lol i actually just read something about this the other day and how its not a gateway drug, but people began to see it that way when it became harder to get pot in certain areas. this is what i was reading the other day:
There is no scientific evidence for the theory that marijuana is a "gateway" drug. The cannabis-using cultures in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America show no propensity for other drugs. The gateway theory took hold in the sixties, when marijuana became the leading new recreational drug. It was refuted by events in the eighties, when cocaine abuse exploded at the same time marijuana use declined. As we have seen, there is evidence that cannabis may substitute for alcohol and other "hard" drugs. A recent survey by Dr. Patricia Morgan of the University of California at Berekeley found that a significant number of pot smokers and dealers switched to methamphetamine "ice" when Hawaii's marijuana eradication program created a shortage of pot. Dr. Morgan noted a similar phenomenon in California, where cocaine use soared in the wake of the CAMP helicopter eradication campaign.The one way in which marijuana does lead to other drugs is through its illegality: persons who deal in marijuana are likely to deal in other illicit drugs as well.
eh, i thought it was pretty interesting. I dont think its a gateway drug. theres lots of studies that have shown almost consistently that its about 17% of marijuana users that actually go on to use harder drugs or try them. Im sure that number could be a little skewed, but needless to say isnt it personal decision when you're putting a drug into your body? so i think it would be safe to say that there cant be any one drug thats the gateway to the ENTIRE drug world. I mean... Im sure theres plenty of people who have never smoked pot, but do tons of coke or heroin and they dont call those gateway drugs!