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Monthly Archives: February 2012

Religious Freedom of Santo Daime in Ireland

* especially written to this site
By Marcus John McCabe
Leader of the Santo Daime Church Céu dos Santos in Ireland
Early in 2001 I attend a Santo Daime ceremony in Northern Ireland, which changed my life. To make a long story short, I got progressively involved and, by 2006, with support coming from Brazil, Wales and Holland [...]

Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco Study Group

http://www2.aptron.com/~adtsg/index.htm

Tripping on Science: The Psychedelic Community Contests Terms

http://therevealer.org/archives/5262

SAC 32ND Annual Conference – Plants and Counsciousness

http://www.sacaaa.org/downloads/2012%20SAC%20Spring.pdf

Call for Papers American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting

San Francisco, CA, November 14-18, 2012
Drug (Ab)use: Border constructions and crossings in the anthropology of
psychoactive substances
Co-organizers: Tazin Karim, Roland Moore, Gilbert Quintero, Lee Hoffer, and
Daniel Lende on behalf of the Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco Study Group of the
Society for Medical Anthropology
This panel invites papers that explore the ideological, legal, and physical
borders between sanctioned and illicit [...]

Ayahuasca inspired tattoos

A Costly Lesson For County, Probably

By Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board on Sun, Feb 5, 2012
Six months after the Santa Fe County Commission turned down its request to build a church in Arroyo Hondo, the UDV church has sued. There was little doubt this would happen: The church, a Christian-based organization originating in Brazil [...]

International Conference and Exhibition on Addiction Research and Therapy

http://www.omicsonline.org/addictiontherapy2012/callforabstracts.php

Religious organization files federal lawsuit to uphold right to build church

http://udvusa.org/pressrelease.pdf

Church Sues Being Turned Down

By Scott Sandlin / Journal Staff Writer on Fri, Feb 3, 2012

New Mexico members of a tiny Christian, spiritist congregation with roots in Brazil and practices that include use of a sacred hallucinogenic tea, practiced their religion for 14 years in an Arroyo Hondo yurt east of Santa Fe without incident or complaint.

Uniao Espírita Beneficente Uniao [...]