Report: The Marijuana ‘Gateway’ Theory Is A Fallacy

New Paltz, NY—(ENEWSPF)—September 29, 2017

By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

Scientific evidence does not support claims that marijuana experimentation often serves as a ‘gateway’ to the use of other substances, particularly cocaine and heroin, according to a report issued by the Benjamin Center for Public Policy Initiatives at SUNY New Paltz.

The report rejects allegations that cannabis use uniquely makes persons susceptible to the use of other illicit substances, or…