No different than a cup of coffee, it’s all bug spray same as cigarettes, the caffeine THC NICOTINE, in small quantities stimulates us. The plants produce it to repel bugs. Lol,,,,,
I have had a lot more experience with people that use drugs than I want. I am not out to change someone on the forum that takes drugs. I am not out to condemn them either. I will debate if it is a biblical practice. In that light what you and others have said in the defense of drugs, matters not. It is a discussion about Christians doing drugs. If you do drugs, does that mean you are not a Christian? No.
Altered states. In the Old Testament period there were prophets that were called the whirring prophets of Yahweh. They spun themselves in circles like kids to achieve altered states to receive prophetic messages from God. But that is a lot different than taking drugs. The discussion requires honesty, you are not going to get that if you condemn. Some of it is about theological philosophy, and how it pertains to the Bible and even developing Christian norms and culture.
I run with Christians that believe that smoking and drinking is a sin. I run with Christians that do not drink coffee. But I do not deceive them into thinking that I do not drink or use tobacco and drink about a gallon of coffee a day. I chew tobacco...smoke a good cigar and pipe a couple times a year, and I drink on occasion. It is fortunate for me that I do not have an addictive nature...mind or body. That cannot be said of most. And like I said, I rode choppers most of my life, and if I told you that I never took a hit off a dobbie around a campfire...I would be lying. Not very often and I did not inhale...lol...I don't inhale cigar smoke either. As I got older and saw all the lives it ruined and lives ruined by those that loved them...friends and family It became a taboo for me. Just not worth it.
So there is a lot that can be discussed, beyond the theological philosophies and the biblical positions, is it worth it, people's experiences with it? Does it change a person? An idea or belief can be static, it is best to put them in motion, what are the ramifications? Because it requires honesty it is a difficult topic in Christian circles, but it is a topic that Christians should discuss.