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

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 11:32 AM

99Forever (5,168 posts)

52. Exactly.

For two reasons.

First, to reap the high profit from a product that requiring very little processing and secondly, controlling access to this natural medicine instead of the toxic crap they now push, keeps their over-priced chemicals viable.

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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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