Pot is illegal in countries where people get whacked out on crystal meth and heroin.
The definition of 'gateway' drug isn't that the drug is legal or not. It's that it encourages further experimentation or use of other drugs.
As for pot being a gateway drug, this is debatable. In youth, when experimentation is quite high, if that youth has access to the other drugs and motivation they may well find pot (the cheaper) drug to act like a 'gateway'.
On the other hand, they might not, just as an older person (or anyone armed with the appropriate knowledge and behavioural control) might go, "oh! well duh, crystal meth completely stuffs someone up - not going there!" and just stick to pot.
Or booze. The damage booze inflicts is probably more extensive than heroin and tobacco. Or even pot. It may even be the case that people turn to pot because of the damage caused by other people's boozing? Just a thought I don't think the booze-funded and fueled drug war pollies have considered.
Opponents of drug legalization, what are your reasons?
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Pot is illegal in countries where people get whacked out on crystal meth and heroin.
The definition of 'gateway' drug isn't that the drug is legal or not. It's that it encourages further experimentation or use of other drugs.
As for pot being a gateway drug, this is debatable. In youth, when experimentation is quite high, if that youth has access to the other drugs and motivation they may well find pot (the cheaper) drug to act like a 'gateway'.
On the other hand, they might not, just as an older person (or anyone armed with the appropriate knowledge and behavioural control) might go, "oh! well duh, crystal meth completely stuffs someone up - not going there!" and just stick to pot.
Or booze. The damage booze inflicts is probably more extensive than heroin and tobacco. Or even pot. It may even be the case that people turn to pot because of the damage caused by other people's boozing? Just a thought I don't think the booze-funded and fueled drug war pollies have considered.