Outside of America there is not an opioid crisis, therefore marijuana is there along the way to class A drugs. So class A addicts could get weed just as easily

Outside of America there is not an opioid crisis, therefore marijuana is there along the way to class A drugs. So class A addicts could get weed just as easily and possibly easier than their normal substances. In theory they could 'get off the heroin' by smoking weed instead. This never happens even though the option is there. Meanwhile, in America, where the doctors got everyone hooked on class A drugs, the marijuana was bypassed, along with smoking. Regular people went along for tooth and other operations to end up opioid addicts. They were not hanging out with the wrong crowd, they went to their doctors for help with pain. Their route to being hooked has been entirely different, so maybe using marijuana for the underlying pain management is worth a go. As things currently stand there is the sorry rehab process or prison/death, hopefully weed really can offer a better way back to a normal life for them.