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Well, it's been legalized in so many places, like Heart2Soul says. I'm a bit cautious about the recreational idea. But if there are medical benefits, then a clear framework is useful...I think weed should be left in the consumer's hands.
Every drug has side effects. I know life can be hard. I wish I didn't need medication...but I'm thankful I have it. You just have to be careful with those doctors...they'll have you taking a pill for everything!Well, it's been legalized in so many places, like Heart2Soul says. I'm a bit cautious about the recreational idea. But if there are medical benefits, then a clear framework is useful...
@Truman Over-medication can be a problem; but then the pharmaceuticals maybe have a vested interest in it....Every drug has side effects. I know life can be hard. I wish I didn't need medication...but I'm thankful I have it. You just have to be careful with those doctors...they'll have you taking a pill for everything!
Maybe? There's no doubt in my mind! My brother used to work for Glaxo-Smith-Kline.@Truman Over-medication can be a problem; but then the pharmaceuticals maybe have a vested interest in it....
I thought as much, but I've found that many "abusers" are self medicating for very real problems. That's part of the appeal of some drugs to at least some "recreational" users.My point is...only use a drug if you absolutely have to. But if you have to, don't feel condemned. My problem is with misuse...specifically, my past misuse. I am not anti-drug...in fact, I think it's high time we, as a society, started treating addicts better. I'm not suggesting condoning self-abuse, but each person is valuable.
Christ has brought me much freedom from all this. Though I still vape nicotine.I thought as much, but I've found that many "abusers" are self medicating for very real problems. That's part of the appeal of some drugs to at least some "recreational" users.
In my own case, I grew up with anxiety issues that were at times somewhat disabling. Friends introduced me to Cannabis while still in school and though I didn't realize it, part of its appeal was in making me feel more normal, more at ease with other people and situations that made me anxious. I've known quite a few substance abusers, and many had serious issues, usually of a psychological or emotional nature, prior to their use. The same is true of those referred to as problem drinkers.
We may not acknowledge it, but most of us are primarily driven by our emotions more than reason, and that usually has negative consequences. People learn to modify their behavior through reason and we call this wisdom.
My maternal grandfather was a coal miner in Western Pennsylvania back when mining was still mostly done with picks and shovels. It was hard work in confined spaces, difficult and tiring, so the mining companies gave their workers coka cola to refresh them and increase their productivity. At that time, the active ingredient was cocaine, not caffeine. My grandfather also made his own alcohol and was known to get drunk on occasion after a full days work in the mines and on his garden and livestock. He was a devout Catholic despite such behavior and I can't help but think that his drinking habit was in part a response to the cocaine dosing by his employers, a way to counter the way the substance made his body react.He lived in a different era and it would be legalism to impose judgmental assessment retrospectively on a great man of God from the 19th century.
I currently have to take metformin for my diabetes and amlodipine for my blood pressure (in addition to a number of allergy medications.) While the drugs do control my blood sugar level and blood pressure to a reasonable degree, they also have negative side effects such as interfering with my physiology's homeostatic response to temperature change. I haven't felt comfortable or "well" in over a decade. Now I turn down the suggestion of any new "maintenance drug", hormone replacement therapy, or treatment that creates a permanent dependency upon it.Every drug has side effects. I know life can be hard. I wish I didn't need medication...but I'm thankful I have it. You just have to be careful with those doctors...they'll have you taking a pill for everything!
Embracing your pain works for some, but prolonged intense pain just makes me more dangerous (or creates that impression in others,)It's easy to take a pill...it's hard to change behavior.
Sometimes change is necessary. It can be growth.
Discomfort and pain can be natural parts of life.
I've experienced growth when I've embraced my pain...like people did before modern medicine.
If you don’t get high from it, there’s no problem, just as it’s okay to drink booze, but not to be drunk.Should a Christian smoke marijuana? It depends on the motive for doing it. (My church is against it) One big drag gets rid of my leg cramps without mental drawbacks and I don’t like a mental high. Smoking or vaping is the easiest way to control the dose. CBD or CBG won’t do it for me. I live in the thick of USA cannabis production (it pretty much costs nothing to get for most locals) and it’s not really a positive thing for most people.
@JazzyJeff15 Glad you were able to quit.Im on 20 days now. All credit goes to the Lord because history proved time and time again i couldnt do this on my own. No desire to go back
Can, or should, a new believer, a recovering Fentanyl addict, use cannabis while they recover?
I maintain that the best drug is no drug, since they all have side effects
Nothing is forbidden but not all does good. I think if it relieves bodily suffering or benefits health it is a good.What if a follower of Christ has chronic pain and knows they have a weakness for opioids?
Can, or should, a new believer, a recovering Fentanyl addict, use cannabis while they recover?
I maintain that the best drug is no drug, since they all have side effects.
Then there is addictive behavior.
Hi @Mantis At times, certain meds in Mexico and Canada cost only 1/20 of what they have cost in the US, because of the pricing influences of the big pharmaceutical corporations.You know he didn’t give us every seed bearing plant “to smoke”. This is medicine meant to be eaten. It literally kills cancer. Watch the documentary called “weed the people” on Netflix. They cured three kids cancer with cannabis. There is Israel based labs that show how some strains kill certain cancer cells and some kill other kinds of cancer. And how they all leave the good cells alone. Truly amazing. Big pharma sucks and have successfully brainwashed most people to think this good medicine from God is some kind of evil plant. This plant kills cancer. Thank you Jesus.