Anyone who says pot is not a gateway drug is only fooling themselves. I've never known anyone who is a long time pot head and hasn't ever tried anything else.

It's also what I believe has lead to the death of a dear friend of the family, someone who was like a second mom to my husband, the sad part is, she wasn't the one on drugs.... Her son was. 

Drugs, which yes, pot is a drug, ruins lives. 

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