Two nuns, Sister Kate, 56, and Sister Darcy, 24, who call themselves the ‘Sisters of the Valley’, produce special medicines with marijuana to cure aches and pains.
The nuns believe that the ban of the drug in the state of California doesn’t apply to them, as The Sun reports.
“We’re trying to do something that’s more activist-based, that’s more planet-based, Mother Earth-friendly.”
They sell a variety of oils and moisturisers made from the drug on website Etsy as well as their own site.
They claim that their products can cure ailments like back pain and migraines.
Even though the state of California banned the drug last year, the nuns have continued to produce their remedies.
Sister Darcy said: “Our medicine is medicine and it’s non-psychoactive. We are dealing with what’s actually considered hemp but really we advocate for whole plant legislation.
“But this ban does not apply to us so we have been operating straight through it.”
Sister Kate started to smoke and produce marijuana after she helped her nephew to stop using heroin with the drug.
Even though the women wear the religious uniform of a nun, they are not connected to the Catholic church.
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