Jesus 'healed using cannabis'
 

Jesus 'healed using cannabis'

Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles
Monday January 6, 2003
The Guardian

Jesus w as almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the drug, according to a study of scriptural texts published this month. The study suggests that Jesus and his disciples used the drug to carry out miraculous healings.

The anointing oil used by Jesus and his disciples contained an ingredient called kaneh-bosem which has since been identified as cannabis extract, according to an article by Chris Bennett in the drugs magazine, High Times, entitled Was Jesus a Stoner? The incense used by Jesus in ceremonies also contained a cannabis extract, suggests Mr Bennett, who quotes scholars to back his claims.

"There can be little doubt about a role for cannabis in Judaic religion," Carl Ruck, professor of classical mythology at Boston University said.

Referring to the existence of cannabis in anointing oils used in ceremonies, he added: "Obviously the easy availability and long-established tradition of cannabis in early Judaism _ would inevitably have included it in the [Christian] mixtures."

Mr Bennett suggests those anointed with the oils used by Jesus were "literally drenched in this potent mixture _ Although most modern people choose to smoke or eat pot, when its active ingredients are transferred into an oil-based carrier, it can also be absorbed through the skin".

Quoting the New Testament, Mr Bennett argues that Jesus anointed his disciples with the oil and encouraged them to do the same with other followers. This could have been responsible for healing eye and skin diseases referred to in the Gospels.

"If cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient anointing oil _ and receiving this oil is what made Jesus the Christ and his followers Christians, then persecuting those who use cannabis could be considered anti-Christ," Mr Bennett concludes.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Stor...869358,00.html

JC loves weed, his dad created it and all

interesting....

haha, the christians are gonna eat this one up

Thanks for the article!

Great article. Now maybe Bush will go back to smoking the bush :)

Obviously jesus was a stoner. Anyone who is the least bit intellectually honest can look at his life according to scripture and see it.

That and he wore sandals. The mark of the hippy.

LOL. If it's on the Internet then is must be true! :banana

Hemp TV
 

It's true, Yes?

http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/...howse-394.html

blow me up

Huh, pretty neat.

blazzzzzzzzzzed

I always though he must have toked the weed.

Are there any stoners churches?

pretty interesting.