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 Adventists in North America Oppose Medical Marijuana Use
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True to their convictions about a healthy lifestyle absent of alcohol,
tobacco and drug use, Seventh-day Adventists in North America were
among many who opposed the United States Senate bill May 22 signed by
Maryland state governor Robert Ehrlich that reduces the penalty of
using marijuana for medical purposes.
Though the bill does not legalize marijuana use, it does allow for
medical use to be an "affirmative defense" to criminal marijuana
charges. The penalty is reduced to a maximum of $100 with no jail
time--if defendants can prove they are using it for medicinal purposes.
"Smoking is not an effective means for administering medicinal doses,"
says Dr. DeWitt Williams, director of health ministries for the
Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America. "If medicinal marijuana
usage is going to be approved, it will definitely open the door for
people who want to use it recreationally. And you don't want to do that
because then it will be abused."
Supporters of the bill say that it will help patients who are suffering
from illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's
disease and nausea.
But there is no scientific proof that using marijuana for medical
purposes is safe, say opponents. Marijuana smoke has been proven to
contain harmful chemicals that adversely affect all body systems, from
the brain and the immune system, to the lungs and the reproductive
system.
Adventists joined members of the United States Congress, professionals
in the medical field and service organizations, and citizens of
Maryland in expressing their concerns about the proposed bill through
phone calls, faxes and e-mails to the governor. Maryland is the ninth
state to pass such a law.
The Adventist Church's North American Division, as well as the world
headquarters, are both located in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Date: 5/31/2003 |
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