Is Smoking Marijuana A sin?

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Usually yes, for a couple of reasons:
  1. It is illegal, and it is a sin to break the just laws of the land. The New Testament tells us that we are to give respect and obedience to the laws and to those who make and enforce the laws.
  2. Like drinking to the point of drunkenness, smoking mj is usually only for the purpose of getting wasted. The bible tells us that this is sinful.
Medical mj for a legitimate medical use, prescribed by a doctor, is a different matter and is not sinful.
 
PaulDupre said:
Usually yes, for a couple of reasons:
  1. It is illegal, and it is a sin to break the just laws of the land. The New Testament tells us that we are to give respect and obedience to the laws and to those who make and enforce the laws.
  2. Like drinking to the point of drunkenness, smoking mj is usually only for the purpose of getting wasted. The bible tells us that this is sinful.
Medical mj for a legitimate medical use, prescribed by a doctor, is a different matter and is not sinful.
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1). That would mean you can smoke it in some countries without sinning.

2). What exact phrase “in the bible” says that you can’t smoke it?
 
thomfra said:
1). That would mean you can smoke it in some countries without sinning.

2). What exact phrase “in the bible” says that you can’t smoke it?
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The Bible (NIV) says:

Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

This holds true for drugs.

You can drink wine but not get drunk and be led astray. Why would you smoke Marijuana unless it was to get high?

Also from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

2291 The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and life. Their use, except on strictly therapeutic grounds, is a grave offense. Clandestine production of and trafficking in drugs are scandalous practices. They constitute direct co-operation in evil, since they encourage people to practices gravely contrary to the moral law. *
 
thomfra said:
Is it a sin not to be wise?
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Galatians 5:21 (New International Version)

21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Drug abuse has the same effect as drunkeness.
 
Pete said:
Galatians 5:21 (New International Version)

21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Drug abuse has the same effect as drunkeness.
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Nobody said anything about drug “abuse”. What is the difference between people who have a joint at the end of a week, or a couple of beers? It’s really only cultural in my opinion.
 
thomfra said:
Nobody said anything about drug “abuse”. What is the difference between people who have a joint at the end of a week, or a couple of beers? It’s really only cultural in my opinion.
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But the only reason to smoke Marijuana is to get high. What other reason could one possibly have?

You can drink beer without the intent to get drunk, so it is not inherently sinfull.
 
Pete said:
But the only reason to smoke Marijuana is to get high. What other reason could one possibly have?

You can drink beer without the intent to get drunk, so it is not inherently sinfull.
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Depends on what you define “high” as. i.e. you wouldn’t call it a sin to be “slightly tippsy”, or “a bit more relaxed” because you had a couple of beers, or a stiff wiskey to “calm your nerves”. It’s the same with Marihuana - depends on how strong it is, or how much you smoke. mind you, it’s not good to smoke in general, and habitual use has a link with psychosis. Plus just like many people drink to get drunk, a lot of people smoke a lot of Marihuana. But that’s not what we are talking about here.
 
2291 The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and life. Their use, except on strictly therapeutic grounds, is a grave offense. Clandestine production of and trafficking in drugs are scandalous practices. They constitute direct co-operation in evil, since they encourage people to practices gravely contrary to the moral law. *
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This is very vague. Alcohol is a drug, and it is morally acceptable to use it. Caffeine is a drug, but we may drink coffee and soda.

There must be a distinction between drugs that are acceptable for recreational use and drugs that are prohibited by the Church.

Now I want to say this in the beginning. I do not use illegal drugs. I am just giving my opinion on the morality of using them for recreational use. Therefore my arguments are not biased. Actually I am opposed to the legalization of Marijuana because it is a gateway drug. People may deny it, but I have seen it first hand.

Now in my opinion using Marijuana is a venial sin. It is not extremely harmful to ones health (Unlike cocaine or heroin. I also understand it is still harmful.). However it is illegal in most of the world. Therefore you would be breaking Natural law by using it. Making it a venial sin.

I am sure somebody is going to rip my argument apart. Feel free. 😃
 
I can’t see how it could be a sin. It is not addicting like alcohol is. It does not have any long term negative health effects like tobacco has. It’s not a gateway drug. There are different potencies like anything.

Legalize it, or at least decriminalize it. People are going to jail for possession and “intent” to distribute!
 
Pete said:
The Bible (NIV) says:

Also from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

2291 The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and life. Their use, except on strictly therapeutic grounds, is a grave offense. Clandestine production of and trafficking in drugs are scandalous practices. They constitute direct co-operation in evil, since they encourage people to practices gravely contrary to the moral law. *
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Enough said. 👍
 
gmags2003 said:
I can’t see how it could be a sin. It is not addicting like alcohol is. It does not have any long term negative health effects like tobacco has. It’s not a gateway drug. There are different potencies like anything.

Legalize it, or at least decriminalize it. People are going to jail for possession and “intent” to distribute!
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Agree with your second point - decriminalise.

But not sure about the health effects point. It’s not healthy. That’s for sure. But is it so bad that it should be criminal…probably not (IMHO).
 
The CCC needs to revise that portion to make clear which drugs they are referring to. Ecstasy and heroine are gravely damaging, but can not be put in the same category as salvia and marijuana. And of course this always leads back to alcohol and tobacco…
 
gmags2003 said:
It’s not a gateway drug.
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Trust me it is. Everyone that I knew from high school that smoked Marijuana have all moved on the harder drugs. Who ever told you it was not a gateway drug is a liar.
 
thomfra said:
1). That would mean you can smoke it in some countries without sinning.

2). What exact phrase “in the bible” says that you can’t smoke it?
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There is a saying in twelve step programs, “Wherever you go, there you are”. “Wherever you perform the sin, there it is”. You are confusing legal laws with moral. Not all moral laws are made legal, not all immoral laws are made illegal. Sometimes we just need to use the brains God gave us. 😦
 
thomfra said:
1). That would mean you can smoke it in some countries without sinning.

2). What exact phrase “in the bible” says that you can’t smoke it?
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Matthias123 said:
This is very vague. Alcohol is a drug, and it is morally acceptable to use it. Caffeine is a drug, but we may drink coffee and soda.

There must be a distinction between drugs that are acceptable for recreational use and drugs that are prohibited by the Church.

Now I want to say this in the beginning. I do not use illegal drugs. I am just giving my opinion on the morality of using them for recreational use. Therefore my arguments are not biased. Actually I am opposed to the legalization of Marijuana because it is a gateway drug. People may deny it, but I have seen it first hand.

Now in my opinion using Marijuana is a venial sin. It is not extremely harmful to ones health (Unlike cocaine or heroin. I also understand it is still harmful.). However it is illegal in most of the world. Therefore you would be breaking Natural law by using it. Making it a venial sin.

I am sure somebody is going to rip my argument apart. Feel free. 😃
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Just a note, to break a man made law, such as a State, or Federal law outlawing a drug, is not breaking a Natural Law.

Overusing any drug, whether it be over the counter drugs, alcohol etc. is wrong. Using Marijuana is very risky as each joint has six times the amount of tar a regular cigarette contains. You can see what over use of the lil’ ol cigarette does to some people, so imagine how much less one would have to use marijauna to get the same result.
 
gmags2003 said:
Legalize it, or at least decriminalize it. People are going to jail for possession and “intent” to distribute!
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Can’t disagree with you more in the fact that you say to legalize it. Many say that it is allows us to unwind for a while, but this is the lie. Actually it relieves us of our most precious ability to reason and makes us most vulnerable to evils. A society without reason, whether temporarily or permanently, is most dangerous and is an unguided missile
 
At most I consider smoking pot a venial sin. It should certainly be decriminalized. Our current laws are retarded.
 
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