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Alcohol and Marijuana are to be considered portals.
In fact, all psychedelics are to be considered portals.
While Alcohol doesn't necessarily exhibit the same characteristics that allow us to define it as such, it works in the opposite ways that Cannabis or Psilocybin does.
Where Alcohol, as you've mentioned, decreases inhibition and confers control to The Beast, Cannabis places (You) in the backseat and often bestows upon its user an ability to further grasp big (You)'s will - often causing us to have a higher emotional IQ, an increased perception and helping us become more introspective.
Think of Psilocybin as a more effective measure, one which Jesus and his followers very much enjoyed.