The truth is that there are very few people among marijuana advocates who don't have a hidden agenda. The money funding the anti-marijuana movement comes primarily from lobbyists for pharmaceutical, lumber, alcohol, and tobacco companies (Cotts 2). Everyone would lose revenue from marijuana legalization. They resort to methods not unlike the racism, violence and distortion once used to scare citizens. Accumulations of research and studies add up to discredit every accusation. For example, the infamous Gateway theory that marijuana use leads to stronger drunks has been debunked by the Institute of Medicine and the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, among many others (Joy Watson and