# Marijuana legalization?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-legalization/29818>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 18, 2000, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-legalization/29818 "2000-08-18T03:37:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2000, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-legalization/29818/101 "2000-08-28T13:30:55Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Sofa King \*  
> **4) Marijuana is a “gateway drug” which leads those who try it to other drugs. (I do not yet acknowledge that a ten-year-old today can purchase crack and heroin from the same source that supplies marijuana, whereas if it were legal an adult might be led to Champale and Beer Nuts. You must convince me.)**

To say that marijuana leads to crack use because dealers sell both is as ridiculous as saying that candy bars lead to cigarette use because convenience stores sell both.

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