Controversy Brews Over Church's Hallucinogenic Tea Ritual




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Summary: A U.S. transplant of a Brazilian sect drinks <em>huasca</em> tea and then finds spiritual exploration in the visions it induces. The Supreme Court has granted the group full rights as a church to sip all the tea it wants, but some neighbors in Santa Fe, N.M., are trying to block construction of a house of worship.