What Psychedelic Comes from a Cactus? Uncovering Mescaline
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Evidence of human use of mescaline, a naturally occurring psychedelic alkaloid, dates back 5,700 years [1.9.2]. The answer to 'What psychedelic comes from a cactus?' is primarily **mescaline**, which is famously found in the Peyote and San Pedro cacti [1.2.2, 1.3.3].