Is pot really a "gateway" drug ?

[nick]

Originally Posted by losangeleslifer

Do you ever tire wearing thoses robes and that hat?

No,my son.I think they make look really sharp.

Christ be with you.

[Larkin]

Originally Posted by Morfiend

marijuana being illegal causes you to meet people who sell other things/use other things as well. I think if you could purchase marijuana at a store or grow it legally, the correlation between marijuana and say opiate use would be no different than cigarettes and opiate use.

my thoughts exactly. If you don't meet these shady characters that sell illegal drugs, u can not get the drugs. If you could get pot at a store or dispensary of some sort, you would never have to consort with said characters.

For me, pot was one of my first drugs, but not my very first. and i wasnt pressured into any of it either. I always had a curiosity for it. Drugs and their mechanisms and everything about them still intrigues me. Oh, and they feel pretty good too.

[sidman]

In my opinion nicotine,because of how addictive it is, is the "original" gateway drug. Youngsters usually get thier hands on smokes before Pot and by the time they DO score some Pot ( in an average case ) they are usually by then, regular cig smokers. We wouldn't hear 'bout DAT though because they's ( Big Tobbaco ind.'s) makin' TOOOOO much $$$$ off of Us to tell Us the truth.
POOR POOR Marijuana has gotten such a "bad-rap" by the propagandist's out there...I mean really...have you seen the lawsuit commercials against "Yaz"? Didn't they not too long ago JUST release that drug? I better not even get started ranting and raving 'bout this but Pot is probably THE only MEDICINE with so many benefits which research is STILL discovering and NO ( virtually ) side effects ( besides hardcore s'more's attacks ) that are anywhere NEAR as bad as what they "synthesize" at "Big Pharmy"....it's bullshit.

[J.Dot]

In my opinion, I don't believe it is. Maybe that's because I started with other drugs, before I ever took my first bong snap, but I'm not sure.

I tried alcohol, vicodin, and mdma before I ever smoked herb. But, I know that everybody is different, and different people react differently.

[doctor diesel]

If I could chill out with MJ, I wouldn't use hard stuff. But the truth is that I react very badly to MJ - let's say it disagrees with me - so I'm left with no option if I really want to relax and forget about my woes.
Ironically, if I could suddenly get on with MJ like most people do, then it could be said that H was my gateway to cannabis - har har!
The real gateway to drugs for me was my wife falling ill and suffering chronic pain, doctors doing little about it, and me attempting to find alternative ways of alleviating her pain.
Yep, that's how it all started.


Doc

[SHELLEY]

pot is only a gateway drug for folks that are determined to get high
you want a high, the only thing you can find is herb, there's your gateway right there
alcohol will work, or cigs, or cough syrup, or pills, whatever you find first
when you've already said to yourself, "you know what'll be fun? drugs!"

my first drug was crystal meth, so that was my gateway to pot

[DCBA]

Originally Posted by doctor diesel

If I could chill out with MJ, I wouldn't use hard stuff. But the truth is that I react very badly to MJ - let's say it disagrees with me - so I'm left with no option if I really want to relax and forget about my woes.
Ironically, if I could suddenly get on with MJ like most people do, then it could be said that H was my gateway to cannabis - har har!
The real gateway to drugs for me was my wife falling ill and suffering chronic pain, doctors doing little about it, and me attempting to find alternative ways of alleviating her pain.
Yep, that's how it all started.


Doc

You started by getting street drugs for your wife? what drugs were they?

[GOLD N DIEMONDS]

Originally Posted by SHELLEY

pot is only a gateway drug for folks that are determined to get high
you want a high, the only thing you can find is herb, there's your gateway right there
alcohol will work, or cigs, or cough syrup, or pills, whatever you find first
when you've already said to yourself, "you know what'll be fun? drugs!"

my first drug was crystal meth, so that was my gateway to pot

SHELLEY HUH?
OF COURSE EVERYONE WHO SMOKES POT DOES SO TO GET HIGH
I doubt anyone smoke it NOT to get high (excepr B.Cinton, didn't inhale)
and despite smoking cigs for 20+ years as determeoned as i was ,I never get high from them


CAN WE ALL JUST AGREE THERE IS NO GATEWAY

EVEN DISCUSSING IT JUST DEMONIZE THE BAD IMAGE OF GOOD DRUGS IN GENERALLY

[doctor diesel]

Originally Posted by DCBA

You started by getting street drugs for your wife? what drugs were they?

No, not the street. First CWEs on OTC codeines, then masses of codeine sulphates from the internet, then CWEs on OTC dihydrocodeines, then poppy seed tea, and finally the real McCoy - POD TEA.
There ya go.
From there of course, my curiosity was spiked, and I did indeed venture out onto THE STREET. For myself.


Doc

[doctor diesel]

But having said that, given the choice between using street H and watching Family Guy, I'd choose the latter, thank you.


Doc

[blackman]

Originally Posted by GOLD N DIEMONDS

CAN WE ALL JUST AGREE THERE IS NO GATEWAY

Yes, yes we can, GnD.

[Dhedmo]

Originally Posted by SHELLEY

my first drug was crystal meth, so that was my gateway to pot

holy crap!