some sects believe it is the elders who should smoke..there are sects in africa that dont smoke....i often read, but not always, that it comes from the jamaican sect as it grows so free there.....it is hard to determine, there are so many different opinions and teachings of rastafari...i saw one that even said 2 of the 6 basic principles are that they hate white people, and want to punish them.....but then they say, the goal is not to oppress who has oppressed them, but to provide teaching for the reuniting of the races...it is all rather confusing....i think it is nifty though, that they have these beliefs and follow them..and if they do hate the white people, well, we kinda did earn that back in the day, and still do now in some regard....