Reefer Madness: The Gateway Drug Myth Debunked Alright, folks, let's talk about the elephant in the room, or should we say the giant bag of buds?  For decades, we've been bombarded with the propaganda that marijuana is a gateway drug, leading users down a dark path to heroin and beyond. But is there any truth to this claim? Let's take a hilarious trip through history and expose this reefer madness for what it is: a bunch of bunk. Hemp History: From George Washington to Reefer Madness In the early days of the US, hemp, a close relative of marijuana, was an agricultural superstar.  George Washington himself cultivated hemp!  But in the 1930s, things took a turn for the wacky.  Reefer Madness, a propaganda film portraying marijuana as a dangerous substance, whipped up a frenzy of fear.  Hemp, unfortunately, got lumped in with its psychoactive cousin, and both were demonized. Fast forward to the Fun Facts Here's some scientific bud for your brain:  * Studies ha...