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I actually found a site that might add some surprising new arguments too the pro Marijuana band.

But use of this drug goes back to antiquity in fact many early Christians and Jewish sects used Cannabis for religious purposes , The Ethiopian orthodox church today actually uses it in the belief that Solomon passed on some secrets of the Jewish priesthood to the queen of Sheba and his many children he had with her,For some reason Marijuana use is involved in it.

Another weird Afro Judeo christian sect practicing polygamy and belief in unorthodox scriptures that devout to Solomon, Have heavy Marijuana use, In the Caribbean the group called the Machabees aka Solomites.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_Jesus_use_marijuana

Found weird cult that is trying to break prohibition on the grounds of religious freedom.

Marijuana is used by Hindus, Zoroastrians numerous other people today and in past.

The founding fathers grew hemp farms down in Virginia , Today have so much as one molecule of any to do with weed regardless of wither or not it had potent material still present in it gets baned.

Quote:The founding fathers grew hemp farms down in Virginia , Today have so much as one molecule of any to do with weed regardless of wither or not it had potent material still present in it gets baned.

Indeed, hemp was a large economic cornerstone our founding fathers, but as far as I know, they didn't know of any psychoactive properties of cannabis. In case anyone doesn't know, hemp is a strain of cannabis with THC percentage too low to reap any benefits of altering one's consciousness. It was used primarily for its fibers to make into fabrics (rope and clothes, for instance) and paper. Hemp should be legal, but the problem is, it looks identical to marijuana (cannabis sativa and cannabis indica). Right now, there's a bill going through congress to legalize hemp farming.

Probably the most well-known religious sect of Christianity to use marijuana are Rastafarians. The religion (according to wikipedia) emerged in Jamaica and accepts former emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, as God incarnate (or "Jah").

Something I find amusing is that this whole topic was started with "Recently Canada just decriminalized pot smoking." which actually never happened.