j102 Posted June 6, 2014 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 443 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 24 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/08/2010 Status: Offline Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) As Christians what are your views on medical marijuana and why? Science has shown that there are MANY medical benefits of using it. Edited June 6, 2014 by Hippie333 Unkind, assuming remarks about "all" Christians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coheir Posted June 6, 2014 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,458 Content Per Day: 0.55 Reputation: 729 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/09/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/31/1950 Share Posted June 6, 2014 when I was a kid a friend of mine had asthma he was 9 and they gave him asthma cigarettes to help with it and it worked well for him. when I was around 14 the schools library had the only encyclopedias and in them at that time it was not considered a gateway drug and it was not considered a hallucinogenic as is today. If I lived where it were legal I probably would try it for a medicine. It is God made you do not need to add any thing to it for it to work as I understand its use today. It may be better than some of the man made things that help one problem but cause 10 other problems while helping one. I dont think I would not try to convince a doc just to have it but if the need arose and it were an option I might go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OakWood Posted June 6, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 867 Topics Per Day: 0.24 Content Count: 7,331 Content Per Day: 1.99 Reputation: 2,860 Days Won: 31 Joined: 04/09/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/28/1964 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I see it in the same way that we get plenty of drugs from plants. We get codeine from the opium poppy, the same place as we get heroin but nobody bothers about that. But the same people would not suggest legalising heroin as a recreational drug. Likewise, I don't have a problem with using marijuana for medical reasons, but that's not the same as somebody smoking a joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 "Medical MJ" is a pretext for legalization for recreational use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j102 Posted June 6, 2014 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 443 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 24 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/08/2010 Status: Offline Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 "Medical MJ" is a pretext for legalization for recreational use. Why do you think so? Heroin and morphine both come from the same plant and both are also used medicinal and recreationly too, so just because someone uses it recreationally doesn't mean there's no medical value in it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willa Posted June 6, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 68 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 14,247 Content Per Day: 3.32 Reputation: 16,659 Days Won: 30 Joined: 08/14/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted June 6, 2014 It was originally not used in medicine because it was undependable as to how effective it was in people. People all react differently. It is said to be used for glaucoma and for tollerating cancer therepy drugs which make most people very nauseous. It is known to cause mutations of sperm chromosomes. Or so I learned in studying physiology and pharmacology in nursing school. I don't like anything that lowers my ability to function and reason coherently. I hate the feeling of losing control, and I hate anything that separates me from sensing the leading and voice of God in my life. However, inhaling any type of smoke from cigarettes is not wise. It destroys phagocytic cells in the lungs and thus removes a source of protection from invading organisms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 "Medical MJ" is a pretext for legalization for recreational use. Why do you think so? Heroin and morphine both come from the same plant and both are also used medicinal and recreationly too, so just because someone uses it recreationally doesn't mean there's no medical value in it either. I didn't say there is no medical value to MJ. My point is that the people who are fighting the hardest about its medical are the ones who would be the most likely to use it recreationally. My point is that the medical use argument is really just a cover for getting it legalized nationwide for those who want to get high. They don't really give a rat's behind about it's medical value. It is just a convenient and useful argument for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j102 Posted June 6, 2014 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 443 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 24 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/08/2010 Status: Offline Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 "Medical MJ" is a pretext for legalization for recreational use. Why do you think so? Heroin and morphine both come from the same plant and both are also used medicinal and recreationly too, so just because someone uses it recreationally doesn't mean there's no medical value in it either. I didn't say there is no medical value to MJ. My point is that the people who are fighting the hardest about its medical are the ones who would be the most likely to use it recreationally. My point is that the medical use argument is really just a cover for getting it legalized nationwide for those who want to get high. They don't really give a rat's behind about it's medical value. It is just a convenient and useful argument for them. Isn't that painting the picture with a broad brush? There are a GREAT many who are supporting it for its medical value. And how do you know that its just a cover for full legalization? Do you know anyone personally involved in the medical marijuana scene and see the intentions of there heart? Judge not lest you be judged- as spoken by Jesus himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 "Medical MJ" is a pretext for legalization for recreational use. Why do you think so? Heroin and morphine both come from the same plant and both are also used medicinal and recreationly too, so just because someone uses it recreationally doesn't mean there's no medical value in it either. I didn't say there is no medical value to MJ. My point is that the people who are fighting the hardest about its medical are the ones who would be the most likely to use it recreationally. My point is that the medical use argument is really just a cover for getting it legalized nationwide for those who want to get high. They don't really give a rat's behind about it's medical value. It is just a convenient and useful argument for them. Isn't that painting the picture with a broad brush? There are a GREAT many who are supporting it for its medical value. And how do you know that its just a cover for full legalization? Do you know anyone personally involved in the medical marijuana scene and see the intentions of there heart? Judge not lest you be judged- as spoken by Jesus himself Oh please, people use that judging comment any time they confronted about their own sin. Jesus was talking about not employing hypocritical judgement. And no I am not painting with broad brush. I know the there those out there who support it for its medical value, but the people who the loudest and most vocal about it are the people who want it legalized for recreational use. And they are completely disingenuous in pretending that they care about the medical value of it. Everyone I have ever encountered who makes the medical argument are the same ones making the nationwide legalization argument as well. They are the ones arguing for it to be legalized because it is allegedly a perfectly harmless drug with no ill effects (which is completely false). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OakWood Posted June 6, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 867 Topics Per Day: 0.24 Content Count: 7,331 Content Per Day: 1.99 Reputation: 2,860 Days Won: 31 Joined: 04/09/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/28/1964 Share Posted June 6, 2014 "Medical MJ" is a pretext for legalization for recreational use. Why do you think so? Heroin and morphine both come from the same plant and both are also used medicinal and recreationly too, so just because someone uses it recreationally doesn't mean there's no medical value in it either. I didn't say there is no medical value to MJ. My point is that the people who are fighting the hardest about its medical are the ones who would be the most likely to use it recreationally. My point is that the medical use argument is really just a cover for getting it legalized nationwide for those who want to get high. They don't really give a rat's behind about it's medical value. It is just a convenient and useful argument for them. Isn't that painting the picture with a broad brush? There are a GREAT many who are supporting it for its medical value. And how do you know that its just a cover for full legalization? Do you know anyone personally involved in the medical marijuana scene and see the intentions of there heart? Judge not lest you be judged- as spoken by Jesus himself Just because there are many who support for its medical value doesn't mean that there aren't those who support it for other reasons. Its medical value has been known for sometime but the present, most vocal campaigners are people who hide behind the 'medical usefulness' and want it to be legalised for other reasons. I have 'fomer' friends who are marijuana users and they've always wanted it to be legalised for recreational use. They are really jumping on the medical bandwagon now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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