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A musical performance named for this substance is characterized by syllabic chants of “hey ne no wa” and is supervised by the Road Man. Women have a lock of hair cut if they menstruate while in Wirikuta due to a belief that their menstruation spoils this substance, which the Huichol people annually “hunt” in a spiritual ritual. John Wilson became known as the “revealer” of this substance (0[1]-5[1])for his proselytization of the Big (*) Moon ceremony. This substance led to the Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith case and was legalized by the American Indian (10[1])Religious Freedom Act. (10[1])The “road” of this “sacred medicine” (10[1])alternately names the Native American Church widespread in the Southwest. For 10 points, name this hallucinogenic (10[2])cactus. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: peyote [or peyotl; accept mezcal or mescaline; accept Lophophora williamsii or Lophophora difusa]
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