Legal Opinion
Oklevueha Native American Church of Hawaii, Inc. v. Holder
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided June 22, 2010No. Civil No. 09-00336 SOM/BMKPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
SUSAN OKI MOLLWAY, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION.
Plaintiffs Michael Rex “Raging Bear” Mooney and the Oklevueha Native American Church of Hawaii, Inc., allege that cannabis is used in their religion and assert that their right to religious freedom is being infringed on by United States drug laws, specifically 21 U.S.C. § 841. On February 23, 2010, the court dismissed Plaintiffs’ Complaint, ruling that their claims were not sufficiently ripe to justify the bringing of a preenforcement challenge to federal drug…
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- OKLEVUEHA NATIVE AMER. CHURCH OF HAWAI'I v. HolderDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2010