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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
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.
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In addition to that, it's a gateway to relationships with unsavoury characters. Buddy gives his friend some pot, friend likes it so then buddy gives him the contact info of his dealer. Friend then decides to buy some pot from the dealer. After a while, the dealer would probably try to sell him on harder stuff.
Edit: Oh, I see that's exactly what Vulcan said pretty much.