The sanctity of Native American religious rites involving peyote faces new risks from not only recreational users, but pharmaceutical companies. From High Times by Benjamin M Adams January 26 2024 Native American and preservationist advocates are sounding the alarm about an imminent “peyote crisis.” The crisis started decades ago, but recently has…
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From Digital Journal PRESS RELEASE November 20 2023 Following the unfortunate abuse of authority that occurred to Adam DeArmon, minister of Oklevueha Native Church in Yavapi County, Arizona, in February 2020, where he and other members of the church were mistreated and had confiscated ” illegally,” a 22-year preservation cultivation…
From Marijuana Moment by Kyle Jaeger May 17 2021 As the psychedelics reform movement continues to spread across the U.S., a conflict has developed between some advocates and indigenous groups over whether to include the hallucinogenic cacti peyote in decriminalization proposals. While part of the debate concerns the deeply entrenched,…
At the Psychedelic Liberty Summit, many voiced concerns over land conservation, the peyote sacrament, and the role of native voices in legislative reform. From DoubleBlind Mag by Madison Margolin May 28 2020 DoubleBlind Mag is devoted to fair, rigorous reporting by leading experts and journalists in the field of psychedelics.…