Why Is Marijuana Singled Out as a “gateway” Drug When….?

Question by Philip Kiriakis: Why is marijuana singled out as a “gateway” drug when….?
alcohol and nicotine are just as likely to be the answers to the question “If you have used more than one drug, which was your first?” Also, wouldn’t it be more accurate to say that there is a “gateway personality” than a gateway drug?
Sure, a large percentage of hard drug users will indicate that they have smoked marijuana, but a _very_ large percentage of marijuana users indicate that they have NOT EVER used a hard drug…..Sounds like the “post hoc ergo propter hoc” fallacy to me….
Besides, shouldn’t the government be trying to curb pharmaceutical abuse rather than simple marijuana use, as the studies say that this grows more and more every year? Xanax and Vicodin can kill quite easily in overdose or when used carelessly with alcohol. Marijuana cannot.
This is all assuming that those “ads” work anyway…….
Prince, thanks for trying to be helpful, but tolerance occurs with ALL drugs that are capable of giving a buzz, from mj, to weed, to nicotine to barbs to the Big H itself.
ideaman, too much pontificating about theory itself, not an actual defense/apologia for the idea that MARIJUANA is a drug that CAUSES users to MOVE UP to harer drugs…..

Best answer:

Answer by Zack N
Look at our president….

Answer by Wolfie
i agree!