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*"Growing up in poverty, [Carson has] seen the crippling effects drug addiction can have. Gateway drugs, such as a marijuana, lead many down a road to harder illegal drugs, like heroin, that devastate the individual and the family. We must prioritize stopping the flow of illegal drugs into our neighborhoods and inner-city communities." [https://www.bencarson.com/issues/issue/drug-addiction (BCWM)]*"I think medical use of marijuana in compassionate cases certainly has been proven to be useful. But recognize that marijuana is what’s known as a gateway drug. It tends to be a starter drug for people who move onto heavier duty drugs—sometimes legal, sometimes illegal—and I don’t think this is something that we really want for our society." [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/10/ben-carson-intensify-the-war-on-drugs-and-keep-marijuana-illegal/411868/ (The Atlantic)]