Legal Precedents Timeline

These cases represent milestones on the path
to securing our religious freedom.

MARIJUANA AS A "HOLY SACRAMENT": IS THE USE OF PEYOTE CONSTITUTIONALLY DISTINGUISHABLE FROM THAT OF MARIJUANA IN BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES?

2007: State of Hawaii v. Joseph Sunderland (Appeal from the district court of the third circuit)

2006: UDV (Uniao Do Vegetal) Supreme Court Case Decision

2004: Religion of Jesus Church, et al vs. John Ashcroft, Karen Tandy, Edward Kubo (Plaintiff's Complaint for declaratory relief and for preliminary and permanent injunctive relief; summons)

Federal case No. 04-CV-200: Defendants' Motion To Dismiss Injunction Complaint

2002: Hawaii County Police Rules for Investigations
Involving the Religious Use of Marijuana

 

2002: PEOPLE OF GUAM vs. BENNY TOVES GUERRERO

 

2001: Request for Clarification of Religious Use of Marijuana
Memorandum, April 19, 2001,
from Hawaii County Prosecutor to Hawaii County Police Chief
 

2001: Activist pressure lead to
Hawaii County Council Resolution 46-01, May 9, 2001

*1996: United States vs. Meyers
 

1996: USA vs. Bauer
 

1993: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
- AT SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT (RFRA)
 

1985: State v. Blake, 5 Haw. App. 411, 695 P.2d 336


1969: LEARY v. UNITED STATES, 395 U.S. 6
 

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