Carl Eric Olsen v. Drug Enforcement Administration, Carl Eric Olsen v. John Lawn, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner in this case seeks a religious-use exemption from federal laws proscribing marijuana. We hold that the first amendment’s free exercise of religion guarantee does not require the requested exemption, and that petitioner was not denied equal protection-establishment clause rights by the government’s refusal to accommodate his church’s sacramental use of marijuana.

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Petitioner Olsen is a member and priest of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic…