Editing First Church of Cannabis (section)

==Legal status==
[[File:Security camera installed by the city of Indianapolis outside of the church.jpg|thumbnail|Security camera installed by the city of Indianapolis outside of the church, arguably for public safety]]

The legal status of the Church of Cannabis' use of marijuana in a jurisdiction where it is illegal, but the Religious Freedom Restoration Act holds, has been debated by legal experts. The Supreme Court case set forth certain criteria in ''U.S. v. Meyers'' that may or may not match fourteen criteria listed by the Internal Revenue Service in granting tax-exempt status.<ref name=Wood2015/><ref name=Michaelson2015/>  Several days after its first service, the Church sued both the state of Indiana and the city of Indianapolis, claiming that the present marijuana laws infringed on their religious beliefs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fox59.com/2015/07/08/first-church-of-cannabis-founder-sues-indiana-and-marion-county-over-marijuana-laws/|title=First Church of Cannabis founder sues Indiana and Marion County over marijuana laws|work=Fox 59|date=July 9, 2015 |accessdate=August 3, 2015}}</ref>
This case was dismissed on summary judgement<ref>{{cite court |litigants=The First Church of Cannabis, Inc., Bill Levin, Herbert Neal Smith, et al v. State of Indiana, Governor Mike Pence, Attorney General Gregory F. Zoeller, et al |court=Marion Circuit Court, Indiana |date=November 9, 2018 |url=https://public.courts.in.gov/mycase/#/vw/CaseSummary/eyJ2Ijp7IkNhc2VUb2tlbiI6Il9rNGZtb1E5SkRrTmRkaS1SNjdnSlQ1Wm5NWkdsVDdrcFhuQ2gzNmNtTkkxIn19}}</ref> and again on appeal.<ref>{{cite court |litigants=The First Church of Cannabis, Inc., et al v. State of Indiana, et al |court=Indiana Court of Appeals |date=April 9, 2019 |url=https://public.courts.in.gov/mycase/#/vw/CaseSummary/eyJ2Ijp7IkNhc2VUb2tlbiI6IlYwN05rRllubFV4RUpQbEtKNzRpbFZlaEIyV3hybTNBT25qOWR6SDRMYmMxIn19}}</ref>