IN STATES WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA, PAINKILLER DEATHS DROP BY 25

[Lechter]

These compelling statistics should rise to the fore each and every time some government agency starts whining about the raging opioid epidemic.

If it gets thrown in their face often enough, they might get the clue that MM represents a plausible path to a solution.

My guess is that they just enjoy the whining.  

Highly unlikely their whining serves any purpose other than to expand their budgets.