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: If marijuana led to other drug use many more people would have serious drug addictions.
Warrant 0: there are not many people with drug addictions
Warrant 1: there are plenty of people with drug addictions
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Milk isn't a gateway drug even though most people drink it as children.
Warrant 0: milk is not marijuana
Warrant 1: milk is similar to marijuana
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Prescription drugs are the real gateway drugs, as they are dangerous and lead to increased heroin addiction and death by overdose.
Warrant 0: not all drugs are gateway drugs
Warrant 1: all drugs are gateway drugs
Correct warrant: 1

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: most marijuana smokers also dabble in other harmless activities
Warrant 1: most marijuana smokers also dabble in other drugs
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Cannabis is safer than alcohol and does not lead to addiction.
Warrant 0: marijuana leads to a false sense of security with drugs
Warrant 1: marijuana does not lead to a false sense of security with drugs
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: The only 'gateway effect' of marijuana is dealers access to other criminal enterprises.
Warrant 0: marijuana dealer often upgrade their customers to cocaine
Warrant 1: marijuana dealers usually don't upgrade their customers to cocaine
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Addiction is a mental disorder, it is not dependent on the substance.
Warrant 0: addicts are addicted mentally to all drugs
Warrant 1: addicts are not addicted mentally to all drugs
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Opioids and their over-prescription and under-monitoring, not marijuana, are gateway drugs.
Warrant 0: Opioids and their over-prescription are hardcore drugs people turn to when marijuana no longer gets an addict high
Warrant 1: Opioids and their over-prescription are hardcore drugs people do instead of marijuana
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Prescription drugs are the real gateway drugs, as they are dangerous and lead to increased heroin addiction and death by overdose.
Warrant 0: marijuana is available by prescription
Warrant 1: marijuana is not available by prescription
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Marijuana is a gateway drug
Reason: Addiction is a mental disorder, it is not dependent on the substance.
Warrant 0: an addict who uses marijuana is going to have a tendency toward addiction and trying harder things
Warrant 1: an addict who uses marijuana won't have a tendency toward addiction and trying harder things
Correct warrant: 0