Coachella Valley Church

Coachella Valley Church
Map
37°20′39″N 121°55′47″W / 37.3442°N 121.9296°W / 37.3442; -121.9296
Location2142 The Alameda,
San Jose, California 95126
CountryUSA
DenominationRastafarian
Websitecoachellavalley.church
History
Dedicated2016

Coachella Valley Church is a Rastafarian church of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, located on The Alameda in San Jose, California.[1] It was incorporated in 2016 and is at the same location as a previous dispensary, Amsterdam's Garden.[2] The city has a history of litigation against its operators and seeks to end their operations, claiming it is an unpermitted marijuana dispensary.[3][4]

  1. ^ High Praise: Pot Churches Proliferate As States Ease Access To Marijuana, Kaiser Health News, 4 January 2018, retrieved 2018-01-22
  2. ^ Coachella Valley Church, CA Sec of State, archived from the original on 2018-02-23, retrieved 2018-01-21
  3. ^ The City of San Jose v. Victoria Foxx, Lawzilla.com, retrieved 2018-01-21
  4. ^ Bay Area church claims religious exemption from local marijuana laws, thecannabist, 8 November 2017, retrieved 2018-01-21