Bill would prohibit providing mescaline for business or research

People would be barred from knowingly harvesting, processing, or making mescaline available for business or research. Violations would be class 4 felonies, a category of serious crime. The restriction would apply in every industry. Business use covers uses or transactions intended for financial gain, profit, or business purposes. Research includes investigating, studying, and experimenting with medical uses and uses involving medicines. In a prosecution, a person could raise a defense that the mescaline is used or intended for genuine religious practice, is integral to a religious exercise, and does not endanger public health, safety, or morals.