TweetWe both agree the only way to eradicate drug problem is to **** our government, but it will never happen. The government is bloated with DEA agents who spend so much of their time chasing low level marijuana dealers, so they have a vested interest in keeping things illegal, even though studies now show marijuana is not a gateway drug. As someone who deals with drug users at Grady hospital in Atlanta, I agree. New Research Suggests Marijuana is NOT Gateway Drug as Believed | Addicts NOT Anonymous. I still disagree about welfare recipients, since we were one of those families. When my dad was rescued from 5 years of torture in a Vietnamese P.O.W camp, I am pretty sure he hit some pot to deal with his PTSD. If they had take away our welfare, my two siblings and I probably never would have made it to college....