"If marijuana or non-synthetic cannabinoids were legalized in the United States...our ability to generate revenue and our business prospects would be materially adversely affected."
Follow the money trail, and read the rest of the article at;
http://www.naturalblaze.com/2017/08/fda-approves-synthetic-thc-pharma-co-behind-anti-pot-lobby-opioid-bribery-scheme.html
It would just break my heart for a pharmaceutical company to lose any money. ::)