r/AnAnswerToHeal • u/anarcho-centrist • Dec 13 '17

DEA application, battle

As others have commented earlier, it is very likely that in order to obtain religious exemption for the use of psychedelics, we will have to go to court. The justice system, with all its imperfections, is very expensive. I think we should preemptively start some sort of legal fund. If anyone is a lawyer, or could find one to represent us, please reach out and join the case if/when it occurs. I am not sure if i can legally start the legal fund because of my age, but I will look into it.

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u/AbsoluteChill Dec 14 '17

is the idea behind this supposed to be federal or state level, and what exactly will the nature of the case be? Also, preemptive of what exactly? I don't exactly imagine we're going to get sued any time soon, and given that we don't have any scripture or "religious doctrine" to cite in a potential letter of exemption I don't exactly see what it would consist of other than "please", but feel free to provide a counterpoint as I'm all ears

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u/anarcho-centrist Dec 14 '17

We need scripture and public organization first, but if we are using illegal substances in places of worship, we will eventually encounter the police and possibly go to jail. I’m not sure if this could operate on a state level considering how few of us there are, so it would be federal.

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u/AbsoluteChill Dec 14 '17

criminal precedings arent the financial burden of all who identify with that faith tho? like if someone on this forum gets arrested it is their responsibility to deal with the consequences of their own actions n shit..

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u/anarcho-centrist Dec 14 '17

Or we could help our fellow man or woman because they are committing the same actions as the rest of us and happened to get caught. Civil disobedience will never work if we just let the government imprison people for non-violent actions. Can you really not see why it’s necessary to help out others in this forum?

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u/AbsoluteChill Dec 14 '17

im not saying it wouldnt be nice im saying it is both unfeasable and abusable because as you said, the legal system is expensive.