We need non-addictive alternatives for pain.  Is a crackdown on marijuana in the middle of an opioid crisis really the way to go?

We need non-addictive alternatives for pain.  Is a crackdown on marijuana in the middle of an opioid crisis really the way to go?

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/paqqpb/going-after-weed-in-the-middle-of-a-deadly-opioid-crisis-is-insane