Heidi Lepp

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Heidi Lepp, who runs the Sugarleaf Rastafarian Church, sits in her Sacramento, Calif., home with her dog Lucky on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. The shooting of two California deputies responding to a disturbance at the Rastafarian marijuana farm has drawn attention to religious use of the drug, sparking debate over whether churches should be protected from drug prosecutions. Lepp says cannabis is used as a sacrament in her religion. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne)