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GATEWAY THEORY:

2023
No Kidding. The fear mongering around teen cannabis use is pure BS: https://eastbayexpress.com/no-kidding/
Study: Cannabis Legalization Does Not Lead to Increased Use of Other Drugs: https://www.ganjapreneur.com/study-cannabis-legalization-does-not-lead-to-increased-use-of-other-drugs/
People Living in States With Legal Marijuana Have Lower Rates of Alcohol Use Disorder, Federally Funded Twin Study Finds. https://www.marijuanamoment.net/people-living-in-states-with-legal-marijuana-have-lower-rates-of-alcohol-use-disorder-federally-funded-twin-study-finds/
2020
Adolescent E-cigarette use trajectories and subsequent alcohol and marijuana use. (USA, abstract, 2020) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460319304551?via%3Dihub
Trends in the sequence of first alcohol, cannabis and cigarette use in Australia, 2001- 2016. (Australia/ Sweden/ UK, abstract, 2020) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871619305988?via%3Dihub
Adolescent cannabis exposure increases heroin reinforcement in rats genetically vulnerable to addiction. (Italy, abstract, 2020) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002839082030040X
2019
There’s Simply Not Enough Evidence to Call Weed a ‘Gateway Drug’ (news–2019) https://news.weedmaps.com/2019/02/theres-simply-not-enough-evidence-to-call-weed-a-gateway-drug/
Exposure to ENDS advertising and use of marijuana in ENDS among college students. (USA) (abst – 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030646031830902X?via%3Dihub
Increased sensitivity to Δ9-THC-induced rewarding effects after seven-week exposure to electronic and tobacco cigarettes in mice. (Italy, abstract, 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924977X19301580?via%3Dihub
2018
Republican lawmaker says marijuana should be illegal because of African American ‘genetics’ (news–2018) https://thinkprogress.org/kansas-rep-marijuana-african-americans-eff0ace5d0b0/
Cannabinoid Modulation of Eukaryotic Initiation Factors (eIF2α and eIF2B1) and Behavioral Cross-Sensitization to Cocaine in Adolescent Rats. (USA/ Sweden/ Italy, full, 2018) https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(18)30259-6
Cannabis use is associated with lower rates of initiation of injection drug use among street-involved youth: A longitudinal analysis. (Canada, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6154786/
Investigating causal associations between use of nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, and cannabis: A two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization study. (Netherlands, PDF, 2018) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322512586_Investigating_causal_associations_between_use_of_nicotine_alcohol_caffeine_and_cannabis_A_two-sample_bidirectional_Mendelian_randomization_study
Does Marijuana Use at Ages 16-18 Predict Initiation of Daily Cigarette Smoking in Late Adolescence and Early Adulthood? A Propensity Score Analysis of Add Health Data. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Does-Marijuana-Use-at-Ages-16%E2%80%9318-Predict-Initiation-Nguyen-Ebnesajjad/60076b16d63052cafeb4af6618ebe265c784843b
Denise Kandel's classic work on the gateway sequence of drug acquisition. (UK/ USA, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29575218/
Tobacco use: the main predictor of illicit substances use among young adolescents in Sousse, Tunisia. (Tunisia, abstract, 2018) https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/ijamh/32/5/article-20170213.xml
2017
Massive scientific report on marijuana confirms medical benefits (news–2017) http://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/massive-scientific-report-on-marijuana-confirms-medical-benefits/
Government has apparently dropped ‘gateway’ theory, marijuana critics should too (news–2017) http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/319996-federal-gov-apparently-dropped-gateway-drug-theory
Could marijuana be a gateway out of drug addiction? (news–2017) https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/29/could-marijuana-be-a-gateway-out-for-drug-addicts/
Marijuana: safer than opioids? (news-2017) http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2017/06/09/marijuana-safer-than-opioids/381344001/
DEA Removes False Claims About Cannabis from Their Website (news–2017) https://www.marijuanatimes.org/dea-removes-false-claims-about-cannabis-from-their-website/
Five Handy Responses to Reefer Madness (news–2017) http://theleafonline.com/c/activism/2015/07/five-handy-responses-reefer- madness/?muuid=9d522039XXX9ba2XXX4356XXXa328XXX04a72a94e463
Patterns of cannabis use during adolescence and their association with harmful substance use behaviour: findings from a UK birth cohort. (UK, full, 2017) https://jech.bmj.com/content/71/8/764
2016
The real ‘gateway drug’ is 100% legal (news–2016) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/06/the-real-gateway-drug-thats-everywhere-and-legal/
Study: Alcohol Is The Real Gateway Drug, Not Marijuana (news–2016) http://www.theweeklyweedonline.com/study-alcohol-is-the-real-gateway-drug-not-marijuana/
Viral Internet post prompts question: Does D.A.R.E. no longer consider marijuana a
gateway drug? (news–2016) http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/did-DARE-change-stance-on-marijuana-6858357.php
Is marijuana a gateway drug? Here’s what the research says (news–2016) http://www.vox.com/2016/4/29/11528410/cannabis-gateway-drug-theory
Fentanyl maker fights pot legalization (news–2016) http://www.boulderweekly.com/features/fentanyl-maker-fights-pot-legalization/
Is marijuana a gateway drug? Scientific research says no (news–2016) http://www.devilslakejournal.com/news/20161103/is-marijuana-gateway-drug-scientific-research-says-no
Prioritizing Alcohol Prevention: Establishing Alcohol as the Gateway Drug and Linking Age of First Drink With Illicit Drug Use. (USA, abstract, 2016) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Prioritizing-Alcohol-Prevention%3A-Establishing-as-of-Barry-King/b962538c3c05fa2d183a5c5160537a925f009690
2015
Cannabis conundrum: Evidence of harm?: Opposition to marijuana use is often rooted in arguments about the drug’s harm to children and adults, but the scientific evidence is seldom clear-cut (article–2015) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncy.21516/full
Setting The Record Straight On The Phrase “Gateway Drug” (news–2015) http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=400658693
‘Just Say No’ to the Gateway Theory of Pot (news–2015) http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/04/the-real-gateway-drug-isnt-marijuana/391266/
Chris Christie’s Marijuana Claim Relies On Shaky Science (news–2015) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/23/chris-christiemarijuana_n_7131018.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
Marijuana Might Actually be an Anti-Gateway Drug (news–2015) http://www.attn.com/stories/2378/medical-marijuana-anti-gateway-drug
Marijuana Is Not, Repeat Not, a Gateway Drug (news–2015) http://www.newsweek.com/marijuana-not-gateway-drug-325358
Marijuana Study Counters ‘Gateway’ Theory (news–2015) http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=189401
Many Anti-Pot Arguments Are Based On Weak Science, Say Researchers (news–2015) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marijuana-usemyths_55cb6f53e4b0923c12bed78d?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592&kvcommref=mostpopular
Prohibition Is the Real “Gateway Drug” (news–2015) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inge-fryklund/prohibition-is-the-real-g_b_8210802.html
E-Cigarettes: A Review of New Trends in Cannabis Use. (Switzerland, full, 2015) https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/8/9988/htm
Reasons for recent marijuana use in relation to use of other illicit drugs among high school seniors in the United States. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4592162/
2014
Legalizing Medical Marijuana Doesn’t Lead To More Teens Smoking Pot: Study (news–2014) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/medical-marijuana-teens_n_5214875.html
Experts debate whether marijuana is a ‘gateway’ drug (news–forum repost–2014) http://www.bluelight.org/vb/threads/713340-Experts-debate-whether-marijuana-is-a-gateway-drug
2012
Experts Tell the Truth about Pot (news–2012) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-truth-about-pot/
2011
Study says marijuana no gateway drug (news–2011) http://mamamojournal.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/study-says-marijuana-no-gateway-drug.html
2010
Marijuana a “Gateway” Drug? Scientists Call Theory Half-Baked (news–2010) http://www.cbsnews.com/news/marijuana-a-gateway-drug-scientists-call-theory-half-baked/