Giuliani's View on Medical Marijuana

After I watched this video I felt like I could just scream at my computer. I am so disappointed with the answer Giuliani gave to the lady's question. She asked him why he believes that marijuana should not be legal for medical purposes (she didn't have her facts correct, but his answer is the problem). He responded with the fact that the FDA has not approved marijuana as a medicine and there are alternatives to marijuana. The fact that he acknowledged alternatives to marijuana is what bothers me the most. People (especially the FDA) are so convinced that prescription drugs are the right direction for our country. How could somebody say that a chemically made alternative is better than a natural plant that grows from the earth. If we went back 200 years ago and told people that one day certain plants will be illegal, they would look at us like we are out of our minds. It is so ridiculous to see how blatantly our government is pushing prescription drugs down our throats. Can't we just open our eyes to reality and notice that chemically altered pills should not be an alternative to marijuana.