Quote Originally Posted by Scottydoo
Sorry to burst your bubble but marijuana is not a gateway drug Study: Marijuana Not a "Gateway" Drug, you my friend have sold your soul to the media
Sorry to burst your bubble but that study if you want to use it as an example only goes up to the age of 25. Also your study uses the term "hard drugs" I'm not saying it leads to hard drugs I'm saying it leads to the use of other drugs, such as shrooms, acid, e, even huffing, and that gas kids get out of those tanks. When you increase the number of different drugs used you increase the likelyhood of graduating to hard drugs. I don't see 20-25 year old crack heads here, most of them are 30-50 years old, took a while o get to that point, where's the long term study? I would also like to point out that it is the feeling of acceptance and new vibrant emotions through doing a negitive action is what causes the gateway, not just to drugs, but crime, disrespect, or even poor choices made by being associated with other kids like that is reason enough to keep kids away from drugs. Later on closer to adulthood a weed user would most likely just move a little out of the weed circle if at all, the problem is junior high and grade school kids being exposed to early to have the facts and level of pychological maturity enough to make a valid choice. You don't let a 12 year old start drinking.

Oh btw way I'm not finished yet so I'm trying not to comment till I get my line of thought down tomorrow before I side tracked. I'm basically just pissed off and ranting though.