Legal Marijuana in Colorado:Blessing or Curse

Everyone has an opinion for or against the selling of marijuana.  I would like to add my two cents.  I believe it is economically a good decision and my feelings are strongest from that perspective.  Years ago when I was addicted to nicotine by way of cigarettes; my decision to quit was based on economics.  At the time I was solely responsible for raising five children.  I heard all the arguments about the danger to my health and those from the religious right that somehow equated smoking cigarettes with sin.  Neither one of these arguments was valid enough for me to quit smoking cigarettes.  When I went to the grocery store and had to choose between a loaf of bread and a pack of cigarettes I  realized I was too poor to have a habit.  By the way at that time the cost was 65 cents.   As I reflect at the continual rise in cost of cigarettes over the years; I thank God for the way he intervened in my life to help me quit smoking cigarettes.

Now the issue is whether the legalization and sell of marijuana is a blessing or a curse.  It depends on who you talk or listen.  One of my nephews thought it would be a good idea if he wasn't a believer in Jesus Christ. I too am a Follower of Christ but I did not see in the Scriptures that I try to live my life by that if I wanted and could start a business selling the herb that it would be contradictory to my Faith.  Like all controversial subjects our facebook chat turned into use of the herb and in a direction that the first post had not mentioned.  Being a mature Believer, I ended the conversation by agreeing to disagree about the subject. 

Now I feel that legalizing a plant that has been used since before I or my nephew was born is a good thing economically.  I was all for the medical use of this herb and could point to Scripture/Bible to support my position in the book of Genesis. I do not currently use this herb for any reason just to clarify the validity of my position, though in the past I have been familiar with it's properties.

I compare the use of marijuana to that of alcohol and the fact that alcohol has been legal even though we have all experienced the problems associated with it's use. This is an economical decision.  Yes the individual is responsible for the choice to use or not.

In my opinion and knowledge abuse of alcohol is as bad a the use of marijuana or worse.  The legalization of marijuana is good for revenue first and foremost.  Legalization does not relieve the user of responsible use of the things they put in their body.  For those who like me believe in Jesus Christ, I do not believe that marijuana is a sin.  Like food, wine, sex, or other gifts given by our Creator, man chooses to abuse it and for them it is a sin.