Thoughts on weed?

[blackribbon]

Don't you think the reason you're having a hard time acknowledging that I am wrong is because I am right?

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[thesunisout]

What is everyone’s opinion on smoking weed? I have suffered from bad anxiety for years and it’s only gotten worse this past year. It’s staring to turn into depression. I found that weed is the only thing that calms me down. I only smoke it maybe twice a week but it relieves my anxiety so much and I feel like I can live a normal life again. I think it’s better than living off of pharmaceutical meds that make you a living zombie. I also work in the medical field and truely believe that all pharmaceuticals are poison for your body. To me weed is safer and natural.

Hello,

I used to smoke marijuana daily for severe sinus issues. The Lord has made it clear to me that this is not something He wants me to do as a Christian. He has also shown me that it definitely opens spiritual doors in my life to the enemy. So I quit and now I entrust my sinus issues to Him.

Whatever your reasoning may be, you need to get in touch with the Lord about whether He is convicting you to stop. I would suggest a time of prayer and fasting. God bless

 

[Yanni depp]

Well, some people here say drinking alcohol is not a sin. As long as its not habitual. I can drink once and stop for a few weeks and it wont be habitual. But i know now that i turn into a different person and that drunkeness enlivens desires and feelings that i know are sins.

So for me alcohol is a sin. Or at least a gateway to sin.

i categorize alcohol, joints, psilocybin mushrooms, acid, heroine, all as spiritual gateways based on my research and that of others. They are gateways for entities in my opinion to influence your thoughts and heart.

I would suggest not to do it. I used to play with the idea of carrying a flask around to help with my anxiety, lol, if i can compare that to youre scenario... Its still hard at times but God is providing me with the ability to cope. 2 corinthians 12:7-10 and Romans 5:3-4 has been helping me through my hardships.

No judgement here. Just suggestions

 

[nonaeroterraqueous]

The dispensaries which aren't open yet will be highly regulated.

Don't count on it. That's what they told us in our state, and that was far from the truth. We got "marijuana doctors," whatever that's supposed to mean. We had large billboards advertising the stuff in the same way that they advertised strip clubs. Anyone could get a "prescription," because the list of valid ailments was so long as to include just about anyone. The dispensaries did not operate like a pharmacy. They looked more like candy shops, with their different varieties of the stuff, sold in joints, brownies and whatnot, with carved wooden boxes to keep it, just to make it seem cool. No pharmaceutical is sold this way. The THC was not purified and controlled for dosage. In fact it was not run through the usual long-running battery of clinical tests for approval by the FDA. It was not controlled through strict QA measures, like every other drug out there (I used to work in pharmaceutical QA, and it's pretty extensive).

Oh, yeah, and there was the promise of crime reduction once that garbage got decriminalized. Nope, we still got the frequent violent robberies of dispensaries, just the same as when they were sold covertly by your dude on the street corner with a red knit cap.

 

[elliott95]

What is everyone’s opinion on smoking weed? I have suffered from bad anxiety for years and it’s only gotten worse this past year. It’s staring to turn into depression. I found that weed is the only thing that calms me down. I only smoke it maybe twice a week but it relieves my anxiety so much and I feel like I can live a normal life again. I think it’s better than living off of pharmaceutical meds that make you a living zombie. I also work in the medical field and truely believe that all pharmaceuticals are poison for your body. To me weed is safer and natural.

I think for society as a whole, widespread use and abuse of weed will be a net negative.
For you personally though, it has obviously been a big positive.
As someone who believes in personal freedom and personal responsibility, it is your choice as an individual. People who take the choice to smoke weed ought to be free to reap the benefits, and pay for any consequences too. People are responsible for the choices that they make, and the consequences that result from that choice.
That is what being an adult is all about.
That is the definition of freedom.

 

[Fantine]

All of the health issues listed here are physical. The number of dispensaries and growers will be limited, and the application process is arduous.

There are about 20 states that have medical cannabis already, and I think that seeing what pharmaceutical abuse has done to so many lives has probably caused many to look for a natural alternative.

 

[FireDragon76]

I've had better luck using Chinese herbal medicine in the short term and going to a therapist, to deal with anxiety. I would be concerned that marijuana use just encourages you to ignore your problems. In fact I think many drugs, legal or illegal, are all on the same page in that respect- I don't believe in the "medication" mentality that pervades in the US, that every problem we have is ultimately a lack of a particular pharmaceutical.

One obvious thing to watch out for is drinking or consuming caffeine. If you have serious anxiety, consuming soft drinks, coffee, or tea is not wise.

 

[ViaCrucis]

What is everyone’s opinion on smoking weed? I have suffered from bad anxiety for years and it’s only gotten worse this past year. It’s staring to turn into depression. I found that weed is the only thing that calms me down. I only smoke it maybe twice a week but it relieves my anxiety so much and I feel like I can live a normal life again. I think it’s better than living off of pharmaceutical meds that make you a living zombie. I also work in the medical field and truely believe that all pharmaceuticals are poison for your body. To me weed is safer and natural.

Marijuana has a legitimate medical use, and the proper, responsible use of medicine shouldn't be rejected. And, yes, marijuana is--from available data--a rather healthy thing in comparison to other medical substances. Using marijuana to treat pain is far safer than the use of opioids--as just an example. And while I have my ethical concerns with "Big Pharma", I don't have any disdain for pharmaceuticals in and of themselves--the difference between a chemical that's present in a natural form, say in a plant, and one created in the lab is ultimately moot: it's all chemical.

With all of that said, I don't think we should ever encourage self-medicating. The use of marijuana for legitimate medical purposes should still be through official medical channels.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[Norbert L]

What is everyone’s opinion on smoking weed? I have suffered from bad anxiety for years and it’s only gotten worse this past year. It’s staring to turn into depression. I found that weed is the only thing that calms me down. I only smoke it maybe twice a week but it relieves my anxiety so much and I feel like I can live a normal life again. I think it’s better than living off of pharmaceutical meds that make you a living zombie. I also work in the medical field and truely believe that all pharmaceuticals are poison for your body. To me weed is safer and natural.

I know of a man who reached 65 and retired. He made it a habit to go out for a one hour mile walk first thing in the morning and afterwards sat down and had one cigarette that day. At 80 he went to the doctor and asked him if maybe he should stop smoking, because he felt less energetic. So the doctor sent him out for x-rays. The doctor advised him that his lungs were still pink and the lack of energy was due to his age.

We all live in the same world with a differing set of circumstances. The weed can temporarily relieve anxiety, it's not a cure. I think the real issue isn't medical weed at all, it's about searching and trying find answers, to see if there is a cure.

Personally I would find it unbalanced that a person can spend time twice a week to confront and control their weakness, while spending no time at all in an effort to regularly review their situation towards a more permanent solution.

 

[JacksBratt]

What is everyone’s opinion on smoking weed? I have suffered from bad anxiety for years and it’s only gotten worse this past year. It’s staring to turn into depression. I found that weed is the only thing that calms me down. I only smoke it maybe twice a week but it relieves my anxiety so much and I feel like I can live a normal life again. I think it’s better than living off of pharmaceutical meds that make you a living zombie. I also work in the medical field and truely believe that all pharmaceuticals are poison for your body. To me weed is safer and natural.

My opinion is that God gave all the plants and other natural organic compounds as things that can help the health of a person.

I think that THC, the active compound in Cannabis, is a useful compound to aid people who suffer from the problems with our bodies in this broken world.

The problem is not the compounds in the plants around us. The problem is the control of such things by the government and the pharmaceutical companies.

Most of the medicines we have today came from some plant. The pharmaceutical companies refined it, synthesized it mass produced it for huge profit. Not only that but the synthesized compound is more harsh on the body.

The government controls it, not only to regulate the safety of it, but more likely to tax the sale of it.

The greed of the government and pharmaceutical companies drive prices so high that black markets and third party producers try to circumvent the system.

 

[JacksBratt]

I don't use Cannabis. I think it should be available to those who can benefit from it.

I also have no problem with people growing their own weed, fermenting their own alcohol... or whatever.... I don't think the government should be bubble wrapping society to protect people from themself.

Well, that's what they say.......but the government only cares about the $$$$$$$$$$$... they cloak it in a safety thing. People sick and hurt or injured from self producing puts a drain on the health care system. This costs tax dollars.

I believe that you should be able to concoct whatever you like.. long as you are not giving it to any one else and injuring others...

 

[JacksBratt]

As far as I'm concerned.. the government and pharmaceuticals are all about the money.

The health and safety of the civilians is not even on their radar except for a smoke screen false flag propaganda.... oh.. unless the health of a civilian may cost money...

We already have alcohol, coffee, sugar, and a whole bunch of processed crap that make us unhealthy.... why all the hype about a plant that you can grow yourself that helps what is hurting you and keeping you from work, looking after kids... enjoying a pain free life?

Yes, it can be abused, has been and always will be.... you will never stop that..

It's the stigma that has been fabricated to be attached to it..

Any way....I could care less and I'm sick of all the wasted money on arguing about it.

 

[2Timothy2:15]

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Big Pharma is not in the business of curing people they are in the business of making money. Pharmaceutical or Pharmacy comes from the root word pharmakeia, which is witchcraft, look it up.

Genesis 1:1 (KJV)

1. the use or the administering of drugs
   
   
2. poisoning
   
3. sorcery, magical arts, often found in connection with idolatry and fostered by it
   
   
4. metaph. the deceptions and seductions of idolatry

This applies to weed too.

Biblical reference for use of this word in the text.

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Gal 5:20

Idolatry, witchcraft, G5331 hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
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Rev 9:21

Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, G5331 nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
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Rev 18:23

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries G5331 were all nations deceived.

 

[kittysbecute]

I've heard it permanently kills brain cells over time. Someone I know used to smoke it and drink with his best friend when they were kids/teens. He became a Christian and stopped doing the drugs, but his friend ended up dying young.
Why not use something else thats natural and safe such as drinking a cup of mint tea, getting enough sleep, exercising, eating right, or whatever else works.
Smoking marijuana is not a wise idea... even if it's legal....

 

[faroukfarouk]

What is everyone’s opinion on smoking weed? I have suffered from bad anxiety for years and it’s only gotten worse this past year. It’s staring to turn into depression. I found that weed is the only thing that calms me down. I only smoke it maybe twice a week but it relieves my anxiety so much and I feel like I can live a normal life again. I think it’s better than living off of pharmaceutical meds that make you a living zombie. I also work in the medical field and truely believe that all pharmaceuticals are poison for your body. To me weed is safer and natural.

Hi; I actually think that the pharmaceuticals ought to do more testing on cannabis so that inexpensive and safe meds in some areas can be more freely available; but I would also watch the legal aspect carefully, which is God honoring. Above all, it's soul health that counts; Psalm 63 is a relevant Psalm.

 

[faroukfarouk]

It's legal in my state for anyone over 21 to use it anyway they want, I didn't vote to legalize it and don't want it legal.

Do you think that phamaceuticals rip people off with their expensive meds?

 

[dqhall]

What is everyone’s opinion on smoking weed? I have suffered from bad anxiety for years and it’s only gotten worse this past year. It’s staring to turn into depression. I found that weed is the only thing that calms me down. I only smoke it maybe twice a week but it relieves my anxiety so much and I feel like I can live a normal life again. I think it’s better than living off of pharmaceutical meds that make you a living zombie. I also work in the medical field and truely believe that all pharmaceuticals are poison for your body. To me weed is safer and natural.

I have been free from marijuana since 1982. I would not recommend marijuana to anyone. It does not eliminate personal problems that cause anxiety and may make them worse. Marijuana is a known carcinogen. Marijuana is a neurotoxin shown to retard intelligence in adolescents. In states where marijuana was legalized, traffic accidents increased as a result of more marijuana use. Marijuana use sometimes resulted in nausea, severe abdominal pain, vomiting and increased the number of visits to emergency rooms.

New Testament writers recommended sobriety. Getting stoned on marijuana makes one a bit fuzzy and not totally clear minded, similar to alcohol, without as much stumbling. We are not supposed to tempt people to behavior that causes stumbling or cloudy thinking.

Romans 14:21 It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.(WEB)

 

[faroukfarouk]

Have you considered what's sold at the health food stores? Like St. John's Wort, Camomile Tea, or Lavender Oil?

So is it the smoking aspect of the weed (however defined) that you object to, maybe? or the substance itself, if freely availbale?

 

[faroukfarouk]

I have been free from marijuana since 1982. I would not recommend marijuana to anyone. It does not eliminate personal problems that cause anxiety and may make them worse. Marijuana is a known carcinogen. Marijuana is a neurotoxin shown to retard intelligence in adolescents. In states where marijuana was legalized, traffic accidents increased as a result of more marijuana use. Marijuana use sometimes resulted in nausea, severe abdominal pain, vomiting and increased the number of visits to emergency rooms.

New Testament writers recommended sobriety. Getting stoned on marijuana makes one a bit fuzzy and not totally clear minded, similar to alcohol, without as much stumbling. We are not supposed to tempt people to behavior that causes stumbling or cloudy thinking.

Romans 14:21 It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.(WEB)

I can see what you mean. I think I did read someplace that marijuana is less addictive than nicotine. I also wonder if the pharmaceuticals rip people off? Elderly and ill ppl who live near Canada or Mexico have been known to cross the border and buy identical meds for up to 1/20 of the cost; my question is, who is ripping people off?

 

[unfinishedclay]

So is it the smoking aspect of the weed (however defined) that you object to, maybe? or the substance itself, if freely availbale?

If weed becomes legal in all places, will all places of employment adjust their standards accordingly? Drug tests are administered to trace all narcotics. How would weed be distinguished from others? I don't know how that works. I'm clueless on that. But that's what I would point out to somebody interested in weed if it was legalized in my neck of the woods.

If it was legal, I certainly would not see smoking it as favorable. Smoking causes carcinogen and free radicals that can cause cancer. Even smoking meats excessively poses risks when eaten too often. I realize there are an abundance of exceptions. But I don't see risks as favorable.