# Gateway Drug on The No Agenda Show

Gateway Drug comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from July 2010 to November 2014.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** July 2010 – November 2014
- **Related topics:** [Addiction](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/addiction.md), [Cnbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnbc.md), [Fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [Jerry Brown](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jerry-brown.md), [Marijuana](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/marijuana.md), [Oklahoma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oklahoma.md), [Podcasting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/podcasting.md), [Portugal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/portugal.md), [Prohibition](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prohibition.md), [Propaganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/propaganda.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### CNBC Report on Marijuana as a Gateway Drug

- **Episode:** [671: White House Moat](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/671-white-house-moat.md)
- **Published:** 2014-11-20
- **Time:** 1:52:35–1:54:54
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/671-white-house-moat/chapter/cnbc-report-on-marijuana-as-a-gateway-drug.md

The hosts react to a CNBC segment featuring Governor Jerry Brown and a debate over the marijuana industry. They mock the "gateway drug" argument, jokingly claiming that marijuana is actually a gateway to becoming a podcaster.

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### Marijuana and Mental Health, Gateway Drug Theory

- **Episode:** [506: Happy Earth Gay](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/506-happy-earth-gay.md)
- **Published:** 2013-04-21
- **Time:** 1:31:08–1:34:19
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/506-happy-earth-gay/chapter/marijuana-and-mental-health-gateway-drug-theory.md

The DEA hearing continues with claims linking marijuana use to schizophrenia and psychosis in young people. The director argues that social media and songs send a message that the drug is harmless. The hosts mock the revival of the "gateway drug" theory and the "this is your brain on drugs" egg commercial imagery.

Keywords: [fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [schizophrenia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/schizophrenia.md), [psychosis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/psychosis.md), [gateway drug](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gateway-drug.md), [social media](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-media.md), [propaganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/propaganda.md)

### Gateway Drug Theory, Prohibition Parallels

- **Episode:** [248: Stop Albedo Now!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/248-stop-albedo-now.md)
- **Published:** 2010-10-31
- **Time:** 1:50:59–1:55:10
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/248-stop-albedo-now/chapter/gateway-drug-theory-prohibition-parallels.md

The "gateway drug" theory is debated, with the hosts citing scientific studies that have debunked the concept for decades. They compare marijuana criminalization to the failed era of alcohol prohibition and advocate for a regulated market to undermine criminal gangs.

Keywords: [gateway drug](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gateway-drug.md), [prohibition](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prohibition.md), [addiction](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/addiction.md), [public policy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/public-policy.md), [portugal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/portugal.md)

### Digital Drugs and iDosing Media Hoax

- **Episode:** [217: The Digital Drug Menace](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/217-the-digital-drug-menace.md)
- **Published:** 2010-07-15
- **Time:** 20:39–25:27
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/217-the-digital-drug-menace/chapter/digital-drugs-and-idosing-media-hoax.md

Oklahoma law enforcement and school officials are warning parents about "iDosing," a trend where teenagers use binaural beat audio files to supposedly achieve drug-like highs. Despite media reports labeling these audio files as gateway drugs to illegal substance abuse, the phenomenon is characterized as an internet hoax or spoof. YouTube videos of teenagers reacting to the sounds often include tags identifying them as fake or satirical performances.

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