so is your recommendation going forward a continuation of mass incarceration of those that partake of marijuana...
Since it SEEMS that those who smoke pot to relieve "pain" get more sensitive to pain and their pain gets worse then it stands to reason that they would then move on to opiods. Pot use leads to opiod use. If I were in charge i would make possession of pot VERY expensive if caught. Sort of like drunk driving...huge fines that will discourage people financially. If they can't pay the fine 30 days in the county jail.
Legalized states are doing better overall than prohibition states. OR, for example, was one of just 3 states that actually saw a decline in OD deaths from 2010 - 2016. From the CDC =>
Source for graphic => cdc.gov/drugoverdose/images/data/2010_2016DrugOverdose-Deaths-Graphic.JPG