Lansing, Michigan’s Cannabis Church has First Public Service

The First Cannabis Church of Logic and Reason recently held their very first public service on June 26, 2016 at the Lansing Herbal Farmers Market on Southland Ave. The First Cannabis Church of Logic and Reason is a non-profit agnostic church that leaves religious theology up to the individual.

“We believe that through the use of cannabis and its derivatives we can better connect with the world around us, both physically and spiritually,” the organization explains. “Our main focus is on uplifting our members and surrounding environment through personal moral growth and philosophical understanding. We do not want to tell you what to think, but how.”

At the first service, the church held a potluck for medical cannabis card holders and their families or companions, and offered free “religious material” such as cannabis pre-rolls. The church’s Reverend, Jeremy Hall encourages both medical cannabis patients and non-patients to visit the non-profit church, and bring an open mind with them. The church will gather every week, and will also work to get medicine to those who need it but can’t access it, through a “roach collection jar” which is passed around the service.

The church will gather for its service on private property, so Hall assures the public that there won’t be any legal issues or abuse of city rules and regulations. Lansing voters passed a City Charter amendment in 2013 that mandates nothing in the city’s Code of Ordinances applies to the use, possession or transfer of less than once ounce of marijuana on private property by a person who is at least 21.

“What I’m hoping to accomplish in the long run is to provide a place where people can be spiritual, but can also feel safe to take any of their medication,” Hall said. “If they also feel cannabis is part of their spirituality, they can combine the two in a safe environment.”

The First Cannabis Church of Logic and Reason is the first of its kind in Michigan.