Psychedelic Church vs. State of Utah (Pt. 1)

About this episode

The episode discusses the legal battle between Singularism, a new religion claiming psilocybin as a sacrament, and the state of Utah following a police raid.

In November 2024, police raided Singularism, an establishment that claims to be a new religion founded by a former Mormon man. But before the state could press charges, Singularism went on the offensive, saying the seized psilocybin was a religious sacrament. Singularism sued the state of Utah, claiming religious freedom. So far, a federal judge has been adamant: psychedelic religion is still religion. For a transcript of this episode, please visit this link.

Topics covered

• religious freedom
• psychedelic substances
• legal battles
• Mormonism
• new religions
• state vs. church

Keywords

• Singularism
• Utah
• psilocybin
• religious freedom
• Mormon
• lawsuit
• psychedelic religion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Singularism

Books & works: psilocybin

Places: Utah

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