DARE might even be fine in an alternate universe if they didn't comment on weed and psychedelics, and there wasn't an ongoing drug war in parallel to it.
I am firmly convinced that weed was only a "gateway drug" because of DARE propaganda. Kids try weed and say, "They lied to me!" and then try harder drugs that DARE didn't lie about.
DARE might even be fine in an alternate universe if they didn't comment on weed and psychedelics, and there wasn't an ongoing drug war in parallel to it.
I am firmly convinced that weed was only a "gateway drug" because of DARE propaganda. Kids try weed and say, "They lied to me!" and then try harder drugs that DARE didn't lie about.
I thought this was confirmed (particularly when the DEA dropped the "gateway drug theory" several years back)