In the midst of an opioid crisis, with drug-related and mental-health related homelessness a national epidemic, the country is rushing to promote and de-stigmatize an entry-level drug - a drug that can trigger paranoia and other mental disorders - and make it easier to obtain and use. Makes a lot of sense.
Pot is not an entry level drug. Tobacco and booze are. I once knew a cocaine user who wished it was easier to get hold of MJ. He died of cocaine use lung failure.