Whyte v. United States

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• concluding that “the governmental interest [in the enforcement of the drug laws] is compelling and paramount to appellant’s interest” in the religious use of marijuana”
• refusing to grant religious exemption since “plainly enforcement of the CSA [Controlled Substances Act] directly operates to protect the public from the dangers of drug abuse and its repurcussions”
• refusing to grant religious exemption since \plainly enforcement of the CSA [Controlled Substances Act] directly operates to protect the public from the dangers of drug abuse and its repurcussions\
• interest in protecting society by enforcement of drug laws is compelling interest which outweighed defendant’s interest in possession and distribution of marijuana for religious practices
• assumed that Twelve Tribes of Israel is a bona fide religion and the defendant subscribed to its doctrines

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