A California outfit, Sisters of the Valley, would appear to be affiliated with a religious order but they are not. Despite this, they dress in nuns’ habits and produce cannabis-based products on their farm near Merced, California.
According to their website, the sisters sustain their farm operations and their compassionate activism by making products for the people in a spiritual environment.
The sisters respect the breadth and depth of the gifts of Mother Earth and work hard to bridge the gap between her and her suffering people, the site says.
The site also says the sisters prepare all of their products during moon cycles, according to ancient wisdom. They are activists on a mission to empower people to heal themselves. The site also said its products contain virtually no THC, are not psychoactive, they will not get a person ‘high’ and they will not cause a person to fail a drug test.
Marijuana for both recreational and medical uses is legal in California.
In 2003 I was on a camping trip in Baja California, Mexico, where I befriended the local doctor. One Sunday we were driving with his family to a remote location along the coast to collect mother of pearl. We came around a corner of the dunes and were suddenly confronted by a squad of soldiers, who forced us out of the truck at gunpoint so they could search it. It was very upsetting for his wife and children. Afterwards I asked my friend what it was about. He said, they are searching for marijuana. This is the Americans. They say marijuana is a health hazard, but they are lying. The only danger is people may smoke joints too close to the roach causing irreparable damage to their lungs. The Americans just want to control the supply of marijuana, and are using prohibition like they did with alcohol. How right he has proved to be!
Nothing odd about anti-Catholic bigotry (or in this case, "cultural appropriation"): It is common-coin among Leftist groups.