Cannabis Prohibition Unbiblical

[Marianne]

Editor:

I have some answers for Kirk Muse's thoughtful question, "Why The Harsh Punishment For Growing Marijuana?" ( Aug. 18, 2006 ).

Caging humans for using cannabis ( marijuana/kaneh-bosm ) is made possible in part because of failed clergy not speaking up and pointing out to Christian followers, society in general and politicians that Christ God Our Father indicated he created all the seed bearing plants saying they are all good on literally the very first page of the Bible ( see Genesis 1:11-12 and 29-30 ).

This failure is Biblically titled the "Sin of the Priests" ( see Malachi 1:6-14 NASB ) and is directly responsible for government's sinful practice of punishing people for growing a God-given plant.

This failure with its harsh punishments enables pharmaceutical companies to eliminate cannabis from competing with their profitable medications. It has enabled cotton and polyester manufacturers to eliminate hemp from competing in the textile industry. It eliminates hemp oil from competing with big oil companies, which further creates profit from the perpetual wars that petroleum oil requires. Cannabis prohibition also eliminates competition to the beer and wine companies and you will now see them spend large amounts of money to keep Colorado from passing "Amendment 44" which will allow adults to legally possess up to an ounce of cannabis, if it wins in the November election.

Stan White

Dillon, Colo


Newshawk: Happykid - 420 Magazine
Pubdate: Fri, 08 Sep 2006
Source: Payson Roundup, The (AZ)
Author: Stan White
Copyright: 2006 The Payson Roundup
Contact: editor@payson.com

 

[merickson]

All plants are good? I presume that includes hemlock and poison ivy.

I don't think that either gays or lovers of cheeseburgers would agree that the bible is a good source for public policy.

 

[Marianne]

no, but as a lot of christians are against it because they think it's biblically bad, it's good to educate them.

 

[merickson]

I think the demonstrated medical benifits of marijuana would impress them more. (Consider the biblical prohibition on blood transfusion and christians' responce to that.)

The criminalization of this plant is driven more by the Bible's general preferance for sobriety than any specific prohibition of cannabis.

 

[ScottyBThatIsMe]

^ Merickson has a valid point.

While it's always kind of cool to "stick it" to the bible thumpers, religion is by no means a good way to judge any sort of law/public policy. Religion, in all it's many forms, is always based upon intangible ethics, morals, stories, and practices that are dicated by a "god", or other spiritual being/influence, which may or may not exist.

Sure you can argue for it through freedom of religion, and maybe convince some religious folk that cannabis ain't all that bad, but it's never going to be a defining factor, not with the place relgion holds in society today. Back when the Pope's word was law, if he had said that cannabis was evil, it was evil, if he said it was a god-sent, it was as such. Nowadays we thankfully have the ability to act independantly of religion.

This is not meant to detract from the importance of your news post, HappyKid, just throwing my two cents out there.

 

[merickson]

HappyKid is correct in that we need to speak to people in terms that they will listen to.

Its easy to confuse "The bible says this, so the laws should be such." with "The bible says this, so your argument fails."

Its good to see that the right is losing its strangle hold on Christianity. Some churches are endorsing medical marijuana and environmental regulation, both on biblical grounds.

 

[Marianne]

cool. yes, by all means, I do not think it is a general argument for legalization, or that religion should be considered with government ethics. and I'm not trying to stick it to anyone, but if propaganda is out there the other way it's important to publish the fact that the bible does not consider it bad. Christians should also know that the holy annointment oil used to baptise Jesus by John the Baptist was made with huge amounts of cannabis flowers.
Religion should not be used to determine such issues, but the fact is that it often is. Focus on the Family, one of the largest Christian organizations in the US started supporting Bush, and now all kinds of Christians have turned Republican and support him. Without his Christian backing he never would have made it into office. He has to hide behind Jesus because what he's doing is not ethical.

 

[Sour-Diesel18]

All plants are good? I presume that includes hemlock and poison ivy.

I don't think that either gays or lovers of cheeseburgers would agree that the bible is a good source for public policy.

There are many plants that we would never smoke or ingest, but many of those same plants have been used for alot of other things. We dont smoke snake venom, but we use it for other things.

The Bible is one of our greatest resources. No - The Greatest.

PEACE

 

[Sour-Diesel18]

He has to hide behind Jesus because what he's doing is not ethical.

George Bush does not HIDE behind Jesus. Thank God for giving us Geo Bush. I want MJ legalized in the worst way, but Im not going to become a Socialist to get it.

 

[merickson]

...
The Bible is one of our greatest resources. No - The Greatest.

PEACE

A resource to be used. Not a master to rule us.

 

[Marianne]

George Bush does not HIDE behind Jesus. Thank God for giving us Geo Bush. I want MJ legalized in the worst way, but Im not going to become a Socialist to get it.

That's the funny thing. You don't have to be a socialist to get it. It's ensured in our basic freedoms as stated in the Bill of Rights. Any power not specifically given to the Federal Government in Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution are granted to the state. It lists nothing about marijuana prohibition, or any prohibition for that matter. That's why alcohol prohibition was considered unconstitutional, and the amendment itself unconstitutional.
That's cool if you like Bush, but if you want MJ legalized, remember it was during his administration that it was made specifically illegal federally. It was also during his administration that the FDA came out and said it had no medicinal value. He is not MJ friendly.

 

[stoutedits]

All plants are good? I presume that includes hemlock and poison ivy.

I don't think that either gays or lovers of cheeseburgers would agree that the bible is a good source for public policy.

...all plants are good (-: each has a place in this world just like you and I do... some plants feed insects that are the prey of some amphibian who happens to munch down algae of some sort that, if left unchecked, would devour entire ecologies...

...in other words - the shin bone is connected to the knee bone, the knee bone is connected to the thigh bone, the tight bone is connected to the TROMbone...

sweet!

 

[Wilbur]

There are many plants that we would never smoke or ingest, but many of those same plants have been used for alot of other things. We dont smoke snake venom, but we use it for other things.

The Bible is one of our greatest resources. No - The Greatest.

PEACE

Here we go again

But what about this:

Mark 16:
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

Jesus thought this was so important that it was his final message before blast off. Oh Ye of little faith.

 

[Carrie8300]

to legalize MJ. You are going to have to reach out to different people, with different beliefs. LIke you cant get the medical community with the bible..you gotta get them with the medical facts...you gotta get the religious people with the bible...You gotta know how to sell your idea and who your audience is.

I hope this makes some sort of sense...I am sleepy and comin down.