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Originally Posted by rp001
I think it is totally wrong for a person to place blame on a substance and not take into account addictive personality traits. To blame any one substance is just a form of rationalization. If one in question didn't get you , something else would, sometimes even with proper psychological care. First hand experience, pot is NOT A GATEWAY drug. Alcohol,salt, sugar, and even over the counter drugs used to self medicate are far worse.
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We have argued pro / con on whether pot is a gateway drug ad infinitum ... the horse is a bloody pulp at this point. Most of us have known people to whom it was definitely a gateway drug. Yes, personality shortcomings are a factor too ... excessive usage of pot (or booze, or various other "vices") is also a factor.
Guess we'll all more or less continue to believe what our own set of eyeballs has shown us over the years.