Allison Hoots, CSWR, Psychedelic Intersections: 2024 Conference Anthology
As an attorney for psychedelic organizations, Allison Hoots provides a detailed review of the case law that informs the structure and existence of modern psychedelic churches in the U.S. She concludes by arguing that the law fails to account for modern religious practice and aligns too closely with Protestant conceptions of true religiosity. As psychedelics remain federally illegal, religious communities in the US that incorporate such drugs into their practice must try to operate outside the awareness of the government or maneuver through the DEA’s religious exemption process.