Is smoking marijuana "IMMORAL"?

Answer 1

I don't think it could be considered immoral.
And I don't think we can judge morality on POTENTIAL to do harm... you could potentially do someone harm by driving while NOT on marijuana. (The driving example works well, so I'm going to run with it.) And I don't think any actual accident could ever be called "immoral." Morality is about INTENT more than it is about actions. Unless your intent is to harm others, morally you're in the clear.
If you harm someone while on marijuana, you will feel GUILTY, you might even think about how your choices lead to someone being harmed, but that does not make your choices "immoral." They might be BAD choices, but that's a different thing entirely. Likewise, it's not "immoral" to speed or talk on your cell phone while driving . These might be BAD choices, but they wouldn't be immoral.
As for the harm you do to yourself, our concepts of "moral" and "immoral" actions only really focus on the harm we do others. So have at it, harm yourself. (We won't go into the debate about how harmful marijuana actually is, and assume that the question of it's morality focuses on it being harmful.) Again, morality is about intent, and unless your intent is to harm, your actions cannot be immoral.

Answer 2

Actually, Marijuana is much more harmful than cigarrettes. Marijuana contains 50% more carcinogens (cancer causing substances) than cigarrettes. So yes, Marijuana is very harmful, and does not have any medicinal effects that cannot be derived better and more safely from other sources. "Sin" is anything that takes you away from God. Marijuana definetly takes your thoughts off God - off of everything - when you use it. And after you use it, if you're addicted, you'll only be thinking about the next high. That either leads to more drugs, or more time getting high, and less time doing things. More drugs lead to other things you might not like. I wouldn't call smoking marijuana a sin, but more of a personal demon, because by itself it is not sinful, but it's effect on you causes you to do things (or not do things) that you normally wouldn't do and are sinful. The Bible warns about drinking alcohol in excess, saying that we only need it in moderation. In elderly people, moderation of alcohol helps circulate the blood, while in ancient days, it was the only safe thing to drink (water was not clean). So there are times when alcohol is necessary, and those times only require an amount that won't do harm. Cigarrettes are definetly harmful though. But unlike Marijuana, your thoughts aren't really effected, your mood is. It is bodily harm, which isn't supported in the Bible, and it has no positive effects. I would consider smoking a personal demon as well, as your life does start to revolve around them, even if your thoughts don't, thus distracting you and disabling you from doing God's work. I wouldn't go as far as saying that smoking cigarettes, marijuana, cigars, or drinking alcohol in excess invalidates you as a Christian, but I would say they are things you should stay away from.

Answer 3

I don't think so. Why would it be? That said, some of the things that some of the people who smoke marijuana do is immoral. Driving while under the influence can kill people, and the inability to make intelligent decisions can lead to unprotected sex and stds or unwanted pregnancies. If you avoid doing anything dumb like that, then all the power to you!

Answer 4

Intentionally doing anything that will purposely or potentially (even accidently) lead to inury to another person or his/her property is immoral. This includes driving while influenced, being employed while influenced, and raising a child while influenced. It also includes making a taxpayer pay for your medical bills for health conditions caused by it, or welfare payments caused if you are unemployed because of the effects of it. The list goes on, but you get the picture.

If it doesn't harm or potenitially harm someone else, it's not immoral.

Answer 5

Not any more immoral than smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, eating too much candy etc. The body is a temple and it all depends on what you want you the worship to be set up for.

Answer 6

Abusing your Personal Body in any Manner is Immoral.

Answer 7

That point could be argued without end, dude. Maybe instead of the fuzzier ethical-philosophical question, you could reach insight more quickly by contemplating the practical-relational question. Like, how much will smoking marijuana damage my body, mind, career, and relationships?

Answer 8

For me, immoral is any activity which harms another. As long as one smokes it responsibly, I see no problem.

Answer 9

Religious texts say yes.....the cops say 10 ounces

Answer 10

No, unless you're doing it to purposely hurt someone else.