I'm not sure if you're doing it on purpose, but you're using the same tactics that people on Reddit use when they encounter a point of view they dislike.

You asked me what I do for pain (present tense), and now you're trying to warp my response as a "gotcha" as if I stated I've never taken a pharmaceutical drug ever in my life. That's not what you asked, and that's not what I said.

Now, let me repeat my point and we can see if you are willing to address it instead of deflecting:

Weed has positive applications. The government is not pushing it for a positive reason. They want people docile and receptive to brainwashing.