You CAN'T say Marijuana is bad and Alcohol is good

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Alcohol is moral and legal.
Marijuana is immoral and illegal. Enough said.
 
I choose to avoid alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis because they are all intoxicants. The Examination of Conscience paperwork I filled out before my first confession mentioned the need to confess any illegal drug use as well as any purposeful intoxication.
 
Immensus said:
I choose to avoid alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis because they are all intoxicants. The Examination of Conscience paperwork I filled out before my first confession mentioned the need to confess any illegal drug use as well as any purposeful intoxication.
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Any purposeful intoxication you say…? You must not be a coffee drinker then since caffeine has alkaloids. Caffeine (like cannibas) is a stimulant drug found in the leaves and seeds of plants. :cool:
 
Cannibas is actually much more comparable to coffee than it is alcohol because there isn’t really a ‘refining’ process involved in either cannibas or coffee. It’s just pure plant -all beans, leaves and flowers. Alcohol and cocaine on the other hand, are similar in that they require a refining process to extract the alkaloids unnaturally (unnaturally referring to not being found that way in nature).
 
I don’t drink coffee either.

Not sure if refined or unrefined or whether it’s purely a plant or not is that important.
 
Also, for the sake of argument, if we Catholics are forbidden from harming our bodies (temples), then ‘reason’ must be applied in that even physical work can be dangerous and harmful. Reason always applies because what matters is ‘why’ one sacrifices ones body. Is it done for a greater good or is it selfish…?

This is what we should be asking ourselves in everything we do. Much easier said than done though.
 
TEPO said:
Cannibas is actually much more comparable to coffee than it is alcohol because there isn’t really a ‘refining’ process involved in either cannibas or coffee. It’s just pure plant -all beans, leaves and flowers. Alcohol and cocaine on the other hand, are similar in that they require a refining process to extract the alkaloids unnaturally (unnaturally referring to not being found that way in nature).
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“Alkaloids” are not an important part of alcoholic beverages.

Other than water and natural flavorants of various kinds, the active ingredient in these beverages is, first and foremost, ethyl alcohol, which arises from a natural process of fermentation. Without that natural process, no amount of refining will do the job.

ICXC NIKA
 
Immensus said:
I choose to avoid alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis because they are all intoxicants. The Examination of Conscience paperwork I filled out before my first confession mentioned the need to confess any illegal drug use as well as any purposeful intoxication.
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That is commendable. 🙂
 
TEPO said:
Also, for the sake of argument, if we Catholics are forbidden from harming our bodies (temples), then ‘reason’ must be applied in that even physical work can be dangerous and harmful. Reason always applies because what matters is ‘why’ one sacrifices ones body. Is it done for a greater good or is it selfish…?

This is what we should be asking ourselves in everything we do. Much easier said than done though.
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Yes, we should use temperance in using our bodies to serve the Lord. Depending on our age and abilities, of course, and how the Holy Spirit and our spiritual director guides us.
 
720joeG said:
I live in Colorado. It is no longer a crime. I do agree that no Christian should break civil law and that is a sin, but civil law says its legal now. 👍
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But that is were people do things because society says, Ah its ok. But it is not ok, even if the law says its ok
 
chero23 said:
But that is were people do things because society says, Ah its ok. But it is not ok, even if the law says its ok
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Ditto. See abortion for further reference on the complete fallibility of the law as arbiter of morality.
 
Hobbes42 said:
Ditto. See abortion for further reference on the complete fallibility of the law as arbiter of morality.
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That’s exactly what I was thinking. Also with the way society thinks of marriage. They see it as a game and that same sex can. That’s society position, even the law but it’s not right.
 
True Catholics cannot support using illicit drugs like marijuana because it is considered scandalous and could cause our fellow brothers to sin.

Furthermore, people who desire to smoke weed should examine their conscience as to why they really feel it is so necessary. The reality is most people do it because it make them feel “cool”, “rebellious” and accepted by others. These aren’t Christian attributes but rather worldly ones and should be avoided at all costs.
 
Bell(name removed by moderator) said:
Hasn’t anyone asked their priest about this?
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I haven’t, but only because I would only consider using pot 3 days after the sun freezes.

I like my mind. I am not the least but curious about how it would feel fuddled!

As long as it is illegal, people should REALLY soul search why it is worth going against our duty to obey the civil law.

And once it becomes legal, they should ask themselves what they have to gain from it?

ICXC NIKA
 
Buck_Crosswhite said:
I have seen the brains during autopsies of teenagers who only used MJ. Those brains had huge dead black spots caused by MJ. I can’t understand why anyone would defend its use. On top of that stoners are the laziest most useless people on earth.
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gee buck I made over 100 grand on my farm last yr what did you do accomplish.:mad:
oh yeah my friends all worked last yr, some buying their first home some making the same if not more off their farms. again buck what did you accomplish.
 
Clearly it’s not for everyone, and like anything else it shouldn’t be abused or over consumed, or idolized. If moderation can’t be exercised, then abstinence is a good choice -assuming its legal, like it is in my State.
 
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