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    US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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    662 points JacobHenner | 11 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 1.15s | source | bottom
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    AndrewKemendo ◴[30 Apr 24 19:17 UTC] No.40215073[source]▶
    There you have it, the administrator themselves saying they believe in myths about cannabis: It’s a gateway drug; while simultaneously ignoring that the drug killing people, fent has a perfectly causal gateway drug in vicodin/percs

    > Jack Riley, a former deputy administrator of the DEA, said he had concerns about the proposed change because he thinks marijuana remains a possible “gateway drug,” one that may lead to the use of other drugs.

    >“But in terms of us getting clear to use our resources to combat other major drugs, that’s a positive,” Riley said, noting that fentanyl alone accounts for more than 100,000 deaths in the U.S. a year.

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    1. joshmarinacci ◴[30 Apr 24 19:59 UTC] No.40215594[source]▶
    It is a gateway drug. When marijuana is illegal you have to get it from drug dealers, who have an incentive to upsell you to harder stuff. Make it legal and that gateway goes away.
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    2. pixelpoet ◴[30 Apr 24 20:12 UTC] No.40215729[source]▶
    Anecdote: I've had countless dealers over 20 years in many countries and continents, not once has someone tried to sell me anything else (besides hash). It's always been some cheery barefoot guy with dreads growing it in his closet.

    Now that it's legal in Germany I'm going to grow my own, and experience the (surprisingly common!) miracle of harvesting the exact legal limit of 25 grams from 3 plants ;)

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    3. tensility ◴[30 Apr 24 23:34 UTC] No.40217762[source]▶
    Same has been true for me in the US over 35+ years. This has always been a stupid and false boogeyman narrative.
    4. bogtog ◴[01 May 24 00:03 UTC] No.40217995[source]▶
    However, if you wanted something other than weed, you would have someone who may be able to help you out
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    6. IncreasePosts ◴[01 May 24 03:01 UTC] No.40219071[source]▶
    In my experience, the weed dealers aren't the same dealers as the guys moving the harder stuff. If you can get meth from a guy, he can probably get you coke too. But your weed guy probably can't get you either. At least, IME with NYC dealers.
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    7. insane_dreamer ◴[01 May 24 05:07 UTC] No.40219699[source]▶
    In that case it ceases to become a gateway drug once legal.
    8. flawsofar ◴[01 May 24 05:30 UTC] No.40219816{3}[source]▶
    Let it go.
    9. DonHopkins ◴[01 May 24 08:13 UTC] No.40220760{3}[source]▶
    Sounds like you're the one who needs help. See a professional.
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    10. Jerrrry ◴[04 May 24 15:48 UTC] No.40258496{4}[source]▶
    tragic irony, you
    11. pests ◴[04 May 24 21:04 UTC] No.40260261[source]▶
    Yeah, my weed guys over the years were just some fellow stoners. The most cross-promotion I saw was for mushrooms or other psychedelics but I feel like that fits the stereotype. Once in awhile they might "have something" but I'm would be a one-off thing.