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=== Core biblical themes & passages that support cannabis freedom ===

==== 1) Creation and God’s provision ====

Genesis 1:29 (KJV) — “behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed...”
* Interpretation: God gave humankind plants for food and benefit. Cannabis is one of God’s plants; using it responsibly (especially for medicine) can be seen as using God’s provision.

==== 2) Medicine, oil, and compassionate care ====

Luke 10:34 (Good Samaritan) — the Samaritan “poured in oil and wine, and bound up his wounds.”
James 5:14 — “Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, and anoint him with oil.”
* Interpretation: The Bible accepts using natural remedies and anointing with oil for healing. Modern cannabis oil used medicinally fits that long biblical instinct toward compassionate care for the sick.

==== 3) Liberty and conscience ====

Galatians 5:1 (KJV) — “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free…”
* Interpretation: Christian freedom guards against unnecessary legal chains. Criminalizing peaceful personal behavior—especially behavior that can be non-harmful or therapeutic—runs counter to the call to liberty in Christ, when exercised responsibly and without harm to others.

==== 4) Justice, restoration, and the poor ====

Amos 5:24 (KJV) — “But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”
Isaiah 1:17 (KJV) — “learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed…”
Hebrews 13:3 — “Remember them that are in bonds…”
* Interpretation: Mass criminalization of mostly poor and minority communities conflicts with biblical demands for justice and defense of the oppressed. Legal reform (decriminalization, record expungement, fair regulation) advances biblical justice.

==== 5) Responsible living and avoiding drunkenness ====

Ephesians 5:18 (KJV) — “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.”
1 Peter 5:8 (KJV) — “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil…”
* Interpretation / balancing point: Scripture warns against excess and impairment. Legalization doesn’t imply endorsement of abuse; it allows for regulation, education, pastoral care, and limits (age limits, impaired-driving laws) to prevent harm.

==== 6) Obeying authorities — and reforming unjust laws ====

Mark 12:17 (KJV) — “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s…”
* Interpretation: Christians have a responsibility to obey just laws. But biblical prophets and Jesus also call out injustice; when civil laws cause disproportionate harm, the faithful are called to work for reform.