Speaking on a panel discussion at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees event, Strong said he hasn’t given up thinking there will be justice as activists continue their efforts to get a U.S. attorney to indict the family for the crimes documented in the eight-part series, which earned 14 Emmy nominations after its October premiere.  

"People haven’t given up,” said Strong per Deadline. “I don’t want to call it retribution, but [if that happens], I would just say justice will have maybe finally happened. For some loved ones, they’ll be thrilled if that happens, but it’ll never truly be true justice without [their] family members.”

Dr. Peter Grinspoon, a general practitioner at Harvard University and medical marijuana specialist, couldn't agree more.

Art Imitates Life

No Exaggeration:  As of November 2021, there were roughly 100,000 overdose deaths in the U.S., a massive surge from a year earlier. Inappropriate prescribing of opioids was given as one of the major causes, according to the office of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Cannabis As A Substitute For Opioid-Based Pain Medication

"Generally people can use cannabis instead of opioids for chronic pain," said Grinspoon. "By combining opioids and cannabis the doses can stay low (since most of the problems you have with opioids are dose-related) and cannabis can help with opioid withdrawal symptoms.”

Numerous authoritative studies concur that cannabis can play a role in reducing pain and treating opioid use disorder.

"Dopesick" is still streaming on Hulu, which is majority-owned by Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) while Comcast Corporation Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) owns the remaining 33% of Hulu.

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