(Jessie Wardarski | AP) A pitcher of ayahuasca, right, sits on an altar covered by a bundle of leaves called a “wayra” used in a spiritual ceremony hosted by Hummingbird Church in Hildale on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew containing an Amazon shrub that is known to cause visions lasting several hours. A rising demand for the plant medicine has spurred the formation of hundreds of groups like Hummingbird across the U.S.
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