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The Court of Cassation threw out the 2004 drug trafficking conviction of a 44-year-old Italian Rastafarian who was semtenced to 16 months prison. Their ruling was based on the acknowledgement of his rastafarian religion and of the use of marijuana as a sacrament.
The Court of Cassation threw out the 2004 drug trafficking conviction of a 44-year-old Italian Rastafarian who was semtenced to 16 months prison. Their ruling was based on the acknowledgement of his rastafarian religion and of the use of marijuana as a sacrament.
According to the court document:
Rastafarians "use marijuana not only as a medicinal ... but also as a possible way to obtain the psycho-physical state contemplation aims for during prayer," ..."Belonging to that religion ... followers (must) use the sacred grass daily, up to 10 grams (0.35 ounces) a day for person."
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