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What a dangerous precident this sets.
Danger for who? Drug takers? They already ingest these drugs, laws or no, making them legal would not start or stop them taking drugs.
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I do not take drugs but if I did .. and lived in the US .. I would be starting a religious cult based on my drug and its potency in "reaching god". Anyone claiming it is illegal ... I would cite this case.
This is a nice thought, but do you think a judge will buy your religious cult? If you have no honest claim to the drugs or religion then citing this case will get you nowhere.
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And besides all that, how on earth is a drug supposed to bring you closer to god? icon
If you believe in God, you generally believe in a supernatural realm outside physical time and/or space. This is often refered to as the spirit realm. Drugs can be seen as an effective tool to explore this realm, as they open the conciousness to experiences outside the physical senses. Whether this is an illusion or real is beside the point, because the realm exists outside of reality anyway, making it illusiory by definition. Many religions use meditation, prayer etc. as a tool to communicate with this other realm. Some use drugs.
Remember that you probably believe in the largest religion, namely western medicine. This is puported to be scientifically founded, yet is usually uses no better than heresay and anecdotal evidence. They use more drugs than any religion on earth, legally.
If these people want to drink tea, and that affects nobody but them, what business is it of yours what they put in their bodies? Where does the danger lie?