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Psychedelic church

A psychedelic church, also known as an entheogenic church, is a church or religious organization that incorporates the use of psychedelic drugs in its religious practices. They provide psychedelic drugs such as ayahuasca, psilocybin-containing mushrooms, and peyote to their members and operate either legally or illegally depending on the jurisdiction and licensing.

The first formal psychedelic churches started in the early 1900s, for instance the first peyote church in 1914 and the Native American Church (NAC) in 1920. Psychedelic churches are rapidly on the rise as of the 2020s in the United States and Canada.