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Those advocating consideration of Salvia divinorum's potential for beneficial use in a modern context argue that more could be learned from Mazatec culture, where Salvia is not really associated with notions of drug taking at all and it is rather considered as a spiritual sacrament. In light of this it is argued that Salvia divinorum could be better understood more positively as an entheogen rather than pejoratively as a hallucinogen.[32] Other entheogenic plants with continuing traditions principally of spiritual use include peyote (and other psychoactive cacti), iboga, virola, ayahuasca (an admixture of plants containing DMT + MAOI), and various types of psychoactive fungi.[33] In fact, US legislation as it stands specifically allows two of these to be used in a spiritual context.The Native American Church is allowed to use peyote and Uniao do Vegetal (or UDV) is permitted ayahuasca. Although not consistently granted (varying from state to state), the principal grounds for such concessions are constitutional, with further grounds following from the Regious Freedom Restoration Act.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

This is actually a pretty big story. Miley Cyrus' use will bring this drug and others like it to the attention of high school kids and automatically create a market.

And the fact that ayahuasca is legal in UDV and Santo Dieme rituals makes the drug all the more attractive to some.

Funny thing about its availability too...it's produced (DMT, that is) by many, many plants. The acacia comes to mind...DMT was extracted from acacia roots and leaves by ancient Egyptians and even Sumerians. Even the MAOI's needed to prevent DMT from being metabolize too fast are an active ingredient in plants like Syrian rue and turmeric.