[August]

Originally Posted by Skybird

It is a psychological problem of the young. They are adventurous, they want to try out things. If the already have access to Cannabis, then they may be tempted to think that it is no big step forward to try any kind of hard drugs next. In fact this fear is what the police is supporting by it's experience, and statistics. If you drink a beer, you do not autimatically think: "cocain next, please!". It is a big step from beer to cocain. But if you use Cannabis, you may think that that step is far less a big step. The effects of tobacco, and alcohol do not compare to that of cocain, heroin, or LSD. Nowever, that selling these is wanted business by the state is pervers, I agree. But in the mane, the argument of cannabis as an entrance-drug is about psychology, not about biochemistry of the consumer.

That ties in with my illegality argument. Pot and heroin are both illegal. Both drugs the authorities tell people, will mess them up. Somebody tries a joint and doesn't die therefore they tend not to believe the warnings about the other.