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“Marijuana is a plant of God,” says Costa Rica’s Lutheran Church

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June 8th, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) Gilberto Quesada, president of Costa Rica’s Lutheran Church described marijuana as a “plant of God” in a recent interview with the daily tabloid, Diario Extra.

 

Quesada, expressing his approval for the medicinal use of the plant, said that “[marijuana] should not be demonized, the plant itself is harmless and can have a proper use.”

 

For his part, Monsignor Angel Sancasimiro of the Diocese of Alajuela expressed the view of the Catholic Church, telling Diario Extra that the use of marijuana leads to the use of harder drugs as one of the reasons his church opposes legalization.

 

Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly continues to debate legislation aimed at legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes.

 

At least 15 bills aimed at legalizing marijuana have been presented to the Assembly over the years, with supporters arguing that cannabis can be used in the treatment of diseases such as multiple sclerosis, depression, stress, and sleeping disorders.

 

Costa Rica’s Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Enforcement (IAFA), however, said in 2012 that such medicinal properties are unproven, and that marijuana can be addictive and lead to memory and learning difficulties.

 

According to a 2010 survey by IAFA, 7% of Costa Ricans have tried marijuana, and 2% are active consumers.

 

In August 2014, minister of health Dr. Maria Elena Lopez expressed her support for a medical marijuana bill.

 

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  • Canamjay

    legalizing marijuana is the quickest, best and most profitable course for a poor country with massive MASSIVE financial problems and a huge cost of government… but a pretty darn good and mainly universal health care system and far better than average education system… both underfunded…
    legalize it and tax it…. grow it in country, no import, no export… sure, it will be yet another guv bureaucracy, but way more lucrative than trying in vain to get the oligarchy set to pay their fair share… which in CR will NEVER happen… 37 families folks.

    • disgsted

      I say decriminalize it immediately. Let out those who are in Prisons for this offense. Make it not a crime for under a certain amount and allow to grow some for their own use.
      Some countries have done this one I been researching Ecuador in 2010 did this. Released a lot of those incarcerated for this offense. Congratulation Ecuador. Before that one of the most draconian laws.

      Can you imagine the indigenous Talamanca tribe allowed to grow this to support and feed themselves rather than the Police making raids and burning their cash crop. The prison space for the other crimes and dangerous ..

      Pres. Solis has no gumption in proposing this I would like to see a few diputados step up. It is about time.

      • Ben

        Lets get Cocaine legal that´s big Business for the Cartels. The Costa Rican goverment is just like the Cartels.

  • prdatki

    100 % of all drug users drank milk and most went to some form of church when they were young! To reduce drug addiction do we need to ban Milk and Churches?

    • disgsted

      LMAO I see the irony. All I said was decriminalize marijuana. Medical marijuana just might happen here. I hope it does. I seen how it helps those in pain. Making a butter spread out of it and how it helped many.

      This other guy posting about USA invading CR if they legalize drugs is off his rocker. Obama won’t even stop Iran from developing a nuke , Isis or confront Russia. EH!..

  • roberto

    I thought that guaro and ‘contrabando’ were the nectar of the Gods.

  • Ben

    Let make Cocaine legal asap it could be a big business for Costa Rica. The Lutheran are smoking to much weed. MariJuana is a gateway drug meaning its the starter to bad things. Every major anti drug group say people that start smoking Marijuana move to Cocaine,Acid est. Lutheran are even reconized in Costa Rica or by the Costa Rica goverment. If you want to see the US goverment invade Costa Rica like they did Panama make Marijuana legal then US army will be on the ground in Tico land.

  • http://paradisesocial.wordpress.com/ Mike Poynton

    “According to a 2010 survey by IAFA, 7% of Costa Ricans have tried marijuana, and 2% are active consumers.” Uhmmm… yeah… right…

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