Peyote and the Utah Supreme Court
Saturday, May 5th, 2007Peyote Case Decided by Utah Supreme Court
Peyote is a psychotropic cactus that has been used as a religious sacrament for centuries. The Utah Supreme Court ruled that a federal exemption for peyote-using members of the Native American Church must be interpreted as applying to non-Indians and Indians alike.
Utah’s Controlled Substances Act incorporates the federal exemption, ruled the court, and because the plain language of the federal exemption is not limited to Indians, it must be read as applicable to Linda and James
Mooney, both of whom are non-Indian members of the Native American Church.
Read more, including the Court’s opinion on CognitiveLiberty.org
