Religious views of Marijuana?
Obviously the mainstream religions are going to advocate political obedience, so they would “technically” reject anything illegal.
What I want to know is, of the Abrahamic religions, have there been any official statements advocating or condemning the use of Marijuana?
I’ve heard of the term “Devil’s Lettuce,” but I want to know for sure.
And also, do they justify their views on any level other than “God said it’s bad?”
Dionyus: I don’t believe it XD
That super long post: I didn’t ask for ANY of that in my post, you presumptuous prick. Not only was that unnecessary, a lot of it was misinformed and innaccurate.
I’m an atheist. I’m just wondering how biblical morals fit into the question of drugs. Some answers were good, most were shit. I hate Y!A. Why do I keep coming back here?
In the bible the cannabis is the tree of life and also the holy oil that you’re supposed to use in private. The Goddess of most religions represents the cannabis too, like the virgin mary jane, the seedless untainted sinsemillia… which is also the planet Venus, whose color is green… The pagans called her Freya where we get the name for the day of the week Friday from and she was their Goddess of cannabis…
Some Hindus still smoke it religiously as well… I believe in the bible it was used as an entheogenic oil and probably were eating it too, not smoking it which came later on.
dude I was just thinking that exact same thing 5 minutes ago. weird. there is nothing in the Bible or Torah against it but the Que’ran is opposed to anything intoxicating.
Even though it’s oil was a primary ingredient of the ointment (as in the anointed one) used by kings in the early times ,I’ve never heard of an advocacy of it’s use by anyone in antiquity . it is even thought of as low class in the far east .
Devil’s lettuce???
The stance of most Churches is that the intake of drugs is a sin is based on the harm they do. So basically, if you smoke a joint, hurt no one, and don’t sin because of it, it is a small sin. But a sin, nonetheless.
Unless you are a burnout, and then, good luck with that.
It clouds OUT the Holy Spirit.
You can chose to Listen to the Holy Spirit and be Spirit filled or you can go it your own way and justify it because the Bible doesn’t specifically mention it.
i think it would fall under the its permissible but not beneficial category for christians, except that it is illegal, I smoke and am a christian, currently not smoking. although i would say many christians would condemn weed only because of ignorance.
no one speaks for christians, its the Bible that we look for answers and also the Holy Spirit who guides us.
Only prophets are allowed to smoke joint, because they need inspiration to write fiction stories “from god”
Tts 2:12 And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with self-control, right conduct, and devotion to God,
Tts 2:13 while we look forward to that wonderful event when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.
Holy Bible NLT
Tts 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Tts 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Holy Bible KJV
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When you smoke marijuana you are definitely not sober!
take notes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYvuoGC8k5E
The bible does not mention marijuana, but doctrine tells us to avoid overindulgence in intoxicants. Since marijuana is so habit-forming, it would be difficult to partake and not overindulge. It also impairs judgment, which could lead one into other sins.
Simple common sense and evidence of the destruction of lives should be enough in any religion!
Marijuana potency has grown steeply over the past decade with serious implications for users. Average levels of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive ingredient) in marijuana sold in America rose from 3.5% in 1988 to 8.5% in 2006. “Skunk” is the most potent strain.
In the same period the number of admissions to psychiatric hospital caused by the drug soared by 85 per cent due to the fact that those who smoke the drug regularly are more than twice as likely to suffer illnesses such as schizophrenia, hallucinations and delusions later in life.
Teens using marijuana to alleviate feelings of depression just compound the problem.
As well as psychotic illness cannabis can cause affective disorders such as depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Even worse it is linked to cancers.
Cannabis users display neuropsychological dysfunction (relative frontal lobe functioning deficits, cognitive inhibition) and attentional deficits similar to those found in schizotypal or schizophrenia patients.
Regular use can shrink the parts of the brain which control memory, emotion and aggression. The hippocampus, which is thought to govern emotion and memory averages 12 percent smaller and the amygdala, which has a part in controlling fear and aggression, 7 percent smaller. This suggests that heavy daily use may be toxic to human brain tissue.
Blood flow velocity is significantly higher in users and they have higher values on the pulsatility index (PI), which measures the amount of resistance to blood flow. This is thought to be due to narrowing of the blood vessels that occurs when the circulation system’s ability to regulate itself is impaired. This leads to abnormalities in the small blood vessels in the brain.
The active chemical in MJ called delta-9-tetrahyrdocannabinol (THC) binds to cannabinoid (CB) receptors located on several cell types in various organs. This greatly increases the risk for heart attacks and strokes in addition to impaired learning and memory.
It can also effect physical health. Three to four cannabis cigarettes a day cause the same amount of damage to the lungs as 20 or more tobacco cigarettes a day. Thus there are rising levels of lung diseases such as emphysema.
In comparison to cigarettes marijuana smoke has significantly higher levels of toxic compounds, including ammonia and hydrogen cyanide. Ammonia levels are 20 times higher while hydrogen cyanide, nitric oxide and certain aromatic amines occurred at levels 3-5 times higher.
It can also effect the unborn child. Scientists have identified that endogenous cannabinoids, molecules naturally produced by our brains are functionally similar to THC from cannabis and play significant roles in establishing how certain nerve cells connect to each other. Maternal cannabis use allows THC to travel through the placenta and impair fetal brain development and impose life-long cognitive, social, and motor deficits in affected offspring.
Low doses of Ä-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), equivalent to that in the bloodstream of an average marijuana smoker facilitate infection of skin cells and can cause these cells to turn into malignant sarcoma. Men who regularly smoke cannabis have a 70 per cent increased risk of testicular cancer.
And then there are all the car crashes caused by people driving under the influence of drugs that are at this moment being quantified but already show that more drug drivers kill than drink drivers!!
There is nothing specifically on Marijuana, but there is on how we treat and take care of our bodies. Please read Romans 12:1,2.