Peyote
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Cactaceae
Genus :
Lophophora
Species :
williamsii; diffusa
COMMON NAMES
Peyote; Buttons; Mescalito
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Psychedelic
DESCRIPTION
Peyote is a small, spineless cactus that contains mescaline as its primary active chemical. It has a long history of use among the natives of northern Mexico and SW United States.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
Botany of Peyote (classification info)
HISTORY #
"Lower Pecos and Coahuila peyote: new radiocarbon dates". - J Arch Sci, 2006
Mescaline use for 5700 years, May 25 2002, Lancet
ASK EROWID ANSWERS #
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Peyote in the Wilds of Texas, by K. Trout and B. Norton
Mescal: A New Artificial Paradise, by Havelock Ellis
Walking with Grandfather Peyote and Other Sacred Plants, by Stephen Gray
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Peyote Confiscated from The Peyote Foundation, Jan 12 1999
Family Stages Peyote Protest - Navajo Times, Jan 25 1997
NAC : Indian Activist Wins Round in Fight Over Peyote - LA Times, Dec 10 1996
NAC : Authorities Return Peyote to Indians - LA Times, Dec 19 1996
CULTIVATION #
EXPERIENCES #
A New Years Peyote Ceremony, by Leo
Remarks on the Effects of the Mescal Button, by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell
1886 'Mescale Button' Bad Trip Report, by JR Briggs
Dancing With the Rainbow Serpent, by Claxynox
BOOKS #
People of the Peyote, by S. Schaefer & P. Furst
Peyote Hunt: The Sacred Journey of the Huichol Indians, by Barbara G. Myerhoff
Peyote and Other Psychoactive Cacti, by Adam Gottlieb
The Peyote Cult, by Weston La Barre
The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian, by P. Radin
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Peyote - Wikipedia.org
Peyote - TripSit.me
Peyote - Lycaeum
San Pedrillo & Peyotl - Disembodied Eyes
LAW #
ORGANIZATIONS #
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
A Remote Arizona Church Offers Followers Peyote-Induced Psychedelic Trips - PhoenixNewTimes, Jan 8 2014
Peyote Won't Rot your Brain - Wired, Nov 4 2005
Grandfather Peyote - Jul 1998
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Should inmates be allowed to use peyote for religious purposes? - IndyStar, Aug 7 2015
Scarcity of Peyote Means Hard Times for Dealers - CBS News, Nov 10 2010
Cactus Thieves Running Amok - Time, Aug 2008
Mexico peyote site suffers onslaught of tourists, mining - SignOnSanDiego.com, Dec 2007
A Rare and Unusual Harvest - Washington Post, Sep 2005
Peyote Not Harmful to American Indians - AP, Nov 2005
CULTIVATION #
PROHIBITION SITES #
Peyote and Mescaline - DEA