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10/06/2016 / By JD Heyes

US Attorney General admits prescription painkillers are the gateway drug, not marijuana

For years advocates of legalizing marijuana for recreational use have emphatically stated that there is no evidence that suggests that pot serves as a “gateway drug” – that is, cannabis use leads to the abuse of other, more potent drugs. Proponents of the cause have been pointing out for years that there are other, more […]

05/12/2016 / By Claire Rankin

Is marijuana really a gateway drug?

Marijuana is said to be a gateway drug, meaning that once you start on marijuana, it will not be long before you start on really hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine. How true is this notion? Research suggests that heavy cannabis users who started smoking between 12 – 17 years of age are 85 […]

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