Legalization of cannabis

[TheAmazingGrace]

My sister works at a store that sells “Hemp” derived cbd oil. That’s cool but I’m not taking any THC…

I don’t either: nobody has to, of course.

 

[anon65111186]

Millions of responsible adult recreational cannabis citizens of this country and as of Jan. 1st, all of Canada, and Uruguay, Portugal, and the Netherlands disagree with you.

A rise in the popularity of a practice or idea is no guarantee of its truth or goodness.

The growing popularity of legalizing marijuana is not a reason for accepting it as true or good.

That is a bandwagon fallacy.

 

[Cruciferi]

Getting high or drunk is sinful and the Church will maintain that. There’s nothing responsible about pursuing mind numbing benders to escape reality and responsibilities.

 

[Spyridon]

I don’t hear people raving about marijuana’s subtle oak flavor or fruitines

Then you don’t know many people who smoke cannabis.

If you’re okay with recreational alcohol and tobacco use, there’s no logical reason to be against cannabis except for your prejudice against it.

I’m against recreational use of cannabis because of addiction and health issues - but I think our current laws in the US are asinine. I think cannabis should be fully decriminalized at the federal level.

 

[anon65111186]

We are going to here more about this from the Church. The trend is towards legalization.

The Boston Archdiocese just gave $850,000 to an anti-marijuana campaign called the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts. The group is working to defeat a bill to legalize recreational cannabis in the state.

They are following the Pope and Church’s directives on the matter.

The secular world may popularize many things, it doesn’t mean we must be a part of the world.

 

[anon65111186]

I think cannabis should be fully decriminalized at the federal level.

The Church teaching on the matter doesn’t agree with such an idea.

 

[Cruciferi]

I’m against recreational use of cannabis because of addiction and health issues

Those are the same reasons I oppose it as well.

 

[anon65111186]

There is nothing morally wrong with cannabis.

If you believe that the Holy Spirit is guiding the church on moral issues, and the Church goes against legalization and use of marijuana, then yes, there is something wrong with it morally.

 

[Spyridon]

The Church teaching stands against legalization for just any old purpose.

The Church is fine with medical usage, and the Church is neutral about decriminalization as far as I know.

Decriminalization is different from legalization.

It means if you get caught with weed, instead of being arrested and possibly hit with a felony, your marijuana will be confiscated and you’ll be issued a citation like for speeding or jaywalking.

Decriminalization is more sensible than either the current full criminalization or full out legalization.

If you can show me where the Church has said decriminalization is wrong, please show me so I can conform my mind to the mind of the Church.

 

[anon65111186]

Decriminalization is different from legalization.

Sure, but doesn’t lax laws encourage use? Take an extreme and unrecommended case, like Vlad the impaler (Dracula). His punishments were so severe he is praised in Romania as a hero, because crime rates plummeted greatly.

 

[Spyridon]

Incredibly inappropriate attitude for a Catholic to have.

 

[dallas_r]

Sorry, if you couldn’t tell I like Michael Vorris

 

[anon65111186]

Incredibly inappropriate attitude for a Catholic to have.

Attitude is not so much of a problem as the “filthy lying pig” and “grow some balls” peppered here and there.

 

[Spyridon]

I’m not sure.

Are there any statistics comparing nations or States which have lax laws vs those with strict laws and rates of marijuana usage in those countries?

When I used marijuana the law was the last concern I had. I wouldn’t have cared whether it was a felony or fully legal - I simply didn’t care or think about the law.

 

[Spyridon]

That’s what I was referring to Tim.

The whole tone of his post was written like an atheist wrote it, not a Catholic.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Your grandfather’s “reefer” is not today’s cannabis. Almost regardless of origin, it’s considerably stronger, even to the point of potential lethality.

I have, in my lifetime, known too many “stoners” to imagine that cannabis is harmless or “no worse than wine”. Most employers (at least around here) won’t hire anybody who tests positive for cannabis, and will fire any employee who does. The employers who most commonly do both, of course, are industries. There are a lot of industrial injuries in which the injured person tested positive for it. That, and a proper work attitude are the reasons many employers won’t tolerate it.

 

[Spyridon]

Almost regardless of origin, it’s considerably stronger, even to the point of potential lethality.

That’s flat out wrong.

Spreading myths and ignorance doesn’t help anybodys cause.

 

[Cruciferi]

I do advocate destroying the poppies in Mexico and Afghanistan; however, I believe the US is poisoning it’s people purposely with heroin and fentanyl. Evidence suggests the fentanyl is from China. Remember, hugs not drugs

 

[anon65111186]

Are there any statistics comparing nations or States which have lax laws vs those with strict laws and rates of marijuana usage in those countries?

I think enforcement of laws is more important than punishment. If you knew that you would probably get caught, nomatter the punishment, you probably wouldn’t commit a crime.

 

[anon65111186]

The whole tone of his post was written like an atheist wrote it, not a Catholic.

More like someone of the world, simply. I’ve heard many Christians and even Catholics speak that way. I’ve been known to say the s word unintentionally when I get surprised (bad habit).