Comparison Of Cannabis And Religion

A subculture is a group of people who share a distinctive set of cultural beliefs and behaviors that differ in some significant way from that of larger society. Marijuana smokers can be considered a subculture for many reasons. Marijuana is used by millions of people around the world, either for recreational, spiritual, or therapeutic reasons. Some call themselves the cannabis connoisseurs; people who respect cannabis and use it responsibly. Few drugs have been so politicized recently as marijuana has. It is frequently praised by one side and condemned by the other, on the basis of emotional issues rather than an objective view of research.

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Cannabis has been used as an agent for achieving enlightenment throughout all of time. It is described in an Oriental medical compendium traditionally considered to date form 2737 B.C. It has a long history of being used as a medicinal herb. Its origins spread from China to India and then over into North Africa and could be found in Europe as early as 500 A.D. It was a major crop in the colonial North America. It was extensively grown during WWII.

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Many people enjoy college football. Every Saturday during the season, millions of people tune in to watch their favorite college play football. While players of the NFL get paid millions of dollars to play, college players get nothing. Most people say that it’s fair, but others think it's wrong. In my nonfiction article. “Should college football players get paid?” by Michael Gonchar explains that college football players work their butts off and risk injury, their coaches get paid millions of dollars and possibly bonuses, and they leap for joy when they receive little gifts for being in big bowl games.

Explaining and defining deviance is not as straight forward and simple as one may think. Numerous sociologists have come up with various definitions in an attempt to cover all the crucial aspects of deviance. The reason is that deviance is relative to time and place. So, within different societies/cultures deviant acts vary greatly. Very general definitions that barely scrape the surface of the idea of deviance would say something such as, “a behavior that violates social norms” or, “an absence of conformity of social norms”. But to really become intimate with the subject of deviance, one needs to have an open mind and consider all the perspectives that other cultures have. The sale and use of marijuana provides one of the best portrayals of the direct relationship of deviance with time and place.

Super Grass, Ace, Greta, Ganja, Weed, Mary Jane, Dope, and the Herb, are just a few of the modern terms that today’s users call the drug that is marijuana. Research shows that in recent years the use of this drug has been on the rise, especially among teenagers. Bridget M. Kuehn, MSJ (2011) stated in her article, “As marijuana use for medical or recreational purposes is debated at state and municipal levels across the country, use of the drugs among teens continues to climb”(p. 242). In a survey done by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 45,000 eighth, tenth, and twelfth grade students showed an increase in the use of Marijuana in comparison to years passed. From 5.2% of twelfth graders, 2.8% of tenth graders, and 1.0% of 8th graders

One group who is not planning to stop their pot business is a group of "nuns" known as the "Sisters of the Valley". They do not worship God, but pot. "We commit our lives to cannabis. We commit our lives to the sisterhood. We live together, we work together, we're a bit socialistic. If

The scriptures say that “everything God created is good” and that he gave us “every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth.” There are many things in this world that can be used in a responsible and sinless manner but when used in excess will lead to a sin and immoral conduct. We see examples of this in the scriptures for food, alcohol, and money. From these principles and scriptures, it is clear that the use of marijuana is not something that is completely barred by the scriptures but is something that is only sinful when it is used in excess or to the point of it becoming an idol. Other than when used in excess, there does appear to be three circumstances where it is improper for a Christian to consume any marijuana, for any purpose.

Does marijuana create an altered state of consciousness, or does it simply allow users to interpret more information at a quicker speed giving us the illusion of being “stoned”? For many years people of all ages have been using marijuana mainly for recreational purposes, not knowing that it increases their senses and perhaps even helps cure or prevent disease. After many carefully constructed experiments, it is now accepted by several scientists around the world that marijuana effects the human body as a whole, thus creating an altered state of consciousness.

Marijuana has been used by people over many centuries for medical uses. It is a natural pain killer used today as a recreational drug by people all over the world. According to Noel Merino in, “Introduction to Gateway Drugs: Opposing Viewpoints”, “a drug is something other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body”. Marijuana is a very controversial drug and has been outlawed in many countries for its affect on the function of the body. “Effects may involve hallucinations, impaired judgment, and mood swings.” Describes the effects of marijuana in “Marijuana” Current Issues Macmillian social science library. During the past century Marijuana has been legal, made illegal, strictly enforced, decriminalized,

Living in the 21st Century, a majority of the laws and regulations that guide our daily lives have already been legitimized and written decades ago. Although a large portion of these laws still exist today, there is always need to revise and rewrite laws. In this article I will talk about the myths and beliefs of marijuana and compare them to reliable sources to form an opinion on whether or not marijuana is a relatively safe drug for medical and recreational use along with the physical and social effects to the user and their environment. Regard, this paper will not focus on any other associated topics such as the price of prisons, annual marijuana dispensary revenue, drug trafficking or law policy’s. However many of the used articles compare and contrast the use of alcohol to cannabis.

Spiritual aspects influence marijuana usage among adolescents and college students (Sussman, Skara, Rodriguez & Pokhrel, 2006). Sussman et al., (2006) conducted a study of different dimensions of spirituality by asking students about their spiritual beliefs to see how spiritual they are in spiritual groups, engagement in spiritual subjects such as meditation, and prayer for connection with a higher

The oldest known written record on cannabis use comes from the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung in 2727 B.C. Ancient Greeks and Romans were also familiar with cannabis, while in the Middle East, use spread throughout the Islamic empire to North Africa. In 1545 cannabis spread to the western hemisphere where Spaniards imported it to Chile for its use as fiber. In North America cannabis, in the form of hemp, was grown on many plantations for use in rope, clothing and paper.

Debate over the U.S. healthcare reform law – the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare – have raged for almost a decade, with new fury now in the “repeal and replace” initiatives of the Trump administration (Berwick). The act is complex, the more so because its provisions build on an already tortuous non-system of financing and delivering care to the people of the U.S. (Berwick). Providing Americans with “affordable healthcare” is still lacking, therefore the U.S. health sector qualifies for some government intervention. A more fundamental reform, such as Trumpcare, is needed because (1) Americans get their choice (which is their right), whether they want to get insurance or not, (2) it provides Americans with