EDINBURG -- He calls himself the Rev. Adam E. Zuniga.

His religion is illegal.

According to his business card, he is ordained by the Shemshemet Ministry, which teaches the Cannabis Sacrament.

"It's a means to my survival, spiritually," he says.

For Zuniga, his Eucharist is pot. But he doesn't call it that.

"Please refer to it as cannabis. I don't refer to propaganda names. It's sacrament. It's herb. It is a plant."

In July 2003, the 27-year-old had just wrapped up working security in the U.S. Air Force, and was awaiting an instructor position at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

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