Also, the pharmaceutical companies have been lobbying against marijuana legalization. Even if the drug war were entirely at fault, the companies are partially responsible for the drug war.

https://www.google.com/search?q=pharmaceutical+companies+lob...

This is specifically relevant because studies have shown lower opioid use in states with medical marijuana. For example:

https://journals.lww.com/jaaos/Fulltext/2021/02150/State_Med...

The Sacklers have caused more pain in more people because of the "abuse". And the med establishment has only fed onto those fears.

Now, everyone in med is 'deeply concerned' with abuse, that many people with legitimate pain are being denied access. The Sacklers lied about addictivity - seriously, how did the FDA allow a morphine derivative to say 'non-addicting'??? But it's also the whole medical establishment's fault in thinking that all pain should be extremely restricted.