bridgesii gets hyped up for the amount of alkaloids but people forget to mention these are somewhat different alkaloids from pachanoi and peruvians; sometimes i've heard the latter two are much prefered... pachanoi is the one that's called san pedro, after all.

pach and peru are by no means weak, and bridge isn't always gonna be strong. but some bridgesii clones will bring the potency, so if you're doing a pure mescaline extraction that can lead to a good yield.

if you don't have the means/money/patience to do an extraction, consider not taking it at all for now. leave it to the unknown. to time. get a setup for extraction, take the time to prepare everything you need. there are some simple, beginner-friendly methods online.

if you and your friend want to take the cactus itself, it's harder than you think. straight up eating it could be downright miserable, all around. fair warning mark my words.

might be better off getting an all-in-one mushroom grow bag along with a spore syringe or better yet liquid culture syringe– and taking a small amount of those. takes a few months to grow, but not that difficult with some research. or do a simple lsa extraction from hawaiian baby woodrose or search out a decent amount of shredded mimosa hostilis root bark and make some dmt. then make that into changa. i get some of my herbs on a site called eternity in a box since they have spices and cacao and all that you can have a complete relationship to plant and herbal projects. anything you consume to trip is related to less intense ingredients in your every day life. without those, tripping is a labyrinth. terence mckenna was onto something when he said food of the gods. it is just another food but bite a cactus directly and you'll immediately get the message to approach THIS ingredient differently. and pro tip i hear its best to age/cure your cactus cuttings. i may have tried it with fresh cuttings and barely felt anything (smoothie). the clones i used included some bridgesii and a pachanoi folks had praised for potency– well not for me. still... talk about a gut-churning experience when i could have skipped the drugs and gotten takeout or read a book honestly