Pubdate: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 Source: Daily Herald-Tribune (CN AB) Copyright: 2003 Daily Herald -Tribune Contact: http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1840 Author: Kim Hanna Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n028/a02.html Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/heroin.htm (Heroin) NO GATEWAY Let's be clear about this theory that marijuana is a "gateway drug" (Smith Responds, Jan. 3, 2003). According to the U.S. government, over 70 million Americans have used marijuana. According to the U.S. government there are 120,000 monthly users of heroin. Marijuana is NOT a "gateway drug." Just ask the 69,880,000 non-heroin users that smoked marijuana. Kim Hanna, Worcester, Mass. - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager