Gots to agree P-hole. We have a huge problem with "pill mills" down here and all the news coverage refers to them as an "epidemic". I know a guy personally with Crohn's Disease who is so addicted to pain pills, he eats them like candy. He could easily go on disability, but he works full-time and has a very good paying job. He takes so many pills, his prescription runs out WAY early and he has to buy them "on the street". He has NO problem at all getting a different "doctor" to give him an additional Rx to fill his "need".
Some of the biggest contributors to the fight AGAINST medical marijuana down here were pharmaceutical companies! Another major contributor is the alcohol and beer companies. I wonder why?