Hello ribstaylor,
Welcome to the Nexus. Thanks for taking time to write a rather thorough introduction.
I encourage you to take a good look around - there's all kind of sub-forums here, including mushrooms, iboga and ayahuasca.
Also, in the upper right hand of the forum screen are some invaluable links such as the wiki, which includes extraction teks, the FAQ is well thought out and written and Health & Safety is self explanatory. . . Please take some time to check it all out.
Glad to have you here and again a warm welcome.
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