Marijuana

[UMP]

I was just pointing out the flaws in your argument.

Again,
They were just "ICING" on my previously stated belief that being stoned or even drunk is NOT God honoring.

 

[Dennis Moore]

Like I said before, it was just icing on my belief that marijana is not God honoring.

Okay then: despite their resemblence to classic charicatures of irresponsibility, they were simply examples, to you, of people dishonoring their deity with their behavior. Yes?

Okay, then, new question: do you feel the state should keep marijuana both criminal and illegal? Why?

 

[UMP]

Okay, then, new question: do you feel the state should keep marijuana both criminal and illegal? Why?

Sorry,
I don't have the time nor the desire to get into that can O worms question.

 

[Dennis Moore]

Probably a wise withdrawl ...

 

[AirPo]

Again,
They were just "ICING" on my previously stated belief that being stoned or even drunk is NOT God honoring.

Icing or not, they are stilled flawed.

 

[UMP]

Icing or not, they are stilled flawed.

LOL!!
Really? Well, I guess you should call your attorney

 

[AirPo]

LOL!!
Really? Well, I guess you should call your attorney

Why? Are you plannig on suing me because I pointed out the errors of your argument?

 

[UMP]

Why? Are you plannig on suing me because I pointed out the errors of your argument?

 

[brightlights]

what would be the significant difference between "modern" and "ancient" alcoholic drinks, in regards to this standard you have described?

Alcohol content. One glass of modern wine has alcohol content equivalant to some obscene (perhaps a slight exageration) amount of glasses of "Jesus-day wine", or so I have heard.

 

[JustJack!]

I myself cannot understand why anyone would want to:

1. Break the law.
2. Abuse their bodies physically.
3. Waste their money.

For some ppl, breaking the law is nothing. I know right from wrong without pocketed politicians or foaming at the mouth preachers.

Weed is not abusive to the body. A bit harmful, yes. But the harm is outweighed by the gains, IMO at least.

And personally, I don't pay much for mine.

Try to look at it this way. If Jesus Christ came back today would you want to be seen huffing down that 5th hit of Jamaican Gold from your bong ?

I'ld tell him to take his coat off and have a seat.

Thanks, but
I prefer McDonalds.

Ick!!! You'ld have to put a gun to my head to get me to go in there.

Anything that puts you in another frame of mind takes you away from being your true self. It's an act of trying to get away from things,pushing problems away or trying to forget things you have done or wrongs that have been done to you. The high only covers them up for awhile and the hope that they will disappear will only disappoint adding more never less. It's a feel good moment that can blind a man from true emotions and replace them with a falsehood of lies.

Whoa! Don't step in the bs.

I don't smoke it to get away. I don't need to get away. I smoke because it enhances my life, not because it's gets me away from it. There are few things as fun as thinking when you stoned. It opens your mind up to so many different thoughts and angles. I've had some of my best debates while sky high.

Would you like me to fly you around the world in a Boeing 747 while I suck down a few hits from my bong?
Would you like me to care for your aging grandmother, who requires medication to live, after I finish my rasta joint?
Would you like me to drive your daughter around Manhatten after a sneek a hit from my concealed pinch hitter?
Would you like me to take care of your 2 month old daughter while a eat some pot brownies.
Does any of these scenarios honor God ??

Those are illresponsible actions that a vast majority of stoners are smart enough to recognize as foolish. Stoners know that there is a time to be stoned, and a time to be sober.

The ones that don't understand this usually end up in jail.

 

[joebudda]

What does the bible say about using drugs or marijuana more specifically. If it doesnt say anything, would it be acceptable personally or religously

This might help.

[bible]Genesis 1:11-12[/bible]

 

[ScaRZ]

We as humans have a way of always misusing plants,herbs and food to satisfy our need for getting high. I don't believe getting high from the misuse of any of them is what God had in mind. Man has this special gift of screwing up everything he puts his hands on.

 

[JustJack!]

We as humans have a way of always misusing plants,herbs and food to satisfy our need for getting high. I don't believe getting high from the misuse of any of them is what God had in mind. Man has this special gift of screwing up everything he puts his hands on.

Well then please, enlighten us as to the real use of weed.

 

[brightlights]

Well then please, enlighten us as to the real use of weed.

The hemp plant has tons of practical uses. It can be used for a very environmentally friendly paper and rope, to name a few.

Like all gifts, the hemp plant can be abused. We'll use sex as an example. Sex is a good thing, but rape is bad because it is an abuse of sex and violence.

 

[ScaRZ]

The hemp plant has tons of practical uses. It can be used for a very environmentally friendly paper and rope, to name a few.

Like all gifts, the hemp plant can be abused. We'll use sex as an example. Sex is a good thing, but rape is bad because it is an abuse of sex and violence.

Very well said!!!!

The tough, coarse fiber of the cannabis plant, used to make cordage.

 

[Annabel Lee]

The hemp plant has tons of practical uses. It can be used for a very environmentally friendly paper and rope, to name a few.

Like all gifts, the hemp plant can be abused. We'll use sex as an example. Sex is a good thing, but rape is bad because it is an abuse of sex and violence.

It also has medicinal purposes.
It combats some of the nausea experienced by chemo patients and is also used by glaucoma patients...just to name a few.

 

[JustJack!]

The hemp plant has tons of practical uses. It can be used for a very environmentally friendly paper and rope, to name a few.

We're not talking about hemp. We're talking about cannabis. The plant that naturally produces the THC chemical that results in the high. What is the purpose of that?

And what about shrooms? Or frogs? How about opium? These are all natural occuring mind altering drugs. Why would God make something that is sinful for us to use?

 

[YWGWYS]

Alcohol content. One glass of modern wine has alcohol content equivalant to some obscene (perhaps a slight exageration) amount of glasses of "Jesus-day wine", or so I have heard.

well, brightlights, if you believe everything that you hear, be my guest.
but i hope you don´t expect me to believe and spread this "knowledge", just because i have heard it now, as well.
don´t get me wrong: i don´t know anything about the alcohol content in drinks throughout the centuries. i just know, that wine naturally develops a certain amount of alcohol due to its production.
now, if i want to assume, that wine was produced differently, or used to be watered down or something back then, i would like to have a reliable source, or at least a reasonable theory, to begin with - as opposed to hearsay.
if you have such a source, i would be very interested and all ears.

 

[ScaRZ]

We're not talking about hemp. We're talking about cannabis. The plant that naturally produces the THC chemical that results in the high. What is the purpose of that?

cannabis - any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
hemp
cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

genus Cannabis - hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae

Cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared

Cannabis indica, Indian hemp - source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber

bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
2.cannabis - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect ganja, marihuana, marijuana
Acapulco gold, Mexican green - a particularly potent variety of marijuana

controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law

marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, stick, joint - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

dope, gage, green goddess, sens, sess, Mary Jane, weed, locoweed, skunk, grass, smoke, pot - street names for marijuana

soft drug - a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild

cannabis, hemp - any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

 

[JustJack!]

Yes, hemp and cannabis are in the same family, but like roses, there are different kinds. You don't smoke a hemp plant grown for the purpose of making fabric.

And all that....whatever didn't answer my question, what is the purpose of the natural THC chemical present in cannabis?