Does anyone know of any research on this front? I’ve been looking around the intarwebs, and couldn’t find anything. I’m very curious as to who keeps drugs illegal.
I believe that hemp and cannabis were illegalized mainly due to pressure from W.R. Hearst, but I would definitely fact check me on that before you go using it. It was about getting rid of some competition if I recall correctly.
Maybe that can jump start you.
The Economics of Prohibition by Thornton touches on this a little I believe. Right now the special interests you’d look to are pharma companies, leo organizations, the prison industry, social workers, etc. In a war that can’t be won the government itself becomes the special interest pushing for more and more war.