You're absolutely right. I still think that medicinal pot makes sense, though.
Many moons ago, my uncle was undergoing chemo. A friendly doc "talked hypothetically" about using pot to counter some of the side effects. Keep in mind that this would have been back in the 70s or early 80s. Pot was strictly verboten.
Uncle said that it didn't help with the nausea, but it did let him get some sleep, and that was 50% of the battle.
My uncle, however, was far from being a pot-head. Used it like you would any other medicine....just to treat a problem, or alleviate some symptoms, and he stopped taking it when it was no longer needed.
I think that there's plenty more that could be done with - for instance, opiates for pain relief - as far as medicine in this country, if it weren't for the fools who abuse drugs, the lawyers who are looking to stick up drug companies, and the government bureaucrats who are looking to "help". God save us rational people from all of the fools.
My grand-aunt was dying from stage 3 breast cancer back in the 90s. She looked hale and hearty for several months until she was admitted to Hospice care in her final month. On her deathbed she admitted to all of the family that pot was her secret weapon against the chemo and when she couldn’t smoke it anymore in Hospice, the decline was quick.
If nothing else, I want it to be legal to study. By virtue of being schedule I, even universities can’t study it, and I think that’s a damn shame.