And Purdue Pharma -- with the aid of licensed medical doctors -- created a national crisis with oxycontin/oxycodone. Where were the anti-drug crusaders THEN? What prompted MDs -- literally "trained scientists" -- to put aside scientific skepticism and roundly prescribe synthetic heroin for every ache and pain? And look at the damage caused across the nation in every community, large and small! Weed is not the panacea touted by true believers, but neither is it a scourge. Prescribed opiates are a scourge and the widespread cause of death and despair across our nation.