The Gateway Drug Theory: The Lie That Won’t Die (Because Logic Isn’t Required)
January 10, 2026
GOP Senator Thom Tillis recently voiced his opposition to Trump’s Schedule III rescheduling order, dusting off that old faithful propaganda chestnut: marijuana is a gateway drug. You know, the theory that smoking a joint inevitably leads to shooting heroin in a back alley while your life crumbles around you.