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In the discussion thread: Got into an argument with a friend about marijuana being a gateway drug. [View all]

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Fri Aug 3, 2012, 06:34 AM

pecwae (7,816 posts)

6. It can be.

I've seen people who've started out using it go on to hard core drug use. I've also seen people who've used it for years, and are still using it, never go on to anything other than pot.

AFAIC alcohol is the most immediate danger to a life being controlled and usually ruined by drug use.

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89 replies	Author	Time	Post
Got into an argument with a friend about marijuana being a gateway drug. [View all]	Are_grits_groceries	Aug 2012	OP
If it is (pure speculation of course), it is only because	Live and Learn	Aug 2012	#1
I agree. And that makes it a gateway drug. n/t	cherokeeprogressive	Aug 2012	#2
I'd say the first drug for most is alcohol.	hobbit709	Aug 2012	#11
But alcohol isn't considered a drug so why confuse the issue here?	Live and Learn	Aug 2012	#13
Alcohol isn't considered to be a drug?	EOTE	Aug 2012	#22
Alcohol is most certainly a clinically recognized drug... n/t	Earth_First	Aug 2012	#35
If you want to quibble the semantic differences between a legal and a medical definition.	hobbit709	Aug 2012	#38
I would say cigarettes start most kids off	ThomThom	Aug 2012	#36
I had my first beer before I tried a cigarette.	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#69
I was just the opposite	ThomThom	Aug 2012	#80
LOL, me too. Pot never agreed with my head......but	zzaapp	Aug 2012	#51
I have always thought about it this way	Politicalboi	Aug 2012	#3
Precisely! Only a gateway because it is in the "bad neighborhood"	Spike89	Aug 2012	#70
I would submit that the real gateway drug is alcohol.	Downwinder	Aug 2012	#4
All drugs are gateway drugs.	bemildred	Aug 2012	#5
Just to show you how opinions vary	rock	Aug 2012	#48
That's just the other side of my coin.	bemildred	Aug 2012	#62
Ooh, I think you've nailed it! n/t	rock	Aug 2012	#83
It can be.	pecwae	Aug 2012	#6
Spinning around in circles until your are dizzy and fall down.	alphafemale	Aug 2012	#7
study: alcohol gateway drug not pot	2pooped2pop	Aug 2012	#8
Meh!	Are_grits_groceries	Aug 2012	#12
yes you are probably right on that one	2pooped2pop	Aug 2012	#14
Ever been to a medical marijuana shop?	Bandit	Aug 2012	#25
no, I haven't	2pooped2pop	Aug 2012	#27
If tobacco companies are ready then why are they not lobbying for legalization?	ThomThom	Aug 2012	#34
Don't want to be seen as out front on this	Spike89	Aug 2012	#73
Drug dealers hang out in bars	JohnnyRingo	Aug 2012	#29
For people predisposed to have addictions, it certainly can be a gateway drug	justiceischeap	Aug 2012	#9
I'm sorry for the loss of your sister, that must have been hard..	Fumesucker	Aug 2012	#10
You are correct, her mental/emotional pain contributed	justiceischeap	Aug 2012	#15
Haight - Ashbury Free Clinic's head doc.	Mopar151	Aug 2012	#39
That sounds to me like the usual pattern.	Fozzledick	Aug 2012	#57
I am so sorry for your loss....	riderinthestorm	Aug 2012	#30
I don't think it's a gateway drug.	HappyMe	Aug 2012	#16
FWIW, I've a friend that was explaining to us how	Gman	Aug 2012	#17
Hence...	99Forever	Aug 2012	#24
Saw this one yesterday...	RevStPatrick	Aug 2012	#18
20 now n/t	n2doc	Aug 2012	#20
Love it. lol n/t	2pooped2pop	Aug 2012	#28
This is just pure horse shit - there is no such thing as a gateway drug	1-Old-Man	Aug 2012	#19
My "gateway drug" was ...	99Forever	Aug 2012	#21
And if Big Pharma could figure out a way to monopolize MJ, it would be legalized tomorrow.	Arkansas Granny	Aug 2012	#43
Exactly.	99Forever	Aug 2012	#52
My dad's Penthouses were my gateway drug.	HughBeaumont	Aug 2012	#23
I am proud to say i have never used marijuana	darkangel218	Aug 2012	#26
Congratulations on maintaining your hypocrisy	Mopar151	Aug 2012	#37
its alcohol not alcahol :)	darkangel218	Aug 2012	#40
Depends on your body chemistry	Mopar151	Aug 2012	#42
Nope, none of that, perfectly healthy here.	darkangel218	Aug 2012	#46
Hey! Pour one for me!	KansDem	Aug 2012	#54
You got it, Cheers!	darkangel218	Aug 2012	#60
A hot tip, for us once-a week drinkers	Mopar151	Aug 2012	#45
True enough; it may even have positive effects, but it is a drug.	Comrade Grumpy	Aug 2012	#78
I never said it it wasnt.	darkangel218	Aug 2012	#81
As humans we are all hypocrites in some ways	Drale	Aug 2012	#61
Someone else who has never used an illegal drug here.	laundry_queen	Aug 2012	#68
addiction to anything can be damaging	ThomThom	Aug 2012	#31
IMHO	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Aug 2012	#32
Assume that it is.	DefenseLawyer	Aug 2012	#33
Alcohol is the Gateway Drug	leftyladyfrommo	Aug 2012	#41
Once you accept the false premise, you lose the argument. There is no such thing as a	Egalitarian Thug	Aug 2012	#44
I started with cigarettes and alcohol.	The Midway Rebel	Aug 2012	#47
Don't know if this adds anything to the topic but being in bands most...	BlueJazz	Aug 2012	#49
That's been my experience, too. n/t	leftyladyfrommo	Aug 2012	#50
I also have been in bands all of my life (hobby)	zzaapp	Aug 2012	#55
Oh yes...and some that speed up as the group gets louder. Most of them though, have..	BlueJazz	Aug 2012	#84
"Rock Solid" lol	zzaapp	Aug 2012	#89
NOT.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#53
IMO the gateway drug (whatever that means) to abuse is far more	RKP5637	Aug 2012	#56
It can be with young teens in this way	Drale	Aug 2012	#58
That, is the base line problem, all of the lies and distortions about	RKP5637	Aug 2012	#64
Here's how you solve that debate	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#59
Easiest way to explain the war on drugs:	Initech	Aug 2012	#63
Keef will probably live to a very ripe old age.	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#85
I like what Bill Hicks said:	Initech	Aug 2012	#87
cigs n booze are the real gateway drugs...	dionysus	Aug 2012	#65
The real gateway is draconian drug laws	True Earthling	Aug 2012	#66
Most definitely NOT!	ocd liberal	Aug 2012	#67
aspirin and coke	mitchtv	Aug 2012	#71
a drug dealer is a gateway drug.	piratefish08	Aug 2012	#72
Gateway to overdosing	cliffordu	Aug 2012	#74
I used to use it and had very clear ideas about what drugs I was willing to try.	sibelian	Aug 2012	#75
A gateway to sobriety	mick063	Aug 2012	#76
There is NO sound scientific basis for the idea of a "gateway drug"	Tom Ripley	Aug 2012	#77
the only gateway exists because of prohibition	TeamPooka	Aug 2012	#79
Smoking Marijuana Leads to....	Bennyboy	Aug 2012	#82
An oldie but a goodie:	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#86
It's a gateway to Cheetos.	devilgrrl	Aug 2012	#88

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