My question involves civil rights in the State of: Virginia (but could apply to others if I were to relocate)
I am seeking advice and information on both the process of establishing a new religion generally, with a physical location and regularly meeting congregation, and specifically a religion which has at its foundations worship practices involving controlled substances, specifically psilocybin. Legal precedents that I am aware of are the US branches of the Santo Daime and UDV churches, who have in the last 10 years received recognition from Federal courts of their religious freedom to responsibly use Ayahuasca (containing the controlled substance DMT) via the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. To be clear, I am not seeking to falsely represent the intentions of drug users as religious in order to bypass the law; I am seeking to establish a reputable institution that may enable sincere spiritual practitioners to practice under controlled conditions, without violating the law, and openly participate in fellowship with like-minded practitioners.
As I understand the situation, the most important thing will be to produce a clear, written body of beliefs and practices. I am a capable technical writer and have devoted myself to extensive study of both traditional native psychedelic practices and Western approaches to the safe administration of psychedelics in religious settings as well as scientific and therapeutic settings. I understand that composing such a document will be an enormous undertaking and will come with tremendous responsibility should I be successful in my efforts, and I am prepared for this. From a philosophical perspective, I feel prepared to lay out a system of beliefs, but from a legal perspective, what criteria should such a document follow? Are there publicly available documents that I could use to model my own after?
Beyond establishing the beliefs and practices of the religion, my understanding is that a religious entity is recognized by establishing itself as a non-profit/tax-exempt organization (not sure if that is at the State or Federal level?). Particularly given that the foundational worship practices of the religion will require religious exemption from the Controlled Substances Act (possibly via the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, as in the case of UDV), are there additional steps that will need to be taken in order to receive recognition and the legal right to begin practicing? Would the best approach be to assert the right of our religion to practice in this way and defend against possible (and probable) interference by government or to try to negotiate with some part of government during the process of establishing the church?
Thank you for any and all information and advice. If there is a better place to ask for this kind of information, I am also open to that information.

