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January 21, 2003

Jesus Used Healing Cannabis; The "No Fear" Solution

This is another old one that's been sitting on my desktop:

Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles
Monday January 6, 2003
The Guardian

Jesus was almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the drug, according to a study of scriptural texts published this month. The study suggests that Jesus and his disciples used the drug to carry out miraculous healings.

The anointing oil used by Jesus and his disciples contained an ingredient called kaneh-bosem which has since been identified as cannabis extract, according to an article by Chris Bennett in the drugs magazine, High Times, entitled Was Jesus a Stoner? The incense used by Jesus in ceremonies also contained a cannabis extract, suggests Mr Bennett, who quotes scholars to back his claims.

"There can be little doubt about a role for cannabis in Judaic religion," Carl Ruck, professor of classical mythology at Boston University said.

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This story speaks for itself really. I'm sure there are skeptics who will brush it off as High Times propaganda, but I suspect Chris Bennett's findings will stand.

So now we have George Washington, William Shakespeare, and Jesus Christ as likely or actual pot users. How does a War on Drugs hold up in the face of such a thing? Is fear really that powerful?

That's a rhetorical question...history since 9/11 has shown clearly that fear can pretty easily trump common sense and principle.

The only way to win that battle, I think, is to diminish the fear. The person in fear is almost always at a disadvantage to the person who is not in fear. Scary Sheriff Hege knows that well enough.

What that usually amounts to is the powerful dominating the meek. But stoner Jesus said "the meek shall inherit the earth", so how do we get there?

No fear. That's how. It was the power of Gandhi, it was the power of King, it's what brings protesters out to face down riot police, and out to pot rallies to risk getting put on "a list". For that matter, it's what leads people to accomplish great things, break through barriers, and make big changes. Fear is an enormous handicap; being without it is an enormous advantage. Take your pick.

Posted by Lance Brown at January 21, 2003 12:28 AM | TrackBack

Comments

...of course Jesus and many other biblical figures used cannabis...check out Genesis 1:29...we were given every tree(seed baring plant).

Posted by: Gary Thompson at September 15, 2003 06:26 PM