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Debate:Are alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine gateway drugs? (view source)
Revision as of 01:45, November 18, 2007
, 01:45, November 18, 2007→Marijuana is, but alcohol and tobacco aren't
No, I don't happen to believe this is true, but of course this ''is'' the conventional wisdom, and an often-cited rationale for treating marijuana in a different way, in the law and as a matter of public policy, from alcohol and tobacco. Hey, Ed, exactly what were you up to when you put all three of them together? [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 14:34, 19 April 2007 (EDT)
No, I don't happen to believe this is true, but of course this ''is'' the conventional wisdom, and an often-cited rationale for treating marijuana in a different way, in the law and as a matter of public policy, from alcohol and tobacco. Hey, Ed, exactly what were you up to when you put all three of them together? [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 14:34, 19 April 2007 (EDT)
:Agree, I would say it is people's natural instinct to resist change, "addiction to status quo". [[User:Wooyi|Wooyi]] 15:27, 3 June 2007 (EDT)
:Agree, I would say it is people's natural instinct to resist change, "addiction to status quo". [[User:Wooyi|Wooyi]] 15:27, 3 June 2007 (EDT)
::Let's not forget that the only reason alcohol is legal in this country is that when it was made illegal, that caused new problems without stopping people from drinking. I don't think anyone who has considered the question honestly can maintain that alcohol is not a far more dangerous drug than marijuana or nicotine or probably many other illegal drugs. Alcohol causes violence, reckless behavior, etc., in ways that even the strongest opiates cannot. It is not as addictive as many other drugs, but addiction to it is among the most damaging addictions to health, both physical and mental, and the most resistant to cure. (This may be only because it is so widely available.) Moreover, there is a substantial youth culture centered around drinking. If the worst thing that could be said about this culture was that it brought youth to other drugs, that would be an improvement. --[[User:Andy|Andy]] 20:45, 17 November 2007 (EST)
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