Pot as a "Gateway Drug": A lesson in reverse logic.

[S']['U]

I was just watching Entertainment tonight, when one blonde (of course) bitch said she was against legalizing pot because it was "proven" to be a "Gateway Drug".

I will attempt to explain by metaphor, the reverse logic that is used by these morons to reach that conclusion:

1. Almost all hard drug users start out on pot. TRUE.
1a. Almost all Navy SEALS start out by learning how to swim. TRUE

2. Some people that smoke pot eventually use harder drugs. TRUE
2a. Some people that learn to swim eventually become Navy SEALS. TRUE

3. People who are inclined to use harder drugs will start out on pot. TRUE
3a. People who are inclined to be Navy SEALS will start out by learning to swim. TRUE

4. Smoking pot means you will eventually use harder drugs. FALSE
4a. Learning to swim means you will become a Navy SEAL. FALSE

5. Since hard drug users start out on pot, pot is a Gateway Drug. FALSE
5a. Since all Navy SEALS know how to swim, swimming is a "gateway" to becoming a Navy SEAL. FALSE.

Any questions?

[DaRk]

There are better arguments against the legalization of pot. ET can be compared to Fox News.

SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Watching Fox News or ET May Lead to Loss of Brain Cells and Lead to Bigotry.

[S']['U]

There are better arguments against the legalization of pot. ET can be compared to Fox News.

SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Watching Fox News or ET May Lead to Loss of Brain Cells and Lead to Bigotry.

Notice that these "gateway drug" idiots never give you any statisitcs on the percentage people that smoke pot who never use any harder drugs.

I imagine it's about the same as the percentage of people who learn to swim that never become Navy SEALS.

As for ET...
Two of the other smarter desk jockeys said they were in favor of legalizing it for people over 21.
There may be hope for them.

BTW: Watching "Hardcore Pawn" will make you hate Detroit, Jews, fat women and black people, ...make you lose IQ points and possibly cause you to throw a brick at your TV.

[Erowid]

The gateway drug myth was debunked over 10 years ago
http://norml.org/news/2002/12/03/mariju ... rug-policy

[blankgirl]

One of the arguments about Marijuana being a gateway drug is the fact that not all pot dealers only sell weed. In their view, this makes hard/harder drugs readily available because it just so happens to be on the dealers menu alongside weed.

The mind states people live in amaze me daily.

[Erowid]

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