Sorry to bring this one back up, but i was looking for a previous post and saw that the last comment on here IMO needed some clarifications.
It's not the medications fault someone lies, it's the person that lies.
Medical Doctors don't Prescibe anything.. There is more to medicine than MD. in the Med field there are a slew of others but I think what you are getting at is someone that is a Doctor. (as an example there is also DO's which is more training than an MD)
When you want to write a RX, you have have a DEA card. They are the only ones that can write a RX for things that require it. The DEA agency has criteria that has to be met and there are different levels of card permissions. There are Audits and fines, penalties and jail for abuse.
MD's and other with DEA cards can write or sign the Medical card for someone wanting to use THC or CBD. The issue is that they spend decades to get to that point in training and if someone is a MD and writes Opiod RXs and then signs those cards, it will cause and audit and could result in the loss of a card. No one is really sure if that does happen, but they don't want to risk it. You can't get a card for MJ medically, without a Dr review, and signature for meeting the requirements for state criteria. Most of the people that sign the forms are natural paths that meet the requirements and have a dea card for specific levels.
If you open a dispensary for MJ there are state rules and regulations for that, as there are for a Walgreens. or others.
If you wanted to open a store that did just Morphine, great, but you would also have to do the same thing and meet the requirements, get a permit, meet building requirements and do the same things as required for the level 1 drugs as walgreen pharmacy.
You don't have to support it, but finding out the facts before making a decision is a good thing.
opiod abuse is rampant and deaths are shocking from the abuse. Are you also saying that pain killers should be banned too?
I don't have to take Opiods bc i use MJ. Which leaves me clearer headed, and able to work vs. before i felt hazzy and out of it, while still addressing my pain and other things.
Yes there is abuse, but that is the case of many other meds as well. But if you drink or smoke for non-medical purposes are you really being fair, or just making excuses for your choices and condemning others?