A constitutional challenge over Rastafarians’ rights to use cannabis in religious ceremonies has been adjourned for nearly three months, just two days into proceedings at the High Court, in what the claimant has called a “disheartening” development.Paul Ras Simba Rock is suing the Attorney General, contending that the 2019 Sacramental Cannabis Act, which only allows for cannabis to be smoked within registered places of worship, is in breach of his constitutional rights. Rock argues that he should be permitted to smoke marijuana while conducting religious ceremonies in his own home.Additionally, it was noted that the law does not account for Rastafari women, who are not allowed in the Nyabinghi tabernacle during menstruation and are instead encouraged to worship at home during that time.
