On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 12:14 PM, John Newman <jnn@synfin.org> wrote:
wouldn't a bigtime drug supplier be interested in making political donations to politicians who declare themselves unalterably opposed to drug legalization? It would be by far the most logical use of a relatively small portion of his money
No, because while illegality produces high profit, it's also high risk of jail / death. Lobbying instead for a legal regime of business friendly regulation (unfree trade, franchise, licensure, exclusive zoning, etc) can produce good profit at low risk.
why the average person would even a.) give a shit what I (or anyone) puts in their own body
Even if completely legal and unregulated without a single drug production distibution sale posession law on the books, that production distribution sale process has a cost. Govt will not give drugs away for free. And even if walmart stocks them next to the cheerios and milk, consumer must still buy them. But crackheads don't have jobs, so they'll still either steal them raising your prices, or steal from you to buy them, and jack up your taxes to cover their addicted, public intox, no life caring about aids transmitting, ass in medical. Avg people don't like that. Legality quiets some of the messy aspects, but is nowhere complete solution without solving addiction and health. Go invent synthehol.