The peyote cactus, or Lophophora williamsii, is unassuming at first glance. It’s small and spineless, unlike other cacti. But inside the small buttons that grow from the plant lies a hallucinogenic ...

Peyote is a small, button shaped cactus native to Mexico and southern parts of the United States. Potent compounds in peyote, such as mescaline, cause it to have a hallucinogenic effect in humans.

HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — 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 ...

Indigenous Americans fought through genocide and forced assimilation to use peyote in peace. Will the psychedelics boom co-opt it? On the first day of autumn, evening temperatures near Window Rock, ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of ...

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 ...

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 peyote plant can be ...

Drug tourists, mining companies and farming encroachment are threatening the Wixárika people’s annual hunt for the psychedelic plant in the Mexican desert. The Chihuahuan Desert in the Mexican state ...