Church Documents on Drugs and Marijuana

Collected here are several Church documents on drugs and marijuana that was used in our research on marijuana. Some of these documents are hard to find online or in English online. It is our hope that these documents further serve the needs of man today and our united fight against the scourge of drugs and for the promotion of the culture of life.

Church: Drugs and Drug Addiction, Chapter 1

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Church: Drugs and Drug Addiction is the most important Church document on the subject of drugs. Here we present the prologue and chapter 1 which contains the theological principles behind the Church's teaching.

From Despair to Hope

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From Despair to Hope by the Pontifical Council for the Family discusses the problem of drug abuse and how it is an assault on the family. Living out authentic family life is the key to combatting the drug crisis.

Should Soft Drugs be Legalized

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Should "Soft" Drugs be Legalized? by the Pontifical Council for the Family is important because it 1) rejects the distinction between "soft" and "hard drugs"; and 2) rejects the legalization and liberalization of "soft drugs".

Excerpts from Church Documents

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Excerpts from Church Documents on drugs from the Catechism, The Charter for Health Care Workers, The New Charter for Health Care Workers, Ecclesia in America, and Centesimus Annus.

Addresses of Pope John Paul II

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Five speeches by Pope John Paul II on drugs.

Addresses of Pope Francis

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Four speeches by Pope Francis on Drugs.

Messages of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

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Two messages by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on the topic of drugs.

Final Statement

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The final statement of the conference Narcotics: Problems and Solutions of this Global Issue sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Nov. 23-24, 2016.

Files and External Links

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Church: Drugs and Drug Addiction, English

Church: Drugs and Drug Addiction in pdf format. The language is English. Scanned by Le Nouvel Esprit

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Church: Drugs and Drug Addiction, Italian

Church: Drugs and Drug Addiction in pdf format. The language is Italian.

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Dolentium Hominum vol. 4

Dolentium Hominum is the Journal of the Pontifical Commission for the Apostolate of Health Care Workers. Volume 4 contains the proceedings of the conference Pharmaceuticals at the Service of Human Life, Oct. 23-25, 1986.

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Dolentium Hominum vol. 19

Dolentium Hominum is the Journal of the Pontifical Commission for the Apostolate of Health Care Workers. Volume 19 contains the proceedings of the conference Drugs and Alcoholism against Life, Nov. 21-23, 1991.

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Dolentium Hominum vol. 38

Dolentium Hominum is the Journal of the Pontifical Commission for the Apostolate of Health Care Workers. Volume 38 contains the proceedings of the conference A Church Symposium on Drugs: United for Life, Oct. 9-11, 1997, and the proceedings of other conferences.

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Narcotics Conference Proceedings

Link to the proceedings of the conference Narcotics: Problems and Solutions of this Global Issue sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Nov. 23-24, 2016.

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Drugs and Addictions: An Obstacle to Integral Human Development
International Conference

Link to the proceedings of the Drugs and Addictions: An Obstacle to Integral Human Development
International Conference, The Vatican, 29-30 November - 1 December, 2018.

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