{"id":6691,"date":"2017-11-09T10:14:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T16:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=6691"},"modified":"2017-11-20T10:36:14","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T16:36:14","slug":"panelists-to-explore-the-implications-of-legalizing-marijuana-at-upcoming-cmu-discussion-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2017\/panelists-to-explore-the-implications-of-legalizing-marijuana-at-upcoming-cmu-discussion-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Panelists to explore the implications of legalizing marijuana at upcoming CMU discussion event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A police officer, a pastor, a rehabilitation counsellor, and a producer of medical cannabis are set to participate in a panel discussion at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) exploring the implications of legalizing marijuana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Titled, \u201cOur Need for Weed? Sparking Conversations in the Church and Community,\u201d the discussion will take place Wednesday, November 15 at 7:00 PM in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.). Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/uploaded\/images\/Nov2017_Face2Face_Poster.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/uploaded\/images\/Nov2017_Face2Face_Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"381\" \/><\/a>Canada\u2019s federal government is committed to implementing the legalized production, sale, and recreational consumption of marijuana by July 1, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cCMU is inviting people to join a conversation that broadens awareness, explores questions, and discerns ways forward as churches and communities confront this new reality,\u201d says Terry Schellenberg, Vice President External at CMU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Questions that panelists will discuss include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Can we understand more clearly the government\u2019s full intention and the implications that arise with legalization versus decriminalization?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What medical realities do we need to understand about cannabis use?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Can the church be a place for real conversation about this issue? What are our fears? What questions, theological and otherwise, should Christians and the church be asking?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The panelists are:<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Max Waddell, <\/b>commander with the\u00a0Organized Crime Division<b>\u00a0<\/b>of the Winnipeg Police Service;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Erin Morash<\/b>, pastor at\u00a0Crystal City Mennonite Church (Crystal City, MB) and Trinity Mennonite Church (Mather, MB);<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Daniel Dacombe<\/b>, rehabilitation counsellor with Addictions Foundation of Manitoba and addictions specialist with the Manitoba Government; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Nelson Martens<\/b>, member representative and business developer at Bonify, a licensed producer of medical cannabis located in Winnipeg.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Dr. Chris Huebner<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at CMU, will moderate the 90-minute event, which will include opportunities for questions and comments from the audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThere are economic, social, moral, and ethical dimensions to all of this,\u201d Schellenberg says. \u201cWe\u2019re not professing to have all of the answers. Rather, we want to provide a respectful forum where people can begin to discuss the implications of legalizing marijuana.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Started in 2013, Face2Face is a series of conversations organized by CMU, designed to engage the community on a wide variety of current events and issues at the intersection of faith and life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOur Need for Weed?\u201d is the first of two Face2Face events CMU is scheduled to host during the 2017-18 school year. For details, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/face2face\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cmu.ca\/face2face<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"hr\" style=\"clear: none;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>About CMU<br \/>\n<\/strong>A Christian university in the Anabaptist tradition, CMU\u2019s Shaftesbury campus offers undergraduate degrees in arts, business, humanities, music, sciences, and social sciences, as well as\u00a0graduate degrees in theology,\u00a0ministry, peacebuilding and collaborative development, and an MBA. CMU has over 900 full-time equivalent\u00a0students, including those enrolled in degree programs at the Shaftesbury and Menno Simons College campuses and in its Outtatown certificate program. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For information about CMU visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/\">www.cmu.ca<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For additional information, please contact:<br \/>\nKevin Kilbrei, Director of Communications &amp; Marketing<br \/>\nkkilbrei@cmu.ca; 204.487.3300 Ext. 621<br \/>\nCanadian Mennonite University<br \/>\n500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB\u00a0 R3P 2N2<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A police officer, a pastor, a rehabilitation counsellor, and a producer of medical cannabis are set to participate in a panel discussion at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) exploring the implications of legalizing marijuana. Titled, \u201cOur Need for Weed? 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