Rastafarian pot farm shootout sparks religious-use debate
Heidi and Charles Lepp, who run the Sugarleaf Rastafarian Church, stand in the backyard of their Sacramento, Calif., home on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. The Lepp’s use cannabis as a sacrament in their religion. The shooting of two California deputies responding to a disturbance at the Rastafarian marijuana farm has drawn attention to religious use of the drug, sparking debate over whether churches should be protected from drug prosecutions. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne)
Heidi and Charles Lepp, who run the Sugarleaf Rastafarian Church, stand in the backyard of their Sacramento, Calif., home on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. The Lepp’s use cannabis as a sacrament in their religion. The shooting of two California deputies responding to a disturbance at the Rastafarian marijuana farm has drawn attention to religious use of the drug, sparking debate over whether churches should be protected from drug prosecutions. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne)