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The vote — which will take place on the state’s primary day for governor and other state and federal offices — resulted from a petition signed by nearly 68,000 voters and presented to state officials two years ago.

We live in a day when the laws of our land don’t necessarily represent what is healthy, moral, or wise.

Recently, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the marijuana Executive Orders of the Obama Administration, thereby re-enforcing the Federal Laws for marijuana through prosecutorial discretion.

Marijuana smokers everywhere rejoiced when the legalization of marijuana took center stage in Colorado. The scent of those legal green leaves now drifts out of local neighborhoods, but the decline in society has anything but a calming effect.

<p>I need to make a confession right up front. I’ve never smoked marijuana. I’ve never been drunk with alcohol. In fact, I’ve never used an illicit drug of any sort. I mention this because I’m quite sure that some will object to what I say in this article by insisting that I have no right to speak about an experience in which I’ve never personally indulged. I think that’s ridiculous. Whether or not I’ve ever been “high” (and again, no, I haven’t), is irrelevant to the question of whether or not Christians should use marijuana for recreational purposes. That being said, let’s get started.</p><p><em>Image courtesy</em>: ©Thinkstock/OpenRangeStock</p>

Experts say looser marijuana laws lead some to assume the drug is safe.

New review of existing research shows marijuana only helps two disorders.

Now that marijuana or cannabis is legal for recreation use in some states, how should Christians view recreational use of it?

Political commentator and author Andrew Sullivan is planning a new book that will discuss the role of cannabis in religious practice.