peyote
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Smith, the Supreme Court upheld the firing of two Native American employees who had been denied unemployment benefits after using peyote, a sacrament in their religious ceremonies.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2024
For example: providing a religious exemption to Indigenous people who take peyote as part of a ritual.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2022
Native Americans' free-exercise right to ingest peyote was denied in the 1990 Smith decision.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2022
Since 1994, the Native American Church, now with an estimated 250,000 members, has had the right to use peyote as a sacrament.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021
Secondly, peyote is viewed as a manifestation of a spiritual power.
From Washo Religion by Downs, James F.
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