Via WaPo: Supreme Court OKs Hallucinogenic Tea

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. Federal drug agents should have been barred from confiscating the hoasca tea of the Brazil-based church, Roberts wrote in the decision.

Interesting. I always find these types of ruling intriguing, as the question arises as to whether it is simply the religious element that trumps the existing drugs laws or is it the controlled usage of the tea or what. Ultimately what is the real difference between some guy who likes to drink hallucinogenic tea in his house on weekends versus these folks?