I don’t think many would oppose its use for true pain relief. That’s not how it’s being used, of course, by most.
I don’t oppose the use of opiates for true pain relief, either. Of course they have their bad side effects, but it’s always a cost/benefit analysis.
Many use it for the relief of emotional pain. Cheaper than therapy.
BACK IN THE DAY, unlike Bill Clinton, I inhaled a toke or two...Perhaps most people are different but one effect of the stuff was that it magnified all of my senses...
What ever motivated me to smoke the time I had a bad headache I'll never know but not only did it feel like an explosion took place in my head, I think I could actually see the pain...In color...
I just can't imagine smoking weed to relieve pain...