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    From SKIRNIR@1:250/502 to ALL on Monday, June 19, 2000 07:42:00
    @SUBJECT:Re: Can anyone answer this? N
    FahQ wrote:

    I am not sure if anyone out there can answer this one, but I will ask anyways...

    What is the general Christian view towards marijuana? And if you dont
    mind me asking, what is your personal view as a christian towards
    marijuana?


    IMO, it depends on the reason for using it. If it is to have a good
    time, then who needs it? (But I see no reason for it being illegal, not
    unless we are going to illegalize alcohol too. Marijuana is less
    harmful.)

    If one is using it as a prescribed drug for pain or other ailments, go
    for it. I am not sure I would say it is a sin to use it for pleasure,
    but I would tend to.

    Skirnir
    alcourt@execpc.com
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  • From BARRY AND MICHELE MCCANN@1:250/502 to ALL on Friday, June 23, 2000 15:58:00
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    Here's a bit of human reasoning ...

    If marijuana cannot be used for medicinal purposes, then why should cocaine be used in the form of codeine? Or heroin in the form of morphine? Or alcohol in the
    form of cough syrup for that matter? It appears to me that the difference is in
    purity and delivery: to smoke marijuana from the street is to 1) not have control
    over the dosage and 2) to introduce toxins via the harsh smoke that is many times
    worse for lungs than commercial cigarettes. Thus, using a common joint for medicinal purposes seems to me to violate the medical principles of doing no harm
    and of precision delivery for a measurable objective.

    I think you'll have a hard time finding much more than Biblical precepts to answer this question.

    Barry McCann
    mailto:bmccann@mindspring.com



    RevPhil4JC wrote:

    The general Christian view towards marijuana is that it is an illegal drug
    and
    a sin to pollute the body with it. I hold the same personal view as well as the general view. However, I'm not quite sure what I believe as far as physicians using it for medicinal purposes.
    Rev. Phillip Durrence
    Church of Christ, Pastor
    Philippians 2:10-11
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