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Representatives from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are becoming more active in their opposition to a medical marijuana initiative in Utah this November.

The Salt Lake Tribune is   that lobbyists with the Church are privately urging Utah鈥檚 elected officials to oppose the medical marijuana initiative.

That opposition comes from a church health guideline called the according to Rosemary Card. It鈥檚 the same teaching that says Mormons shouldn鈥檛 drink coffee or alcohol.

鈥淲hat it really boils down to is the ability to make choices is really important to Mormons. The ability to have a clear mind,鈥� Card said.

She wrote the book "Model Mormon" about her experiences as an independent LDS woman.

Card said that clear-headedness relates to substances that impair one鈥檚 ability to feel a connection to God.

鈥淚t鈥檚 like saying 鈥楬ey you have access to the best resource ever, why would you want to do something that would make it trickier to access that resource?鈥欌�� she said.

The Church hasn鈥檛 issued an official statement opposing the initiative but has released a detailed and   of the proposal.

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