Due to the legal status of ayahuasca in much of the West, those who have been exploring its therapeutic potential are unable to do so openly.

Due to their status as an overseas territory of the UK, the Cayman Islands have no representation either on the United Nations, or in most other international organizations.

Due to the unconscious status of the patient, only a limited number of the nerves can be assessed.

Due to the status of Puerto Rico as a territory of the United States, its residents cannot vote in the U. S. presidential elections.

Due to his status as an impartial outsider, he was sometimes employed by Bajorans to settle disputes.

Due to their low status in society, mainly due to social conditions of poverty, rickshaw pullers face abuse and discrimination, including incidents of physical violence from passengers.

Due to the hierarchical structure of the sport, where top ranked wrestlers have great advantages in salary and status over lower ranked wrestlers, speculation about the existence of match-fixing and isolated reports of match fixing have surfaced over the years.

Due to their status as colonies of foreign states during the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the phrase " mainland China " excludes Hong Kong and Macau.

Due to the road's legal status, circulating traffic yields priority to entering vehicles.

Due to the diverse background of many of his bands members such as their cultural background, socioeconomic status, age variations from young to old as well as musical experience ( some having none at all ) a broad range of ideas were developed and fused together leading to the early beginnings of jazz music.

Due to the Fuzhou immigrants having no legal status and inability to speak Cantonese, many were denied jobs in Chinatown as a result causing many of them to resort to crimes to make a living that began to dominate the crimes going on in Chinatown.

Due to his status as a veteran Marine, Whitman was buried with full military honors and was laid to rest in a casket draped with the American flag.

Due to the lower lack or wealth and education on American Indian reservations, and their status as a minority, the U. S. government has allowed the encroachment of mining and energy companies for over 40 years to develop the Dine ’ lands, creating environmental and health devastation and loss of aquifer water resources.

Due to Royal Lakes ' status as a " resort " area, a lack of zoning regulations meant that there had been no provisions for the developer to provide basic infrastructure.

Due to Medina's location, approximately 30 miles south of Cleveland and 20 miles west of Akron, many residents of Medina work in the Cleveland and Akron areas and the city has acquired a somewhat suburban status.

Due to its public domain status in the United States, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians has been released on many different bargain-price DVD labels.

Due to doubts concerning the status of persons claiming to be Kohanim or Levi ' im arising after severe Roman / Christian persecutions and exile, the Hebrew Bible tithe of 10 % for the Levites, and " tithe of the tithe " ( Nehemiah 10: 38 ) of 10 % of 10 % ( 1 %) for the priests are dealt with in accordance with Jewish Law.

Due to its prestige and honored status, the Medal of Honor is afforded special protection under U. S. law.

Due to the questionable copyright status of these performances ( recorded prior to the group's EMI contract ), the Decca audition was commercially distributed in various configurations starting in 1981 ; some of these " grey market " albums omitted the three Lennon – McCartney songs.

Due to his status as the head of the sole remaining courtier / warrior clan, Kiyomori was in a unique position to manipulate the court rivalry between the retired sovereign Go-Shirakawa and his son, Nijo tenno ( tenno-sovereign ).

Due in part to their legendary status and to the continuing success of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party's back catalogue has been re-released on CD several times.

Due to his status as a heretic, little of his work has come down to the present day except in the quotes of his opponents.

Due to her husband's financial status, she was able to enter London society, as a result of which she met Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Bishop Thomas Percy, Oliver Goldsmith and other literary figures, including the young Fanny Burney, whom she took with her to Gay Street, Bath.

Due to the political status of Taiwan in the United Nations, the ISO 3166-1 " country name " is Taiwan, Province of China.

Due to the years of Soviet military buildup at the expense of domestic development, economic growth stagnated.

Due to the different designs of the spacecraft, the American and Soviet space programs define the duration of an EVA differently.

( Due to a mistranslation, Soviet reports said Fermi's work was performed in a converted " pumpkin field " instead of a " squash court ", a mis-translation based on confusion between dual meanings of " squash ", the food-crop plant and the game.

Due to close interaction with Soviet Union and India, China also remained hostile towards East-Pakistan, and criticized East-Pakistan's Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for causing the disturbance in Pakistan and refused to diplomatically recognized the succession of East Pakistan.

Due to a lack of Strategic bombers, the Luftwaffe could not strike at Soviet production centers regularly or with the needed force.

Due to solidarity with both the United States and with the Soviet Union and with the allies of the two nations, Sudan declared neutrality and instead chose membership in the Non-Aligned Movement throughout the Cold War.

Due to the secrecy surrounding the Soviet space program at the time, many details of the spaceflight only came to light years later, and several details in the original press releases turned out to be false.

Due to his use of literature to criticize Soviet society, Zamyatin has been referred to as one of the first Soviet dissidents.

Due to the Soviet influence, North Korea established a communist government with a hereditary succession of leadership, with ties to China and Russia.

Due to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan the United States never ratified the treaty, however the agreement was honoured by both sides.

Due to its military history, most streets in the city are named after Russian and Soviet military heroes.

Due to its effects on the way of life of the rural residents of the Angara valley, dam construction has been criticized by a number of Soviet intellectuals, in particular the Irkutsk writer Valentin Rasputin both in his novel Farewell to Matyora and in his non-fiction book, Siberia, Siberia.

Due to its ties with the Polish government in exile, the Armia Krajowa was viewed by the Soviet Union as a major obstacle to its takeover of the country.

Due to their opposition to the Japanese, the Việt Minh received funding from the United States, Soviet Union and the Republic of China.

Due in part to his role in the defeat of Le Chiffre, Mr. Big and Hugo Drax, Bond has been listed as an enemy of the Soviet state and a " death warrant " has been issued for him.

Due to the interminable nature of the war, the conflict in Afghanistan has sometimes been referred to as the " Soviet Union's Vietnam War " or " the Bear Trap ".

Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, Grand Forks AFB was originally built as an Air Defense Command ( ADC ) fighter-interceptor air base.

Due legal process, as defined by Soviet law in force at the time, was often largely replaced with summary proceedings by NKVD troikas.

Due to World War II, the score was microfilmed in the Soviet Union and brought by courier to the United States.

Due to her prominence she was chosen for several political positions: from 1966 to 1974 she was a member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, from 1974 to 1989 a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, and from 1969 to 1991 she was in the Central Committee of the Communist Party.

Due to Stalin's death, nation-wide pogroms against Jews throughout the Soviet Union were averted, as Stalin's infamous doctors ' plot was halted.