02/28/2025
Hope to see you all this Monday evening at
The Meraki Kava Bar
1601 E Bell Rd
Unit A3
Phoenix, AZ 85022
Monday March 3rd @ 7pm for our Monday night speaker series.
This Monday we welcome Jennifer N. Murphey, she is an attorney based in Oro Valley, Arizona, who has initiated a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of various federal and state drug control laws. Representing herself, she filed the case against the United States, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes. The lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the Arizona Controlled Substances Act (AZCSA), and international drug control treaties infringe upon her constitutional rights.
Case Background:
Murphey asserts that she personally cultivates, possesses, and uses substances such as psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, iboga, ma*****na, and coca leaves within her home for personal healing and spiritual growth. She contends that the prohibition of these activities under the CSA, AZCSA, and related treaties violates her rights to personal and mental autonomy, free speech, and due process as protected by the U.S. Constitution.
Her case has been taken up the chain of courts through the appeal process and her next hearing is on April 1st. She will talk about the process and how this case could bring real change to the legal status of psychedelic substances if things go well.