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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2001

The state of Texas last week enacted stricter regulations on the gathering and sale of peyote, a sacrament of the Native American Church.

In response to tribal leaders who complained that non-Indians were using peyote unlawfully, the state is now limiting the sale of the hallucinogen to members of federally recognized tribes.

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Drug Suspect Says Peyote Law Targets Him (The Salt Lake Tribune 7/26)

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