Marijuana and JWs

Thomasdam

So where does the cult stand on Marijuana. My wife just visited her parents who are JWs and her dad who knows nothing about it said it was a gateway drug. He may have heard it on the news but I doubt it. I think he has been told that by the bros in the cult. I was wondering they most likely would not approve of it being smoked but is it the same to them on vaping and edibles and drops for Medical Marijuana?

Finkelstein

said it was a gateway drug

False it is not, mature people in the 20's to 70's take it from time to time and they know well thats as far as it goes, well knowing of more stronger and harmful drugs.

Nevertheless the WTS. is still against Marijuana usage just like smoking cigarettes.

There are proven heath benefits for certain medical conditions.

ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara

At the moment still a NO-NO. Give it a few overlapping generations ,it may all change and become YES-YES.

Zing

john.prestor

I heard pot was a gateway drug back in high school in the 90s, far as I'm concerned the government just doesn't want us to smoke something that might let us think in ways they don't want us to think. This organization is no different.

Simon

Is anyone arguing that the WTS stance on cigarettes is something that hasn't been beneficial to its members?

I think there is insufficient evidence about cannabis as it hasn't been sufficiently studied and the long-term effects of legalizing it are as yet unknown.

It may be that the WTS again gets something right even if it's for the wrong reasons.

Personally, I think most of the views on pot being a gateway drug is promoted by big pharma who didn't like the idea of people being able to grow their own medicine at home. Now it's legal, some of them seem to no longer be against it and instead want in on the action.

Thomasdam

I don't agree Simon. First off in the US there is little to no studies because the Gov on the federal level has not allowed it. Its a schedule one drug with means it has no use medically at all and is highly dangerous. Which is Bull shit on galactic scale. Second its been used by people for well over 100 years and there has been no known affects that anyone has seen. Smoking anything by burning it is not healthy but edibles and vaping gets past that. It has been studied in other countries like Israel and no proof of it being a gate way drug or harmful or having long lasting issues. So many people have used it for so long that in and of itself shows that there is not much to this charge. Science would need to do testing but the big test is billions of people using it and you never hear of someone dying of Marijuana over dose because it is about impossible to happen. The same ass holes who say its evil will sit on the couch and sip a 7n7 and think nothing of the buzz they get from that. The domino's have fallen and the Feds can not pick up the pieces. Its a waste of time for them to keep going. I believe its over 30 states have now got it for recreation and or Medical. Even very red states like Oklahoma has it and that is the buckle of the religious nut bag south.

Simon

in the US there is little to no studies because the Gov on the federal level has not allowed it

That's my point - it's not been studied enough. It may turn out that the WTS have it right, like they did with smoking.

Second its been used by people for well over 100 years and there has been no known affects that anyone has seen

That isn't true though. First, it has effects - if it doesn't then any claims of benefits are bogus and rely on the placebo effect. Second, some people become paranoid and don't seem able to function. So it is not without effects and some possible risk.

So many people have used it for so long that in and of itself shows that there is not much to this charge

What, like tobacco was used for a long time too? Or heroin?

People could have used things for thousands of years without realizing the effects they have because they lacked the science and medicine necessary to infer cause for some things. And many times, people were dying earlier for many other reasons so it may not have been an issue anyway even if it caused something.

I'm not saying its definitely bad, but it needs to be studied.

newsheep

If one has cancer they will have more insight as to whether marijuanna can help or not. Here is info from Label Licker who is living with Intrehepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. The Canadian Liver Foundation has also sent her info on this very subject as well as The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation and Cholangiocarcinoma Warriors. Her team of specialists from Queens University are also on board with it. Here's a little piece of info and she also says hello to everyone here. To live your lives fully your way and not how others think you should live your lives:

https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/conditions/bile-duct-cancer/

careful

Perhaps pot fragments, like beard fragments (mustaches) are acceptable now? Whatever the case, I just cannot see Morris and Splane lighting up, or even listening to Cheech and Chong!

Finkelstein

Alcohol is a lot more of dangerous consumable product, resulting in deaths or premature deaths.

Boozing is non DFing act in JWS land and many JWS use booze and sometimes quite hard to. shush..... its one of the social things they can do so they do.

Marijuana and JWs

Share this