The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:26:08 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Recreational marijuana use is contrary to Catholic teaching, British Columbia, Yukon bishops say /item/28541-recreational-marijuana-use-is-contrary-to-catholic-teaching-british-columbia-yukon-bishops-say /item/28541-recreational-marijuana-use-is-contrary-to-catholic-teaching-british-columbia-yukon-bishops-say

The Catholic bishops of British Columbia and the Yukon have issued a pastoral statement on legalized marijuana that endorses medical cannabis but stresses that recreational use is contrary to Catholic moral teaching.

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Canada Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:44:17 -0500
Speaking Out: Give young people the benefit of doubt /item/28344-speaking-out-give-young-people-the-benefit-of-doubt /item/28344-speaking-out-give-young-people-the-benefit-of-doubt

There is a misconception that teenagers will always jump at an opportunity to do wrong. This is based on the stereotype that teens are up to no good. 

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YSN: Speaking Out Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:09:55 -0400
Legal marijuana will have 'disastrous effects,' Canadian bishops say /item/28240-legal-marijuana-will-have-disastrous-effects-canadian-bishops-say /item/28240-legal-marijuana-will-have-disastrous-effects-canadian-bishops-say OTTAWA – CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bishops reiterated their opposition to the legalization of recreational marijuana Wednesday, the same day that legal marijuana sales began across the country.
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Canada Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:03:24 -0400
Marijuana use will still be a sin after becoming legal, bishops say /item/27616-marijuana-use-will-still-be-a-sin-after-becoming-legal-bishops-say /item/27616-marijuana-use-will-still-be-a-sin-after-becoming-legal-bishops-say

OTTAWA – Marijuana use across Canada may soon be legal in the eyes of the law, but it will remain a sin in the eyes of the Church, warn CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bishops.

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Canada Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:47:38 -0400
IndianaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Church of Cannabis files religious liberty suit /home/international/item/20563-indiana-s-church-of-cannabis-files-religious-liberty-suit /home/international/item/20563-indiana-s-church-of-cannabis-files-religious-liberty-suit INDIANAPOLIS - The First Church of Cannabis filed a lawsuit against the state of Indiana and city of Indianapolis, challenging state laws on possession and use of marijuana as infringing upon religious beliefs. ]]> International Sun, 12 Jul 2015 07:00:00 -0400