Should marijauna should be legal since God makes it, not man?
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I cannot believe how unbelievably ignorant all the so-called christians are in this world. Look, I'm a Buddhist, and I know more about their religions origins than they do. Thats just sad. The reason I bring this up is because I know for a fact that Jesus Christ himself used the marijuana plant and all of these "nope to dope" christians have no idea!\n\nChrist was not Jesus' name as some people believe. The title Christ comes from the greek word meaning "Messiah" or "Anointed One". What happened back in those days, the Hebrew people used a special oil to anoint their Priests and Kings. You could not use the title of Messiah unless you had been anointed in this oil. The oil was made from many herbs and spices including over nine pounds of flowering cannabis tops (cannabis is the technical name of the marijuana plant in case you didnt know). When Jesus was anointed by John the Baptist, he had a hallucination, or what he called a "vision" due to the effects of the oil. From that point on, Jesus considered himself enlightened, and used the oil and the herb freely in iniation and healing rites. \n\nThis is all written in the Bible and in ancient Hebrew texts. I'm not making it up. Jesus would probably encourage most people to use pot. Its completely harmless and if you believe what Jesus believed, it will help you get closer to God. And yes, its only about money. Youre right. No-one cares about truth anymore. But yes, it should be legalized. \n\n\nPeace
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The only reason that marihuana is not legal is because of the lumber lobby and the cotton lobby.  If marihana were to be legalized the hemp industry would put the lumber companies and the cotton companies out of business.  The drug itself is non addictive, you cant overdose, and its so widely accepted that you cant even get anyone prosecuted for possessing it, if they take it to jury trial.  I dont use marihuana but I strongly feel it should be legalized.  The government could mandate the amount of THC in each cigarette and tax the sales.  It would be a HUGE increase in revenue and and even BIGGER savings in trying to defeat it..besides its been my experience that dealing with someone high on marihuana is a non violent situation.  All they want to do is relax and enjoy life, not like Meth heads and Coke heads...they are the violent and unpredictable....
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I do not think that "Mary Jane" should be illegal.  It is not nearly as harmful as other drugs.  I find that alcohol can cause more problems than weed.
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Being homophobic will be your downfall.  While I cringe at the thought of fudge packing, those fairies have the right to do it.  It makes them feel good.  I don't think it is right to discriminate any humans, regardless if they like to smoke pole or not.  So no, the bible (created by man) is incorrect in saying that riding another man from behind has to die.  The bible is incorrect about a great many things.
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As phrased, you seem to be asking whether activities that are against religious dogma should always be legal. Of course not, because religions are not inherently wrong. In other words, just because religion says some activity is wrong doesn't mean that the activity should automatically be legal.\n\nBut laws should not be based SOLELY on religious grounds. In other words, just because religion says something is wrong doesn't automatically mean that is is wrong, from a legal perspective. For a secular law to be valid, it needs to serve some secular purpose. And that means an objective, material, non-religious purpose.\n\nExample: Perjury is wrong, because it interferes with the proper administration of justice. It doesn't matter that the 10 Commandments say "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness". Independent of what religion says, perjury is also bad for purely secular reasons. So, the law against perjury isn't based solely on religious dogma/morality, even if there happens to also be a matching religious prohibition.\n\nStealing is bad because it deprives people of property rights, and interferes with day-to-day business and person activities. If someone steals your car, you can't drive to work or school, can't run errands, etc. Murder is bad because it causes pain, and deprives people of their life and ability to interact with society.  So, even though the 10 Commandments say thou shalt not steal and thou shalt nor murder, it's not purely for religious reasons that these laws exist.\n\nLet's take another one. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors wife nor property. How can we prove "coveting" in a court of law? And do we really want to start putting people in jail merely because they experienced lust or envy? Are those emotions sins? Yes, according to some religions. No according to others. \n\nBut should they be illegal? Absolutely not. Because simply feeling an emotion, WITHOUT any corresponding criminal activity, isn't a harm to society and thus should be the subject of secular law.\n\nThat's the real issue. Does the activity cause measurable harm to society. What's measurable? Property damage. Economic damage. Personal injury. Personal pain and suffering. Those are measurable, and those are proper to protect with laws.\n\nBut religious and moral disapproval is not sufficient grounds for law. Nor can the law mandate actions based solely on religious grounds. If it were, then the majority would be able to effectively establish a state religion by proxy, simply by prohibiting the things the religion prohibits and requiring the things the religion requires.  The end result, if we allowed religious justification for laws, is that everyone who have to obey the religious rules, whether they believe in the religion or not.\n\nAnd that's the whole point of the 1st Amendment protection, and why this country was founded in the first place.
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God would not do that. Men created religions and it is the word of men that you quote, NOT GOD.
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I know it is not legal in Jamaica.  The reason is that if they were to legalize it the country would be off the favored nations list.  This would hurt their tourism which is a HUGE industry there.  My guess is that pretty much all of the other Carribean countries have the same issue.
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yes, it should be legalized. if you can't get rid of it at least you should be able to control it.
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Marijuana is perscibed to people that are dying and people with health issues that need it for certain reasons. Yes i think it should be legalized. The medical use is a step in the right direction and i belive these folks get cards and paperwork for personal use.
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why the heck would they want to legalize it in the first place? If they were doing it for the medicinal value, you'd still need a prescription for it and recreational use would still be illegal, besides, there are a whole lot of drugs out there which are more effective.\nIf it were legal for recreational use, that would just result in increased consumption and more fatal traffic accidents, etc. Nothing good would come from it.
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Darling, if god was against drugs of any kind, why did he make so many that grow in the wild?
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that's not legal where I live...\n\n\nthank God for smugglers....
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Do you recall the Marijuana plants in the garden of Eden? I didnt think so...and if you think we should eat every plant that exist in the world today how about a hemlock brownie?...a little Hemlock and your going to be dead or in the hospital. the verse you speak of was in Genisis at the start of creation when Adam and Eve were In Eden and were told the could eat of any tree in the garden except the tree in the midst of the garden....they were kicked out of Eden...and all plants are not healthy here.
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If it is legalized, then jobs would not be able to test for it as it would be against the person's constitutional rights. If someone was using it medicinal reasons (If the Government ever legalizes it) they would have to have proof from their doctor.
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Well.. I am Dutch and I could ask the same question for my country. It is tolerated for more then 30 years in the whole of the Netherlands (so not just the city of Amsterdam), but still not legal. That's mainly because of pressure from other countries and the European community, even if we have the lowest amount of harddrug addicts because of our drugpolicy.\n\nI find it completely ridiculous that it is still illegal to smoke a plant!\n\nSo, if it is still not legal here after such a long time of tolerance, I don't know where you come from but if you are Americain I wouldn't bet on a quick legalisation.
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I wouldn't be against it.Though our laws are not based in Hinduism and they are based on the ten commandments.
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if it was a small amount no, that is a misdomenor, ignore that other dude, pot is a great thing. GOD PUT POT ON THIS PLANET NOT ALL THOSE PERSCIPTIONS THAT ARE LEGAL....there is no case of someone dieing from pot, only the actions caused by the affects....pot is the most natural "drug" and it is only illegal because the government cannot tax you for it. they can tax perscriptions........its all about the gov. making money off you