The idea that Marij is a gateway drug must be analyzed from two perspectives: that from the side of the drug itself, and that from the side of ‘user psychology’. From the side of the drug itself, this argument makes no sense; there is no way to determine what contents of any ingestible entity can lead a free-willed, rational person to proceed to another ingestible entity. And while there may be perceivable correlations, it is erroneous to take the step from correlation to causation. This means that one must look instead at the ‘user psychology’ perspective.

Now, when this is examined, a very interesting truth comes to light: IF marij is indeed a ‘gateway’ drug, then this attribute – let us call it ‘gateway-ness’ must clearly be connected to its illegality, and here’s why: as a class, “drugs” can be divided into ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’. A person who drinks heavily, smokes cigarettes, or even drinks a great deal of coffee does so with a free conscience; these are, by societal standards, acceptable since they are legal. Now, when one tries marij and has a good experience, one has stepped foot into the ‘illegal’ realm (so to speak), where not only one finds marij but all other ‘illegal’ drugs. The common mentality is a sort of mental looting: now that I’m in this illegal realm, so the thought process goes, I might as well try these others. There is a common tendency within human thought to classify everything beyond a limit as similar insofar as they share the attribute ‘beyond the limit’. Hence, once the limit is crossed, discretion is left behind.

So it is really the fact that marij is ILLEGAL that makes it, if in fact it is, a ‘gateway’ drug. Remove its illegality and relieve it of its ‘illegal pressure’ extending the limit of the illegal further to those drugs (like Heroine) which really are dangerous.

Just a thought.

President Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20500-0004

Dear Mr. President:
You are the honest, intelligent person. I voted for you. I am a supporter of Cannabis, or Marijuana legalization. I am writing you because you are a politician who I believe will do the will of the American people.
I am also concerned with the safety of people who acquire marijuana legally through the states that have passed compassion laws.
Charlie Lynch, owner of a legal medical marijuana dispensary, was sentenced to a year in prison, by doing nothing more than following the state laws of California and providing Medical Cannabis to sick patients. I do not understand why this is still happening, and I beg you to clarify your position on Medical Marijuana, and Marijuana legalization.
With all due respect Mr. President, I know that you are a man of swift action.
I am asking that you legalize marijuana for Americans, Veterans, for everyone. I am entitled to the medicinal benefits that can be found in the Marijuana Plant.

Sincerely,

CFJ

Cherokee Fred Jesus

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/category/live-blog/

It will start at 10pm Est.

Let’s irritate and inundate them so relentlessly (but politely) that they commute his sentence out of sheer exhaustion.

We’re with you, Charlie!!!