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Religious freedom in the land of liberty, at least the era of George Bush:

An appeals court ruled the sacramental use of the tea cannot be banned because of a 1993 religious freedom law.

The hoasca tea which comes from the Amazon contains an illegal substance that can pose health hazards.

But adherents of the O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao do Vegetal religion say the tea connects them to God.

But not George Bush's God.

US church's illegal tea faces ban

The Bush administration argues that importing hoasca would defeat the purpose of drug-control laws and violate the 1971 U.N. Convention on Psychotropic Substances, which binds the United States to battle international trafficking in hallucinogens.

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Church Can Import Drug

Richard Evans Lee
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So say the tea ban is defeated, an the supreme court rules that religious drug use is ok. What is to stop 12 herion addicts from "forming a religion" and using this case as protection from persecution? Just a thought...

Posted by: A thought | April 30, 2005 10:14 PM

Not a very deep thought. Native Americans are already allowed the use of peyote for religious purposes. The issue over the tea is that it has to be imported.

Posted by: Cultural Studies | May 1, 2005 2:57 AM

Well whoopdy-fuckin do! Im not talking about native americans, or scalp-eaters as you call them.

Posted by: A thought | September 30, 2005 12:13 PM

How about the fact that hoasca has been used since before anybody from europe came to the america's, and is far less dangerous than any opiate derivative including heroion and morphine.

Posted by: A thought has no clue | October 1, 2005 4:14 AM

Then the plant can be grown here like peyote?

Posted by: 5150 | November 3, 2005 10:24 AM

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My thanks,
Richard

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