Legislation to clarify the use of peyote on the Navajo Nation has been delayed again.

Navajo Nation Council delegates introduced the bill because they are concerned about non-Indians using the hallucinogenic, a sacrament of the Native American Church. They want to limit peyote to registered members of church

But some Native American Church leaders are opposed to the proposal. They say it would force practitioners to register with a certain organization. There are several NAC organizations on the reservation.

The council was to take up the bill during a work session today. But the session has been postponed until the spring, a council spokesperson said.

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