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Does the Bible Back Marijuana? Politician Cites Scripture to Tout 'Miraculous Plant
June 16, 2014
"...it has been vilified for the last 100 years..."
An Oklahoma state senator has turned to the bestselling book in history -- the Bible -- to advance her battle to legalize marijuana in the state, arguing that God created the "miraculous plant."
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State Sen. Constance Johnson's new campaign is apparently based on Genesis 1:29, which deals with the biblical story of creation and the Lord's intentions for mankind.
The verse reads: "Then God said, 'I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.'"
The scripture is being used to tout Johnson's effort to create a constitutional amendment that would legalize three ounces of pot for medicinal purposes and one ounce for recreational use in Oklahoma, according to KFOR-TV.
"We’re putting forth Genesis 1:29 as the basis of this campaign," she said after filing a statewide initiative to try and take the issue to voters, the outlet reported. "God created this wonderful, miraculous plant and we know that it has been vilified for the last 100 years, and it’s time to change that in Oklahoma.”
Johnson is arguing that legalization would alleviate burdens on prisons that house non-violent drug offenders and provide monetary benefits to the state, as there would be a $7 per ounce tax on recreational marijuana.
This revenue would be split up between the Department of Education (30 percent), the Oklahoma City County Health Department (20 percent) and the general revenue fund (50 percent), the Christian Post reported.
The senator argued that the people want to have a voice on the matter, though she will need 160,000 signatures if she plans to successfully get the measure on the November ballot.
(H/T: Christian Post)
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