The gateway theory is a load if bullsh*t. Might as well call milk a gateway drink to beer, then wine, then vodka, then maybe marijuana after that.
Marijuana is considered a gateway drug because some people who use it may be more likely to try other, more harmful substances. This can lead to a progression towards using harder drugs.
Marijuana may act as a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen and can be deadly if combined with alcohol.
Because marijuana is illegal and is considered a gateway Drug.
Research on the topic of marijuana as a gateway drug is mixed. Some studies suggest that using marijuana may lead to trying other, more harmful substances, while others argue that this correlation is not necessarily causation. It is important to consider individual factors and circumstances when discussing the potential for marijuana to be a gateway drug.
Marijuana is considered by many as a stereotypical gateway drug, but it is only a myth. Not everyone who smokes weed will use stronger drugs. In fact a majority of injected drugs users will answer yes if you ask them is they tried marijuana or alchool in the past. BUT you can also ask that question to your coworkers and a majority of them will answer yes too. There is no reason to think marijuana will lead to more and no scientific study result confirming a positive link between theses drugs. The main reason why a drug user will try another drug is the availability of the drug in the area where they are living. dependently of the area and years the drug use portray differ.
The theory that marijuana is a gateway drug is a myth. Propagated by the anti-drug community, which has little or no evidence to support it. There is actually some theories that suggest that alcohol and tobacco are the true gateway drugs. So in no way is marijuana a gateway drug. It ultimately comes down to the will of the person who decides to do drugs, not the drug itself.
Because many drug abusers began with marijuana.
A gateway drug is a drug that may lead to using other drugs. Some consider marijuana to be a gateway drug. The reason for that is that marijuana might be illegal for the wrong reasons. Then youth may try marijuana, realize it is not harming them, and become curious about the others, figuring adults lied about them too.
It is a myth that alcohol is a gateway drug causing people to progress to marijuana, cocaine, etc.
There are some legal and some illegal for example a few months back I heard of a legal drug which was it is called recently made illegal "spice" apparently there are many different "flavors" and apparently it is the substitute for marijuana because it has the same effects I don't think marijuana is a gateway drug personally, but i believe that this spice may be a gateway drug to marijuana but that is just my opinion
Yes, there is some statistical evidence that suggests a correlation between marijuana use and the likelihood of trying other drugs, but the concept of marijuana being a "gateway drug" is a complex and debated issue among researchers.
The idea that marijuana is a gateway drug suggests that its use could lead individuals to try harder drugs. This theory is controversial and not universally accepted. Some argue that the association between marijuana use and other drug use is influenced by other factors rather than marijuana itself causing individuals to seek out more dangerous substances.