Congress is authorized to regulate interstate commerce, as they did with the PFDA; that is clear. If they wanted to ban interstate trafficking of marijuana, I would not care. But banning the growth and use of marijuana whether it leaves the state or not is unconstitutional.Are you saying Congress had no authority to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Marijuana is not regulated as a plant. It is regulated as a drug, which it is. It is disingenuous straw-splitting to pretend otherwise.
Yes, a Christian might have the paradoxical duty to oppose an unjust law that has regulation of an objective evil as its aim. Obviously, this would be the case if the state imposed the death penalty for relatively minor offenses. A Christian could arguably feel duty-bound to de-criminalize marijuana, because of the unjust effects of the war on drugs. That does not imply that it would be morally permissible for a Christian to deal recreational drugs. It would still not be OK.
Actually plant banning and control is well within the government control as evidenced with GMO regulation.It can’t. The federal government was never granted the power to ban plants. It’s a total violation of the 10th Amendment. That’s why they had to have a Constitutional Amendment to ban alcohol during prohibition. There was no other legal way for the federal government to ban it. And, when prohibition was lifted, another Constitutional Amendment had to be made to end it.
We aren’t doing analogical reasoning to the Bible here, though. The Church has clear teachings on this matter. The Church of course consults Holy Scriptures when a question comes up and customarily uses Bible passages to expound on a teaching, but she has the authority to discern these questions without a “proof text” contest of some kind.I found this article interesting, regarding applying ‘analogical reasoning to the Bible.’ It demonstrates that if drunkenness is bad according to the bible than marijuana is bad. It holds for recreational marijuana because you cannot take a little and not be intoxicated, such as you can with alcohol. thegospelcoalition.org/article/is-recreational-marijuana-use-a-sin
And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. (Gen. 1:29)
I wonder if people ever used it as a seasoning herb. It is definitely medicinal.
Somehow, people think that just because they can search and quote from the Catholic Encyclopedia newadvent.org/cathen/12473a.htm , search and post from the bible biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?qs_version=NRSVCE&quicksearch=judge&begin=28&end=28 and search and post from the CCC scborromeo.org/ccc.htm ; up their posts count to get a little title below their names, that this somehow gives them some holier than thou authority somewhere in the world wide web and a license to offend. Let’s keep it real. Just because people respond courteously to attacks and aggression does not mean you get to come back and keep going. This high horse thing is becoming a thing around here. Let’s stop it.We aren’t doing analogical reasoning to the Bible here, though. The Church has clear teachings on this matter. The Church of course consults Holy Scriptures when a question comes up and customarily uses Bible passages to expound on a teaching, but she has the authority to discern these questions without a “proof text” contest of some kind.
(PS It is very obvious that human beings cannot safely eat every plant yielding seed on the face of the earth or every fruit with a seed in it, or at least no one has been able to do that since leaving the Garden. There are a considerable number of plants and fruits that are poisonous.)
Strictly speaking, I think what people are saying is that a Christian shouldn’t sell cannabis for recreational use. Certainly medical uses are licit. However a Catholic shouldn’t sell or consume it for the purpose of getting high.Cannabis oil is literally saving the lives of children that experience extreme epilepsy. Whereas if they take medications that are completely legal they would be taking dozens a day that would zombify them with a whole slew of other side effects. I know, I use to work as a caregiver, and despite the pharmaceutical drugs given, the person I cared for had violent seizures daily.
Yes, a Christian can sell cannabis. The people passionately arguing against it in this thread really upset me. There are so many proven benefits of medical marijuana use. How can you say yes to such harmful pharmaceutical drugs that breed dependency and are chemically almost IDENTICAL TO HEROIN, yet condemn a plant with no side effects that comes from the earth and has been used for thousands of years?
We are not talking about licit use of a prescribed drug to treat a medical condition.Cannabis oil is literally saving the lives of children that experience extreme epilepsy. Whereas if they take medications that are completely legal they would be taking dozens a day that would zombify them with a whole slew of other side effects. I know, I use to work as a caregiver, and despite the pharmaceutical drugs given, the person I cared for had violent seizures daily.
Yes, a Christian can sell cannabis. The people passionately arguing against it in this thread really upset me. There are so many proven benefits of medical marijuana use. How can you say yes to such harmful pharmaceutical drugs that breed dependency and are chemically almost IDENTICAL TO HEROIN, yet condemn a plant with no side effects that comes from the earth and has been used for thousands of years?
This is the most recent primary document from the AMA I could find:Somehow, people think that just because they can search and quote from the Catholic Encyclopedia newadvent.org/cathen/12473a.htm , search and post from the bible biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?qs_version=NRSVCE&quicksearch=judge&begin=28&end=28 and search and post from the CCC scborromeo.org/ccc.htm ; up their posts count to get a little title below their names, that this somehow gives them some holier than thou authority somewhere in the world wide web and a license to offend. Let’s keep it real. Just because people respond courteously to attacks and aggression does not mean you get to come back and keep going. This high horse thing is becoming a thing around here. Let’s stop it.
This is a simple discussion and no aggression is needed, welcomed nor required.
Now, the link of the ‘interesting’ article is not to a Catholic site, but, it is still interesting and you do not get to decide what I find interesting or not.** I know the Church has the authority to discern.**
This, folks, is the reason why I get a lot of PMs from people who are scared to post. They write to me in private because they are scared to get into an argument or be offended so they just read. People need to relax and work on humility a little. Don’t let this stuff get to your head. Try reading Paul’s letter to the Thessonolians - it has good advice about sharing the faith in a peaceful, loving manner.
I am still waiting for the verification of what you stated.
This is a medical use. There is a medical use for oxycontin, too, but Christians can’t sell it for *recreational *use. That’s the topic of the thread.Cannabis oil is literally saving the lives of children that experience extreme epilepsy. Whereas if they take medications that are completely legal they would be taking dozens a day that would zombify them with a whole slew of other side effects. I know, I use to work as a caregiver, and despite the pharmaceutical drugs given, the person I cared for had violent seizures daily.
Yes, a Christian can sell cannabis. The people passionately arguing against it in this thread really upset me. There are so many proven benefits of medical marijuana use. How can you say yes to such harmful pharmaceutical drugs that breed dependency and are chemically almost IDENTICAL TO HEROIN, yet condemn a plant with no side effects that comes from the earth and has been used for thousands of years?