w1ld wrote:
] ] "Casting doubt on a basic principle of U.S. anti-drug
] ] policies, an independent study concluded on Monday that
] ] marijuana use does not lead teenagers to experiment with
] ] hard drugs like heroin or cocaine.
] ]
] ] The study by the private, nonprofit RAND Drug Policy
] ] Research Center countered the theory that marijuana acts
] ] as a so-called gateway drug to more harmful narcotics, a
] ] key argument against legalizing pot in the United States.

maybe so, but it definitely leads to lower productivity.

RE: Study: Marijuana May Not Lead to Hard Drugs