California. The Temple of the True Inner Light believes that cannabis is one of the parts of God's body, along with the classical psychedelics: mescaline, psilocybin, LSD, and DMT. The First Church of Cannabis Inc. officially gained legal recognition in Indiana in 2015 following the passage of that state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Nonprofit religious organization Elevation Ministries opened its Denver headquarters, known as the International Church of Cannabis, on 20 April, 2017. Some modern spiritual figures like Ram Dass openly acknowledge that the use of cannabis has allowed them to gain a more spiritual perspective and use the herb frequently for both its medicinal and mind-altering properties. In Mexico, followers of the growing cult of Santa Muerte regularly use marijuana smoke in purification ceremonies, with marijuana often taking the place of incense used in mainstream Catholic rituals. See also Religion and drugs Charas Entheogenic drugs and the archaeological record Free Exercise Clause Freedom of thought Magu (deity) References Further reading Booth, Martin. (2004). Cannabis: A History. St. Martin's Press. Shields, Rev. Dennis (1995). The Holy Herb. Source: Bennett, Chris, "Cannabis and the Soma Solution", (Trineday, 2010) Bennett, Chris; McQueen, Neil, "Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible" (Forbidden Fruit Publishing.com) Bennett, Chris; Lynn Osburn & Judy Osburn (1995). Green Gold the Tree of Life: Marijuana in Magic & Religion. CA: Access Unlimited. The Sacred Plants of our Ancestors by Christian Rätsch, published in TYR: Myth—Culture—Tradition Vol. 2, 2003–2004 - Jackson, Simon (2007). ' 'Cannabis & Meditation - An Explorer's Guide'. Headstuff Books. . Second Edition (2009) External links Nectar of Delight: The Early History of Cannabis, from Plants of the Gods by Schultes & Hofmann Cannabis in Ancient Greece by Chris Bennett, August 2016 Resurrection of the Higher Self by Matthew Webb, July 1989 Elevation Ministries, based in Denver, Colorado Greenfaith Ministry, based in Nunn, Colorado The Healing Church, Catholic organization in Providence, Rhode Island Entheogens Cannabis culture Ceremonial food and drink