Pubdate: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 Source: Vanguard, The (AL Edu) Copyright: 2010 USA Vanguard Contact: http://www.usavanguard.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2827 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n151/a01.html Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n153/a08.html Author: Stan White CHRISTIANITY IMPLIES LEGALIZATION Dear Editor of the Vanguard, As a Christian, I'm in favor of ending the sin of caging responsible adults for using the relatively safe, God-given plant cannabis (marijuana) and one reason why that doesn't get mentioned ("Heads" vs. "Feds": The Debate Over Marijuana Legalization, Mar. 1, 2010), is because it's Biblically correct since Christ God Our Father, The Ecologician, indicates He created all the seed-bearing plants, saying they are all good, on literally the very first page (Genesis 1:11-12 and 29-30). The only Biblical restriction placed on cannabis is that it is to be accepted with thankfulness (see 1 Timothy 4:1-5). The United States federal government has no moral or logical reason to cage people for using cannabis or for that matter labeling the plant a Schedule I substance alongside heroin. Truthfully, Stan White - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake