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	<title>Religion News Blog &#187; Church of Cognizance</title>
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		<title>Plea could send founders of Marijuana church to prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22274/"><img src="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/graphicspics/cannabis.jpg" alt="Church of Cognizance" width="90" height="90" border="0" style="float:left;padding-right:5px;" title="Church of Cognizance founders face prison"></a> The founders of an Arizona church that deifies marijuana have pleaded guilty to two criminal charges and are now each facing up to 20 years in prison.
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But Dan and Mary Quaintance , founders of the Church of Cognizance, remain confident that they will not end up behind bars. 
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Dan Quaintance believes freedom of religion will prevail, and predicts the case could go as far as the U.S. Supreme Court.]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Ruling: No religious right to marijuana</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21923/"><img src="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/graphicspics/cannabis.jpg" alt="Cannabis" width="90" height="90" border="0" style="float:left;padding-right:5px;"></a> There is no religious right in Arizona to possess marijuana, the state Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, saying freedom of religion is not the same as freedom of action.
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The judges rejected arguments that the First Amendment protections of free exercise of religion entitle an Arizona resident, Daniel Hardesty, to use marijuana as a "sacrament" of his church.]]></description>
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		<title>Pot church case tied up in court</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right now their case is in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and Dan thinks it will go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.]]></description>
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		<title>Trial date reset for 2 in pot church</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The criminal-trial date for the founders of a Southeastern Arizona church that deifies marijuana has been rescheduled for Feb. 20 in Albuquerque.]]></description>
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		<title>Quaintances headed for trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founders of the Pima-based Church of Cognizance are scheduled to go to trial in January after a federal judge ruled against their assertion that their marijuana usage is tied to religious practices.]]></description>
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		<title>Court overrules church&#8217;s use of pot as sacrament</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17098/church-of-cognizance-marijuana</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge has ruled against the founders of a Southeastern Arizona church that deifies marijuana and uses it as a sacrament, saying they don't have a sincere religious belief.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge will decide if border church is cover for pot trafficking</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A U.S. judge is scheduled to decide if Dan and Mary Quaintance are drug dealers or church leaders with a national following.]]></description>
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		<title>Pot-using church loses its founders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The founders of an Arizona church that considers marijuana a sacrament and deity have stepped down as leaders, saying pending federal criminal char-ges make it impossible to fulfill their roles.  The Church of Cognizance continues to function in Southeastern Arizona with about 45 members, said 54-year-old Dan Quaintance, who along with his wife, Mary, 51, is facing 40 years in prison if convicted on federal charges of conspiracy and intent to distribute more than 100 pounds of marijuana.]]></description>
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		<title>Couple in drug case say marijuana is sacrament</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBUQUERQUE - A couple from Pima, Ariz., arrested in a car that contained 172 pounds of marijuana say the drug is a sacrament in their religion. The U.S. attorney&#8217;s office contends they&#8217;re trying to use religion as a cover for a drug organization.
Danuel and Mary Quaintance staked their religious freedom claim in federal court here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church of Cognizance: Pot church takes a hit</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15212/church-of-cognizance-pot-church-takes-a-hit</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[S. Arizona couple face prison for what they say is religious use of marijuana
PIMA &#8212; The Church of Cognizance, which has quietly operated here since 1991, has an unusual tenet &#8211;its worshippers deify and use marijuana as part of their faith.
Until federal authorities charged them with possessing 172 pounds of their leafy green sacrament earlier [...]]]></description>
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