Our Doctor in Favour of Medical Marijuanna?

My Husband was told today that he will no longer be getting his pain medication for his chronic pain. The government is pushing people to use 'medicinal marijuanna', since they have sooo much money to make from such a trend. Despite all his urine tests coming back proving that he does take his pills, the doctor seems helpless by having to remove his pills. In response my husband told him that very likely more suicides will occur from the unnecessary pain that people suffer from legitimate chronic pain. Until now, our family physician was very opposed to using marijuana for pain.... until today.  He basically told us to find something that will work for him and he will see if the government will then cover the expense.
At this point we are not sure what we are going to do.