I now live in Florida where medical use is legal. I am seriously considering it for my constant pain. I liked the stance in the video which aligns with my own study of Scriptures on my own.
The stance in the conference that anything that alters your mind is sin is nonsense. We sin when we worship because we don't worship as we should. Whatever is not pure and perfect is sin. Do we ever not sin?
It is never a matter of is this thing sin or not but can I do it in faith. Can I enjoy the effects of this and still trust in Christ alone? Abuse of course is idolatry. So the answer would be idolatry cannot be practiced in faith. We should not practice idolatry but even if we do as believers was not that sin covered? That in no way means we should sin that grace may abound. We seek to honor Christ in all things but recognize that even our worst failures are removed from God's unfailing justice as the East is from the West.
I grew up in the late 60's, early 70's when "pot" was the "in thing".
And I admit, I smoked until about 20 years ago.
However, science has shown that CBD oils do have some advantages.
And, I have personally seen with my own eyes where smoking "pot" after chemotherapy, and Radiation treatments absolutely reduced the sickness as a result of these treatments.
Personally, I see nothing wrong with it except that here where I live, it's still illegal except for CBD oils.
And, considering how my employer has treated me in the last 19 years, I can say, and I mean it, on my retirement day, the moment I leave the gate, and I am "officially" retired, legal or not, when I'm off the property, I'll have one ready. All the stress, all the anxiety I went through from 2013-2016, I owe it to myself.
Had it been legal, perhaps things might have been different. But stress and anxiety took such a toil on me, I was up to almost 2 packs of cigarettes a day.
Until that day, I must "render unto Caesar what is Caesar", and here where I live, Caesar says its illegal.
God Bless
Till all are one.
