Mescaline Mescaline is legal only for certain religious groups (such as the Native American Church) and in scientific and medical research. In 1990, the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Oregon could ban the use of mescaline in Native American religious ceremonies. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in 1993 allowed the use of peyote in religious ceremony, but in 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that the RFRA is unconstitutional when applied against states. Many states, including the state of Utah, have legalized peyote usage with "sincere religious intent", or within a religious organization, regardless of race. While mescaline-containing cacti
Stapelia hirsuta Stapelia hirsuta Stapelia hirsuta, common name starfish flower or carrion plant, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The genus epithet "Stapelia" was named in honour of Johannes van Stapel, who described the first plant discovered, while the species name derives from the Latin “hirsutus”, meaning "hairy”. "Stapelia hirsuta" stems are subquadrangular and about high. Concave groves run vertically along the stems, between their four angles. This feature distinguishes "S. hirsuta" from many other "Stapelia" species with which it naturally co-occurs (e.g. "Stapelia rufa", "Stapelia engleriana"), and which typically have stems which are also subquadrangular, but