Publication Reviving the Nexian

[FlagellaStink]

Could be a good time in the Psychedelic/Plant Medicine community for someone or community to step-up and get the ball rolling.

One doest needs need to look further than Vancouver BC Canada and the recent boom in mushroom dispensaries. Dana Larson runs a Grey area store front that sells Mushrooms. Believe he also sells other botanicals that are technically illegal as well (Coca Tea).
There are at least another 3 actual store fronts selling Mushrooms as well.

Even the decriminalization or lack of enforcement of mushroomsn in Colorado (?) Speaks volumes about what's to come in the near future.

I think this would be a great topic for an article! Even if you didn't want to write it, I think this is a good topic to pursue that you're knowledgeable about to at least some extent. I've added this to the list. I've never been to Canada, so if you're familiar with these stores/store-owners you might be able to provide a valuable inside scoop on them. I'm not asking you to go full journalist, ha , but it would make for an interesting story that nobody really covers except ignorant news outlets. It's a great idea.

Maybe a good start would be to start a Collaborative DMT Project Magazine section started, see who's all interested in participating in such a project, do some brainstorming for ideas for an issue 3, and appoint members interested to participate certain rolls to make it flow smoothly..

Yeah, this is just the beginning, so there aren't exactly any roles for people to fill yet until we start bringing in some actual content. But once things get going, I'm sure a lot of help would be appreciated.

Could start off with a digital issue 3 and gage the response to the project.
If the goal is to evenly sell this Magazine in hardcopy

This is an interesting idea. I'd definitely like to see it in print, but if it is in print, that of course brings up the issue of where the profit goes. Would everyone opt for non-profit? Is non-profit a viable option if we want to continue this for multiple issues? If it wasn't non-profit, how would profit be distributed amongst contributers? etc.. I think it's a bit early to discuss marketing and distribution, and even the idea of taking it past anything but an e-zine might be us getting in over our heads. This will definitely become important once we're making headway with the actual magazine though. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[_Trip_]

This is an interesting idea. I'd definitely like to see it in print, but if it is in print, that of course brings up the issue of where the profit goes. Would everyone opt for non-profit? Is non-profit a viable option if we want to continue this for multiple issues? If it wasn't non-profit, how would profit be distributed amongst contributers? etc.. I think it's a bit early to discuss marketing and distribution, and even the idea of taking it past anything but an e-zine might be us getting in over our heads. This will definitely become important once we're making headway with the actual magazine though. Thanks for the sugsuggestion

I feel sticking with nexians principles making the magazine available on nexus free for download would be great as this site has always been dedicated to the sharing of ethogenic knowledge. Having said that distributing hard copies world wide for a little profit is a great idea imo. What a great way to not only spread harm reduction/ psychedelic knowledge amongst new demographics but also a great way to fund nexus's monthly site costs. Ofcourse Trav has worked hard to keep nexus free of advertisement and pushing of individual agendas, especially for profit, but I feel since this is by nexians for nexians selling of its own hard copy magazine would bring about little issue? Especially if it helps maintain the survival of the site via server costs.

 

[SkunK]

I'd do my best to contribute any way I can.. while my style if writing may lack the luster to be magazine worthy, I'd definitely put something together and help out anyway I could for such a noble endeavor.


I was trying to delete the statement "
If the goal is to evenly sell this Magazine in hardcopy"

I was making the statement toward how would it be funded, and if sold where would the profits go?

Printing physical copies wouldn't be cheap. And how would it be funded..? Could it be funded by selling advertising in the magazine to related companies in the botanical/Psychedelic community?

As for any profits to be made, if any they should go back to the place we all love use and respect. The Nexus .. help keep the lights on , etc...


For the time being I think it would be more prudent to brainstorm and move forward with Vol3 Digital and gage the interest

 

[FlagellaStink]

I'd do my best to contribute any way I can.. while my style if writing may lack the luster to be magazine worthy, I'd definitely put something together and help out anyway I could for such a noble endeavor.

I'd really appreciate it! And again, this is meant to be a collaborative effort. So if you were able to write the content down, I'm sure that I or somebody else would be willing to rewrite it in a more article-like fashion using what information you've given.

Printing physical copies wouldn't be cheap. And how would it be funded..? Could it be funded by selling advertising in the magazine to related companies in the botanical/Psychedelic community?

As for any profits to be made, if any they should go back to the place we all love use and respect. The Nexus .. help keep the lights on , etc...


For the time being I think it would be more prudent to brainstorm and move forward with Vol3 Digital and gage the interest

I suppose it could be advertised outside of the Nexus, but I honestly believe if we're on a self-published, print-on-demand type model that word of mouth would be sufficient to make back the budget for printing. As @_Trip_ mentioned, I think it's important to keep Nexian values in mind, and I agree with both of you that whether it goes into print or not, a free digital version should be available like with the last two issues - it's not exactly the business mindset, but it's the right thing to do.

And you're right, printing costs money, so paying that back is what any money will have to go towards first. Following that, I think funding the Nexus is a great idea. I don't know if we'd ever make enough to get past that point, but I think this is a great place to start.

 

[_Trip_]

The only other thing that might be worth considering is keeping teks out of publication. Disseminate "how to" info might be a legal grey area, if not illegal area in some countries/ states when selling magazine hard copies.

 

[The Traveler]

The only other thing that might be worth considering is keeping teks out of publication. Disseminate "how to" info might be a legal grey area, if not illegal area on some countries/ states when selling magazine hard copies.

I think you have a very important point there.

While creating the e-zine we should minimize the risk of getting people with copies of it in trouble with their local law system.


Kind regards,

The Traveler

 

[FlagellaStink]

The only other thing that might be worth considering is keeping teks out of publication. Disseminate "how to" info might be a legal grey area, if not illegal area in some countries/ states when selling magazine hard copies.

I'm returning to this idea because of the piece now in the works for a DMT Extraction Dictionary. I completely agree that detailing how to manufacture illegal drugs is a no-go for the print magazine, but I feel like the 'dictionary' of names and brief descriptions is more of a journalistic effort than a criminal offense.

Even then, the digital version could contain links to the actual teks themselves, while the print wouldn't be capable of doing that, considering it's.. paper. This way, both digital and physical could contain the same content that documents all known teks on the internet, while the digital can act as a link database and keep those with the physical out of trouble.

Not sure though, any input on this would be valuable. I'm not too familiar with drug laws around the world so I think it's something important to discuss before we choose to include it. Although, based on some of the other psychedelic publications, I think you could almost call us overly cautious.

 

[The Traveler]

I'm returning to this idea because of the piece now in the works for a DMT Extraction Dictionary. I completely agree that detailing how to manufacture illegal drugs is a no-go for the print magazine, but I feel like the 'dictionary' of names and brief descriptions is more of a journalistic effort than a criminal offense.

Even then, the digital version could contain links to the actual teks themselves, while the print wouldn't be capable of doing that, considering it's.. paper.

Using QR-codes for the links sounds best.

That way it's an easy and indirect way to the complete digital information while we are not printing any full or partly tek information on paper.


Kind regards,

The Traveler