The drinking of ayahuasca in Oregon underwent a change in 2009 for the local Santo Daime church branches. They won the lawsuit they had brought against the government for a religious freedom exemption for the use of their sacrament. The Church of the Holy Light of the Queen of Ashland, Oregon, joined by the Church of the Divine Rose of Portland, Oregon, had brought a law suit against the government, and cited the UDV Supreme Court judgment as a precedent. The decision legalized ayahuasca drinking for the Santo Daime churches in Oregon.

References

Panner, Owen, J. (2009). Opinion on Church of the Holy Light of the Queen v Mukasey. Casemine.com website

Ayahuasca Timeline – Previous and Next (Sample)

2005 – First Amazonian Shamanism Conference Held in Iquitos, Peru

2005 – Ayahuasca Made Illegal in France After a French Court Rules in Favor of Santo Daime Church

2006 – The United States Supreme Court Allows UDV Church Legal Right to Drink Hoasca (Ayahuasca)

2009 – Santo Daime Churches in Oregon Gain Religious Exemption to Drink Ayahuasca

2011 – Physician Gabor Mate Ordered by the Canadian Government to Stop Using Ayahuasca in Canada

2011 – Ayahuasca Vine Becomes Illegal in the United Kingdom