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Important words of clarification

Posted on April 5, 2021January 17, 2023 by keepertrout

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Apr

Recently we submitted a letter to Senator Wiener‘s office voicing our support for cultivation of peyote. Several issues have been brought to our attention that have caused us to clarify our stance. One is that, unknown to us, Native American Church Leadership is working on the legal pathways to support the conservation of peyote, including […]

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CCI Requests SB519 Amendment for Legal Cultivation in California

Posted on March 8, 2021April 5, 2021 by keepertrout

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Mar

Today we sent a letter to Sen. Wiener concerning SB 519 and expressing our support for peyote cultivation in California. A pdf is available here. Some context about this bill. Senator Wiener has introduced legislation that would decriminalize psychedelics in the state. This initiative follows decriminalisation measures that already passed at the city level in […]

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BBNP peyote is now extirpated (i.e. made locally extinct)

Posted on June 30, 2019April 13, 2020 by Steven Van Heiden

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Jun

You may recall this beautiful specimen of Lophophora williamsii that had been planted in weathered volcanic tuff in what is now Big Bend National Park. This was part of a tiny population growing near an archaeological site showing evidence of long-term historical use. A small peyote garden had been established by an unknown indigenous person long […]

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Cactus Conservation Institute, Lophophora williamsii, Peyote, peyote harvesting, Regrowth

Lophophora williamsii harvesting; regrowth & mortality.

Posted on May 17, 2019April 7, 2020 by Steven Van Heiden

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May

2019 Update. 17 May 2019; summary by Keeper Trout, Anya Ermakova & Martin Terry. The last two visits to the study group (15 March 2018 and 1, 2 & 4 May 2019) have provided us with an unexpected opportunity to study the effects of harvesting even further than we had planned. CCI’s original goal was […]

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Lophophora williamsii, Peyote, peyote harvesting, peyote sales

Peyote sales reported 1986–2016

Posted on November 28, 2018April 2, 2020 by Steven Van Heiden

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Nov

This is the total of legal peyote sales that were reported to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) during 1986–2016 The values below do not include any private harvests by individual NAC members or those of NAC peyote harvesters who do not report their activities to the DPS. 2016 was the last year that […]

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