### [2026-07-15](/feed/2026/07/15/index.md)

##### Cannabis in Kenya
# Kenya's High Court rejects a Rastafarian petition seeking a religious exemption from cannabis laws, ruling that the group does not show the laws violate religious freedom. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/kenya-high-court-marijuana-legalisation-rastafarian-religious-rights-not-essential-kenyan-court-denies-rastafarians-right-to-smoke-weed-11775102)

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