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OK. Let me approach this differently. Let's say you're absolutely right, and this Ballard case says they can't question you about whether or not you really believe these things to be true. You're still bringing a theological argument to a fact fight. It's a fact that marijuana is an illegal substance and that they found it in your possession. It is disputable whether their entry was lawful or not, and they will probably win that because probable cause is a gray area. It's only a claim that you practice this religion, and, if I were this prosecutor's paralegal I would already have printed a stack of evidence that your religious beliefs have fluctuated greatly since the age of 14, and that the only continuous loyalty you've held isn't to religion, but to marijuana itself. And in my opinion there's nothing wrong with that. If you want my advice, this is a misdemeanor case, if you ask for a jury trial and continue it long enough they will either drop it or plea deal you out with something. It's probably the best you're going to do with this case. They'd drop it before they'd spend the money appealing it over and over again anyway.