Do you believe the government has something to gain from the prescription drug industry?

Are you Canadian, because you asked in Canada? Canada is worse than the US. Because the government makes the bulk of the drug buying decisions, they are far more easily influenced. Why sell to the public, when you can bribe one government official. As for the US, lobby groups spend huge amount of money to find ways to encourage drug use. Most government officials aren't educated enough so they go along, and they are influenced by Pharmaceutical money to look favorably to them. THe worse is California and how it treats Medical Marijuana. Everyone knows most of the pot sold is to feed addictions. It is ridiculous the type of medical problems is being ped off as needing Marijuana. AS for Doctors never suggesting alternative medicine, tehy do. My doctor hates me, because I question all drug prescription. THey are giving me holistic medicine for my allergies, but part of the reason is that they sell it in their office. THe funny thing is that some of the holistic drugs, are actually based on real science, but the comapny finds hollistic medicine as a way around the FDA. It's sad though, because some of the Hollistic medicine works better then antibiotics. And yet we over use antibiotics, because it's in the best interest of pharmaceuticals.