[philman_36]

The bugs in question are pests found in Europe and Asia, marijuana's native habitat. It was brought to America by Europeans IIRC.
You've only stated the obvious. The paradox still stands and you're no closer to providing an answer than you were before.
Give it a few million more years to evolve.
A Christian evolutionist? Isn't that a contradiction?

[JTN]

A Christian evolutionist? Isn't that a contradiction?

I am a Christian evolutionist. Many Christians are evolutionists.

[JTN]

On this whole "Christian/Evolution" thing, you might find this Reason magazine article interesting - Fact and Fiction on Evolution - Intelligent design's five favorite myths. Here's an excerpt.

Darwinism is a vehicle for atheism and materialism.

Newsflash: Charles Darwin was a Christian. The Roman Catholic Church, the United Methodist Church, the Episcopal Church, the Lutheran World Federation, and the Central Conference of American Rabbis have all issued statements that evolutionary science is not incompatible with the basic tenets of religious faith. In Catholic schools, evolution has been taught for years, with no fuss, as part of the science curriculum.

Unfortunately, the author is right that far too many Christians think this way. It's too bad, because it just gives many people the impression that Christians are a bunch of unscientific hillbillies.

Anyway, I don't mean to hijack this thread. Please continue with the drug war posting.