Pot alters brain function.
Heroin alters brain function.
To very different degrees
Pot requires sums of cash that could be used more productively.
Heroin requires sums of cash that could be used more productively.
Pot is more of an expense, where spending on heroin can become a "necessity" to the addicted. However, your weekly newspaper bill can be considered an expense where the money you spend can be used more productively. Just like coffee, tea, video games, ice cream, and anything else
Folks smoke pot to relax and check out of reality for a period of time.
Folks shoot heroin to relax and check out of reality for a period of time.
Folks watch tv and read books to relax and check out of reality for a period of time as well. Just like anything one indulges in.
Pot is a drug.
Heroin is a drug.
There is a lot of chemical alteration to heroin.
THC is derived from a plant.
Heroin is derived from a plant.
However, everything on this planet comes from a natural resource of some type
Pot is smuggled in on the black market.
Heroin is smuggled in on the black market.
So was alcohol for a time being. Doesn't mean it's against the teachings of the bible.
So I have come to conclude that either:
A) You can't read
or
B) You are purposely ignoring the main points of anything anyone has said, and are focusing on exaggerating the minor things.
It's not against the bible to smoke weed. It's not against the bible to shoot heroin. It's not against the bible to read a book, eat ice cream, watch a movie, or anything else on this planet that you can do for enjoyment. The only things the bible clearly states opposition to are the things in the 10 commandments really (plus another few things here and there). However, things like heroin simply aren't smart because of their physically addictive properties. Weed however, has no physically addictive properties. You can create a mental dependancy on it, just like you can create a mental dependency on eating ice cream, playing video games, or even stupid things like counting each step you take when walking up the stairs. Look at all the people that weigh 400 lbs and lose their leg to diabetes because they eat lots of ice cream. Does that mean you shouldn't be allowed to eat ice cream anymore? I don't know how fat you are, but from what I can tell your fingers are skinny enough to at least hit one key at a time on your keyboard. Should you be banned from junk food because others lose control over it?
The entire point of this thread is whether it is a sin or not to smoke weed, and there is nothing stating that weed is a sin. However, the sinful part is the reason for using it, and whether or not you commit idolatry by making it a priority for yourself over the important things.