Pubdate: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 Source: Metro Times (Detroit, MI) Copyright: 2011 Metro Times, Inc Contact: http://www.metrotimes.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1381 Author: Karen Mulhern Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n1054/a04.html BIBLE STUDY TIME I am sympathetic to your views on marijuana, but, in your attempt to rely on the insights of the Bible to make your point, you have gotten your facts wrong. When the biblical God spoke of herbs, he was talking mainly about things like cinnamon, chicory, cooking herbs and so on. He was not referring to cannabis sativa. Check out these scriptures before discussing the Christian perspective on the regular use of marijuana: Genesis, 3:18; Numbers, 11: 18; Luke, 9:23-25; Galatians, 5:19-21 and Ephesians, 5:13. And then there is the issue of heroin, or opiates in general, which our pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies push as an antidote for physical pain. Is that not a classification of drugs that is highly addictive? Trying to make arguments without having done adequate research is absurd. Get to know the Bible and its viewpoints before citing it as a source when making an argument. Karen Mulhern, Lincoln Park - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom