It's only a political strategy because it was politicized to gain favor for banning it. It wasn't political for thousands of years until "we" made it so.Use of THC to treat a specific problem is one thing.
Normalizing the use of marijuana to anesthetize the plebes to the state of the nation so they'll keep electing progressives is something else.
Increasing the use of "weed" (as it is called on the news) is a political strategy.
Your beliefs about marijuana are ignorant. Not intending to offend you but you've been lied to. My son earned himself a spot at Purdue then earned his bachelor's degree in electronic and computer engineering. Used marijuana the entire time, every single day. Graduated and has held a few good jobs now as he gets calls from head hunters regularly, still uses marijuana. He's far from alone.