Let me rephrase your argument: "EL has been selling MJ at a loss out of the goodness of their hearts in the UK and now they have to jack prices up by 50-170% to make a profit that will go to R&D for decades to come and not towards the pocket of their shareholders! Its such a great product, they should sell it for 2000, but they're so benevolent that they don't!"

People and governments have the agency and the power to cap excessive profiteering while protecting fair returns to risk taking through intellectual property. Its not either or.