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Originally posted by zarathustra Every 'hard' drug user I know has progressed from alcohol to weed to hard drugs. I understand how the 'gateway drug' label is circumstantial. I don't think that weed causes hard drug use. I do think that it is a stepping stone of sorts to further drug abuse though. Like you said, most heroin users have tried weed, but how many heroin users would have tried heroin in the first place had they never smoked weed?

Alright, I retract my gateway drug statement.