"opium, cocaine, and other drugs had been made illegal" FYI, opium and cocaine were banned for overtly racist reasons: https://www.thenation.com/article/how-m

"opium, cocaine, and other drugs had been made illegal" FYI, opium and cocaine were banned for overtly racist reasons: https://www.thenation.com/article/how-myth-negro-cocaine-fiend-helped-shape-american-drug-policy/ https://www.thenation.com/article/how-myth-negro-cocaine-fie... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/15/long-opiate-use-history-america-latest-epidemic https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/15/long-o... So I am not sure those are the best examples to prove the point that banning drug research is a greater crime than banning recreational drugs.