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Originally Posted by Vulcan
As far as pot being a gateway drug, I think that pot being illegal is more of a problem with it being a gateway drug as the drug dealers may also be selling other more dangerous drugs. Also the fact that buying pot is illegal makes crossing the line to other drugs easier.
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IMO pot is a gateway drug precisely because it is illegal. People try it, think that's not that bad, perhaps not as bad as alcohol. So why is it illegal and alcohol isn't? The question then can quite easily move on to, "What else is illegal that is worth trying besides pot?" It makes someone question the line that has been drawn. It undermines the credibility of the laws determining what is legal and what isn't. People lose faith in laws they don't agree with.
There's your gateway right there. You draw a different line in the sand and put pot on the legal side and it loses the gateway aspect.