Debate: Is Marijuana a Gateway Drug?
Does using marijuana lead to the use of more dangerous drugs, making it too dangerous to legalize?

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Pot hasn't led me to lose control.
Warrant 0: some people can't control their addiction
Warrant 1: most people can control their addiction
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Prescriptions drugs are more likely to be a gateway drug.
Warrant 0: marijuana is now prescribed
Warrant 1: marijuana is never prescribed
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Many people can smoke marijuana heavily, and quit without a problem.
Warrant 0: what works for many, works for everybody
Warrant 1: what works for many, doesn't work for everybody
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: If marijuana led to other drug use many more people would have serious drug addictions.
Warrant 0: hard drugs are sweeping the nation
Warrant 1: hard drugs are not sweeping the nation
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Addiction is a result of a personality trait and the symptoms of that trait are drug abuse.
Warrant 0: people that have an addictive characteristic probably won't pot
Warrant 1: people that have an addictive characteristic might use pot
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: If marijuana led to other drug use many more people would have serious drug addictions.
Warrant 0: the stats show that in fact many people do have serious drug addictions
Warrant 1: the stats show that in fact many people do not have serious drug addictions
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Addiction is a result of a personality trait and the symptoms of that trait are drug abuse.
Warrant 0: marijuana is an addictive drug that changes people's personalities
Warrant 1: marijuana is not an addictive drug
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Most users of prescription opioids for non-medical reasons don't end up using heroin, even though many heroin users have used opioids.
Warrant 0: most people start using drugs with marijuana and then chase the high and move on to opioids and heroin
Warrant 1: most people don't start using drugs with marijuana and it doesn't lead them chase the high and move on to opioids and heroin
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Prescriptions drugs are more likely to be a gateway drug.
Warrant 0: marijuana is now available by prescription
Warrant 1: marijuana is not always available by prescription
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: There is no scientific evidence that marijuana is the most dangerous drug.
Warrant 0: people who use marijuana sometimes do not go on to use more dangerous drugs
Warrant 1: people who use marijuana sometimes go on to use more dangerous drugs
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Most people who try drugs do not become regular users.
Warrant 0: it can lead to mild use of others
Warrant 1: it isn't linked to leading to mild use of others
Correct warrant: 0