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Rastafarian pot farm shootout sparks religious-use debate

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Give me that old time “reefer religion”: The storied history of spiritual drug use

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The Rastafarians' flawed African 'promised land'

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Rastafarian Student Reportedly Punished At School Over Dreadlocks

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Rastafarians

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November 28
- Rastafarianism grows in Jamaica after long disdain David McFadden, AP
March 3
- Inmates who refuse hair cuts sent to high security Dena Potter, AP
November 17
- Rastafarian inmates no longer isolated over hair Dena Potter, AP
July 28
- Rastafarian Temple Raided For Alleged Medical Marijuana Sales Sues City, States Pot Use Part Of Its Religious Freedom Dennis Romero, LA Weekly
June 30
- 48 Va. inmates isolated because of hair AP
May 7
- Rasta inmates spend 10 years in isolation for hair Dena Potter, AP
December 9
- Rastafarian inmates approach 10 years in segregation in US prisons for refusing to cut hair AP
April 3
- Pupils to learn about Druids, Moonies and Rastafarians for new religious studies GCSE By Laura Clark, Daily Mail
December 2
- SJC rules in favor of Rastafarian who alleged discrimination By Martin Finucane, Boston Globe
July 11
- Rasta smoker wins appeal of marijuana conviction By Marta Falconi, AP
November 15
- Judge rejects Rastafarian religion plea in marijuana case AP
November 14
- Rasta roots explored in rare US exhibition AFP
October 12
- Zim schoolboy keeps dreadlocks AFP
April 12
- Anger amid Rastafarian temple raid BBC News
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