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Originally Posted by dr wadd
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As for the argument that they would be tempted to try harder drugs, that relies on the old "cannabis as a gateway drug" argument, which has absolutely no evidence in support of it anyway.<snip>
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Au contraire, Blackadder ... plenty of evidence to be found here:
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopic...oharddrugs.jsp
"the research shows that the gateway is real, so what implications does this have for drug laws?"
The article is in no doubt that the 'gateway' effect is real, but points out that exactly why the gateway effect exists is as yet unknown.