Chip Dunkin
Engl 250 Sec. 5
10/10/07
The Green Gateway
Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in America. Of the nearly twenty million current illicit drug users, 14.6 million (about 75%) are using marijuana ("Greater Dallas"). It is no doubt the prevailing drug of choice for our nation and around the world for that matter. It is primarily the first drug ever used by individuals in almost all occasions.
This fact has led to many theories involving marijuana use. For some time now it has been believed that marijuana led to further –more extensive drug use. Scientists believed the actual pharmacology of the drug left something else to be desired by the user (Kircheimer). Marijuana the so called "gateway drug" or "stepping stone" was being held accountable for the increased use of cocaine, heroin and LSD. The popular RAND studies show very convincing evidence that relate marijuana with other illegal drugs. This has been the basis of most American marijuana laws and is......

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Title: The Green Gateway
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