Attorneys for the Rastafarian community intend to file an action in the Supreme Court this morning following the government’s failure to adequately respond to a request to use marijuana for religious purposes, Wayne Munroe, QC, said yesterday.

Last week it was revealed that members of the Rastafarian community were considering suing the government for the right to cultivate, possess and supply marijuana as a sacrament.

According to a June 3 letter sent to Attorney General Carl Bethel and Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands from Munroe & Associates, attorneys for the Ethiopia Africa Black International Congress, the government was given 10 working days to respond or legal action would commence.

The deadline for response expired yesterday.

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