i brought up this exact thing to my mom the other day in an argument, and she came back with "well god made poison ivy but i'm not gonna roll around in that. and god made skunks but i'm not gonna hug one." and i said thats exactly gods reasoning. he made poison ivy where it causes itchiness to keep people away. he made skunks smell to keep predators away. the poison ivy plant is eaten by forest animals.

i've gone to church all my life, and know quite a few things about religion/theology.

god never tempts humankind. i dont' know the reference for that exactly, but its true. god doesn't tempt, thats satans job. now, if god made the cannabis plant look beautiful, smell beautiful, taste beautiful, have smoke that has a pleasant aroma, and makes u feel so good, yet is wrong.... that sounds like temptation to me. satan doesn't have the power to create, so theres no way anyone can deny that god created the cannabis plant.

another argument made is that in the bible where it talks about being drunk, it should also be interpreted to mean stoned, or high on any drug for that matter. interestingly enough, any time the creation story is taught, christians are quick to say that the bible should be taken literally and is not open to interpretation. i've always been taught that in genesis, when it says god made the earth in 7 days, it really means 7 days of 24 hours each.

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