DEVOURED BY
CANNABIS
Weed, Liberty, and Legalization
DOUGLAS WILSON
Published by Canon Press
P.O. Box 8729, Moscow, Idaho 83843
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Douglas Wilson, Devoured by Cannabis: Weed, Liberty, and Legalization
Copyright ©2021 by Douglas Wilson.
Cover design and interior layout by James Engerbretson.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wilson, Douglas, 1953- author.
Devoured by cannabis : weed, liberty, and legalization / Douglas Wilson.
Moscow, Idaho : Canon Press, [2021].
LCCN 2021018854 | ISBN 9781954887015 (paperback)
LCSH: Cannabis—United States. | Cannabis—Religious aspects—Christianity. | Marijuana—United States. | Drug legalization—United States.
Classification: LCC HV5822.C3 W55 2021 | DDC 362.29/5—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021018854
Contents
Dedication
introduction
The Condition Our Condition Is In
Chapter one
Is Marijuana Like Alcohol?
Chapter Two
Sobriety and Drunkenness
Chapter Three
More Superficial Comparisons
Chapter Four
The Meaning of Liberty
Chapter five
Sins and Crimes
Chapter Six
The Wrong End
Chapter Seven
Mental Health and Risk
Chapter Eight
Joints versus Cigarettes as Actual Hazards
Chapter Nine
Deep Incentives
Chapter Ten
Drug Courts
Conclusion
Mere Gospel
Dedication
This book is for Peter Hitchens.
introduction
The Condition Our Condition Is In
The complete legalization of marijuana seems like an idea whose time has come. As I write these words, the recreational use of marijuana is legal in twelve states, and medical marijuana is now accepted in thirty-four states. The drug remains against the law at the federal level, but there doesn’t seem to be any real interest at all in strict enforcement. For many observers, it seems that legalization at the federal level is only a matter of time.
In addition, this movement toward legal status has been paralleled by a great increase in social and cultural acceptance. Nobody wants to be seen as buying into any throwback Reefer Madness frenzy. Opposition to legal weed is now quite easily represented as the hidebound opinions of mindless traditionalists. In addition, these traditionalists, many of whom enjoy a good martini, are characterized as inconsistent and hypocritical. They have for ...
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About Devoured by CannabisA blunt rebuke of high society. Many conservatives are ready to give up on fighting against the legalization of marijuana. “Hasn’t the war on drugs been a complete failure?” they ask. And libertarians turn this surrender into a virtue: “People should be free to do what they want, as long as they’re not hurting anyone.” But as Christians, we must be ready to swim against the tide even when it’s no longer cool. (And no, we don’t do it by making unsubstantiated claims about Reefer Madness.) In Devoured by Cannabis, Douglas Wilson establishes from Scripture that marijuana usage is not comparable to alcohol consumption or to smoking cigarettes, and demonstrates that getting stoned is not an option for believers. Then he explains why keeping marijuana illegal is not a pointless battle but an important cultural watershed for every citizen. When we are deciding which laws are best, wisdom considers not just individual license but also which industries, penalties, and incentives we are putting in place. Liberty for potheads means tyranny for everyone, including the smokers enslaved by the drug. |
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