Italian Court Decides Rastas Can Toke Freely

Italy's highest criminal court has ruled that the fact Rastafarians consider marijuana use a religious sacrament should be taken into account if they are tried on trafficking charges.

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The court threw out the drug trafficking conviction of a 44-year-old Italian Rastafarian.

It ruled the amount he possessed was in line with the heavy use that comes with his religious beliefs.
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The Italian Health Ministry described the ruling as "disturbing."

"These rulings represent an element of destabilization for the pillars of secularism," Undersecretary Francesca Martini said in a statement.