John Piper on The Churchs role in Marijuana Legalization The primary focus [of the church] should be to do what only the Bible and only the gospel and only the Holy Spirit and the truth and Jesus can do in transforming human beings into the kind of Christ-exalting, Spirit-dependent, God-glorifying people who freely choose not to use drugs whether caffeine or alcohol or cannabis or cocaine or meth or heroin to escape into a world where Christ is less clearly perceived, and the Scriptures are less understood and precious, and the Spirit is less personal, and the glory of God is less satisfying, and the way of righteousness is less defined, and the path of obedience is less compelling
"Somebody somewhere is looking up to us as an example, and if we don't care about what we're doing to ourselves we should care about the path we're leading them down," Bender told the audience of about 400
He also highlighted the "excellent demographics" of Marlboro smokers: the brand's share of 21- to 29-year-olds is higher than those of the two largest competitors combined
Other replacements include nicotine replacement therapies (gum, lozenges, patches), energy pouches with caffeine, or completely nicotine-free herbal alternatives
