It was definitely the gateway drug for me. Started smoking at 16 and by 20 I was using needles and doing acid, shrooms. etc. Some just smoke pot and never go on to anything stronger, but nearly everyone who does hard drugs started with pot.
Condolences for your son. I can't imagine what you're going through.
How old were you when you first drank alcohol?
Alcohol is usually the first gateway drug.
Yet, almost no one thinks alcohol should be banned.
Very strange, since the human toll of alcohol abuse is very well documented, too.
Studies show that 100% of people that use hard drugs started off with milk. Maybe we should ban milk.