Legal Opinion
United States v. Meyers
District Court, D. Wyoming
Decided November 14, 1995No. 2:95-cr-00058PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MEYERS’ RELIGION DEFENSE
BRIMMER, District Judge.
The United States charged Meyers with two offenses stemming from marijuana possession and trafficking. Meyers asserts that the United States cannot prosecute him for these crimes because, as a “Reverend” of the “Church of Marijuana,” his possession and distribution of marijuana is legally protected religious conduct.
The delicate issue before the Court is whether the “Church of Marijuana” is a bona fide religion that triggers the protections of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”). 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb et seq. Because this issue…
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