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Is Cannabis A Gateway Drug?
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Not every one who takes it moves on to harder drugs but everyone on harder drugs started on Cannabis.
Not every one who takes it moves on to harder drugs but everyone on harder drugs started on Cannabis.
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Is Cannabis A Gateway Drug? By which I take it you mean cannabis resin, the answer has to be yes, however you could say that everyone who smokes cannabis probably first smoked tobacco & drank alcohol.
The problem doesn't lie in the substances per se, but in those who take them, some people it has been found have a personality which leads them to addiction, the more fortunates, can take it or leave it at will.
The problem doesn't lie in the substances per se, but in those who take them, some people it has been found have a personality which leads them to addiction, the more fortunates, can take it or leave it at will.
I used to work with a guy that claimed dope was non addictive and harmless. So non addicted was he that he'd have to sneak out of work 5 times a day to partake. Eventually his mind went and his body just decayed, last I heard he was in some sort of institution. Pity because when he was fit he was a good technician.
Ever since 'early-man' realised that there was a great deal of fun to be had in ingesting various substances which altered his/her perceptions, lightened his/her moods, etc. the human race has been doing just that.
It is a pointless exercise to try and lay the blame at any particular substance as the 'gateway'. It would be far more practical to try and ensure that all benefits able to be derived from any such substance ought to be explored and implemented.
And that all problems need to be properly determined and addressed.....however uncomfortable that may be.
It is a pointless exercise to try and lay the blame at any particular substance as the 'gateway'. It would be far more practical to try and ensure that all benefits able to be derived from any such substance ought to be explored and implemented.
And that all problems need to be properly determined and addressed.....however uncomfortable that may be.
Waterboatman - "Pixie knows what she's talking about, and I agree with her."
That is sweet, but that doesn't mean Pixie is correct.
Cannabis is not a hard drug. Also, there is no where near enough research on cannabis, especially when assessed over a long period of time, to know what "issues it causes".
If there was, I am sure that it wouldn't have been legalised in so many American states.
There is no denying that cannabis is linked to paranoia and schizophrenia, but in my opinion (because it's not been heavily researched to prove one way or the other) it simply brings it out in people who are prone, especially in their family, to such psychosis.
That is sweet, but that doesn't mean Pixie is correct.
Cannabis is not a hard drug. Also, there is no where near enough research on cannabis, especially when assessed over a long period of time, to know what "issues it causes".
If there was, I am sure that it wouldn't have been legalised in so many American states.
There is no denying that cannabis is linked to paranoia and schizophrenia, but in my opinion (because it's not been heavily researched to prove one way or the other) it simply brings it out in people who are prone, especially in their family, to such psychosis.
No more than caffeine is.
Some can't seem to twig that those who try hard drugs will almost certainly try other stuff on route, whilst those who try soft stuff won't feel compelled to go further than they want.
One needs not to get oneself confused between cause and non-cause. Otherwise ridiculous conclusions end up getting drawn.
Some can't seem to twig that those who try hard drugs will almost certainly try other stuff on route, whilst those who try soft stuff won't feel compelled to go further than they want.
One needs not to get oneself confused between cause and non-cause. Otherwise ridiculous conclusions end up getting drawn.
TTT - // Not every one who takes it moves on to harder drugs but everyone on harder drugs started on Cannabis. //
As I am sure you have realised by now, that statement is simply not correct.
The notion of a 'gateway' drug enforces the misconception that people who enjoy cannabis look for 'bigger highs' which is simply not true, any more than people who like wine move onto sherry and spirits.
It's a facile argument, and it has always had its believers, but that does not make it true. It's not.
As I am sure you have realised by now, that statement is simply not correct.
The notion of a 'gateway' drug enforces the misconception that people who enjoy cannabis look for 'bigger highs' which is simply not true, any more than people who like wine move onto sherry and spirits.
It's a facile argument, and it has always had its believers, but that does not make it true. It's not.
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