Kartikay
Rising Star
I was wondering how you all would feel about adding a section called "Law" to the forums. The purpose would be 3-fold.
First, this forum could be used as a means of posting any relevant court cases that we hear about regarding DMT or other entheogens. These might be local cases or even a Supreme Court hearing. This would be a great place for everyone interested to help keep up-to-date with how the fight for legalization is going. An important example would be the recent Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal.
Secondly, it would provide a forum for discussion of existing legislation, ranging from First Amendment rights to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to the many state-level mini-RFRAs. People could ask questions regarding the law and become more informed.
Thirdly, it would provide a place to discuss possible efforts that the community could help with, which would aid the fight toward legalization.
I realize that there is no sizable crowd of members who are lining up to learn about the laws surrounding DMT, but I think it is important to have the information available nonetheless. Because there may not be many members who have extensive knowledge about these laws, I would provide a personal statement of summary for all the relevant legislation and court cases. This way, people could understand in common terms what these laws and cases mean.
I would not want this implemented immediately, even if you all like the idea. I'd like to put together a few Sticky threads for the section before starting it. This might take a couple weeks, so I wanted to judge your opinions first, before working on it.
Ideally, the section would be divided a such:
LAW
>LEGISLATURE
>COURT CASES
>WAYS TO HELP
First, this forum could be used as a means of posting any relevant court cases that we hear about regarding DMT or other entheogens. These might be local cases or even a Supreme Court hearing. This would be a great place for everyone interested to help keep up-to-date with how the fight for legalization is going. An important example would be the recent Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal.
Secondly, it would provide a forum for discussion of existing legislation, ranging from First Amendment rights to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to the many state-level mini-RFRAs. People could ask questions regarding the law and become more informed.
Thirdly, it would provide a place to discuss possible efforts that the community could help with, which would aid the fight toward legalization.
I realize that there is no sizable crowd of members who are lining up to learn about the laws surrounding DMT, but I think it is important to have the information available nonetheless. Because there may not be many members who have extensive knowledge about these laws, I would provide a personal statement of summary for all the relevant legislation and court cases. This way, people could understand in common terms what these laws and cases mean.
I would not want this implemented immediately, even if you all like the idea. I'd like to put together a few Sticky threads for the section before starting it. This might take a couple weeks, so I wanted to judge your opinions first, before working on it.
Ideally, the section would be divided a such:
LAW
>LEGISLATURE
>COURT CASES
>WAYS TO HELP