Pubdate: Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB)
Copyright: 2017 The Calgary Sun
Contact: http://www.calgarysun.com/letter-to-editor
Website: http://www.calgarysun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67
Author: Chet Macklin
Page: 14
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor.

GATEWAY MYTH

Noel Hershfield is incorrect. In fact, there is an abundance of
studies dispelling the 'gateway' myth. Marijuana is like a gateway
drug the same way an appetizer is a gateway to an entree. One
generally occurs before the other.

Further, many people mistakenly believe marijuana use precedes rather 
than follows other drug use. In fact, most drug use begins with alcohol 
and nicotine. And if the next argument is that cannabis introduces you 
to a dealer selling harder drugs, that's even more reason to legalize 
it. Consider the large number of people whom have used cannabis and not 
gone on to use other illicit drugs. Correlation is not causation!

Chet Macklin

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(There appears to be little consensus on this issue.)
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