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 #
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
EXPERIENCES #
Personality, History, and Dignity, by Christopher K.
Shopping for Psychedelics in London, by yara
Remarks on the Effects of the Mescal Button, by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell
Native Sweat Medicine Lodge vs. White Fear, by Temperance
The Flesh of God, by Peaceful_Tripper05
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
LAW #
Stop giving children peyote, probate judge orders parents - Oct 3 2007, Leelanau News Blog
ORGANIZATIONS #
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Visions of the Night: Western Medicine Meets Peyote 1887-1899 (PDF) - D. Perrine
Peyote Won't Rot your Brain - Nov 4 2005, Wired
Grandfather Peyote - Jul 1998
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Cactus Thieves Running Amok, Aug 28 2008, Time
Troubled times for Texas hallucinogen harvesters, Dec 16 2007, Reuters
Mexico peyote site suffers onslaught of tourists, mining - Dec 9 2007, SignOnSanDiego.com
A Rare and Unusual Harvest - Sep 18 2005, washingtonpost.com
Peyote Bends But Doesn't Alter Minds - Nov 2005, Medpage Today
Peyote Not Harmful to American Indians - Nov 4 2005, AP (archived by November.org)
CULTIVATION #
PROHIBITION SITES #
DEA : Peyote and Mescaline (weird)