In the ancient world, medicine and drugs were often closely connected to religious rituals,

shamans, and witch doctors.

But despite the claims of the Enlightenment, we haven't actually left that world behind. Introduction.

Historically, Theonomists have not quite known what to do about drugs.

On the one hand, we are massively skeptical of attempts by the state to enforce morality beyond what God has explicitly granted.

The state should not be in the health care business because the state sucks at health care.

The state's ministry is primarily one of violence, punishing evil-doers, protecting the innocent,

and enforcement of private property and equal

weights and measures. You don't want the magistrate taking care of your newborn baby or great

grandma because they will inevitably harm them. But enough about Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins.

On the other hand, the proliferation of psychedelic drugs, the legalization of marijuana, and the mass destruction of meth and fentanyl, all around us, seem to be screaming for some measure of criminalization.

For many years, I've fallen back on a defense of criminalization from a tactical standpoint.

It's unwise to remove the ancient landmarks.

The laws have been on the books.

We're clearly not in any kind of position

to handle this, quote-unquote, freedom.

So keep the laws until great maturity breaks out in our land.

Hey, we can hope, can't we?

However, I had a high school civics student recently suggest that mind-altering drugs,

THC, meth, fentanyl, ayahuasca, etc. ought to be banned by law for their close association with

witchcraft, demons, idol worship, and the occult. And I think he's right.

Theonomy has often leaned libertarian on drugs because it is assumed that plants and chemicals

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