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The '''Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church''' is a mansion of Rastafari movement which flourished in the 1970s in Jamaica and was incorporated in [[Florida]] in 1975. Members of movement say it is based on the teachings of [[Marcus Garvey]] and that they use [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] as the Rastafari [[sacrament]].<ref>[http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/potbible.htm Marijuana and the Bible]</ref> |
The '''Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church''' is a [[Mansions of Rastafari|mansion]] of [[Rastafari]] movement which flourished in the 1970s in Jamaica and was incorporated in [[Florida]] in 1975. Members of movement say it is based on the teachings of [[Marcus Garvey]] and that they use [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] as the Rastafari [[sacrament]].<ref>[http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/potbible.htm Marijuana and the Bible]</ref> |
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The group was accused, tried and convicted of smuggling massive amounts of potent cannabis from [[Jamaica]] to [[Miami]] in actions that contributed unofficially to the depressed Jamaican economy of that decade. The Coptics published a free newspaper promoting Garveyism and the decriminalization of marijuana. They were also featured on a sensational episode of ''[[60 Minutes]]'' on October 28, 1979. The group's leader was Thomas Reilly, also known as Brother Louv. In 1986 the organization participated in the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]]'s hearings on [[cannabis rescheduling in the United States]]. |
The group was accused, tried and convicted of smuggling massive amounts of potent cannabis from [[Jamaica]] to [[Miami]] in actions that contributed unofficially to the depressed Jamaican economy of that decade. The Coptics published a free newspaper promoting Garveyism and the decriminalization of marijuana. They were also featured on a sensational episode of ''[[60 Minutes]]'' on October 28, 1979. The group's leader was Thomas Reilly, also known as Brother Louv. In 1986 the organization participated in the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]]'s hearings on [[cannabis rescheduling in the United States]]. |
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Revision as of 08:23, 4 March 2010
The Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church is a mansion of Rastafari movement which flourished in the 1970s in Jamaica and was incorporated in Florida in 1975. Members of movement say it is based on the teachings of Marcus Garvey and that they use cannabis as the Rastafari sacrament.[1]
The group was accused, tried and convicted of smuggling massive amounts of potent cannabis from Jamaica to Miami in actions that contributed unofficially to the depressed Jamaican economy of that decade. The Coptics published a free newspaper promoting Garveyism and the decriminalization of marijuana. They were also featured on a sensational episode of 60 Minutes on October 28, 1979. The group's leader was Thomas Reilly, also known as Brother Louv. In 1986 the organization participated in the Drug Enforcement Administration's hearings on cannabis rescheduling in the United States.
On August 8, 1994 Jim Tranmer, a former member of the group, wrote a letter to Carl E. Olsen while meditating on his 35-year prison sentence and his departure from the EZCC's "malicious hierarchy".
The EZCC is in no way associated with the Coptic Orthodox Church or the Coptic Catholic Church, both based in Egypt. The Coptic Orthodox Church also has an Ethiopian sister church which is also unrelated.
References
- History of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, by Walter Wells.
- The Law and Brother Louv, The Miami Herald, August 2, 1981
- Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, CBS News - 60 Minutes, Volume XII, Number 7, Oct. 28, 1979.
- Coptic Gets 35 Years, Jim Tranmer, Aug. 8, 1994.
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