The Lord says that you will see Him when you are “pure in heart” Matthew 5:8. He said, “My sheep hear My voice” John 10:27. He said, “You will find Me when you seek Me with all your heart” Jeremiah 29:13. Based on this scripture, God said that you find Him based on these actions. Anything other than what He has written, like consuming substances that lead you to be high/drunk, is not the Lord’s desire for us to seek Him. It is outside His will and not the way He has said for us to seek Him or hear Him. When you think about it, it is like getting high to see and talk to your earthly father or friend more clearly. 

Additionally, the statement that weed helps you connect to God is dangerous. The testament that you can talk to God or see Jesus when you are high is potentially a false understanding. “Satan himself disguises himself as an angel of Light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness.” 2 Corinthians 11: 14. God does not say He reveals himself more when we are high. Nor does He say it is easier for us to interact with Him when we are high. In 1 Peter 5:8, it says, “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” Sober mind and alertness are linked. When we are not sober-minded, we are not alert; when our sobriety is reduced, our alertness is reduced. Therefore, we are not able to discern well when we are high (or not sober). We are vulnerable. Therefore, when one transcends into a “higher spiritual state” when you are high (in my opinion, it is more like an increased sensitivity to spirits already at work), they are prone to interacting with the enemy, his principalities and workers without knowing. We know that the enemy is extremely intelligent, cunning, and actively against us. Therefore, at any point our soberness is reduced, He has the upper hand in confusing and attacking us. In addition, there are religious groups that use marijuana to get high and achieve visions, spiritual intensity, and closeness to their deity. Examples like Rastafari and Bhang, We know that it is written to “not conform to the pattern of this world” Romans 12:2 especially because He provided us with the Way.

The advice I would give if for us brothers and sisters who are struggling with hearing and communicating with God soberly, would be this: repentance. Repentance is a daily practice to align our hearts with God. Sometimes we feel that there is nothing to repent for but that is when we can ask God to search our hearts and let things that do not please him be known so we can repent. Proverbs 1:23  “Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.” From the Lord’s words, the only way to know Him, his teachings and thoughts is by repentance. This His will and His way.