The pitfalls and perils of marijuana legalization are well-documented. But whenever we discuss that research here on BreakPoint, we’re accused of not having the right research. What that means is that we’ve used studies that contradict the very vocal advocates of weed.
On election night 2018, while most of the nation’s attention was focused on the Democrats taking the House and the Republicans expanding their Senate majority, few noticed a funny smell wafting in from the Midwest.
Coca-Cola is considering the manufacturing and selling of a beverage containing CBD, the non-intoxicating component in marijuana that remains illegal to sell under federal law.
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Recently, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the marijuana Executive Orders of the Obama Administration, thereby re-enforcing the Federal Laws for marijuana through prosecutorial discretion.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.
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.
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Experts say looser marijuana laws lead some to assume the drug is safe.
