Excellent analysis nhbob1. Tangent to this. One one of the business programs the other day was a Drug Company rep denoting their latest to help those with pain, a slow release steroidal injection ( that last for months ) initially for knees and then to be expanded to other joints, no mention of it working for vertebra in backs. My point being, lets get the FDA to fast track modalities / medicines that can prevent this transition from opioid to street drugs in the future. Pain is an issue, lets get the FHA aboard and I am not against real research into Marijuana utilized topically etc as a real product, not something from a new age head shop.
I would not have believed it, but topical marijuana actually works for my chronic severe back pain. It’s not legal, but should be. I have never smoked the stuff.