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Originally Posted by Aquila
I detect a lot of fear in your post...
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The fear of the LORD, yes. Fear for your soul, yes. Fear of marijuana or the spiritual ramifications of someone using it, legally or not, yes.
Here's why:
I know a number of former potheads, dope fiends, drug dealers, gangstas, hoods, criminals, and addicts, all of whom were either instantly delivered or abandoned their drugs and the lifestyle that goes with it, by the power of the Holy Spirit, and everyone of them can tell stories of the demonic mess they were involved in prior to, while using.
They just didn't quit because it was inconvenient or uninteresting. God sovereignly DELIVERED them, or flat-out ORDERED them to stop. Go figure that one out, and wonder why people in this thread or at AFF who have all given accounts of their former past lives and their drug use are all calling you out for being in error on this subject. It's not just some gang up on Aquila for the fun of it. You are being resisted because you are wrong.
This isn't just a doctrinal view that someone disagrees with, that we can academically discuss, disagree about, and let go. You are advocating an unrighteous lifestyle choice, and using the "60 peer reviewed studies" (have you even read them all and understood their content?) mantra to try and convince either yourself or others here that it's okay. Quote a scripture about it being okay? Can you? What does the LORD say about drug use?
I don't care about the endocannabinoid of the brain. Just because a part of our brains or our bodies can do or experience X,Y, or Z, doesn't mean that they should, or that God permits it as okay. How much of our physiological make-up is now the result of the Fall?
And guess what? All those pills the VA is going to pump you full of (do I detect fear in your post?), guess what? They also affect brain chemistry. Do you even understand the relationship that occurs at the neuronic level or the science behind how all of these, including THC, and even nicotine, affect brain chemistry, how the different elements bond and cause the highs or lows of their use?
Here's a primer:
https://www.thecabinchiangmai.com/ho...ect-the-brain/
And as far as "Big Pharma" pushing out weed for a paycheck, take a look at this:
Weed, Inc: The Truth about the Pot Lobby, THC, and the Commercial Marijuana Industry:
https://www.amazon.com/Weed-Inc-Comm.../dp/B01N6WTLHN
The only reason it's being legalized in the US is for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. So, Big Pharma is increasingly going to get replaced by Big Marijuana, and what are you going to say about that?
Read up on the Netherlands some time and see how well their legalization of marijuana is going for them?
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