Article: Rastafarian found guilty of importing marijuana through Guam airport.

Article: Rastafarianism no defense to importing marijuana to Guam
AP Worldstream;  May 28, 2002 ;     438 words ... ... cannot invoke religion _ Rastafarianism _ as a defense. The 3 ... decision overturns the Guam Supreme Court, which had said marijuana ... fundamental to the practice of Rastafarianism. The territory's Supreme Court also ruled that Guam ...

Article: Rastafarianism: Attractive To Men, Boasts 600K To 1 ...
Basilandspice.com;  November 16, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Randall Radic-- Rastafarianism is more than just a religion ... are not. This may explain why Rastafarianism is so attractive to men. For ... basilandspice.com/mind-and-body/rastafarianism-attractive-to-men-boasts ...

Rastafarianism.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.;  January 1, 2000 ;     327 words ...Rastafarianism, a religious-cultural movement that began (1930s) in Jamaica ... for their use of marijuana. Reggae music is heavily influenced by Rastafarianism. There are some 180,000 Rastafarians worldwide.

Encyclopedia entry: Rastafarianism
World Encyclopedia;      271 words ...Rastafarianism West Indian religion focusing on veneration of Ras Tafari ( Haile ... return to Africa in order to overcome black oppression. Followers of Rastafarianism follow a strict diet, and are forbidden various foods including pork ...

Article: U. South Florida students gather to learn about ...
University Wire;  February 1, 2006 ;     571 words ... ... University of South Florida graduate, may not convert to Rastafarianism right away, but may keep learning about a new culture ... Empress of Zion sisters know that everyone won't believe in Rastafarianism right away, but their goal as women of the faith was to ...

Article: Rastafarianism: Religion Or Crazy Fad?
Africa News Service;  August 19, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... chalice (read Marijuana) is good for the soul. Remember Solomon was the wisest man?" Some faiths find it bizarre, but "Rastafarianism is not a religion, as Ras Mato (Martin Simbaoni) puts it: "It is a consciousness of being and marijuana helps in prayer ...

Article: CARIBBEAN: RASTAFARIANISM MAKES GAINS AS LEGITIMATE ...
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  May 26, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... said. "But they need to know that this is more than that." "There is need to raise the consciousness of people about Rastafarianism," he said. But while the question of Rastafarian dreadlocks appears closer to a broader consensus, marijuana use by ...