I've only seen it to be a gateway drug in people looking to fuck themselves up from the start. If you have an addictive/self-destructive personality, you're more likely to seek out new ways to get high. I smoked weed every day for nearly 6 years, didn't touch another drug, even when everything (save heroin) was offered to me. It's a matter of personal conviction.
Oh, and the cure for wanting to do heroin (don't misread this as "the cure for heroin addiction") is the scene in "Trainspotting" when Ewen McGregor is coming down. That was some profoundly fucked up looking shit.
I've only done mushrooms once. Took too many and smoked way too much pot with them, but I don't regret it. I've been offered many other drugs, but I honestly don't want to try any other ones. Mushrooms kind of scare me, because it seems to bring out anxiety in many people. It's a fun time, but only if you're care and stress free.
I just use marijuana and continue on with life. I don't smoke a big blunt and just sit on a couch for 6 hours, unless watching movies with a girl, or playing video games. I honestly think that video games and pot should come together in the same box. I perform my best at soccer if I have a pinchie or two before hand. It honestly develops my play-making skills and lets me think outside of the box on different cuts/kicks.
There are many different "breeds" of hippie...just live in California for a few weeks and you'll understand that I'm as hippie as they get in good 'ol fashion Tx hehe.
"The belonging you seek is not behind you, it's ahead."
--Maz Kanata
ME TOOO! I miss those days in az when we would smoke and walk around the huge parks....with nothing else to do. I'm so tired of being busy . When the baby was like 2 mos we would walk around a small park in a suburb to vegas.