Quote Originally Posted by no_brains_no_worries View Post
I think a great deal of problems might be solved if we legal pot. First off, I think that teenagers might find it less appealing and less mysterious and therefore, less likely to try it (or at least become a regular user). Still, I don't think that outweighs the fact that Marijuana is a gateway drug, and could lead to other, more dangerous drugs.
I have an unstudied pet theory that the reason it is (or is seen as) a gateway drug is because it is illegal.