PEYOTE POSSESSION CHARGE DISMISSED; ANOTHER REMAINS

Utah County prosecutors have dismissed a drug charge against peyote
user David Hamblin, who is a member of the Oklevueha Earthwalks Native
American Church. Hamblin's second-degree felony count of possession
with intent to distribute a controlled substance was dropped following
last month's Utah Supreme Court ruling that NAC members can use peyote
during religious services, regardless of their race. But drug
distribution charges against church leader James "Flaming Eagle"
Mooney and his wife, Linda, remain intact. Prosecutor David Wayment
said Friday that he is considering several options, including an
appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.