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Pot ban? It’s like playing God with people’s lives

Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld, left, listens as Mayor Lee Brand talks with him on the dais about marijuana June 22, 2017. The council voted 4-3 to move forward with recreational pot bans.
Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld, left, listens as Mayor Lee Brand talks with him on the dais about marijuana June 22, 2017. The council voted 4-3 to move forward with recreational pot bans. CRAIG KOHLRUSS The Fresno Bee file

Even though we are made in God’s image, we are naturally inundated with cannabinoids, as are all mammals. The endocrine system runs on cannabinoids produced by the body. (Look up endocannabinoid system.) Consuming cannabis helps this system perform better.

The cannabis plant and its compounds are not toxic. (God’s wisdom?) U.S. government studies show that cannabis works as well as opioids in treating post-traumatic stress disorder and neuropathic pain. It also gives relief from many of the symptoms of MS. And, original Jesus cults were found to use anointing oils high in THC.

Banning cannabis is not a moral position, as Mayor Lee Brand and Councilman Garry Bredefeld claim, it’s literally playing God with people’s lives!

Gary Jones, Tollhouse

This story was originally published June 30, 2017 at 4:22 PM with the headline "Pot ban? It’s like playing God with people’s lives."

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