Get High, Feel Good, See God
Court Allows for Use of Hallucinogenic Tea
The Supreme Court decided unanimously today that the government cannot prohibit a small religious sect in New Mexico from using a hallucinogenic tea as part of its rites, ruling against the Bush administration in a case that pitted religious freedom against the nation’s drug control laws.
Hnh. Well, what do you know? I’m pleasantly surprised by this decision. I’m especially surprised that the decision was unanimous.
While I do believe that any “god” you need be stoned to commune with is a pretty lame deity, I also think adults ought to be free to get high if they want — as long as they don’t endanger anyone else in the process.
This country’s drug laws have created a situation where the “king pins” are getting insanely rich and the users often resort to crime to fund their habits. It would be so much smarter to legalize all these drugs. I absolutely do not buy the argument that legal drugs would create a nation of junkies. And, if they were legal we could tax the heck out of them.
Posted by RebeccaHartong on February 21, 2006 under Uncategorized
Finally! This came up in Oregon several years ago when Native Americans wanted to use peyote and were stopped. Episcopalians there went to bat for them, saying they might as well ban wine at Communion because the rite was essentially serving alcohol to minors. Hypocrites won the day at the time, though. Maybe with this finding the Oregonian Native Americans can revisit their stand.