BOSTON (AP) - A study of the effects of peyote on American Indians found no evidence that the hallucinogenic cactus caused brain damage or psychological problems among people who used it frequently in ...

In the early afternoon of Oct. 10, 2000, more than a dozen Utah County sheriff's deputies wielding a search warrant banged on the door of James Mooney and his Oklevueha EarthWalks Native American ...

HEBBRONVILLE, Texas In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish-green ...

MIRANDO CITY, Texas (AP) — The late Amada Cardenas was called many things — the “angel of peyote,” the “peyote rose” or simply “Grandma Amada.” The beloved Mexican American peyotera — who was the ...

The return address on the package was confirmed to be that of a peyote distributor registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration—required by federal law as the legal source for Native Americans ...

For many Native American Church members who call this region the "peyote gardens," the plant is sacrosanct and an inextricable part of their prayer and ceremony. It’s believed to be a natural healer ...