JOEL - Here are the scriptures in question:
17 Yea, and the herb, and the good things which come
of the earth, whether for food or for raiment, or for
houses, or for barns, or for orchards, or for gardens,
or for vineyards;
18 Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the
season thereof, are made for the benefit and the use
of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the
heart;
19 Yea, for food and for raiment, for taste and for
smell, to strengthen the body and to enliven the soul.
20 And it pleaseth God that he hath given all these
things unto man; for unto this end were they made to
be used, with judgment, not to excess, neither by
extortion.
Considering all these verses in context of this
section, I really don't think selling marijuana is
what God had in mind when He said this. These verses
are talking in general terms about all the herbs and
foods that come from the earth that should not be used
in excess nor taken from anyone by force(extortion).
It is lawful to obtain the good things of the earth by
honest labor but it is not lawful to forcefully take
them away from someone else.
Notice He said, "and the good things which come of
the earth"(verse 17) are for the benefit and use of
man. Even though God made marijuana, it would not be
considered a good thing for the benefit of man; the
same as for example some mushrooms that are poisonous,
which God also made. This is how I interpret these
scriptures.