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In reply to the discussion: Got into an argument with a friend about marijuana being a gateway drug. [View all]DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)33. Assume that it is.
There's no real data that shows that it is, but just assume that the devil weed is the gateway to all things bad. The real question is, does prohibition work? Has it ever worked? Are there any benefits that we have seen from marijuana prohibition that have come close being worth the enormous cost of the drug war? If the answer to those questions is no, (HINT: the answer to those questions is no) then the question of whether marijuana is good or bad or kinda bad or kinda good just isn't important at all. Prohibition doesn't work. It's a bad idea. Whether marijuana is awesome or a bane to our existence, prohibition doesn't work.
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Got into an argument with a friend about marijuana being a gateway drug. [View all]
Are_grits_groceries
Aug 2012
OP
If you want to quibble the semantic differences between a legal and a medical definition.
hobbit709
Aug 2012
#38
If tobacco companies are ready then why are they not lobbying for legalization?
ThomThom
Aug 2012
#34
For people predisposed to have addictions, it certainly can be a gateway drug
justiceischeap
Aug 2012
#9
And if Big Pharma could figure out a way to monopolize MJ, it would be legalized tomorrow.
Arkansas Granny
Aug 2012
#43
Once you accept the false premise, you lose the argument. There is no such thing as a
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2012
#44
Oh yes...and some that speed up as the group gets louder. Most of them though, have..
BlueJazz
Aug 2012
#84
I used to use it and had very clear ideas about what drugs I was willing to try.
sibelian
Aug 2012
#75