government had failed to prove the "compelling interest" in barring UDV use of Hoasca required under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion in the case, in the second opinion he authored as a member of the Court. One of the active compounds of Hoasca is DMT, which is produced by the human body and in many plants. DMT is classified in the United States as a Schedule I drug. Plants, animals, and humans containing DMT are not. Neither Banisteriopsis caapi nor Psychotria viridis are listed in any schedule of the Controlled Substances Act. Health of UDV members A study of UDV members by psychiatrist Charles Grob of the UCLA School of Medicine found them to be psychologically and physically healthier than average, and he has recommended ayahuasca as a treatment for depression. See also Freedom of thought Freedom of religion in the United States Irmandade Beneficente Natureza Divina Santo Daime Notes References Grob C.S. et al. (1996) "Human Psychopharmacology of Hoasca, a Plant Hallucinogen used in Ritual Context in Brazil" draft paper for the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease FAGUNDES, André. O Direito Penal e as minorias religiosas hoasqueiras (ayahuasqueiras) na Espanha. Comentários à decisão judicial da 4ª Seção da audiência provincial de Valência, processo n. 46250370042016100256. In: Derechos humanos desde la interdisciplinariedad en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. DÍAS, R. L. S. et al. (eds.) Madrid: Dykinson, 2020. p. 93-110. External links Official site of the UDV Official Site of the UDV in the US Official blog of the UDV Religious Freedom, the US Supreme Court and the UDV The Extraordinary Case of the United States vs. the União do Vegetal Church Psychedelic drug advocates Religious organizations using entheogens Christian new religious movements Religious organizations established in 1961 1961 establishments in Brazil Religious syncretism in Brazil Spiritism :Category:Psychedelics and religion :Category:Ayahuasca