YouTube Videos
The DMT-Nexus discourages posting and actively flags videos on YouTube that show DMT use or extractions. We feel that these types of videos put the community at risk for several reasons. First, we feel that DMT is not a substance needs to be or should be advertised. The experience created by DMT is incredibly powerful and people who are merely seeking to “see some wild or crazy visuals” and become enticed by commentaries on DMT often get significantly more than they bargained for. Secondly, the popularity and visibility of YouTube, combined with the general ethos and immaturity presented by its vast user base present a poor environment for fostering education and respect. We feel that this is obvious given the numerous videos of reckless and dangerous Salvia divinorum use posted on the site (and their subsequent citation as evidence for the criminalization of Salvia)
Finally, we see no merit to posting such videos, only the creation of additional attention to and risk for the entheogenic community. If you feel that you need a video to understand the extraction process, we suggest you take more time to study the extraction concepts and procedures. There is nothing presented in a video that is not already in the numerous extraction techniques on the Nexus, aside from improper safety procedures and misinformed commentaries. We feel that videos showing either DMT extractions or use are a hazard to the well-being and safety of the community and provide no benefit to those who post or watch them.