To provide a counterargument to the assertion that legalizing pot would move people on to other drugs, I have often said that the reason pot is a "gateway" drug for some people is because it is illegal. People who hear pot lumped in with real drugs as "dangerous" will, upon finding out they have been lied to and needlessly restricted, wonder what else the government doesn't want them to have, "just to be dicks about it". Pot's illegality inspires experimentation, b/c people don't know what to believe anymore unless they try it for themselves. From Reefer Madness to "weed funds terrorists", with such a dishonest policy, what can you expect?

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War is Peace.
Freedom is Slavery.
Ignorance is Strength.

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