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Legalisation of Cannabis - OkayAfrica

LAMU, KENYA - MARCH 01: Young rasta man chewing qat in the street, Lamu County, Lamu, Kenya on March 1, 2011 in Lamu, Kenya.

Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images.

Kenyan Rastafarians Want Cannabis Unbanned for Religious Reasons

The Rastafari Society of Kenya argues that the personal use of cannabis, which is currently outlawed in the country, is an integral part of their religion.