It would only be pain management from my perspective. Neither weed nor pain killers will fix the issues. Most of the time I can tune out pain. The only thing that is going to cure my issues is time.
As to prices... Let's just say we have some friends who are "pot snobs" and a few that will smoke anything. When exposed to it, I can say the cheap crap lingering on their clothes is enough to make me want to vomit. That crap is $40 a quarter... hydro is $120 a quarter, or $300 an ounce... the good stuff only makes me feel "green" if I can smell it in the distance.
But if you want to know something really yummy (and I blame my son for this one) is if you have a Dunkin Donuts in your area, get the Tropican Orange Coolada, and add a shot (or 5) of Parrot Bay to it... I even quit drinking when we decided to have kids... a 4 pack of wine cooler would last me up to 2 YEARS... Son got me hooked on these a few months ago ... Now I drink about twice a month LOL... and still feel guilty, as the youngest is only 17... I figured if I didnt drink, I could get them to 18 plus without doing it... it worked too, except I do share my coolada on occassion with the 17 yr old LOL.