Philadelphia Temple of Hemp and Cannabis

Philadelphia Temple of Hemp and Cannabis
Religion
Affiliation	Rastafari
Location
Municipality	Philadelphia
State	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Geographic coordinates	39.9837°N 75.1256°W / 39.9837; -75.1256

Philadelphia Temple of Hemp and Cannabis (also called Philly THC) is a church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The church interior features Rastafarian images, including a mural of Haile Selassie.[1]

It may be the first space for public consumption of cannabis in America east of the Mississippi River,[2] following "a handful" in Denver and San Francisco around 2019.[3] It may circumvent the state's laws against public smoking by offering "ceramic-tipped electronic devices" for consumption via dry herb vaporizer on premises.[3]

See extended article on Cannabis in Pennsylvania which notes that recreational use is still illegal but that enforcement may be less severe than previously.

The venue has held other public events such as a public reading of Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America by its author, Box Brown.[4]

References

1. Kaplan 2019.
2. "To Puff is to Pray". 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
3. Wood 2019.
4. Wood 2019b.

Sources

• Wood, Sam (March 17, 2019). "Church is high heaven for weed users". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 7.
• Wood, Sam (April 19, 2019). "420 Events: Philly cartoonist Box Brown draws a deep history of weed; Jewish Sauce Boss and Scranton parties". Tribune Content Agency.
• Kaplan, Talia (March 20, 2019). "Philadelphia temple bills itself as region's 'first weed church'". Fox News.

Further reading

• Sam Wood (March 17, 2019). "Church is high heaven for weed users". Philadelphia Daily News.
• Sam Wood (July 23, 2019). "'Not your normal church': Philadelphia 'temple' is safe space for cannabis consumption". The Philadelphia Inquirer – via The Chicago Tribune.