Rattle wrote: ] ] Jesus was 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. ] ] ] 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. If I hold the smoke reeeeally long, this almost makes sense. RE: The Guardian | Jesus 'healed using cannabis' |