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The Farm founder leads 800 on rural Tennessee commune
New York report on Stephen Gaskin and his The Farm community, a rural Tennessee commune started by him in 1971. It notes 800 followers, a 1750 acre property near Summertown, strict lifestyle rules, vegetarianism, and a parole status after a prison term for marijuana growth. The group promotes nonviolence and rejects much modern culture while viewing cannabis as a sacrament.
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Associated Press
New York
Coney Island
New England
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Peole
Dominick DiLorenzo
New York City
FBI
DiLorenzo
Massachusetts
Family Court
Massacusetts
Joseph Leavey
Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
Department of Youth Services
Stephen Gaskin
mid-Tennessee
Tennessee
Gaskin
San Francisco
Summertown
Tenn