It actually is a gateway drug. I've studied marijuana in health class and there are studies reporting that it has been a gateway drug to many young adult users.
And who says marijuana isn't addicting? Any drug can be addicting.
Ok well first of all, correlation does not mean causation. For instance (depending on the study) anywhere from 40-60% of the population admits to once smoking Marijuana, you think all those people do hard drugs? Hell no, the percentage is somewhere from 1-2%. Correlation does not mean causation because I can guarantee you that all hardcore druggies breathe oxygen, you see how stupid that is? You've read biased and outdated studies in your state funded education, good job bro, I've actually done legit studies in college according to this subject and the percentage of marijuana users that have tried harder drugs is anywhere from 5-10% with 1-2% claiming Marijuana as the cause. A real gateway drug is when for instance someone (and this happens to a lot of drug users) is seriously injured, gets prescribed morphine, get's addicted, gets taken off morphine, and is forced to buy an alternative such as heroin. That is a real gateway drug. And what people mean by marijuana not being addicting is that it is not physically addicting, only mentally, and even that is incredibly weak. Marijuana is not physically addicting because unlike drugs like heroin and cocaine, the CBDs and THC are stored in fat (which is why it can stay in your system for months at a time.) What this means is if you stop cold turkey, you're body over time will go through those stored CBDs and THC, lowering physical dependence.