Did God create marijuana? If so, what for?

Answer 1

Yes, He created all things.
I'm a follower of Jesus(Christian), and I smoke mariuana(somtimes), I've not found any scipture to say not to use it. I find it helps me relax, maybe it's only bad when we rely on it instead of relying on God.

Answer 2

Not only did God create marijuana, he is marijuana! God is part of everything on this earth including man! Weed is a medicinal plant, used for certain illnesses!!

Answer 3

Of course he did, and Noah must have had some on the ark since it survived the flood.

Marijuana being illegal is calling God stupid!

God made marijuana because God is infinitely intelligent, government made marijuana illegal because governments want to be smarter than god.

God made marijuana for us to get high. Jesus turned water into wine so people could get drunk. God knows how to party.

Answer 4

Yes, God created marijuana so that we could smoke it. It's man who makes it illegal and man who says it's bad and wrong, not God.

Answer 5

It has medical uses. Like other herbs and we should use them more instead of some of the other stuff we are given.

I don't think the government should have any say so in the use of herbs. If they do they will jack up the price to make someone rich.

Answer 6

Marijuana is god's way of saying hi, I guess. Puff, Puff, Pass.

Answer 7

Yes, he did. To use as we needed it. However, as many things in our green earth. To much of anything is not good for us. That means Marijuana, water and food and alcohol. Thanks for your question. Have a bless and healthy day.

Answer 8

God created the plant

Man dried it up and started smoking it

Answer 9

For Glaucoma Patients and Hippies.

Answer 10

Yes HE created marijuana. He also made tobacco, tress from which aspirin have come, penicillin, healthy bacteria (and non), coffee beans, cacao tree (chocolate).


From Wikipedia:

History

Cannabis plantCannabis has been used for medicinal purposes for over 4,800 years.[9] Surviving texts from Ancient India confirm that its psychoactive properties were recognized, and doctors used it for a variety of illnesses and ailments. These included a whole host of gastrointestinal disorders, insomnia, headaches and as a pain reliever, frequently used in childbirth.

Cannabis as a medicine was common throughout most of the world in the 1800s. It was used as the primary pain reliever until the invention of aspirin [10]. Modern medical and scientific inquiry began with doctors like O'Shaughnessy and Moreau de Tours, who used it to treat melancholia, migraines, and as a sleeping aid, analgesic and anticonvulsant.

By the time the United States banned cannabis (the third country to do so) with the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, the plant was no longer extremely popular. One of the main opponents to the bill was the representative of the American Medical Association [11].

Later in the century, researchers investigating methods of detecting cannabis intoxication discovered that smoking the drug reduced intraocular pressure.[12] High intraocular pressure causes blindness in glaucoma patients, so many believed that using the drug could prevent blindness in patients. Many Vietnam War veterans also believed that the drug prevented muscle spasms caused by battle-induced spinal injuries. Later medical use has focused primarily on its role in preventing the wasting syndromes and chronic loss of appetite associated with chemotherapy and AIDS, along with a variety of rare muscular and skeletal disorders. Less commonly, cannabis has been used in the treatment of alcoholism and addiction to other drugs such as heroin and the prevention of migraines. In recent years, studies have shown or researchers have speculated that the main chemical in the drug, THC, might help prevent atherosclerosis.

In 1972 Tod H. Mikuriya, M.D. reignited the debate concerning marijuana as medicine when he published "Marijuana Medical Papers 1839-1972".

Later, in the 1970s, a synthetic version of THC, the primary active ingredient in cannabis, was synthesized to make the drug Marinol. Users reported several problems with Marinol, however, that led many to abandon the pill and resume smoking the plant. Patients complained that the violent nausea associated with chemotherapy made swallowing pills difficult. The effects of smoked cannabis are felt almost immediately, and is therefore easily dosed.[13]Marinol (Dronibanol), like ingested cannabis, is very psychoactive, and is harder to titrate than smoked cannabis. [14] Marinol has also consistently been more expensive than herbal cannabis.[15] Some studies have indicated that other chemicals in the plant may have a synergistic effect with THC. [http://www.cannabis-med.org/membersonly/mo.php?aid=2001-03-04&fid=2001-03-04-7&mode=a&sid=

In addition, during the 1970s and 1980s, six US states' health departments performed studies on the use of medical marijuana. These are widely considered some of the most useful and pioneering studies on the subject.[citation needed]




Indications
According to a survey on the recommendation of cannabis in California[3], cannabis is indicated for over 250 conditions. Cannabis is most importantly indicated as an antiemetic for the treatment of nausea and anorexia associated with treatments for cancer, AIDS, and hepatitis. Cannabis also acts as an antispasmodic and anticonvulsant and is indicated for neurological conditions such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and spasms. As an analgesic and an immunomodulator it is indicated for conditions such as migraine, arthritis, spinal and skeletal disorders. As a bronchodilator it is beneficial for asthma. it also reduces the intraocular pressure and is indicated for glaucoma. Cannabis is also used to treat some mood disorders such as post traumatic stress disorder, Clinical depression, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and bipolar disorder. It is also indicated for Premenstrual syndrome, hypertension, and insomnia.

In the United States, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act makes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the sole government entity responsible for ensuring the safety and efficacy of new prescription and over-the-counter drugs, overseeing the labeling and marketing of drugs, and regulating the manufacturing and packaging of drugs.[4] The FDA defines a drug as safe and effective for a specific indication if the clinical benefits to the patient are felt to outweigh any health risks the drug might pose. The FDA has not approved smoked cannabis as a legitimate medicine for any disease; [5] And cannabis remains illegal throughout the United States and is not approved for prescription as medicine, although 12 states approve and regulate its medical use.