Illegal or spiritual? Church appeals tax-exempt decision over psychedelic drug
Is it illegal, spiritual, or both? What's in question is if a church can have tax-exempt status while using a drug called ayahuasca.
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Is it illegal, spiritual, or both? What's in question is if a church can have tax-exempt status while using a drug called ayahuasca.
Last year more than 378,000 workers were authorized for H-2A visas, or temporary agriculture positions, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Labor. In 2012, it was less than a third of that.
Even though Iowaska Church of Healing is registered to a home on the city's north side, no ceremonies using the psychedelic drug ayahuasca have taken place there.
Last year more than 378,000 workers were authorized for H-2A visas, or temporary agriculture positions, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Labor. In 2012, it was less than a third of that.
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