Here are excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States
and abroad:

Albuquerque (N.M.) Journal, on Pentagon's decision to permit use of peyote by
American Indian soldiers in religious ceremonies:

Just as the use of wine in church is an integral part of many religious
services, so the use of peyote is an essential, traditional part of religious
ceremonies for many Native Americans. The Pentagon's decision to allow
American Indian soldiers to use peyote in their religious services is
appropriate and overdue.

For Indian members of the military whose religious beliefs call for the use
of peyote, the ban on its use has been painful and insulting. Many Native
American members of the military have worked for years to persuade the
Pentagon that their religious practices are just as valid as the practices by
other, nonIndian members of the military.

The use of peyote is for the most part illegal in the United States, although
federal law permits its use by members of the Native American Church. Peyote
is a hallucinogen, but it isn't addictive and doesn't cause flashbacks.