The topic here is about if smoking marijuana is sinful…the CCC even says so. Your flippant attitude about not caring about what the Church says tells everyone that you are more concerned about what you want than about what God wants…the hallmark of moral relativism. And just so you know…I cross the street at intersections
It is not debatable. It is an illegal drug, the use of which is soundly condemned in the Catechism. If you think it is open to debate, I should remind you that the cafeteria is closed.
Um. Who says we are talking about legality? If you were paying attention to the posts, I think you’d understand that it’s done deal about how the church views breaking the law.
There are a great many things which have a correct use ans an incorrect use. The correct use of marijuana is for making rope and textiles. The correct use of opium is a medication. The correct use of our sexuality is procreation within the confines of marriage. The list goes on and on.
Okay lets nail down some botanological terms here.
Cannabis began producing THC in its resin glands because it protects the plant from solar radiation - or that’s the best theory at this time anyway. As for why God made things develop this way, that’s beyond our comprehension. Why are tree-leaves green instead of blue? Why did God make poison ivy? Etc.
Biologists are the ones who propagate this theory. Yes there are lots of chemicals which protect against radiation but different plants had evolved before in such a way that some chemicals were easier to make than others. The “proto-cannabis” had chemical pathways that made it easier for it to produce tetrahydrocannabinol than something else.
This isn’t necessarily true. Cannabis selected for hemp production traditionally had lower levels of THC even before the 1930’s. That’s why its called hemp and not marijuana. Hemp is cannabis used for fiber production, and marijuana is cannabis used for recreation, spirituality, and medicine. Farmers found that certain low THC cannabis has longer, stronger, and more usable fiber than cannabis that contained higher amounts of THC. Ironically the same strains of cannabis used for hemp had higher amounts of the CBD cannabanoid which actually block THC from reaching the receptors in the brain. Thus over the years however hemp growers became experimenting and looking for cannabis strains that had lower THC and higher fiber production. Meanwhile other scientists and researchers folks began looking for cannabis with higher THC and less usable hemp material. Eventually through selective breeding and (when practical) genetic engeneering hemp THC concentrations decreased in the industrial hemp we have today and increased in marijuana increased in THC content.
Sorr-rry, I mispoke. Of course He is the Eucharist. I NEVER doubted the fact that the bread and wine actually become Christ’s body and and blood. Not just bread and wine with Christ in it. Just wish some of my peers understood this.
I don’t feel a need to rationalize a behavior I don’t think is wrong, but I am trying to explain my reasoning to others (if you haven’t guessed, I do smoke pot occasionally). I can honestly say I have a better understanding of the religious reason for not smoking pot after reading some of these posts, which is really what I was looking for.
For some people alcohol can put distance between others and God, others it could be tobacco, racing, contests, ect… Still for others some of these things could put one closer to God. I know my hobby with tobacco allowed me to understand research further into His creation. Now let me just say that LSD is very dangerous given that it is inorganic properties simply fry the brain into believing it is in another world. It was simply an invalid medical discovery if you ask me. Once you take it the chemistry of the brain changes and can lead to unhappy flashbacks or even freak you out forever.