[Hebrews 11:6]

This isn't hard. Anyone willing to try marijuana has already demonstrated the disregard both for the law and for their own wellbeing that might otherwise dissuade them from trying hard drugs.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Anyone willing to try marijuana exceed speed limits has already demonstrated the disregard both for the law and for their own wellbeing that might otherwise dissuade them from trying hard drugs drunk driving.

[Karsus]

Anyone willing to try to BREAK ANY MINOR LAW has already demonstrated the disregard both for the law and for their own wellbeing that might otherwise dissuade them from BREAKING MAJOR LAWS.

In otherwords, using your formula.

Littering leads to massmurder
Speeding leads to the desire to use weapons of mass destruction.


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[Mike4Freedom]

Anyone willing to try marijuana has already demonstrated the disregard both for the law and for their own wellbeing that might otherwise dissuade them from trying hard drugs.

It really isn't hard to disprove the gateway theory. First the number of Marijuana(MJ) users is an order of magnitude greater than users of hard drugs. Its gateway effect must be pretty weak. Secondly, the Institute of Medicine report of March 1999 that determined that there were medical uses for Marijuana also determined, from a study of the literature, that the only characteristic of MJ that seemed to support the gateway theory was its legal status. That is the fact that you had to go to the black market to buy MJ created your connection to the black market for the hard drugs.

I will add to this the propensity for the government to lie grossly on the health effects of MJ, lies which are obvious to our kids, encourage them to try the harder stuff since they lose all faith in the truthfulness of the govt.

Conclusion: Keeping MJ illegal encourages the use of hard drugs.

[Karsus]

What would happen if the profit motive was removed from the sell of drugs?

[FastCoyote]

"This isn't hard. Anyone willing to try marijuana has already demonstrated the disregard both for the law and for their own wellbeing that might otherwise dissuade them from trying hard drugs. "

I've used marijuana, cocaine, morphine, demerol, valium, Jack Daniels, cigars, oxycodone, aspirin, tylenol, ben gay, vicks vapor rub, Listerine, penicillin, various antibiotics, caffeine, codeine.

And ya know what, I feel just fine, I have zero cravings for any of it and never used more than a smidgen of any of it. My wellbeing has been impaired not one iota, and so I must ask you, what is the point of your paranoia? (by the way, the drugs weere mostly used because of injuries).