> it's less likely to gateway to anything - like alcohol That's a bad example to make your point. Alcohol is absolutely a gateway drug. I know many a cigarette

> it's less likely to gateway to anything - like alcohol That's a bad example to make your point. Alcohol is absolutely a gateway drug. I know many a cigarette smoker who had their first cig puff while intoxicated around other drinkers who were smoking. When a commonplace and socially accepted drug like alcohol can amplify poor judgement and inhibition, the sky's the limit for what unfolds next.