The Catholic Church and Marijuana

[Nullific]

I don't believe there is any direct mention of cannabis in the bible, people are always interpreting it differently which is why it is best to think for yourself.

Think of it like this, there are lots of drugs which society seems classify differently but in the end they are drugs.
Caffeine, alcohol, tylenol, aspirin, cannabis, nicotine are all drugs. Tylenol is considered perfectly acceptable for medicinal use since it doesn't get you high...it is hepatoxic however. Alcohol gets you way more altered than cannabis, for some reason people don't consider this drug even though it obviously is and the consequences resulting from its use can be far greater than with many other drugs. Nicotine is a poison, it is used as a pesticide and is more addictive than heroin, it will produce a noticable 'buzz' in first time smokers and at high doses such as with uncured tops of tobacco plants can produce hallucinations, coma and even death. Ironically its even sold at walmart and in many states although you must be 18 to purchase tobacco products possession by a minor holds no penalties.
Caffeine is my favorite example, it is a central nervous system stimulant found in many beverages and available to anybody of any age. People who consume enough of it will reportedly feel 'different', it definately alters consciousness and has been shown to be addictive with physical withdrawal symptoms. Your average cup of coffee contains over 800 chemicals many of which are neurotoxins and carcinogens.
Thousands of people die of overdoses from these legal drugs every year while not a single person has ever died from using marijuana, it is virtually non-toxic and has been shown to have many health benefits, side effects include hunger.
What I am saying here is who cares what the bible or society for that matter thinks about cannabis...the entire system or classification of 'acceptable' substances from 'unacceptable' substances is complete bullshit to begin with.

[XxInTheAirxX]

i have been going to a cathloic school my entire life from pre-school to now my seinor year and ya know what, none of my teachers have EVER expained what the cathloic church has to say about drugs... i mean they prolly say its a sin b/c the church thinks everything that is fun is a sin....

[jacquelyne]

My bf is catholic
his mother even became a nun when she was younger i think she was forced by her parents
she met a man and married him.She has smoked pot and she goes to church every weekend and weeknights too.My bf smokes too they dont seem to think that is sinning in the eyes of god

[XxInTheAirxX]

cool, i mean i really don't care if i am sinning or anything, but thats pretty sweet that she like used to be a nun.. i have only met one before...we don't have many nuns around here.. my parents thought i was going to be a nun untill i hit puberty and well that dream went to hell for them

[jacquelyne]

lol yep i can imagine

[jacquelyne]

i'll become a nun
when im getting nun
lol sorry

[Isaiah The Prophet]

i belive in god and jesus and that jesus is the key to heaven i worship tem but i dont like the ways of the catholic church they are to into them selves and they pray more to marry then they do to god it annoys me

[Canadabis]

Thats why the pope had a tracheotomy, that many years smoking the finest herb from all the third world countries they send "missionaries" to.

Columbia here I come baby!...I mean jesus. ah who am I kidding, im just gonna teach them what shame is then put my hoagie in thier corn-hole.
-Attributed to pope pius the 2nd, mister lead foot himself.