If the authors were striving for objectivity, they'd skip discussion of values and interests entirely and talk solely about what effect drug policies had on cer

If the authors were striving for objectivity, they'd skip discussion of values and interests entirely and talk solely about what effect drug policies had on certain quantifiable metrics --- all in a factual and dispassionate way. A scientific paper is a report on the state of reality and should not contain a case for any sort of action.