The U.S. court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit yesterday heard oral arguments in Iowaska Church of Healing v. Werfel (audio of full oral arguments). In the case, the D.C. federal district court upheld the IRS's refusal to grant §501(c)(3) non-profit status to a church that promotes the religious use of Ayahuasca, a tea brewed from plants containing a drug that is illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. (See prior posting.) Bloomberg Law reports on the oral arguments.
