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Definition of peyote
1 : a hallucinogenic drug containing mescaline that is derived from the dried discoid tops of a cactus (Lophophora williamsii) and is used especially in the religious ceremonies of some American Indian peoples — see peyote button
2 : a small, low, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico with rounded stems having jointed tubercles with tufts of usually woolly hairs —called also mescal
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The federal agency planned to put it in the same classification as heroin and peyote, a class that indicates a high potential for abuse.
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Other drugs in this category include heroin, peyote, and the club drug ecstasy.
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Children were given peyote and encouraged to add to the wall painting as part of ceremonies, Salvador said.
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This peyote trip was watchable instead of just weird because of the stakes involved.
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None of the other Summer of Love drugs — magic mushrooms, peyote and LSD — were evident.
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He had been fascinated by psychedelic drugs since reading about them as a student at Brooklyn College and had experimented with mescaline and peyote.
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In a 5-4 decision, the court said the use of peyote was not protected by the First Amendment's guarantee of the free exercise of religion.
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Origin and Etymology of peyote
Mexican Spanish peyote, from Nahuatl peyotl peyote cactus
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1: a hallucinogenic drug containing mescaline that is derived from peyote buttons and used especially in the religious ceremonies of some American Indian peoples
2: a small spineless cactus of the genus Lophophora (L. williamsii) of the southwestern United States and Mexico having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercules—called also mescal
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