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Drug Policy

Politicalboi

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13. The ONLY reason it could be a "gateway" drug is

Reply to RainDog (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2014, 09:22 PM

May 2014

Because the house you buy it at may have some cocaine to sell you. That's how it's gone for decades. If you go into a liquor store to buy cigarettes, the guy behind the counter is not going to whip out some cocaine and ask you if you want to buy some. The ONLY reason for gateway, is it's illegal to buy pot in the open.

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The "gateway" myth debunked [View all] RainDog May 2014 OP

Marijuana is clearly a gateway drug ... Scuba May 2014 #1

Well, my experience with marijuana led to experimenting with other psychoactives... Scootaloo May 2014 #2

I think you've nailed it. FiveGoodMen May 2014 #3

also - people who test out with high IQs are more likely to experiment RainDog May 2014 #4

Interesting ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #7

Yes. That's how I misread the initial info RainDog May 2014 #9

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #12

The ACLU report on this laid it out RainDog May 2014 #14

Not exactly ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #5

You're right. I'll edit that RainDog May 2014 #6

Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #8

rat park.... mike_c May 2014 #10

What if the difference was seeing the world as your park - or your cage RainDog May 2014 #11

The ONLY reason it could be a "gateway" drug is Politicalboi May 2014 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author RainDog May 2014 #15

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