I agree, see its like.. Okay granted marijuana is completely a 'gateway drug'. In societies views thats a bad thing. Now when you think of life, its a set of experiences.. you fuck up sometimes.. Now whether or not Id count my 'hardcore' drug usage as bad.. I wouldn't, it was worth it. Ive seen a lot of things man! xD
Personally, marijuana is where it started for me. I was never particularly worried about my intake of substances' toll on my body until recently.
Now if one is to move onto other drugs, they obviously either hate their addiction, or think that theyre fine. If one was to quit a substance, it is only because they want to. If they don't want to, why should they?
I think its beautiful for beautiful minds to move onto such things as LSD, mushrooms, mescaline, and DMT. These were always my candies. Hard drugs were just to feel good. Even k/MXE has insightful qualities to it though. Dxm too. Never have I once floated to that island far far away, the island that is full of swans and naked woman.. Never have I truley seen 'the light' unless dissociatives were involved.
Using dissociatives while on psychedelics is insane. It makes the trip sooo much better. Much like taking a hit of dmt would in the middle of a trip. Not exactly like that, but I hope you get the idea.
Theres my two cents on the matter, thank god for the gateway effect xD