Marijuana activists plan eclipse service in DC basilica

Published August 14, 2017 7:37pm ET



A group that believes cannabis has a secret historical role in Christianity is forging ahead with plans to visit the largest Catholic church in the nation during next week’s solar eclipse, where members intend to light incense doused with cannabis-infused olive oil. Yet church leaders say the event won’t happen.

Anne Armstrong, founder and deaconess of Rhode Island’s Healing Church, said the Monday afternoon service could “end degeneration, disaster and war” by consecrating the Americas to the Virgin Mary.

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