Is it appropriate for professed believers to smoke marijuana? I have long been against it for recreational use, though my love for natural medicine had also led me to being okay with its legitimate medical use (not just lame excuses made up so one can use it for recreation). I mean really, so many laboratory produced psychoactive drugs can be incredibly addicting and potentially harmful, I think pot it probably a lot better for certain cases. And my libertarian leanings also cause me to not really care whether it's legal or not. None-the-less, it is important for Christians to be discerning and wise about what we partake in. I found this blog by John Piper to be a very articulate message for why we should stay away from it outside of medical
purposes.http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/don-t-let-your-mind-go-to-pot
purposes.http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/don-t-let-your-mind-go-to-pot