Viva O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao do Vegetal!

Excellent news on a case I've had my eyes on for a while.

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a small congregation in New Mexico may use hallucinogenic tea as part of a four-hour ritual intended to connect with God. Justices, in their first religious freedom decision under Chief Justice John Roberts, moved decisively to keep the government out of a church's religious practice."

The rest of the AP story
The case document
The UDV site
Case info as collected by our friends at Erowid
Erowid's Ayahuasca info

An image of Banisteriopsis caapi, the Vine of the Soul.


In these dark days of wire tapping, Americans living a third world country environment (New Orleans), and a pointless war it's grand to see a little light in the religious freedom department. Of course, watch this space as there's always the possibility of an appeal.