With North Las Vegas and Henderson getting applications for medical marijuana dispensaries, the same comments and questions have re-surfaced. One of those questions is whether marijuana is a 'gateway' drug.
Well, let us take a logical perspective, shall we. Currently in the Las Vegas Valley (and pretty much everywhere else in the country), marijuana is bought from a drug dealer. Drug dealers rarely sell ONLY pot, they sell pretty much anything you want... After all, they aren't regulated. So, the dealers (which are often more aptly called 'pushers') generally suggest other more profitable (read: addictive) drugs. Sometimes, the dealers offer pot laced with drugs, like cocaine, to intensify the high... Off to the races!
Now, if this same pot smoker purchases weed from a regulated dispensary, where only pot and pot-related items are sold, there is no chance of the pot being laced, no chance of the salesmen 'suggesting' another drug, no chance of being given an imitation substance, and no chance of being robbed by the seller.
I've also heard the argument that pot parties always have others drugs being passed around. Well, how you ever seen those 'other' drugs at alcohol parties, night clubs, or company parties? The answer is "Hell, yeah."
So, the fact remains: legalization of marijuana will most likely REDUCE use of stronger drugs, while generating MILLIONS of revenue. Win/win!
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