On 03/08/2010 05:37 PM, Ross Sauer -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 RS> "Ed Hulett -> Ross Sauer"  wrote in
 RS> news:20534$MATZDOBRE{at}JamNNTPd:

 JM>>>>> If a person feels the need for a cup of coffee in the morning
 EH>> to EH>> "get JM> their eyes open" does that
mean they are addicted
 EH>> to EH>> coffee?

 EH>>>> Yes.

 RS>>> So is that cup of coffee a "gateway drug" to stronger
 EH>> stimulants, like RS> meth?

 EH>> No, that has nothing to do with the fact that caffeine is addictive.
 EH>> Stopping use cause withdrawal symptoms.

 RS>>> By your logic with pot, it is.

 EH>> Only an idiot would claim that. My contention with regard to pot is
 EH>> that use leads the user to be in contact with other more destructive
 EH>> drugs making it a gateway drug. It also leads to very bizarre
 EH>> behavior.

 RS> Like getting the munchies or the giggles?

If you think that's all it causes, you are an idiot.

 RS> And "gateway drug" is a myth.

No, it is not. Why else would people lace pot with PCP, embalming fluid and
other chemicals? To get a "better" high.

 RS> By this same logic, prescription medicines are a "gateway drug."

No, they are not. They are highly regulated so as not to become such a thing.

 RS> And too much caffeine doesn't cause odd behavior?

Yes, it does.

 RS> Too much booze?

Yes, it does. Your actions here are a good example.

 RS> No, it's plain obvious here.
 RS> The goverment has decreed "Pot is BAD!" so you agree 100%.

Huh? Where did you get that silly idea? Logic is foreign to you, isn't it.

Ed

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