With all of the progress made in pot politics over the last two decades, electing a President with a Stone Age view of cannabis would be a disaster on many fronts — especially in light of a study conducted by the University of Victoria (Canada) and published in Drug… Read article here: High Times
Tag: Gateway
Has D.A.R.E. Changed Its Opinion on Marijuana as a Gateway Drug?
Earlier this week, a story went viral about how the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E.) had quietly removed cannabis from its list of gateway drugs. The information came from an observantRedditor, who noted on Wednesday that D.A.R.E had removed mariju… Read article here: High Times
Radical Rant: Marijuana, The Gateway to Harm Reduction
Remember the “Gateway Theory” about marijuana? It’s still bullshit. In fact, marijuana is actually the gateway to harm reduction. Read article here: High Times
DNC Chair Accepts Huge Donations from Alcohol PACs, Claims Pot Is a Gateway Drug
In an interview with theNew York Times Magazine,U.S. Representative for Florida and head of the Democratic National Committee, DebbieWassermanSchultz, said she opposed legalization of marijuana and called it a gateway drug. Read article here: High Times
Research Says Marijuana Is Not A Gateway Drug
Contradicting the common belief that weed is a gateway drug, a researcher has claimed that smoking pot does not necessarily cause addiction to other drugs. While interacting with the people on Reddit, Psychiatrist Kevin Hill of the Harvard University said that early use of any of these substances (marijuana, alcohol, nicotine) increased the likelihood of […]
Marijuana Study Counters ‘Gateway’ Theory
Marijuana may not be the “gateway drug” some believe it to be, a new study contends. Instead, teens smoke pot for very specific reasons, and it is those reasons that appear to prompt their decision to try other drugs, researchers report. For example, kids who use marijuana because they are bored are more likely to […]
Marijuana Is Not, Repeat Not, A Gateway Drug
With states legalizing marijuana by popular vote, some politicians, including Boston mayor Marty Walsh and New Jersey governor Chris Christie, are still calling marijuana a gateway drug. The gateway theory argues that because heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine users often used marijuana before graduating to harder drugs, it must be a “gateway” to harder drug use. […]
Scientists Debunk Theory That Pot Is a Gateway Drug
A 2012 study claiming marijuana is a gateway drug has been debunked. In fact, fresh analysis shows that poverty, mental illness and peer group pressure are all much stronger predicators of drug use. Read article here: High Times