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The Islamic perspective of smoking cannabis/medical marijuana etc.

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Aslkm.if a Muslim individual has a psychiatric problem of depression/anxiety, is it allowed to smoke cannabis if it is therapeutic for him.instead of swallowing stronger psychiatric medication? Please advise

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salฤmu โ€˜alaykum wa-rahmatullฤhi wa-barakฤtuh.

In principle, Shariโ€™ah prohibits any substance which causes intoxication. This ruling is derived from the following Hadith:

ูƒูู„ู‘ู ู…ูุณู’ูƒูุฑู ุญูŽุฑูŽุงู…ูŒ

Translation: Hadhrat Abu Musa al-Ashโ€™ari (Radhiyallahu Anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (๏ทบ) said: โ€œAll intoxicants are prohibited.โ€(Bukhari & Muslim)[1]

Furthermore, Shariโ€™ah prohibits harming oneself. This principle is derived from the following Ayah:

ูˆู„ุง ุชู„ู‚ูˆุง ุจุฃูŠุฏูŠูƒู… ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุชู‡ู„ูƒุฉ

Translation: โ€˜And do not throw yourself into destruction.โ€™ (Surah al-Baqarah โ€“ Ayah: 195)[2]

Thus, the act of smoking itself, irrespective of the substance being smoked, is impermissible due to the injurious effect smoking has on oneโ€™s being.[3]

The ruling of prohibition of cannabis rests on the above-mentioned principles. Thus, the smoking or consumption of any sort of the common and readily available forms of cannabis, and synthetic, imitation cannabis is prohibited due to it being an intoxicant.[4]

However, certain strains of cannabis (High-CBD and very low to zero levels of THC) are void of the property that causes intoxication (THC). [5][6]

If one is suffering from depression, anxiety etc., one should attempt to overcome his affliction firstly by going clean (i.e. not using any medication). If this proves to be unsuccessful, then one may take aid from cannabis that have zero levels of intoxication only through ingestion or application and not through smoking.

Furthermore, smoking cannabis is popularly and accurately labeled โ€˜the gateway drugโ€™ due to its users developing habits and tendencies to search for a greater โ€˜highโ€™, leading them to smoking stronger strains of cannabis (containing high levels of THC) and experimenting with other dangerous drugs that intoxicate. Thus, one โ€˜hitโ€™ potentially results in drug abuse.

One should also endeavor to refrain from psychiatric prescriptions which have addictive properties.[7]

And Allah Taโ€™ฤla Knows Best

Abdullah ibn Mohammed Aijaz

Student Darul Iftaa
Baltimore, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.


ุตุญูŠุญ ู…ุณู„ู… (3/ 1586)[1]

ูˆุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู‚ูุชูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุฉู ุจู’ู†ู ุณูŽุนููŠุฏูุŒ ูˆูŽุฅูุณู’ุญูŽุงู‚ู ุจู’ู†ู ุฅูุจู’ุฑูŽุงู‡ููŠู…ูŽุŒ ูˆูŽุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽูู’ุธู ู„ูู‚ูุชูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุฉูŽุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽุง: ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽูƒููŠุนูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุดูุนู’ุจูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุณูŽุนููŠุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุจูุฑู’ุฏูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ู…ููˆุณูŽู‰ุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุจูŽุนูŽุซูŽู†ููŠ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ุฃูŽู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽู…ูุนูŽุงุฐูŽ ุจู’ู†ูŽ ุฌูŽุจูŽู„ู ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู’ูŠูŽู…ูŽู†ูุŒ ููŽู‚ูู„ู’ุชู: ูŠูŽุง ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ูุŒ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุดูŽุฑูŽุงุจู‹ุง ูŠูุตู’ู†ูŽุนู ุจูุฃูŽุฑู’ุถูู†ูŽุง ูŠูู‚ูŽุงู„ู ู„ูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุฒู’ุฑู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุนููŠุฑูุŒ ูˆูŽุดูŽุฑูŽุงุจูŒ ูŠูู‚ูŽุงู„ู ู„ูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู’ุจูุชู’ุนู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุณูŽู„ูุŒ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ยซูƒูู„ู‘ู ู…ูุณู’ูƒูุฑู ุญูŽุฑูŽุงู…ูŒยป

ุตุญูŠุญ ุงู„ุจุฎุงุฑูŠ (5/ 161)

ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ููŠ ุฅูุณู’ุญูŽุงู‚ูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฎูŽุงู„ูุฏูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุงู†ููŠู‘ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุณูŽุนููŠุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุจูุฑู’ุฏูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ู…ููˆุณูŽู‰ ุงู„ุฃูŽุดู’ุนูŽุฑููŠู‘ู ุฑูŽุถููŠูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ูŽ ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ุจูŽุนูŽุซูŽู‡ู ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ูŠูŽู…ูŽู†ูุŒ ููŽุณูŽุฃูŽู„ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุดู’ุฑูุจูŽุฉู ุชูุตู’ู†ูŽุนู ุจูู‡ูŽุงุŒ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ยซูˆูŽู…ูŽุง ู‡ููŠูŽุŸยป ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุงู„ุจูุชู’ุนู ูˆูŽุงู„ู…ูุฒู’ุฑูุŒ ููŽู‚ูู„ู’ุชู ู„ูุฃูŽุจููŠ ุจูุฑู’ุฏูŽุฉูŽ: ู…ูŽุง ุงู„ุจูุชู’ุนูุŸ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ู†ูŽุจููŠุฐู ุงู„ุนูŽุณูŽู„ูุŒ ูˆูŽุงู„ู…ูุฒู’ุฑู ู†ูŽุจููŠุฐู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุนููŠุฑูุŒ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ยซูƒูู„ู‘ู ู…ูุณู’ูƒูุฑู ุญูŽุฑูŽุงู…ูŒยป ุฑูŽูˆูŽุงู‡ู ุฌูŽุฑููŠุฑูŒุŒ ูˆูŽุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ูˆูŽุงุญูุฏูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุงู†ููŠู‘ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุจูุฑู’ุฏูŽุฉูŽ

ุงู„ู…ุจุณูˆุท ู„ู„ุณุฑุฎุณูŠ (30/ 265)[2]

(ู‚ุงู„: ูุฅู† ุชุฑูƒูˆุง ุงู„ุฃูƒู„ ูˆุงู„ุดุฑุจุŒ ูู‚ุฏ ุนุตูˆุงุ› ู„ุฃู† ููŠู‡ ุชู„ูุง) ูŠุนู†ูŠ ุฃู† ุงู„ู†ูุณ ู„ู…ุง ูƒุงู†ุช ู„ุง ุชุจู‚ู‰ ุนุงุฏุฉ ุจุฏูˆู† ุงู„ุฃูƒู„ ูˆุงู„ุดุฑุจ ูุงู„ู…ู…ุชู†ุน ู…ู† ุฐู„ูƒ ู‚ุงุชู„ ู†ูุณู‡ ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ {ูˆู„ุง ุชู‚ุชู„ูˆุง ุฃู†ูุณูƒู…} [ุงู„ู†ุณุงุก: 29]ุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ู…ุนุฑุถ ู†ูุณู‡ ู„ู„ู‡ู„ุงูƒ ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ {ูˆู„ุง ุชู„ู‚ูˆุง ุจุฃูŠุฏูŠูƒู… ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุชู‡ู„ูƒุฉ} [ุงู„ุจู‚ุฑุฉ: 195] ูˆุจุนุฏ ุงู„ุชู†ุงูˆู„ุŒ ูู‚ุฏุฑ ู…ุง ูŠุณุฏ ุจู‡ ุฑู…ู‚ู‡ ูŠู†ุฏุจ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃู† ูŠุชู†ุงูˆู„ ู…ู‚ุฏุงุฑ ู…ุง ูŠุชู‚ูˆู‰ ุจู‡ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุทุงุนุฉุ› ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ุฅู† ู„ู… ูŠุชู†ุงูˆู„ ูŠุถุนู ูˆุฑุจู…ุง ูŠุนุฌุฒ ุนู† ุงู„ุทุงุนุฉ ูˆู‚ุงู„ โ€“ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€“ ยซุงู„ู…ุคู…ู† ุงู„ู‚ูˆูŠ ุฃุญุจ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู† ุงู„ุถุนูŠูุŒ ูˆููŠ ูƒู„ ุฎูŠุฑยป

[3] https://healthyhempoil.com/smoking-cbd-oil/

Smoking anything can be harsh on the throat and lungsโ€ฆ.

ุงู„ุฏุฑ ุงู„ู…ุฎุชุงุฑ ูˆุญุงุดูŠุฉ ุงุจู† ุนุงุจุฏูŠู† (ุฑุฏ ุงู„ู…ุญุชุงุฑ) (6/ 457)[4]

(ูˆูŠุญุฑู… ุฃูƒู„ ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ูˆุงู„ุญุดูŠุดุฉ)

โ€ขโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€ข

[ุฑุฏ ุงู„ู…ุญุชุงุฑ]

(ู‚ูˆู„ู‡ ูˆูŠุญุฑู… ุฃูƒู„ ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ) ู‡ูˆ ุจุงู„ูุชุญ: ู†ุจุงุช ูŠุณู…ู‰ ููŠ ุงู„ุนุฑุจูŠุฉ ุดูŠูƒุฑุงู†ุŒ ูŠุตุฏุน ูˆูŠุณุจุช ูˆูŠุฎู„ุท ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ ูƒู…ุง ููŠ ุงู„ุชุฐูƒุฑุฉ ู„ู„ุดูŠุฎ ุฏุงูˆุฏ. ูˆุฒุงุฏ ููŠ ุงู„ู‚ุงู…ูˆุณ: ูˆุฃุฎุจุซู‡ ุงู„ุฃุญู…ุฑ ุซู… ุงู„ุฃุณูˆุฏ ูˆุฃุณู„ู…ู‡ ุงู„ุฃุจูŠุถุŒ ูˆููŠู‡: ุงู„ุณุจุช ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุฃุณุจูˆุนุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฑุฌู„ ุงู„ูƒุซูŠุฑ ุงู„ู†ูˆู…ุŒ ูˆุงู„ู…ุณุจุช: ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู„ุง ูŠุชุญุฑูƒ. ูˆููŠ ุงู„ู‚ู‡ุณุชุงู†ูŠ: ู‡ูˆ ุฃุญุฏ ู†ูˆุนูŠ ุดุฌุฑ ุงู„ู‚ู†ุจุŒ ุญุฑุงู… ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ูŠุฒูŠู„ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ุŒ ูˆุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ูุชูˆู‰ุŒ ุจุฎู„ุงู ู†ูˆุน ุขุฎุฑ ู…ู†ู‡ ูุฅู†ู‡ ู…ุจุงุญ ูƒุงู„ุฃููŠูˆู† ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ูˆุฅู† ุงุฎุชู„ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ ุจู‡ ู„ุง ูŠุฒูˆู„ุŒ ูˆุนู„ูŠู‡ ูŠุญู…ู„ ู…ุง ููŠ ุงู„ู‡ุฏุงูŠุฉ ูˆุบูŠุฑู‡ุง ู…ู† ุฅุจุงุญุฉ ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ูƒู…ุง ููŠ ุดุฑุญ ุงู„ู„ุจุงุจ ุงู‡ู€.

ุฃู‚ูˆู„: ู‡ุฐุง ุบูŠุฑ ุธุงู‡ุฑุŒ ู„ุฃู† ู…ุง ูŠุฎู„ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ ู„ุง ูŠุฌูˆุฒ ุฃูŠุถุง ุจู„ุง ุดุจู‡ุฉ ููƒูŠู ูŠู‚ุงู„ ุฅู†ู‡ ู…ุจุงุญ: ุจู„ ุงู„ุตูˆุงุจ ุฃู† ู…ุฑุงุฏ ุตุงุญุจ ุงู„ู‡ุฏุงูŠุฉ ูˆุบูŠุฑู‡ ุฅุจุงุญุฉ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ู‡ ู„ู„ุชุฏุงูˆูŠ ูˆู†ุญูˆู‡ ูˆู…ู† ุตุฑุญ ุจุญุฑู…ุชู‡ ุฃุฑุงุฏ ุจู‡ ุงู„ู‚ุฏุฑ ุงู„ู…ุณูƒุฑ ู…ู†ู‡ุŒ ูŠุฏู„ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ู…ุง ููŠ ุบุงูŠุฉ ุงู„ุจูŠุงู† ุนู† ุดุฑุญ ุดูŠุฎ ุงู„ุฅุณู„ุงู…: ุฃูƒู„ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ ุงู„ุณู‚ู…ูˆู†ูŠุง ูˆุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ู…ุจุงุญ ู„ู„ุชุฏุงูˆูŠุŒ ู…ุง ุฒุงุฏ ุนู„ู‰ ุฐู„ูƒ ุฅุฐุง ูƒุงู† ูŠู‚ุชู„ ุฃูˆ ูŠุฐู‡ุจ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ ุญุฑุงู… ุงู‡ู€ ูู‡ุฐุง ุตุฑูŠุญ ููŠู…ุง ู‚ู„ู†ุงู‡ ู…ุคูŠุฏ ู„ู…ุง ุณุจู‚ ุจุญุซู†ุงู‡ ู…ู† ุชุฎุตูŠุต ู…ุง ู…ุฑ ู…ู† ุฃู† ู…ุง ุฃุณูƒุฑ ูƒุซูŠุฑู‡ ุญุฑู… ู‚ู„ูŠู„ู‡ ุจุงู„ู…ุงุฆุนุงุชุŒ ูˆู‡ูƒุฐุง ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ููŠ ุบูŠุฑู‡ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ุงู„ุฌุงู…ุฏุฉ ุงู„ู…ุถุฑุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ ุฃูˆ ุบูŠุฑู‡ุŒ ูŠุญุฑู… ุชู†ุงูˆู„ ุงู„ู‚ุฏุฑ ุงู„ู…ุถุฑ ู…ู†ู‡ุง ุฏูˆู† ุงู„ู‚ู„ูŠู„ ุงู„ู†ุงูุนุŒ ู„ุฃู† ุญุฑู…ุชู‡ุง ู„ูŠุณุช ู„ุนูŠู†ู‡ุง ุจู„ ู„ุถุฑุฑู‡ุง. ูˆููŠ ุฃูˆู„ ุทู„ุงู‚ ุงู„ุจุญุฑ: ู…ู† ุบุงุจ ุนู‚ู„ู‡ ุจุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ูˆุงู„ุฃููŠูˆู† ูŠู‚ุน ุทู„ุงู‚ู‡ ุฅุฐุง ุงุณุชุนู…ู„ู‡ ู„ู„ู‡ูˆ ูˆุฅุฏุฎุงู„ ุงู„ุขูุงุช ู‚ุตุฏุง ู„ูƒูˆู†ู‡ ู…ุนุตูŠุฉุŒ ูˆุฅู† ูƒุงู† ู„ู„ุชุฏุงูˆูŠ ูู„ุง ู„ุนุฏู…ู‡ุงุŒ ูƒุฐุง ููŠ ูุชุญ ุงู„ู‚ุฏูŠุฑุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ุตุฑูŠุญ ููŠ ุญุฑู…ุฉ ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ูˆุงู„ุฃููŠูˆู† ู„ุง ู„ู„ุฏูˆุงุก. ูˆููŠ ุงู„ุจุฒุงุฒูŠุฉ: ูˆุงู„ุชุนู„ูŠู„ ูŠู†ุงุฏูŠ ุจุญุฑู…ุชู‡ ู„ุง ู„ู„ุฏูˆุงุก ุงู‡ู€ ูƒู„ุงู… ุงู„ุจุญุฑ. ูˆุฌุนู„ ููŠ ุงู„ู†ู‡ุฑ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุชูุตูŠู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ุญู‚ ูˆุงู„ุญุงุตู„ ุฃู† ุงุณุชุนู…ุงู„ ุงู„ูƒุซูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุณูƒุฑ ู…ู†ู‡ ุญุฑุงู… ู…ุทู„ู‚ุง ูƒู…ุง ูŠุฏู„ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูƒู„ุงู… ุงู„ุบุงูŠุฉ. ูˆุฃู…ุง ุงู„ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุŒ ูุฅู† ูƒุงู† ู„ู„ู‡ูˆ ุญุฑุงู…ุŒ ูˆุฅู† ุณูƒุฑ ู…ู†ู‡ ูŠู‚ุน ุทู„ุงู‚ู‡ ู„ุฃู† ู…ุจุฏุฃ ุงุณุชุนู…ุงู„ู‡ ูƒุงู† ู…ุญุธูˆุฑุงุŒ ูˆุฅู† ูƒุงู† ู„ู„ุชุฏุงูˆูŠ ูˆุญุตู„ ู…ู†ู‡ ุฅุณูƒุงุฑ ูู„ุงุŒ ูุงุบุชู†ู… ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุชุญุฑูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ูุฑุฏ.

ุงู„ุชุฌุฑูŠุฏ ู„ู„ู‚ุฏูˆุฑูŠ (10/ 4932)

ุงุญุชุฌ ุฃุจูˆ ุงู„ุญุณู†: ุฃู† ุฒูˆุงู„ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ ุจุดุฑุจ ุงู„ุดุฑุงุจ ูƒุฒูˆุงู„ู‡ ุจุดุฑุจ ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ูุฅู† ู„ู… ูŠู‚ุน ุงู„ุทู„ุงู‚ ููŠ ุฃุญุฏ ุงู„ู…ูˆุถุนูŠู† ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ุขุฎุฑ

ูˆุงู„ุฌูˆุงุจ: ุฃู† ุดุฑุจ ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ููŠ ุงู„ุนุงุฏุฉ ู„ุง ูŠู‚ุน ุนู„ู‰ ูˆุฌู‡ ุงู„ู…ุนุตูŠุฉุŒ ูˆุฅู†ู…ุง ูŠู‚ุน ุนู„ู‰ ูˆุฌู‡ ุงู„ุชุฏุงูˆูŠุŒ ุซู… ูŠูุถูŠ (ุฅู„ู‰ ุฒูˆุงู„ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ุŒ ูู„ู… ูŠุนุงู‚ุจ ุจุจู‚ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชูƒู„ูŠู.

ูˆุฅุฐุง ุฒุงู„ ุงู„ุชูƒู„ูŠูุŒ ู„ู… ูŠู‚ุน ุงู„ุทู„ุงู‚ุŒ ูˆู„ูŠุณ ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุดุฑุจ ุงู„ู†ุจูŠุฐ- ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ูŠู‚ุน ููŠ ุงู„ุบุงู„ุจ ุนู„ู‰ ูˆุฌู‡ ุงู„ู…ุนุตูŠุฉุŒ ูุนูˆู‚ุจ ุจุจู‚ุงุก ุงู„ุชูƒู„ูŠู ููŠ ุญู‚ู‡ุŒ ููˆู‚ุน ุทู„ุงู‚ู‡.

ูุฅู† ู‚ูŠู„: ุฅุฐุง ุดุฑุจ ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ุนู„ู‰ ูˆุฌู‡ ุงู„ู…ุนุตูŠุฉุŒ ูŠู†ุจุบูŠ ุฃู† ูŠู‚ุน ุทู„ุงู‚ู‡.

ู‚ู„ู†ุง: ุงู„ุบุงู„ุจ ู…ู† ุฃู…ุฑ ุงู„ู†ุงุณุŒ ุฃู†ู‡ู… ูŠุดุฑุจูˆู† ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ู„ุบูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุนุตูŠุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ุญูƒู… ูŠุชุนู„ู‚ ุจุงู„ุบุงู„ุจุŒ ูˆู„ุฃู† ุงู„ุนุงุฏุฉ ุฃู† ุงู„ุฃู†ุณุงู† ูŠุดุฑุจ ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ูˆูŠุชุธุงู‡ุฑ ุฒูˆุงู„ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ูŠุนู‚ู„ุŒ ูู„ุฐู„ูƒ ู„ู… ูŠุญูƒู… ุจุทู„ุงู‚ู‡ุŒ ูˆููŠ ุงู„ุนุงุฏุฉ ุฃู† ุงู„ุฅู†ุณุงู† ูŠุดุฑุจ ุงู„ุดุฑุงุจุŒ ูˆูŠุธู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุณูƒุฑุŒ ูˆุนู‚ู„ู‡ ุซุงุจุชุŒ ูุนูˆู‚ุจ ุจุฅูŠู‚ุงุน ุงู„ุทู„ุงู‚ ู„ู„ุชู‡ู…ุฉ.

ุงู„ุชู†ุจูŠู‡ ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุดูƒู„ุงุช ุงู„ู‡ุฏุงูŠุฉ (4/ 176)

ู‚ูˆู„ู‡: (ู„ุฃู† ุงู„ุณูƒุฑ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุจุงุญ ู„ุง ูŠูˆุฌุจ ุงู„ุญุฏ ูƒุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ูˆู„ุจู† ุงู„ุฑู…ุงูƒ).

ููŠ ูƒู„ุงู…ู‡ ู†ุธุฑ ู…ู† ูˆุฌูˆู‡:

ุฃุญุฏู‡ุง: ููŠ ุฅุจุงุญุฉ ุชู†ุงูˆู„ ู…ุง ูŠุบูŠุจ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ุŒ ูุฅู† ุชุบูŠูŠุจ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ ุญุฑุงู… ุณูˆุงุก ูƒุงู† ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ุฃูˆ ุจุบูŠุฑู‡ุŒ ูู„ุง ูŠู†ุจุบูŠ ุฃู† ูŠู‚ุงู„ ุจุฅุจุงุญุฉ ู‚ุฏุฑ ู…ุง ูŠุบูŠุจ ู…ุนู‡ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ุŒ ูˆููŠ ูƒู„ุงู…ู‡ [ู…ุง ูŠูˆู‡ู… ุฐู„ูƒ ูˆู‡ุฐุง ูƒู…ุง ุฃู† ุงู„ุฃูƒู„ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุดุจุน ู…ุจุงุญ ูˆุงู„ุฒูŠุงุฏุฉ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุญุฑุงู… ู„ู…ุง ููŠู‡ ู…ู† ุงู„ุถุฑุฑุŒ ูˆู„ุฃู†ู‡ ู‚ุฏ ูŠุบูŠุจ] ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ ุจุณุจุจ ุฒูŠุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฃูƒู„ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุดุจุน ููŠุญุฑู…ุŒ ููƒุฐุง ุชู†ุงูˆู„ ู‚ุฏุฑ ู…ุง ูŠุบูŠุจ ุจู‡ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ ู…ู† ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ูˆู†ุญูˆู‡.

ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุณุบู†ุงู‚ูŠ: ูุฌุนู„ ุงู„ุณูƒุฑ ู…ู† ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุจุงุญ ู…ุฎุงู„ู ู„ุฑูˆุงูŠุฉ ุงู„ุฌุงู…ุน ุงู„ุตุบูŠุฑ ู„ู„ุฅู…ุงู… ุงู„ู…ุญุจูˆุจูŠ ูุฅู†ู‡ ุฐูƒุฑ ููŠู‡ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุญู†ูŠูุฉ ุฃู†ู‡ ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ุฒุงู„ ุนู‚ู„ู‡ ุจุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ุฅู† ุนู„ู… ุฃู†ู‡ ุจู†ุฌ ุญูŠู† ุฃูƒู„ู‡ ูŠู‚ุน ุทู„ุงู‚ู‡ ูˆุนุชุงู‚ู‡ ูˆุฅู† ู„ู… ูŠุนู„ู… ู„ุง ูŠู‚ุน.

ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ: ููŠ ุชุณู…ูŠุฉ ุบูŠุจุฉ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ ุจุณุจุจ ุฃูƒู„ ุงู„ุจู†ุฌ ุณูƒุฑู‹ุงุŒ ูุฅู†ู‡ ู„ุง ูŠุญุตู„ ุจู‡ ู†ุดูˆุฉ ูˆู„ุง ุทุฑุจ ูˆู„ุง ู„ุฐุฉ ูˆู„ุฐู„ูƒ ู„ุง ูŠุญุฏ ุขูƒู„ู‡ุง ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ู„ูŠุณ ููŠ ุงู„ุทุจุน ู…ุง ูŠุฏุนูˆ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ุง ูู„ุง ูŠุญุชุงุฌ ููŠู‡ุง ุฅู„ู‰ ุดุฑุน ุงู„ุฒุงุฌุฑ ุจุฎู„ุงู ุงู„ุญุดูŠุดุฉ ูุฅู†ู‡ุง ูŠุญุตู„ ุจู‡ุง ุฐู„ูƒุŒ ููƒุงู† ููŠ ุงู„ุทุจุน ู…ุง ูŠุฏุนูˆ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ุงุŒ ูู„ู‡ุฐุง ูƒุงู† ุงู„ู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ุตุญูŠุญ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู‚ูˆู„ ุจุญุฑู…ุชู‡ุง ูˆุงู„ุญุฏ ุจุฃูƒู„ ุงู„ู‚ู„ูŠู„ ู…ู†ู‡ุง ูƒู…ุง ููŠ ุนุตูŠุฑ ุงู„ุนู†ุจ ู„ุฏุฎูˆู„ู‡ุง ููŠ ู‚ูˆู„ู‡ -ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… -: โ€œูƒู„ ู…ุณูƒุฑ ุญุฑุงู…โ€ ูˆุณูŠุฃุชูŠ ู„ุฐู„ูƒ ุฒูŠุงุฏุฉ ุจูŠุงู† ููŠ ุงู„ุฃุดุฑุจุฉ ุฅู† ุดุงุก ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ุŒ ุจุฎู„ุงู ุงู„ุจู†ุฌุŒ ูุฅู† ุบูŠุจุฉ ุงู„ุนู‚ู„ ุจุณุจุจ ุฃูƒู„ู‡ ุจู…ู†ุฒู„ุฉ ุงู„ุฅุบู…ุงุก ุฃูˆ ุงู„ุจุฑุณุงู… ุฃูˆ ู…ุง ูŠุญุตู„ ู„ู„ู…ุญู…ูˆู… ู…ู† ุงู„ู‡ุฐูŠุงู† ูˆุงู„ู‡ูˆุณ ูˆูุณุงุฏ ุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ูˆู†ุญูˆ ุฐู„ูƒุŒ ูˆูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุจุบูŠุฑ ุงู„ุญู…ู‰ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃู…ุฑุงุถ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุชุนู„ู‚ ุจุงู„ุฏู…ุงุบ ููŠุญุตู„ ู…ู†ู‡ุง ุบูŠุจุฉ ุงู„ุฏู…ุงุบ ุฃูˆ ุณูˆุก ุงู„ู…ุฒุงุฌ ูˆู„ูŠุณ ุฐู„ูƒ ุจุณูƒุฑ.

[5]

Cannabis, marijuana etc.

Cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the two main ingredients in the marijuana plant (cannabis sativa). Both CBD and THC belong to a unique class of compounds known as cannabinoids.

While many strains of marijuana are known for having abundant levels of THC, high-CBD strains are less common. But CBD has recently started to draw attention from the medical community, who seem to prefer CBD over THC. Here, we explain the differences between these two compounds.

1) The High

THC is probably best known for being the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. CBD, however, isย non-psychoactive. In other words, CBD canโ€™t get you high. While disappointing to recreational users, this unique feature of CBD is what makes it so appealing as a medicine.

Doctors usually prefer treatments with minimal side effects, which has been a major barrier to the acceptance of medical marijuana. Likewise, CBD has been used to treatย younger childrenย with various ailments.

2) Anxiety

THC is known to cause some people to feel anxious or paranoid. But CBD is believed to have the opposite effect. In fact,ย studies showย that CBD works to counteract the anxiety caused by ingesting THC.ย A number of studiesย also suggest that CBD can reduce anxiety when administered on its own.

3) Antipsychotic

In addition to being non-psychoactive, CBD seems to have antipsychotic properties. Researchers believe that CBD mayย protect marijuana usersย from getting too high by reducing the psychosis-like effects of THC. However, regulating the mind-altering activity of THC isnโ€™t all that CBD is good for. On its own, CBD is being tested as an antipsychotic medicine forย people with schizophrenia.

4) Sleep

One of the most common uses of marijuana is as aย sleep aid. THC is believed to be responsible for most of marijuanaโ€™s sleep-inducing effects. On the other hand,ย studies suggestย CBD acts to promote wakefulness, making CBD a poor choice as a sleep medicine. The opposite effects of CBD and THC on sleep may explain whyย some strains of cannabisย cause users to feel drowsy while others are known to boost energy.

5) Legal Status

While most countries have strict laws surrounding marijuana and THC, the legal status of CBD is less clear. In the United States, CBD isย technically illegalย since it is classified as a Schedule I drug under federal law. A pharmaceutical form of CBD, calledย Epidiolex, was only recently cleared by the FDA to be tested in children with severe epilepsy.

On the other hand, CBD is found inย hemp, which can be legally imported and sold in the U.S.ย Some companiesย have taken advantage of this loophole by importing high-CBD hemp extracts from other countries where hemp is produced.

Furthermore, the best alternative would be hemp products as they contain no THC.

http://herb.co/2016/10/03/high-cbd-low-thc-strain/

https://drugs-forum.com/ams/ibogaine-can-a-hallucinogen-from-africa-cure-addiction.17233/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-powerful-new-form-of-medical-marijuana-without-the-high/2016/12/29/81bbf7c0-b5b2-11e6-b8df-600bd9d38a02_story.html?utm_term=.9409676452b2

http://www.leafscience.com/2014/9/16/5-differences-hemp-marijuana/?utm_source=mantis&utm_medium=recommend&utm_campaign=mantis&muuid=a32eb8f4XXX369fXXX42d5XXXb45cXXX6e0ac42e2525

http://www.leafscience.com/2014/09/24/5-differences-cbd-thc/

http://healthland.time.com/2012/06/04/a-new-marijuana-plant-without-the-high-it-could-be-good-medicine/

[6] https://healthyhempoil.com/smoking-cbd-oil/

One may ingest CBD oil via tinctures or edibles containing CBD oil. One may also apply creams containing CBD. If one is using the plant itself, it may be ingested, rubbed, or soaked in water etc.

[7] Dr. Anwar Jeewa was consulted for this answer.

He is also preparing to introduce an anti-depressant into the mainstream market. He may be contacted at docjeewa@gmail.com ย 

Unravelling the confusion over dagga

  • Sunday Tribune
  • 23 Apr 2017

ON MARCH 31, the Western Cape High Court gave the green light to the private use of dagga (marijuana) at home. What people fail to understand is that the court ruled that the possession, cultivation and private use of marijuana should not be forbidden in homes but that the commercial production and trade in marijuana was illegal. The court also ruled that Parliament had two years to change sections of the Drug Trafficking Act and the Medicines Control Act. The Constitutional Court still has to confirm the ruling and send it to the National Assembly. Until then, private use is still illegal. Many people confuse the difference between legalisation and decriminalisation. The important difference is that decriminalisation takes away monetary penalties and jail sentences for simple possession. It doesnโ€™t cover the use, sale or storage for which there will still be criminal penalties. The focus is less on penalisation and more on the treatment of drug use. Legalisation means you can acquire, possess and use a drug without fear of criminal prosecution. It is safer to decriminalise marijuana than legalise it, so that the necessary help can be given to people dependent on it and state resources, in the form of court time, expenses and prisons, wonโ€™t be burdened because of marijuana usage. Pro-marijuana activists use the angle of its medical benefits. Yes, it has medical benefits but we need to consider the harm โ€“ just as we see the legalisation of many prescribed medicines such as codeine, morphine, pethidine, sleeping tablets, methadone and suboxone, sold freely in pharmacies and causing dependency problems for users around the world. The addiction to prescribed medication is worse than some illegal drugs. Alcohol is a socially acceptable drug in a liquid form and is legal, but consider the devastating effect it has on society, with road accidents, the abuse of women and children and addiction arising from it. The arguments of antidrug personalities centre on the idea that legalisation or decriminalisation would lead to increased use, be of great harm to children and cause incalculable misery in families. If this is the case, why donโ€™t we want to learn from our past experiences and not repeat the same mistakes? If we want to use marijuana for medical reasons, then pharmaceutical companies should make medical marijuana available online in the form of cannabis oil, tinctures and capsules. It is true that THC, the primary active chemical, can be useful for treating some medical problems.

Synthetic THC is the main ingredient in Marinol, an Fdaapproved medication used to control nausea in cancer chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in people with Aids. The irony of the people promoting the legalisation of medical marijuana is that most are not using it for medical reasons but recreation. They want to smoke it all the time and live with a false sense of reality, but are not using it for medical conditions like glaucoma, asthma, to alleviate the symptoms of nausea, loss of appetite and pain, fibromyalgia or when undergoing chemotherapy. However, marijuana as a smoked product has never proven medically beneficial and is much more likely to harm oneโ€™s health; marijuana smoke is a crude THC delivery system that also sends many harmful substances into the body. As an expert on addiction, I see the devastating effects of marijuana regularly with people as young as 12 becoming dependent. The use of marijuana has adverse health, safety, social, academic, economic and behavioural consequences. Yet, astonishingly, many people view the drug as harmless. The widespread perception of marijuana as a benign natural herb seriously detracts from the most basic message our society needs to deliver. It is not okay for anyone, especially young people, to use this or any illicit drug. Marijuana became popular, mainly among the youth, in the 1960s. Many of them have become the parents and grandparents of the teenagers who now smoke marijuana, believing it is harmless.

But most of the marijuana available today is much more potent than the weed of the Woodstock era, and its users tend to be younger than those of the past generation. Today, young people live in a world vastly different from that of their parents and grandparents. Children these days are bombarded constantly with pro-drug messages in print and on screen. They also have easy access to the internet, which abounds with sites promoting the wonders of marijuana, offering kits for beating drug tests, and, in some cases, advertising pot for sale. Meanwhile, the prevalence of higher potency marijuana, like skunk, chronic, hydroponic, greenhouse, outdoor or cheese measured by the levels of the chemical delta 9 (tetrahydrocannabinol or THC) is increasing. Average THC levels rose from less than 1% in the mid-1970s to more than 6% in 2002. The more potent marijuana grown under hydroponic conditions increased to more than to 13%, with some samples containing THC levels of up to 33%. This explains why we are seeing more young people being admitted to treatment centres for addiction to marijuana compared to a few years ago and exhibiting signs such as psychosis, paranoia, depression, memory loss, distorted perception and anxiety. Pro-cannabis activists donโ€™t want to accept that it is considered a gateway drug and claim that this is a myth, but one simple experiment will prove them wrong: go to every treatment centre in the country and ask all those admitted what their first drug was. About 95% will admit it was marijuana. Many who worry about the dangers of heroin, cat, crystal meth or cocaine are less concerned about marijuana or consider experimenting with it an adolescent rite of passage. Such attitudes have given rise to a number of myths in popular culture. Media often glamorises and shows the gratuitous use of marijuana, trivialising the risks and ignoring negative consequences. Special interest groups proclaim smoking marijuana is not only harmless but good medicine. As South African musician Ray Phiri of Stimela, said: โ€œWho is fooling who?โ€

โ€ขDr. Anwar Jeewa is an anti-drug activist, motivational speaker, radio presenter and owner of the Minds Alive Wellness Centre in Westville.

This answer was collected from Askimam.org, which is operated under the supervision of Mufti Ebrahim Desai from South Africa.

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