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Offerings surround a group of peyote plants at the home of the late Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Offerings surround a group of peyote plants at the home of the late Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Photos of the late Amada Cardenas and her husband, who were the first federally licensed peyote dealers to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, hang in her home in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Photos of the late Amada Cardenas and her husband, who were the first federally licensed peyote dealers to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, hang in her home in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Photos of the late Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Photos of the late Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Property of the late Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Property of the late Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Peyote, a cactus containing the hallucinogen, mescaline, grows at the home of the late Amada Cardenas, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Peyote, a cactus containing the hallucinogen, mescaline, grows at the home of the late Amada Cardenas, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A structure used for Native American Church ceremony on the property of the late Amada Cardenas, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A structure used for Native American Church ceremony on the property of the late Amada Cardenas, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Peyote, a cactus containing the hallucinogen, mescaline, grows at the former home of Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Peyote, a cactus containing the hallucinogen, mescaline, grows at the former home of Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The home of the late Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, Monday, March 25, 2024, in Mirando City, Texas. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The home of the late Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, Monday, March 25, 2024, in Mirando City, Texas. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

An image of Our Lady of Guadalupe hangs on the door of the late Amada Cardenas’ home, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

An image of Our Lady of Guadalupe hangs on the door of the late Amada Cardenas’ home, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)