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title: "Good news, everyone! "The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Tuesday…"
date: 2020-12-25
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships updated his status.
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# Good news, everyone! "The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Tuesday…

*December 25, 2020 · Facebook*

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Good news, everyone!\
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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.\
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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.\
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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.\
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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.\"\
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[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](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){target="_blank"}
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