The Sacklers bought their own politicians and shared a part of the loot with the industry whereas small time crime never contributes into that pool and takes aw

The Sacklers bought their own politicians and shared a part of the loot with the industry whereas small time crime never contributes into that pool and takes away profit from that. Think about it, people who buy drugs illegally could instead drop a few hundred dollars (without an insurance) on a doctors' visit to get the prescription prescription and a few hundred dollars on the actual drugs and they'd have the legal stamp on them - plus the warning not to operate any motorized vehicle on the label. :)