant'' quantities of marijuana because smoking it is an integral part of their religion.The ruling was made in response to an appeal by an Italian against his sentence of one...

Remembering The Founding Father Of Rasta - Leonard Howell

Hailed by many worldwide as the founding father of Rastafari, and vilified by history as a mad man, Leonard Percival Holwell’s contribution to the development of Jamaican culture cannot be denied. Born in...

Jah Cure Annual Festival "CureFest" Postponed

Kingston, Jamaica: - Due to the overwhelming demand for Jah Cure in Europe, the second annual staging of the CureFest Festival slated for this summer has been put on hold. Last year, Danger Promotions in association with Brass Gate and Iyah Cure Promotions presented what was...

Rastafarians Worldwide Create Global Council

  Rastafarian Orders worldwide has finally unified, creating The Ethio-African Diaspora Union Millenmium Council (EADUMC).   Launched on September 11, 2007, it was one of the most undertone moments in the history of the Rastafarian movement. But for those in...

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