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"The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Tuesday upended the 2018 conviction of a North Country resident for possession of psilocybin mushrooms, ruling that the conviction conflicts with the Native American-based religion he practices.
In its unanimous ruling, the four sitting justices said that the New Hampshire Constitution’s right of religion is stronger than protections under the U.S. Constitution, which requires a stricter balancing test in cases of religious use of illegal drugs.
According to the decision, Jeremy D. Mack of Colebrook had practiced a shamanic, Earth-based religion for years and in 2017 joined the Oratory of Mystical Sacraments branch of the Oklevueha Native American Church.
The church issued him a membership card, which allowed him to ingest the mushrooms sacramentally. The church had restrictions for the sacrament — it should be taken in seclusion, not in public or around children. And it should not be taken when operating a motor vehicle or shooting firearms."
https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/nh-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-religious-freedom-to-use-psychedelic-mushrooms/article_dae38c9f-1080-5dab-b8ec-36f7e3c032bc.html
"The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Tuesday upended the 2018 conviction of a North Country resident for possession of psilocybin mushrooms, ruling that the conviction conflicts with the Native American-based religion he practices.
In its unanimous ruling, the four sitting justices said that the New Hampshire Constitution’s right of religion is stronger than protections under the U.S. Constitution, which requires a stricter balancing test in cases of religious use of illegal drugs.
According to the decision, Jeremy D. Mack of Colebrook had practiced a shamanic, Earth-based religion for years and in 2017 joined the Oratory of Mystical Sacraments branch of the Oklevueha Native American Church.
The church issued him a membership card, which allowed him to ingest the mushrooms sacramentally. The church had restrictions for the sacrament — it should be taken in seclusion, not in public or around children. And it should not be taken when operating a motor vehicle or shooting firearms."
https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/nh-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-religious-freedom-to-use-psychedelic-mushrooms/article_dae38c9f-1080-5dab-b8ec-36f7e3c032bc.html