Peyote

Let’s take a Peyote trip (sort of)! 🌵 This cute, little, hallucinogenic cactus was one of the first plants I put on my list when I started this podcast. It's had a special place in my heart since my college ethnobotany class.

Music by James Milor from Pixabay

Information provided by:

• https://apnews.com/article/indigenous-spirituality-protecting-peyote-sacred-d4855e65f6b011c6677d8050af9a2f8d


• Hallucinogenic drugs in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures by F.J. Carod-Artal (2015)


• “Peyote (Mescaline)” in Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine (2nd ed.) by F.J. Couper (2016)


• Chapter 33 - Abuse of Magic Mushroom, Peyote Cactus, LSD, Khat, and Volatiles by Amitava Dasgupta in Critical Issues in Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse Testing (2nd ed.) (2019)


• https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lophophora-williamsii/


• “Peyote” in Encyclopedia of Toxicology (3rd ed.) by C.M. Stork and S.M. Schreffler (2014)


• The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Greatest Drinks by Amy Stewart (2013)


• “Drug Fact Sheet: Peyote and Mescaline” from U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (2020)


• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyote