The hallucinogenic and medicinal effects of peyote have a storied history that begins well before Europeans arrived in the Americas. While some have attempted t

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This book explains the role that peyote—a hallucinogenic cactus—plays in the religious and spiritual fulfillment of certain peoples in the United States and

"This is the classical study of the background of the Mexican and American Indian ritual based on the plant that produces profound but temporary sensory and psy