Did Jesus smoke cannabis (marijuana, weed)?

[bruto]

And I stand on the side that He did, often. That the Bible doesn't have a laugh verse means little, it also has no verse on Him leaving His stool in the privy, and so on.

I had a brief I used to give to teenage bible study on Jesus and the sense of humor. Can't find it at the moment.

Given that Jesus was human, and that humans tend to laugh at least occasionally over the course of a life, it is difficult to imagine Jesus not laughing, even if only as an infant while mary was goo gooing over Him, cleaning Him, changing Him, or whatever.

For one thing, His disciples were so funny in their confusion, I can't imagine Him not having a good chuckle time and again. Yes, I may be projecting.

My favorite Jesus the Wit example is in the Book of John, when the disciples, post Crucifixion, are traveling and Jesus appears with them. They don't quite recognize Him. Then one realizes, at dinner, "Hey, it's you, Lord!" and Jesus disappears. I always see, in my minds eye, a sh__ eating grin and twinkle in his eye as he does that.

Classic gotcha humor.

DR

I think there's at least a hint of humor in Mark, if read right. Imagine the narrator of Mark telling these stories orally, and coming to the part about where the hall was so crowded they had to cut a hole in the roof and lower a guy down on a rope, or where Jesus is baiting Pharisees, setting them up for the kill. There are a few pretty good "gotcha" moments there. If, as some believe, the writer of Mark was secretary or amanuensis to St. Peter, I can definitely see the possibility that what we read is an edited, and perhaps sanitized, version of some pretty rousing after-dinner reminiscences.

Back for the moment to the original post, we know that Jesus drank - he's accused at least at some point of hanging around drinking wine with the rabble. But is there any real evidence that other recreational drugs were available to him? I'm too lazy to check today, but are there any biblical references to smoking anything at all, or to the non medicinal use of other drugs than alcohol?

 

[Ausmerican]

Cue the music:

If God had long hair
And a goatee,
And if his eyes looked pretty glazed...
If He looked spaced out
Would you buy his story?
Would you believe he had an eye infection?

And yeah, yeah, God he looks baked
And yeah, yeah, God He smells good,
And yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah...

What if God smoked cannabis?
Hit the bong like some of us?
Drove a tie-dyed microbus,
And he subscribed to Rolling Stone?

When God made this place,
In the beginning,
Did He plant any seeds?
Or did he put them there for Adam and Eve,
So they'd be hungry for the apple that the snake
Was always offering?

And yeah, yeah... God rolls great,
And yeah, yeah, God he smells good...

 

[Andrew Wiggin]

He who is without sin ain't stoned... Nuff said.

A

 

[Kapyong]

Gday,


Cannabis oil recipe in Exodus 30:22-24 :

"Then the LORD said to Moses, 23 "Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels [a] of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane, 24 500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil."

"fragrant cane" = cannabis.


K.

 

[jhunter1163]

Y'know, I never get tired of watching this, and it fits here.

I give you "One Toke Over The Line, Sweet Jesus", as interpreted by Lawrence Welk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3ecDYxOkg

 

[Ravenwood]

Actually, according to the Codex Septagint & other texts, including the writings of the Levite Priests, Keneh bosem (Fragrant Cane or Sweet Cane) translates to what we call Acoras calamus (Theophrastus, History of Plants 9:7) and has been used in sacred oils going back to the Sumerians.

 

[JihadJane]

Y'know, I never get tired of watching this, and it fits here.

I give you "One Toke Over The Line, Sweet Jesus", as interpreted by Lawrence Welk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3ecDYxOkg

Praise the Lord.