Research Shows Alcohol, Not Weed, is the Gateway Drug By Notable Life By Notable LifeView Author|August 4, 2015|Health + Wellness,View Health + Wellness Life,View Life TrendingView Trending You may want to put down that beer if you want to avoid a future of lighting freebase cocaine in a spoon to have a good time. We always knew those PSAs of the 80s depicting weed as a prerequisite to... View this article.