yeah, well you must not be from my town VV. it obviously IS a gateway drug. not many people start out smoking crack or shooting heroin. its a gateway drug in that its the most abundant, more widely accepted, available and cheap drug out there. therefor people start out with pot and then move onto other drugs later on. i dont know where this "statistic" comes from that those who are "hooked" on other drugs are less likely to have tried pot than those who arent. that sounds like a statistic you just made up. with all due respect you just might not see a true drug enterprise where you are like i see where i am. people get killed over pot, people rob people over pot, and there are millions of dollars made on the illegal distribution of pot. can you really dispute those facts?

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gateway or not, however you want to look at it, the human has the strength within to smoke herb and not use other synthetic and harmful substances.

Instead of it being a gateway drug,
I like to see it as a natural being,
able to eliminate the gate.

As far as legalization, wouldn't it feel right to not have to hide such a wonderful thing?

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low end, high vibes, positive vibrations.

And not have to be a criminal just to do what you believe in. In fact I'm packing a bowl right now to toast just that. To the legalization of marijuana.

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Weed should be legal. It would take it out of the black market and free up the courts and prisons for REAL criminals that need to be there. It would also help the economy and the environment. It probally will be legal in another 10 years.

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the reason it shoiuld be legal is that I wont hvae 2 worry bout the police pullin me over... or worryin bout the smell comin out the car when im tryin to hot box... n 2 help people who are in stressful situations..LAPD... scares me

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Yeah, fuck the police.

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"They must find it difficult... Those who take authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority."

[quote=MagusALL;475058]You are right it is the cheapest, most used and widely accepted drug out there and not just where you live. That isn't what the 'Gate Way Drug' theory is about.

This is what the Gateway Theory is about and it is just plain wrong. To begin with most people don't start with marijuana the start with Nicotine and Alcohol. Then it depends on the enviroment they are in. Some immediatly graduate to Prescription drug abuse. It's easy to steal from thier parents and grandparents etc. Some do smoke marijuana and only one out of 104 every go on to other drugs, while 1.2 % of the total population is addicted to 'other drugs'. This information comes from Howard Woolridge a former Chief of Detectives in a small town near me and now a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP).

Due respect would be to ask me were I got the information. I live by a simple rule, I'm not smart enough to remember what I say so I just tell the truth. If anyone wants to check what I said it will still be the truth.
Let me give you the benefit if a doubt. Lets say you are right and Marijuana causes you to use other drugs, since thats what the Gateway Theory says. In 1914 before prohibition 1.2 % of the population was addicted to drugs. Marijuana was readily available. Soo..if Marijuana makes you take these other drugs it would semm reasonable to assume that 1/2 the population would be addicted to drugs, right?? DON'T GO BEAR HUNTING WITHOUT A LOADED GUN.
If people are getting killed over pot its the dea that is doing the killing, and uniformed folks are letting them get away with it.
You know its funny, at one point the Federal Government said pot make you insane, so folks were beating murder raps by saying they had smoked pot.
I think you may want to do some research, kinda like Abe, on your own. When you know how and why Marijuana was made illegal, come back and educate me some more. VV

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You really need to do some checking. I don't know anyone that is proposing you should be allowed to smoke while you are driving. VV

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Not driving but traveling with it... n i dont travel far high jus 2 food then hurry bak home

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The gateway drug theory is a bunch of propaganda bullshit made up by the government to justify making weed illegal. Weed was first made illegal in San Antonio , TX out of predigest to get rid of and oppress the Mexican population. They claimed bullshit like they would get high and rape white women and other crimes to scare people into making it illegal. It has been a unjust law from the very beginning. The USA has had never really had a pot problem socially. It was legal during probation and was grown in Tenn and other states for making Hemp rope for the Navy during WW2. The real gate way drugs are alcohol and cigarettes.

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