Members of the Rastafarian community are defending their religious use of cannabis in a Kenyan court, arguing that the plant is sacred and integral to their spiritual practices.

• The community's petition asserts that existing laws prohibiting private cannabis use violate their constitutional freedom of religion.
• A Rastafarian community member testified that the "holy herb" is used for meditation and seeking solutions to societal challenges, with strict guidelines for adult participants aged 18 and above.
• The petitioners maintain the practice is for spiritual meditation, not recreational use, and highlight discrimination and legal challenges they have faced, including arrests for alleged drug trafficking.