A recent study pours cold water on another prohibitionist fear, namely that legalizing cannabis for recreational use will lead to more tobacco use via a "reverse gateway" effect. Well, the study found the opposite: a slight decrease in tobacco use as well as e-cigarette use. While the decrease did not quite reach statistical significance, it was lagged and perhaps builds over time. And at the very least, it certainly puts the lie to the tired old "reverse gateway" theory.
Thus, another myth bites the dust.
Agreed.
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