In my experience over 30 years doing criminal defense, alcohol is a much more common gateway to harder drugs than marijuana is. Alcohol is easily the drug most commonly associated with criminal offenses.
“Alcohol is easily the drug most commonly associated with criminal offenses.”
I believe if you check the crime data, you’ll find alcohol is at least a contributing factor in the overwhelming percentage of homicide, domestic violence, rape and assault cases. Yet it’s promoted and advertised almost without restriction.