Now, treat it just like marijuana, and legislate morality that says people should die rather than gain therapeutic value from something that began as a recreational drug. Because everyone knows people have cancer just as an excuse to use drugs.
This is the world we live in.
Hope you're wrong and fear you're right.
If a drug is known as a medication and has a mind-altering effect then we call that a side effect and accept it. But if the drug is known as recreational...