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on the topic of gateway drugs...
May 26, 2009
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I personally do not know anyone who smoked pot before trying alcohol and cigarettes, and I know a lot of pot smokers! I went that same route as well and have had a hell of a time trying to quit cigarettes as well as dealing with an alcoholic husband. I admit that I have also tried other drugs, however it was due to plain old curiosity and/or being under the influence of ALCOHOL (as others have stated). I believe that alcohol and cigarettes are the real gateway drugs and the most dangerous of the three! If people are so worried that kids who try marijuana will be exposed to drug dealers who will sell them other illegal drugs, then WHY wouldn't they WANT to legalize it and diminish that risk? Oh, maybe it's because alcohol and cigarettes are LEGAL but kids get THEM anyway!!! Kids who want to experiment will find a way to get what they want. Stop prosecuting pot users who for the most part ARE intelligent, hard-working, responsible citizens (like I said, I know a lot of them!). Legalize, or at the very least decriminalize.