Aww sweetness touch a nerve did I?
I've seen what that shit does to teenagers and there's nothing recreational (I.e. harmless - which you knew) about it. As for the fucking idiot piece, run along now ya child.....
No, I did not know that. My dictionary must be out of date. Recreational and harmless do not mean the same thing. After all Methamphetamine and Heroin are regarded as recreational drugs.
How many people do you know who started out on dope then progressed to booze and fags in their youth? Because most people I know started with booze and fags. Does that make them gateway drugs? Of course not. Because the gateway drug theory is a lame duck piece of pseudo science used as a last ditch attempt to divert attention from the fact that the law against Cannabis and all it's associated woes do more damage than the substance itself could ever do even in a legal, mass consumed state. This is a fact. It cannot be refuted or contested.
Think about it. What does gateway drug actually mean? What cosmic forces are playing a part in leading a stoner to try out gear? Certain people are always going to be keen to get fucked up on as many drugs as they can. Certain people become hooked. Certain people just have their day in the sun then get on with being an adult, most people in my experience keep it to weed after trying one or two other things and eventually will probably kick the weed too.
In fact the only worthwhile connection between Cannabis use and using harder drugs stems from the fact that you are purchasing wares from a
d r u g d e a l e r who may - golly - have other drugs for sale.
Who gives a shit about this ... I mean really. Kids are not going to start rocking the ganj because some TD is doing it. Kids in my experience are largely uninformed and unenthusiastic about the lives of public representatives. He is breaking the law yes but it is a law that has zero potential of ever harming anyone but himself. Remove your head from the 'you can't be doing this, it's illegal' forbidden lines mentality and look at the real world implications of it.
He is drawing attention to what he feels is an important matter and he is being honest. Sometimes this is the only way you can nail your point home. Draw up any analogy you want. I like the one about the blacks disobeying the law in their fight for civil liberties in the sixties myself.
