Cannabis nuns in Mexico want to wrest marijuana from drug cartels and reclaim it for healing
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In THE heart of the country of Mexico, A different kind of Fraternity gathers. Envelope In flow dresses, they purify with wise, singing prayers has THE cannabis factory And inhale deeply Since A sharing joint. These are not your typical nuns. They are THE Sisters of THE Valley Mexico, a cannabis cultivation collective difficult both religious standards And cartel dominance In A country ravaged by medicine war violence.
Although they TO DO not belong has any of them religious order, the sisters of THE The valley dedication East indisputable. Also known as THE "Grass Nuns » based In 2014 In California, women are dedicated to grow cannabis And sale medicinal some products. In THE WE. they have drawn In has less half a million sale their organic some products.
Their Assignment In Mexico?
HAS to recover marijuana Since THE clutches of cartel violence And raise he In A sacred tool For healing And empowerment. In that cannabis East In a legal gray area in Mexico And most of its production East control by medicine cartels, THE nuns say they worry police Or local gangsters could threaten Or extort them.
For that reason, they operate from A discreet showcase In A not revealed location, reuters noted In A special report.
They cultivate modest crops In roof gardens, guide by A research pharmacist turned sister who unlocks THE plants therapeutic potential. Their weekends are busy with size, develop ointments And sharing awareness with THE surrounding community.
When Reuters visited, they would have saw bundles of marijuana dried In clandestine crevices – suspended Since A hidden laundry line or hidden In THE stove.
"THE Fraternity East In A totally different context here In Mexico – because of how religious THE country East And because of THE plants ties has cartels, » said A of THE nuns, WHO calls herself “Sister Bernardet” online but request that her name not has be used. As part of her main job as A homeopathic practitioner, She prescribed marijuana has her the patients with cancer, joint pain And insomnia.
"We to want has take THE factory back Since THE narcotics,” She said.
A Sister, A ancient church secretary, raise the shoulders disabled disapproval Since family members. "It is time has END This stupidity." Another, WHO LEFT House has 16 has escape THE rigid boundaries of her evangelical education, find A surprising ally In her mother, WHO NOW help tender their secret cannabis close.
Read more has Reuters And check out stunning photos
Photo courtesy of El Planteo
© 2023 Benzinga.com. Benzinga do not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
In THE heart of the country of Mexico, A different kind of Fraternity gathers. Envelope In flow dresses, they purify with wise, singing prayers has THE cannabis factory And inhale deeply Since A sharing joint. These are not your typical nuns. They are THE Sisters of THE Valley Mexico, a cannabis cultivation collective difficult both religious standards And cartel dominance In A country ravaged by medicine war violence.
Although they TO DO not belong has any of them religious order, the sisters of THE The valley dedication East indisputable. Also known as THE "Grass Nuns » based In 2014 In California, women are dedicated to grow cannabis And sale medicinal some products. In THE WE. they have drawn In has less half a million sale their organic some products.
Their Assignment In Mexico?
HAS to recover marijuana Since THE clutches of cartel violence And raise he In A sacred tool For healing And empowerment. In that cannabis East In a legal gray area in Mexico And most of its production East control by medicine cartels, THE nuns say they worry police Or local gangsters could threaten Or extort them.
For that reason, they operate from A discreet showcase In A not revealed location, reuters noted In A special report.
They cultivate modest crops In roof gardens, guide by A research pharmacist turned sister who unlocks THE plants therapeutic potential. Their weekends are busy with size, develop ointments And sharing awareness with THE surrounding community.
When Reuters visited, they would have saw bundles of marijuana dried In clandestine crevices – suspended Since A hidden laundry line or hidden In THE stove.
"THE Fraternity East In A totally different context here In Mexico – because of how religious THE country East And because of THE plants ties has cartels, » said A of THE nuns, WHO calls herself “Sister Bernardet” online but request that her name not has be used. As part of her main job as A homeopathic practitioner, She prescribed marijuana has her the patients with cancer, joint pain And insomnia.
"We to want has take THE factory back Since THE narcotics,” She said.
A Sister, A ancient church secretary, raise the shoulders disabled disapproval Since family members. "It is time has END This stupidity." Another, WHO LEFT House has 16 has escape THE rigid boundaries of her evangelical education, find A surprising ally In her mother, WHO NOW help tender their secret cannabis close.
Read more has Reuters And check out stunning photos
Photo courtesy of El Planteo
© 2023 Benzinga.com. Benzinga do not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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