Whether the bible sanctions alcohol is debatable.
But the bible definetly sanctions cannabis as an aid to meditation and religious observance
Genesis 1:11 "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the
herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so."
Genesis 3:18 "... thou shalt eat the
herb of the field."
Proverbs 5:17 "Better is a dinner of
herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith."
Psalms 104:14 "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and
herb for the service of man."
The etymology of the word "cannabis" and similar terms in all the languages of the Near East may be traced to the Hebrew
qaneh bosm ק*ה-בשם, which is one of the herbs God commanded Moses to include in his preparation of sacred annointing perfume in Exodus 30:23; the Hebrew term also appears in Isaiah 43:24; Jeremiah 6:20; Ezekiel 27:19; and Song of Songs 4:14. . Deuterocanonical and canonical references to the patriarchs Adam, Noah, Abraham and Moses describe "burning incense before the Lord". It is also said that cannabis was the first plant to grow on King Solomon's grave.
