religion
type: Concept
narrower: peyote

hallucinogens
type: Concept
narrower: peyote

controlled drugs
type: Concept
narrower: peyote

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: peyote

peyote
type: Concept
definition: Peyote is the name given to a small cactus that grows in the southwestern United States and the northern and central reaches of Mexico. The plant, which contains natural hallucinogenic substances, the most well known of which is mescaline, is very slow growing and is in danger of extinction in the wild because of demand caused by its growing use among Native American Church groups and natives in Mexico. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Peyote]
broader: religion
broader: hallucinogens
broader: controlled drugs