Iowa Church Says DEA Can't 'Pocket Veto' Drug Exemption

By Mike Curley ( July 17, 2025, 12:22 PM EDT) -- An Iowa church is asking the D.C. Circuit to force the Drug Enforcement Administration to rule on an application it filed more than six years ago for a religious exemption to use a psychedelic in its services, saying the DEA shouldn't be allowed to "pocket veto" the application and leave the church hanging....

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