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Originally Posted by houston
Why isn’t he banned?
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Because I'm one of the few more moderate voices that tries to be logical, and is truly remorseful when conversations get too heated. And, agree with me or not, I've had one thing said to me over and over... I made people think. And in most cases, that's enough for me. I think we do ourselves a disservice if we serve to only be an echo chamber echoing the same tired old ideas, perspectives, and understandings that we've held for generations. As times change, methods, manners, styles, and approaches can change. Today, denying cannabis to a family with a child having 10 or more seizures, with what now know about the plant's capabilities, is imposing as great a cruelty and evil upon that family as any act of violence that could be perpetrated against them other than murder itself.
Most of my detractors have argued that I'm advocating for a stoner lifestyle. I don't. I'm looking at this from a position that acknowledges the medicinal benefits, the context of the dangers presented, and a perspective that is primarily libertarian.
I see in Scripture God forbidding specific meats, specific acts, specific practices, and specific lifestyles. But nowhere do I see God forbidding consumption of a single plant. God created all plant life. And when He did, He said that it was "good" (meaning beneficial to man). And from the most ancient of times, plants have proven to be beneficial in the way of diet, herbal remedies, medications, and textiles. I don't see any inherent sinfulness in any plant or substance. I see the sinfulness being in the hearts of men women who choose to abuse a given substance. Those who chose to use these substances in pagan rituals are the one's guilty of evil. There is no inherent evil in a leaf.
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