Apply It: Business and the Bill of

Rights

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Assume instead of the military equipment issue, Evander's

religion required that he take a break at noon every day to

take illegal drugs. The drugs are considered "Schedule $1"$

drugs, meaning the government has evaluated them and

determined that the drugs have no medicinal value but have a

high risk of addiction or serve as "gateway" drugs, leading

users to even more serious drugs. The state relies on studies

linking drug use to criminal activity and violence.

A court is likely to find that the state's interest in reducing

illegal drug activity, and the associated criminal activity, is a

interest that would justify violating

Evander's religious freedom. If the court considers the state's

reasons sufficient, it is likely to find that the regulation that

violates Evander's religious freedom is

select answer

if the regulation is the only way to

meet that government objective.