Nice post @masonmiler!
In Canada, we have started to refer to cannabis as the "Get-Away" herb because it's helping people to get off or get away from prescription pharmaceuticals. On average people are trading 6+ prescription drugs for a medical cannabis prescription. I regularly see people no longer need pain meds, anti-depressant meds, anti-anxiety meds and sleeping meds. You could easily say that is a "gateway" to better health.