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, prepares to pass a chalice pipe with marijuana to the left during service in the tabernacle on Sunday, May 14 ...

But the islands of Antigua and Barbuda recently became one of the first Caribbean nations to grant Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow the herb. Full Episode Monday, Jun 23 ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — After the sun set over the Nethermead, a sprawling lawn in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, on Saturday (July 22), elders of the Nyabinghi Rastafari Order approached a tabernacle, a ...

For decades, members of the Rastafari community have been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic marijuana use. But the islands of Antigua and Barbuda recently became one of the first Cari… ...

LIBERTA, Antigua (AP) — On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane, Rastafari on this small island nation are now legally growing and ritualistically ...

For Rastafari, the practice brings ... On a recent Sunday, he led chants and praise in the tabernacle on the foundation’s farm located in Liberta’s lush agricultural district.

On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane, Rastafari on this small island nation are now legally growing and ritualistically smoking marijuana. The government ...

For Rastafari, the practice brings them closer to the divine. But for decades, many have been jailed and endured racial and religious profiling by law enforcement because of their marijuana use.