January 27, 2026
An Iowa church seeking approval for the religious use of a psychedelic has told the D.C. Circuit that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration continues to drag its feet on the organization's application for a religious exemption to the Controlled Substances Act.
November 14, 2025
A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday appeared skeptical that the Drug Enforcement Administration was justified in its delays processing an Iowa church's application for a religious exemption to the Controlled Substances Act to use a psychedelic in its rites.
July 17, 2025
An Iowa church is asking the D.C. Circuit to force the Drug Enforcement Administration to rule on an application it filed more than six years ago for a religious exemption to use a psychedelic in its services, saying the DEA shouldn't be allowed to "pocket veto" the application and leave the church hanging.
July 08, 2025
Federal drug enforcers urged the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday to toss a petition brought by an Iowa church seeking a religious exemption to use a psychedelic in its rites, saying there was no legal basis to the organization's allegations that the agency took too long to process its application.
June 10, 2025
An Iowa church that seeks to use a psychedelic drug in its rites filed a petition Monday with the D.C. Circuit seeking to compel federal drug enforcers to process an application for a religious exemption to the Controlled Substances Act, which has been pending for over six years.