Medical Marijuana blocked by Pharmaceutical Companies

Check this article out.  I saw the documentary about Rick Simpson and looked at the website phoenixtears.ca but didn't really take it seriously.  I'm starting to change my opinion.  I really believe that big pharmaceuticals have been behind a lot of blocks to progress in this country.  Our system is too prone to allowing the fox to be overlooking the hen-house.  Big business in general is too able to assert influence on regulatory agencies and legislators/legislatures.  Money is the root of all kinds of evil.  Notice the wording which is the correct meaning of the phrase.  Somehow, people have misinterpreted the phrase to mean that money is the root of all evil which can't be true because a man doesn't kill his wife after an affair because of a projected windfall profit from the activity.  For that matter, having an affair, which most people consider evil (even the participants), in most cases, has no potential monetary benefit. In fact, it very often costs the guilty parties and their associates dearly. One could go on for days debunking the idea of money being the root of ALL evil but I think my point is well made.

Why is it so hard to establish an effective regulatory agency?  Because the very need for one is driven by greed in the first place.  We, as citizens, are being robbed of medical advances because of big business.