What the Church Says About Medical Marijuana

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🗓️ 6 June 2024

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Welcome to Ask Fr. Josh - Summer Snippets! During the next few months, some of the most popular questions from the archives will be released as short snippets. Enjoy!

Question:
I have had 3 cervical spine fusions over 5 years and due to the amount of medication I’ve been taking I have begun to do a small amount of damage to my liver. 2 of my specialists have recommended medicinal marijuana but I feel so guilty doing it. My family is supportive but I feel ashamed. I have taken Percocet but do not like the side effect and again it’s another pill that can lead to damage to my liver. I’ve also begun to drink beer and wine to alleviate the pain. My question is should I use my medicinal marijuana for pain or is this a sin? I feel as though I’m running out of options.
-Anonymous

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0:00.0	Hey y'all,
0:04.0	y'all welcome to the Summer edition of Ask Father Josh
0:07.0	each week from June through July.
0:09.0	We're going to be releasing snippets from previous episodes of the podcast.
0:12.0	These snippets will be answers to some of the most popular questions we've had on the show.
0:16.0	Hope these short episodes offer you encouragement as you continue your walk towards eternity. God bless and I'll see you in the fall with all new
0:24.0	episodes to Ask Father Josh podcast.
0:27.0	Let's talk about some medical marijuana.
0:33.0	So our next question comes in from anonymous.
0:35.0	Anonymous says this,
0:37.0	I've had three cervical spine fusions over five years.
0:41.0	Ooh.
0:42.0	And due to the amount of medication I've been taking I've begun to do a small
0:45.7	amount of damage to my liver. Wow. Two of my specialists have recommended medicinal marijuana, but I feel so guilty about doing it.
0:54.4	My family is supportive, but I feel ashamed.
0:57.7	I have taken Percocetet but do not like the side effects, and again it's another pill that can
1:02.2	lead to damage
1:02.8	in my liver.
1:03.7	I've also begun to drink beer and wine to alleviate the pain.
1:06.5	My question is should I use medical marijuana for pain or is this a sin?
1:10.2	I feel as though I'm running out of options anonymous.
1:13.0	Thank you so much reaching out.
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