Tag: RFRA
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Alabama RFRA, Constitution, Amendment
Alabama Religious Freedom Restoration Act Article I, Sec. 3.01 Alabama Religious Freedom Amendment. SECTION I. The amendment shall be known as and may be cited as the Alabama Religious Freedom Amendment. SECTION II. The Legislature makes the following findings concerning religious freedom: (1) The framers of the United States Constitution, recognizing free exercise of religion…
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RFRA Protections: Watered Down Trap Inferior To Other Protections Or Not?
Grok AI says: The most famous and direct Supreme Court statement lamenting that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) has been “watered down” or dramatically weakened comes from Justice Antonin Scalia’s majority opinion in Employment Division v. Smith (1990) is actually the pre-RFRA case that prompted Congress to pass RFRA in the first place. After…
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Iowaska Church Of Healing Oral Argument In DC Court
Case 2: 25-1140 In re: Iowaska Church of Healing Friday, November 14, 2025 9:30 A.M. USCA Courtroom 31 Judges Henderson, Katsas, Garcia Karen LeCraft Henderson Gregory G. Katsas Bradley N. Garcia 25-1140 In re: Iowaska Church of Healing 10 minutes per side Arguing: Simon A. Steel, Lowell V. Sturgill Jr. (DOJ)…
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RFRA Changes The Cannabis Game; Fulfills My Prediction Religious Cannabis Constitutional Claims
Prior to RFRA state laws, I argued the first amendment right to religion would bring constitutional rulings for individuals protecting religious access to cannabis in private prayer. I think this is still the inevitable end result of cannabis litigations. There are several things to note about the RFRA.
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Notice To State Officials: stop forcing South Dakotans to violate federal drug law to participate in medical cannabis program
April 17, 2025 VACANT VACANTANY STREETANY TOWN, Iowa 55555 HF 990 and HF 995 – Medical Cannabidiol Dear Representative VACANT, House File 990 / House File 995 (Medical Cannabidiol) House File 990 and House File 995 are on the House Debate Calendar today 4/17/2025. Please stop forcing Iowans to violate federal drug law to participate in this program. Use of…
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SD State Reply Brief Example RE: RFRA Motion To Dismiss Cannabis Charges
The State opposes Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, arguing: II. ARGUMENT A. State Has Compelling Interests Under Strict Scrutiny B. Burden on Religion is Not “Substantial” C. Precedent Rejects Broad Exemptions III. CONCLUSION The Motion to Dismiss should be denied because: Dated: [XX/XX/XXXX]Respectfully submitted,[Prosecutor Name][County State’s Attorney Office] Strategic Takeaways for Defense Rebuttal ************************************************* IN THE…
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Timeline so far
October 2nd began two years October 22nd: state probation first meeting probation officer advised Nebraska probation was not allowing my active med card as an exemption. I advised I would file for a religious exemption with Nebraska to use federally lawful hemp so as not to be a federal criminal with medical cannabis. Friday November…
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Civil Lawsuit Filed In Hawaii
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xkbMU6B25LOJ2ugAhf5e4O9yrYI3TqsABzFO4PcJ_5g/mobilebasic? Reverend Heidi Grossman-Lepp, Reverend and Founder of Sugarleaf Church 2014 Qualified Expert Witness on Sacramental Use of Entheogenic Medicine Former Founding Member of the Psychedelic Bar Association, Former Member of the Religious Use Committee Www.SugarleafChurch.com SugarleafChurch@Gmail.com 1-530-301-0587 OPEN LETTER TO THE STATE OF HAWAII LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ATTORNEY GENERAL…
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Iowa Senate File 2170, An Act Prohibiting Burdening Free Exercise Of Religion
Senate File 2170 — Provides damages, injunctive relief against government entities that burden religious freedom. Video of today’s hearing on this relevant to religious marijuana freedoms bill, SF 2170, will be up on WeedPress shortly. Here’s the text in the meantime. To watch the unedited video of today’s hearing — peyote was discussed by a…
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Guidance Regarding Petitions for Religious Exemption from the Controlled Substances Act Pursuant to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Link: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/GDP/(DEA-DC-5)%20Guidance%20Regarding%20Petitions%20for%20Religious%20Exemptions.pdf
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