Judge Dismisses Woman's Religious Drug-Use Argument
Friday, June 20, 2008
By VIRGINIA BRIDGES
Staff Reporter

BAY MINETTE — For years Brenda Williams Shoop struggled in a journey to get closer to God, she told a judge Thursday.
And then she found a textbook that discussed a marijuana side effect, and later discovered a church that classifies the illegal drug as a key ingredient to a sacrament essential to becoming a Christian, she said.

"It opens up someone's mind and helps apply (Christian) missions," Shoop said of marijuana's effects.