Editing Datura wrightii (section)

===Religious===
[[Southern California]] has been the site of various toloache (datura) based [[Native American religions|religions]]. ''Datura wrightii'' is [[sacred]] to some [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] and has been used in ceremonies and [[rite of passage|rites of passage]] by Chumash, Tongva, and others. Among the Chumash, when a boy was 8 years old, his mother gave him a preparation of ''momoy'' to drink. This was supposed to be a spiritual challenge to the boy to help him develop the spiritual well-being required to become a man. Not all of the boys survived.<ref name=Garcia/> The Zuni people also use the plant for [[ceremonial]], [[magic (supernatural)|magical]], and [[divinatory]] purposes. The root pieces are chewed by a robbery victim to determine the identity of the thief. The powdered root is also used by rain priests in a number of ways to ensure fruitful rains.<ref>Stevenson, p.88</ref>