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People v. Woody

Citations

  • 394 P.2d 813
  • 61 Cal. 2d 716
  • 40 Cal. Rptr. 69
  • 1964 Cal. LEXIS 250

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that statutory prohibition of peyote places substantial burden on religious practice because it results in a virtual inhibition of the practice of religion
  • finding that statutory prohibition of peyote places substantial burden on religious practice because it results in a virtual inhibition of the practice of religion
  • use by members of the Native American Church of hallucinogenic peyote to worship God is “religious”
  • statute proscribing use of peyote could not constitutionally be applied to prevent Indian tribe from using peyote in religious ceremony
  • statute proscribing use of peyote could not constitutionally be applied to prevent Indian tribe from using peyote in religious ceremony
  • no exemption for use of marijuana and LSD by Neo-American Church

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Judges: Tobriner

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