3 Much is made about the statement, found in the KJV, which supposedly speaks of hemp being the plant spoken of in Ezekiel 34:29, called a “plant of renown,” which would heal (Rev. 2 In Genesis 1:29–31, the Bible further indicates that all herbs are given for food. Consequently, the plant called hemp is proper for Christians to use for food, medicine, and enjoyment (Gen. Purportedly the Bible supports the use of all the various seeds and herbs because they were created and blessed by God and could not be wrong to use. The Biblical Text Used to Support the Use of Cannabis. They even tout biblical texts, or ancient practice, to support their thesis. There are currently a plethora of websites, often quoting each other to the point of plagiarism, that seek to support the ethics of using marijuana. Though the medical and scientific evidence regarding marijuana is important, my focus in this article relates to whether the Bible truly supports its use by believers. These Christians believe that the Bible supports use of the drug or, at the least, marijuana is no more sinful than the use of other drugs that Christians imbibe, such as tobacco, coffee, and alcohol. Separate from the medical question discussed above, there is also now a change in how many Christians have come to the defense of the use of marijuana, arguing that Scripture supports its use. There are many political, medical, and scientific responses to this change in the acceptance of pot, but the evidence is still strongly against such usage. This has caused individual states to decriminalize the use of marijuana. The debate regarding the use of marijuana has heated up considerably in recent years.

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