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Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid
That's not me saying that everyone who smokes cannabis is gonna end up on heroin, not saying that at all, however, it is a stepping stone for people with the right problems and things
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Originally Posted by thulfi
Most people I know who smoke weed drank alcohol first. What does that make alcohol?
MBK, you really have to know the proportion of cannabis users that go on to do harder drugs like heroin to be able to say whether or not cannabis is a significant gateway drug. I don't think those figures are out there.
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Ok, where there did I say it was a gateway drug?
I specifically made the point that it is a stepping stone for CERTAIN people. Many variables in it.
And why do I need to know the figure of people using cannabis when almost every heroin user I have ever spoken to has point blank told me, cannabis was their downfall?
Whilst the percentage of cannabis users who move onto harder drugs is unknown, I am going from anecdotal evidence from those on the harder drugs and I would say about 90% of heroin addicts I have dealt with have told me that cannabis was their "stepping stone". Their words not mine.
I don't personally agree with legalising cannabis, I can see there are some pros but for me, if we can't control alcohol use, we wouldn't be able to control cannabis use effectively.
Like I said, drugs legislation will never be perfect and there will always be arguments for and against different drugs.