I turned my son in

Jim · 2006-07-14, 10:31 AM

I always used to laugh at the thought of pot being a gateway drug. I think they started saying that during the "Just Say No", Regan years. I was much younger then and always thought, how is it a gateway drug? It's just old people trying to scare kids.

But then, after thinking about it a bit and mostly teasing my wife...I really don't know anyone that smoked pot that has not tried something else. I don't have any idea what the link from pot to something else is, but it does seem to be there. It's probably because of the insane law making pot illegal. When you deal with an illegal product, there are surely much more to follow. So, who can we blame for the drug problem? I blame the lawmakers for making such a stupid law. After all, nobody says alcohol is a gateway drug. I guess I went off on a tangent. I do wonder how Mexico is doing after making all drugs legal. I haven't heard a word about it. Has it even gone into effect yet? I have to imagine drug related crimes have dropped considerably.

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2006-07-14, 10:31 AM	#31
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	I always used to laugh at the thought of pot being a gateway drug. I think they started saying that during the "Just Say No", Regan years. I was much younger then and always thought, how is it a gateway drug? It's just old people trying to scare kids. But then, after thinking about it a bit and mostly teasing my wife...I really don't know anyone that smoked pot that has not tried something else. I don't have any idea what the link from pot to something else is, but it does seem to be there. It's probably because of the insane law making pot illegal. When you deal with an illegal product, there are surely much more to follow. So, who can we blame for the drug problem? I blame the lawmakers for making such a stupid law. After all, nobody says alcohol is a gateway drug. I guess I went off on a tangent. I do wonder how Mexico is doing after making all drugs legal. I haven't heard a word about it. Has it even gone into effect yet? I have to imagine drug related crimes have dropped considerably.