Follow up: Dutch Santo Daime Court Case Arno Adelaars, directly from the Ayahuasca Internet forum, send the latest information about the legal situation in Holland.	see also: Legalization in Brasil Santo Daime's Dutch Website Freedom of Religion versus the Psychotropic Substance Treaty - by Arno Adelaars Shamanism versus Capitalism - an article by Martin A. Lee

The court ruled today that Hans Bogers, head of the The Hague branch of the Santo Daime church was acquited on technical legal grounds. He was accused of posession of a Schedule I drug, but the court ruled he was a guest of the Amsterdam branch of the church during the raid of the Amsterdam police on 6 October 1999.

The verdict of the court in the case against Geraldine Fijneman, head of the Amsterdam Branch of the Santo Daime Church is unfortunately suspended. The court needs more time in her case. She confirmed to the police she was the one in posession of ayahuasca, she was the person who transported the DMT-containing liquis, and she was the one in charge of the church service in which the ayahuasca was going to be served. In her case the principal question of Freedom of Religion versus the Psychotropic Substance Treaty will be answered.

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