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June 25, 2018

Marijuana use will still be a sin after becoming legal, bishops say

Smoke rises during the annual marijuana rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, April 20. Msgr. Frank Leo, general secretary of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, says with the exception of cannabis use for medicinal purposes, consuming marijuana violates the virtue of temperance and should be avoided.

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 Canada’s bishops.

Published in Canada