Interesting perspective and points raised. Certainly deserves more discussion and I believe a softer approach. Before it was legalised, the go-to phrase was "follow the laws of the land" but now that's not acceptable? I agree that there can be negative effects but many positives not mentioned. Most people who choose to use cannabis do not suffer serious mental illness.. coffee and tea also addictive stimulants? Must say I would like to see more open-minded engagement and less stigma within Christian circles. Most Christian's who choose to ingest cannabis do so in private as they do not feel accepted (maybe a generalisation).. Also interested if anyone knows more about the use of an ingredient listed [I think in the book of Leviticus] by the priests in the early temple incenses called "canna" or "cana"? Also the burning bush experience Moses had seems strangely familiar? Heard some interesting theories.. I personally was struggling with alcohol abuse and other substances and found that cannabis helped me get healthy again.. different individuals need to use their own discernment?
There is an alleged scholarly basis for this bogus belief, namely, that the Hebrew words qaneh-bosem in Exodus 30:23 refer to marijuana, or, more specifically, hemp. And note the apparent similarity in the words: qaneh-bosem and cannabis. That proves it, right? According to the Herb Museum website, it was in 1936 that a little-known Polish professor named Sara Benetowa (later Sula Benet) wrote, “The sacred character or Hemp in biblical times is evident from Exodus 30:22- 23, where Moses was instructed by God to anoint the meeting tent and all its furnishings with specially prepared oil, containing hemp.” Despite claims from the pro-cannabis camp the alleged connection between qaneh-bosem and cannabis simply doesn’t exist. Note first that qaneh-bosem is two words in Hebrew, not one. And the words are easily translated, qaneh meaning a stalk or reed, and bosem meaning “sweet smelling.” Some scholars translate the words together to refer to “aromatic cane,” “scented cane,” or “sweet-smelling cane,” others “sweet calamus” or “fragrant calamus.” But not a single scholarly, biblical Hebrew lexicon in the world connects these words with cannabis. I can say that emphatically because I own them all, in multiple languages. The alleged connection isn’t there. It is also certain, for various phonetic and linguistic reasons, that the word cannabis, which comes from the Greek kannabis, is not related to these two Hebrew words. To put it bluntly, there’s no more connection between Hebrew qaneh-bosem and Greek kannabis than there is between “Moses” and “mice.” As for those Christians who feel that smoking pot “in moderation” is fine, since it’s now legal in their state, a word of caution. First, pot remains a gateway drug, often leading to the use of other, harder drugs, along with becoming addictive in and of itself. Second, pot today is far more potent than when I smoked it more than 46 years ago. Third, new studies are pointing to health risks and driving risks associated with marijuana. (See here on pot use in Colorado.) Fourth, you’ll have a hard time fulfilling the biblical mandate to “be sober and vigilant” (1 Peter 5:8) while smoking a joint. What I can tell you without hesitation is that God never prescribed pot - as incense or to be smoked - anywhere in the Bible. That’s a fact. The above comes from Dr Michael Brown and answers the question of whether cannabis is mentioned in Scripture. A more scholarly explanation of which plant is referred to can be found here: ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/bible/calamus.php#:~:text=calamus%20is%20the%20calamus%20mentioned,Pharaohs%20but%20cite%20no%20reference. The idea that the story of Moses and the burning bush refers to drug use is also fanciful in the extreme. There is nothing in the text to suggest this unless one really wants to read into it. The passage clearly shows the supernatural nature of this encounter. If we were to reduce it to a drug induced hallucination we would destroy the basis of Judaism and Christianity. The use of cannabis has become more dangerous over the years as studies have shown: Overall, the potency of illicit cannabis plant material has consistently risen over time since 1995 from approximately 4% in 1995 to approximately 12% in 2014. On the other hand, the CBD content has fallen on average from approximately 0.28% in 2001 to
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Interesting perspective and points raised. Certainly deserves more discussion and I believe a softer approach. Before it was legalised, the go-to phrase was "follow the laws of the land" but now that's not acceptable? I agree that there can be negative effects but many positives not mentioned. Most people who choose to use cannabis do not suffer serious mental illness.. coffee and tea also addictive stimulants? Must say I would like to see more open-minded engagement and less stigma within Christian circles. Most Christian's who choose to ingest cannabis do so in private as they do not feel accepted (maybe a generalisation)..
Also interested if anyone knows more about the use of an ingredient listed [I think in the book of Leviticus] by the priests in the early temple incenses called "canna" or "cana"? Also the burning bush experience Moses had seems strangely familiar? Heard some interesting theories..
I personally was struggling with alcohol abuse and other substances and found that cannabis helped me get healthy again.. different individuals need to use their own discernment?
There is an alleged scholarly basis for this bogus belief, namely, that the Hebrew words qaneh-bosem in Exodus 30:23 refer to marijuana, or, more specifically, hemp. And note the apparent similarity in the words: qaneh-bosem and cannabis. That proves it, right?
According to the Herb Museum website, it was in 1936 that a little-known Polish professor named Sara Benetowa (later Sula Benet) wrote, “The sacred character or Hemp in biblical times is evident from Exodus 30:22- 23, where Moses was instructed by God to anoint the meeting tent and all its furnishings with specially prepared oil, containing hemp.”
Despite claims from the pro-cannabis camp the alleged connection between qaneh-bosem and cannabis simply doesn’t exist.
Note first that qaneh-bosem is two words in Hebrew, not one. And the words are easily translated, qaneh meaning a stalk or reed, and bosem meaning “sweet smelling.” Some scholars translate the words together to refer to “aromatic cane,” “scented cane,” or “sweet-smelling cane,” others “sweet calamus” or “fragrant calamus.”
But not a single scholarly, biblical Hebrew lexicon in the world connects these words with cannabis. I can say that emphatically because I own them all, in multiple languages. The alleged connection isn’t there.
It is also certain, for various phonetic and linguistic reasons, that the word cannabis, which comes from the Greek kannabis, is not related to these two Hebrew words. To put it bluntly, there’s no more connection between Hebrew qaneh-bosem and Greek kannabis than there is between “Moses” and “mice.”
As for those Christians who feel that smoking pot “in moderation” is fine, since it’s now legal in their state, a word of caution.
First, pot remains a gateway drug, often leading to the use of other, harder drugs, along with becoming addictive in and of itself.
Second, pot today is far more potent than when I smoked it more than 46 years ago.
Third, new studies are pointing to health risks and driving risks associated with marijuana. (See here on pot use in Colorado.)
Fourth, you’ll have a hard time fulfilling the biblical mandate to “be sober and vigilant” (1 Peter 5:8) while smoking a joint.
What I can tell you without hesitation is that God never prescribed pot - as incense or to be smoked - anywhere in the Bible. That’s a fact.
The above comes from Dr Michael Brown and answers the question of whether cannabis is mentioned in Scripture.
A more scholarly explanation of which plant is referred to can be found here:
ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/bible/calamus.php#:~:text=calamus%20is%20the%20calamus%20mentioned,Pharaohs%20but%20cite%20no%20reference.
The idea that the story of Moses and the burning bush refers to drug use is also fanciful in the extreme. There is nothing in the text to suggest this unless one really wants to read into it. The passage clearly shows the supernatural nature of this encounter. If we were to reduce it to a drug induced hallucination we would destroy the basis of Judaism and Christianity.
The use of cannabis has become more dangerous over the years as studies have shown:
Overall, the potency of illicit cannabis plant material has consistently risen over time since 1995 from approximately 4% in 1995 to approximately 12% in 2014. On the other hand, the CBD content has fallen on average from approximately 0.28% in 2001 to