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U.S. Attorney General Says Cannabis Is Not a Gateway Drug
In a speech to high school students in Kentucky, Loretta Lynch said that opioids are the true gateway drugs, not cannabis.
The Shake: D.A.R.E. Cries Foul, Denver Moves on Cannabis Clubs, and Wyoming Fails to Ban Edibles
In today's daily news digest: D.A.R.E. wants you to know it (really) doesn't like cannabis, Oregon eases banking rules, and Ohio organizers unveil initiative details.
Does D.A.R.E. Still Think Cannabis is a Gateway Drug? Nobody Knows
A discovery on Reddit leads Leafly on a wild goose chase involving one of America's best-known anti-drug programs.
The Medical Minute: This Study Just Turned the Gateway Drug Theory Upside-Down
New research analyzing substance use trends among U.S. youth found that most drug consumption begins with alcohol, not cannabis.
The Medical Minute: Paranoia, Memory, and the Gateway Drug Theory
Cannabis prohibition has created a unique landscape of stigmas and myths. Here are three more studies contributing to the disentanglement of cannabis myth and fact.