There is no question that "pot" is a Gateway drug and between 10-20% of
users move on to other more damaging drugs. This is not something to argue
about since if you have been in the "treatment business" for addicts you
would acknowledge the risks. These risks are much greater for the youth !!
Of course there are other documented effects, (e.g. shrinks the stem of the
brain, potential cancer trigger, of course social impacts from usage, and many so ons.)
Of course you have the ones who like to compare "pot" to acohol. A drug is a drug is a drug. Comparing pot to alcohol is like comparing a hand gun to a shotgun..They all can kill..
Remember when you talk to a person who is a "user" you are not talking to the person you are talking to the drug. It is nonsense to think
you are actually talking to the person since they are not the one listening. The thing listening is the drug whether it be Pot, Alcohol, Meth,
Coke, and so on. Ever talk to a peron who is drunk and how stupid they sound and then when they sober up how different they sound? That is
good illustration as what it means to be talking to a drug as opposed to the person..