The High Court has dismissed a petition by the Rastafarian community seeking to legalise the use of cannabis for religious purposes. In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, July 15, Justice Bahati Mwamuye held that the petitioners failed to prove that the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act violate their constitutional rights.
On Wednesday, February 4, members of the Rasta community clashed with court security officers after their entry into the Milimani Law Courts was denied due to the presence of cannabis seeds, which they were going to submit as evidence in an ongoing constitutional petition. The altercation has reignited the debate surrounding religious freedom, legality, and