Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Nevada

I currently publish a non-commercial blog that deals with alternative and minority spiritual practices. I'm the original publisher of all of the articles I publish on my blog and much of the information I developed myself. There are three types of information that I would like to publish more about, but I'm concerned about possible liability and criminal issues.

The first is information on practices and rituals that, if followed, could possibly result in serious injury or death. This includes rituals and practices that include things like bloodletting and excessive alcohol consumption.

The second is information on practices and rituals that may result in injury or death because the information is incorrect or incomplete. Although I try to publish accurate and complete information, I'm not always an expert in what I publish and I do sometimes make mistakes. As an example, what if I were to publish information on using a particular herb for ritual purposes but didn't mention (or know) that the herb was poisonous (I've actually poisoned myself because I've made this mistake in the past with my personal practice).

The third is spiritual information I've obtained from various sources that deals with practices and rituals that would be criminal if they were actually carried out. This is everything from spiritual use of illicit drugs, rituals involving human torture and sacrifice, rituals involving the use of dead bodies, the traditional use of knives and swords for self-defense during rituals, and old information that includes practices that were at one time acceptable but are now illegal (such as medieval works that discuss methods to kill people suspected of being supernatural creatures). So far I've usually been too afraid to publish this kind of information, but when I have published it I've made it very clear that it is for informational purposes only and not meant to practiced or encourage this behavior, and, if applicable (such as using swords for self-defense) that readers should consult their local laws.

My main question is, if someone uses any of this information and harms themselves, or they harm somebody else, or they use this information to commit a criminal act, could I be held financially liable and could I be held criminally liable? Also is there anything I could add in terms of warning or disclaimers that could dismiss or at least limit my liability? And finally could I be prosecuted criminally just for publishing any of this information?

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