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TODAY THE WORD MARIJUANA IS SURROUNDED IN CONTROVERSY.  THIS DRUG HAS BEEN BANNED FROM AMERICA SINCE 1937.  MARIJUANA IS STIGMATIZED BY SOCIETY, AS A HARMFUL DRUG YET THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A SINGLE DEATH DUE TO OVERDOSE.  COMPARE THIS WITH LEGAL DRUGS SUCH AS ALCOHOL OR EVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.  THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH HAS CONDEMNED THIS PLANT AS WITH THE REST OF SOCIETY.  HOWEVER IN THE SACRED TEXT ONE CAN FIND MANY VERSES THAT WOULD SUPPORT GOD CREATING THIS PLANT FOR MANKIND.  THE BAN ON THIS PLANT IS PART OF PROPHECY BEING FULFILLED AS FORETOLD IN THE BIBLE IN THE LAST DAYS.  THERE ARE MANY FALSE DOCTRINES THAT ARE TAUGHT BY THE CHURCH WHICH ARE NOT COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, BUT COMMANDMENTS OF MEN.

IN THIS BOOK WE WILL EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF CANNABIS TO INCLUDE HOW IT BECAME ILLEGAL.  READERS WILL BE SHOCKED AT HOW CANNABIS UNDER THE NAME MARIJUANA BECAME CRIMINALIZED IN AMERICA.  LEARN HOW CANNABIS CAN BE USED TO PRODUCE MANY PRODUCTS FROM CLOTHES TO EVEN BIO-DIESEL FUEL.  IN THIS BOOK THERE WILL BE SOME BASICS OF BIBLE PROPHECY TAUGHT TO PREPARE THE READER TO UNDERSTAND PROPHECY AS IT PERTAINS TO CANNABIS.  GOD MADE CANNABIS AND HE WAS SATISFIED WITH ALL HIS CREATION.  HOW IS IT NOW THAT WE HAVE LABELED GOD?S CREATION AS EVIL?  HAVE YOU BEEN DECEIVED?

Preview excerpt of Introduction to "Deceived, Why did God make Cannabis?" published by Page Free Publishing in 2008:

HOW DANGEROUS IS CANNABIS
COMPARED WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES?
Number of American deaths per year that result directly or primar-
ily from the following selected causes nationwide, according to World
Almanacs, Life Insurance Actuarial (death) Rates, and the last 20 years
of U.S. Surgeon Generals’ reports.
TOBACCO
340,000 to 450,000
ALCOHOL
(Not including 50% of all highway deaths
and 65% of all murders)
150,000+
ASPIRIN
(Including deliberate overdose)
180 to 1,000+
CAFFEINE
(From stress, ulcers,
and triggering irregular heartbeats, etc.)
1,000 to 10,000
“LEGAL” DRUG OVERDOSE
(Deliberate or accidental) from legal, prescribed or patent medi-
cines and/or mixing with alcohol - e.g. Valium/alcohol
14,000 to 27,000
ILLICIT DRUG OVERDOSE
(Deliberate or accidental)
from all illegal drugs.
3,800 to 5,200
MARIJUANA
0
Medical history does not record anyone dying from an
overdose of marijuana UCLA, Harvard, Temple (5).


Introduction
A few years ago, I was on my way home after a long day
of work when I was involved in a horrible car accident. This
was a life-changing event for me. As the car began to roll, my
life did not flash before my eyes but I do remember prepar-
ing myself to die saying to myself “this is it.” I was shocked
that I was still conscious once the car stopped rolling. As I
crawled out of the wrecked vehicle, I was astonished that I
was not seriously hurt except for minor glass fragments in
my hand. It was after this accident I realized I was not spiri-
tually prepared to die. Thus, I decided to re-dedicate my life
back to Christ.I became a true disciple of Christ, which led me to study-
ing the Bible and other materials written on prophecy and
apologetics. A deep passion was kindled in me where I found
myself submerged in Biblical-based study constantly. It was
during this period of my life I truly met Christ and estab-
lished a personal relationship with Him.
This new relationship has been the best decision I have
ever made for my family and I. I believe the car accident to
be a calling from God (a wake up call). A deep passion for
the WORD was my focus, listening to many different pas-
tors speak on a wide variety of topics.

Commandments of Men
As time went on the more I noticed a difference between
church doctrines compared to what was actually taught in
the Bible. For example some Christian denominations do
not allow drinking alcohol, but even Jesus turned water into
wine for the purpose of drinking (John 2:1-11). There are
many examples in the Bible that would lead one to conclude
drinking (i.e. wine, liquor, beer) is okay and that there is a
clear difference between drinking and being drunk. But in
some churches those who drink are looked upon as sinners
or spiritually immature.
Commandments of men are the correct label for these
doctrines that have been added to the Bible. These are the
doctrines that cannot clearly be explained in scripture but
are taught in church; such as the no gambling doctrine and
priests can’t get married doctrine. Indeed these man-made
doctrines sound like Godly requirements. God compared
this type of self-imposed righteousness to a filthy rag (Isaiah
64:6). These doctrines cause people to turn away from God
rather than embrace Him. Many Christian churches embrace
these manmade rules. In return these new rules and laws re-
pel people from churches and ultimately from God.
Jesus said (Mat 15:7-9):
Hypocrites!… these people draw near to me with their
mouth and honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far
from me…teaching as doctrine commandments of men.



And again the Apostle Paul warns Titus saying “… re-
buke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, not
giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men.”
Titus 1:13-14(NKJV)
Biblical doctrine appears to be slightly different in re-
lation to church doctrine in reference to cannabis. After
watching a television documentary on how cannabis became
illegal, I immediately asked myself “Why did God make
cannabis”? The Bible clearly states that God made the whole
world to include the plants and vegetation. I began to re-
member many verses I had read in the Bible which seemed
to point this same direction (as we will later review).
Contrarily, everything I was taught from the time I was
born, placed a negative image on this plant; the federal gov-
ernment has deemed this plant as useless. I also remembered
what I was taught in church, and I can still hear my pastor
say “When I really got saved, I poured my weed in the toi-
let.” In dissimilarity, reading from Genesis, God specifically
told Adam he could have all trees that had seeds.
“…I have given you every herb that yields seed which is
on the face of all the earth… I have given every green herb
for food; and it was so.” Gen 1:29-30 (NKJV)
After pondering these thoughts I began to seek out an-
swers. I began to investigate the historical records of can-
nabis. This book explains my findings, which will show the
public has been misled or “deceived” pertaining to the facts
about this plant. The ban on cannabis is part of the end time
prophecies, which takes place before the coming of the an-
tichrist.
In this book I will strengthen or reinforce the facts,
which prove that the God of the Bible does exist.
His rules are not hard, but misinterpreted by many, even by Christians.
We will look at some examples of why the Bible is trustwor-
thy and why prophecy can build this foundation.
Why did God make cannabis? What was it grown and
used for prior to the 20th century? Can it be used for produc-
tive non-drug purposes? What’s hemp? I will answers these
questions and more. I will explore what the Bible reveals
in reference to this controversial topic. There is a prophecy
concerning an evil ban on God-made creatures. The Bible
speaks of things that were once good being considered evil.
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Isaiah
5:20 (NKJV)

We will examine classic Christian arguments opposing
the use of this plant. Government propaganda has influenced
many churches’ attitudes and teachings concerning canna-
bis. Nevertheless, no lie is of the truth and the truth shall
set you free (John 8:32). Those who trust the Bible as God’s
word may indeed be in for a shock as we shed some “Bibli-
cal light” on the subject.