Can I Smoke Pot? Marijuana in Light of Scripture

by Oct 7, 2016Books, Piety2 comments

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My new book is out. My co-author Tom Breeden formed the initial structure of the argument and wrote the first draft. It was my job to make that draft sing with illustrations and style, though I enjoyed working with Tom so much that in the end I was able to contribute substance as well as style.

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  1. krolp

    Great book! You two handled the topic very well.

    • Mark Ward

      Thanks, Peter. And thanks for letting us borrow an appendix!