Marijuana is a mood altering substance. Like cigarettes and alcohol and other drugs. I don't think most people do just a little bit, at least not over a longer period of time.
You do not 'use' marijuana like you can with a glass of wine or beer with a meal.
I think it is often a gateway to other drugs .. it's associated with a self absorbed, hedonistic, lazy personality type. While there are exceptions, I doubt seriously, that someone who is a regular user of marijuana is a real hard working, go-getter type of personality.
Most people who use this drug find that most things become too much of an effort even if they still manage to get up every day for work. It's a real motivation killer.
I realize that some people can use it in "moderation" - but I think they are the exceptions and not the rule.
Much of this could be said for alcohol I guess. I don't know about legalizing it. But as long as it's against the law, then no you shouldn't break the law. If it's made legal, than I guess like everything else, you have to make that decision based on the moral law and other considerations, like being honest with it's effect on you.
But just because something's legal (ie., abortion) doesn't mean it's okay to do it.
Also, before anyone else feels compelled to argue with me about my observations of what marijuana does to people....I was raised by hippie drugged out parents. My father graduated from pot to heroin and I grew up in that type of home...drugged out, aimless, self hating and miserable. You may say that it was the heroin ultimately..and maybe it was. But he was also a user of pot from his teens and for many decades beyond. I have not known anyone who used pot consistantly that doesn't have some negative dimension to how they live their lives.
Most who function are doing so at a much lower level than they might have done otherwise.
Plus, when you kick in the faith factor here .... the habit of blunting life's problems with any substance, doesn't exactly make a case for growing spiritually and becoming more dependent upon God and trusting in Him to help you and guide you through life.
Jesus may have drunk wine with his meals (and the wine had much less alcohol in it back then), but do you think he would have smoked marijuana? And what if they legalize cocaine or heroin? Is that a good idea, too?
The fact is for all the talk about "Don't do drugs," I read that about 60% of Americans are on prescription medications. We are a nation of hypocrites and having access to more drugs legally isn't going to help any of us.
God Bless,
MrsZ
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