Couldn't You Choose a Sacrament That's Less Fun and More Nauseating?

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The U.S. Supreme Court was unanimous in concluding that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act protects the ritual use of the psychedelic tea ayahuasca by the tiny American branch of O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao Do Vegetal (UDV). The Pima, Arizona-based Church of Cognizance, whose leaders are scheduled to be tried on drug charges next week, probably will have a lot more trouble making a similar case. Although the Church of Cognizance is even smaller than the UDV, its sacrament–marijuana–has a much bigger recreational following, which could make all the difference as the government argues that it can't afford to make an exception for religious use.