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People v. Woody  

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  • In People v. Woody, the Supreme Court of California reversed a lower court conviction for possession of peyote, finding that the religious use of peyote was protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. People v. Woody was the first major court case to uphold the right of American Indians to use peyote in accordance with their religious traditions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; People v. Woody (1964)]

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  • 1964

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