Soul Quest Church of Mother Earth, Inc., et al v. Attorney General of the United States, et al
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May 16, 2024
11th Circ. Denies Ayahuasca Church's Bid For Rehearing
The Eleventh Circuit has refused to grant an en banc rehearing to a Florida church that wanted to use ayahuasca as a sacrament, leaving in place an appellate ruling that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration properly denied a religious exemption from federal law against the psychedelic substance.
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February 05, 2024
Ayahuasca Church Asks 11th Circ. To Rehear DEA Fight
A Florida church has asked the Eleventh Circuit to reconsider a ruling affirming the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's denial of a request to use the psychedelic substance ayahuasca for religious purposes, arguing that the majority made a "precedent-setting error."
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December 18, 2023
11th Circ. Says DEA Properly Denied Use Of Psychedelic
An Eleventh Circuit panel on Monday affirmed the Drug Enforcement Administration's denial of a Florida church's request to use the psychedelic substance ayahuasca for religious purposes, ruling that it used the proper legal authority in its final decision.
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July 11, 2023
Psychedelics Litigation To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2023
A trade secret spat over research into psychedelic-assisted therapy. A Ninth Circuit battle to push the DEA to allow terminally ill patients to access psilocybin. And a trio of lawsuits brought by organizations that use controlled substances as sacraments seek to affirm their religious rights in separate federal appeals. Here are the major cases in the psychedelics space Law360 is watching for the second half of 2023.
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January 25, 2023
11th Circ. Mulls DEA's Denial Of Ayahuasca In Church's Rites
An Eleventh Circuit panel on Wednesday pushed attorneys for the federal government to define what authority the Drug Enforcement Administration acted under when it denied an Orlando, Florida, church's request to use the psychedelic substance ayahuasca in its ceremonies.
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January 24, 2023
Ayahuasca Church Takes DEA Fight To 11th Circ.
An Orlando, Florida, church that uses the psychedelic ayahuasca in religious ceremonies is urging the Eleventh Circuit to reconsider a lower court's dismissal of its lawsuit against federal drug enforcers.