FACT:  Every objective study on marijuana – including the latest from the National Academy of

           Science's Institute of Medicine and the Rand Corporation – has debunked the theory that

           it somehow makes people use other drugs. In fact, they have typically found that 

           marijuana's illegal status is the actual "gateway," in that it steers so many people who

           simply wish to use marijuana to a black market, in which other illegal products might be

           available. Needless to say, just about everyone who tries marijuana has previously tried

           using alcohol, yet very few people feel alcohol should be illegal as a result.