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Myth: Marijuana Use Leads To Hard Drugs!
Posted by FoM on August 13, 1999 at 08:22:56 PT
An insightful passage from MarijuanaMyths.com
Source: Feed Magazine
Fact: There is a statistical association between users of "hard drugs" and users of marijuana, but marijuana does not cause anyone to do other drugs. 
It's merely a fact that there are many more marijuana users than users of cocaine, for example; hence, the average cocaine user is likely to have also smoked marijuana. Around 70 million Americans have tried marijuana. If it was such a "gateway drug", why are there only 1/100 that many regular cocaine users? Another way to look at it: bicycle riding doesn't "lead to", or "cause" motorcycle use-- it is simply the case that most motorcyclists rode bicycles first. For the vast majority people who try marijuana, it's the only illegal drug they'll ever do.Pubdate: August 13, 1999http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es243_meta1.html
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Comment #3 posted by michael Britt on May 04, 2000 at 12:55:06 PT:
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What are your sources? I want marijuana to be legalized just as much as you all do, but the feds and soccer moms will never take us seriously unless if we have alot of proof!
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Comment #2 posted by kyira on April 13, 2000 at 12:39:22 PT:
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i think that the teens who trie it are peer preasuered into it and then they like the feeling and then they keep trying it my friend got high one night then two months later she got preganet so i suggest if you do get high you must know the consecuences. with lots of love your angel
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Comment #1 posted by Christen-Mitchell on August 14, 1999 at 06:09:15 PT:
Gateway
Hi,   O.K., perhaps smoke is a gateway to harder items.However, having been to the latter may not most return to just smoke. Perhaps it can be called the "Garden Path" theory.
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