Cory Blane
Mr. Crisp
Research Methods
July 22, 2013

Is Marijuana a Gateway Drug?

Abstract:
Is marijuana a gateway drug? If so what leads to people doing it and other drugs? In this paper I hope to find out by showing and expressing the point of views of current marijuana users, along with those who are known to have to do or to have done stronger drugs such as crack, and cocaine. I plan to utilize the options of surveys and to redo or basically jump into an overt observational form of a focus group by joining in with smokers and talking with them about how they began and what other drugs they may have used. I will use some information from a literary review that talks about the science of how and why people go from one drug to another. I also plan to not only use personal information from my own experiences but also information from documentaries that have been done on the subject at a whole. Introductory paragraphs: There are several aspects to this theory which is what makes society so against marijuana. They naturally believe that it is a gateway drug, not because of any solid proof, but because of society and government have programed into people’s minds. I am sort of bias in this fact though mainly because I am an ex pot smoker and most of the people that I know smoke or do some type of drugs including marijuana either for medical or personal reasons.
Early overview: I. Express the point of views of current marijuana users, along with those who are known to have to do or to have done stronger drugs such as crack, and cocaine. II. A literary review that talks about the science of how and why people go from one drug to another. III. Use personal information from my own experience. IV. Use information from documentaries that have been done on the subject at a whole.
Literature Review:
Summarization of literature review called “IS