I think there was a conspiracy theory that the Taliban had eliminated the poppy plants rather successfully in the region, and this threatened to destroy the wor

I think there was a conspiracy theory that the Taliban had eliminated the poppy plants rather successfully in the region, and this threatened to destroy the world economy as the opium trade provided global liquidity or something. Anyway, with the current war on drugs it is hard to prove or disprove since all of this trade is clandestine anyway. I think there was also some proof the big international banks were doing a lot of drug laundering work as well, but really all these theories do is raise more questions. If we redirect the drug trade to be out in the open, I'd hope that sunlight would be the best disinfectant.