Peyote: Narcotic or Medicine? (3/9/00)

Authors

Harlan McKosatoFollow

Date of this Version

March 2000

Abstract

Native people throughout the four directions have joined the Native American Church, which uses the sacred plant Peyote in its rituals and ceremonies. Believers say, if used properly, the cactus plant can heal illnesses and create a window to the spirit world. Others claim it is nothing more than a hallucinogenic drug. What are the laws concerning Peyote and its usage?