" ... pretending that work at a drug factory"? What the Sam Hill are you talking about?? I'm a drug/alcohol/disordered gambling counselor. Where did I say anything about a "drug factory"? Prescription drugs are subject to the most stringent manufacturing, handling and sales requirements of any product in the world. Yeah, I "know where they've been" because it's required in their labeling. And what assurance do you have that your dealer hasn't "stepped on" the pot with some other drug he/she sells? You have none. And you have no assurance there was any sanitary concern in its packaging -- and you and I both know that wasn't a "concern" of anyone who handled the stuff.
Really? For six bucks, you can buy a copy of the PDA Drug Guide, Lippencott's Nursing Drug Guide or a couple other good publications of the same type and know everything you ever wanted to know about the medications you're taking. Your statement = epic fail.
Oh, brother! A true twist of logic and Scripture that I wouldn't expect of someone on this board. Takes all kinds, I guess.
I love it when some marijuana campaigner points to Gen. 1:11 ("Let the earth sprout vegetation" -- tell me, why is marijuana the only plant you associate with that verse, since "vegetation" also encompasses stink weed and poison ivy?) and other verses (Gen. 1:29; 3:18) to justify the smoking of what they refer to as "grass." You want to claim that, since God created the plant and declared it "good", it should therefore be enjoyed. Well, go ahead and enjoy it. It's made from hemp, which makes a great rope -- probably enough you could hang yourself, as this argument will do.
God also created sand (which, by nature of the fact that God made it, is "good"), and if someone wants to eat sand by the spoonful, they may do so. However, they shouldn’t complain if they get a stomach ache. While God had a practical use for marijuana, man decided for some reason to burn it and kill his brain cells by inhaling its harmful fumes. Likewise, man decided to use the beautiful poppy to destroy his life with incredibly addictive heroin. Breathing in the burning fumes of anything is extremely unhealthy, and those who do so aren’t thinking very deeply. This is one reason why marijuana is called “dope.” Those who smoke “grass” will waste their days, wither their brain, and forget what they are doing. Feel free, if you must. Sane people will think twice, however.