Indiana's first church of pot

Assuming Levin’s service goes forward, it really depends on the Indianapolis police. Conceivably, they could decide that a bunch of pot smokers are not a significant law enforcement priority. This is Levin’s prediction: “Our courts are overwhelmed. Officers are issuing tickets [for marijuana use] just to keep the head count down. So in the worst case scenario, we might be handed a ticket.”

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Or Governor Mike Pence could order the cops to just steer clear, adopting an executive interpretation of RFRA that is wider than the judicial one. Said Levin, “I do not believe the state can afford to look bad in the public eye. We have had so much bad press that they can’t afford another drop of it.”

Or everyone could get arrested, assert a religious freedom claim in defense, and perhaps be represented by one of the extreme “religious liberty” law firms like Alliance Defending Freedom or the Becket Fund. So far that hasn’t happened.

“Nobody on the Right will get near me,” Levin says.

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