These don't conflict, the only similarity is the presence of a drug. Purdue Pharma was using legal drugs already with high purity and free of contamination, so

These don't conflict, the only similarity is the presence of a drug. Purdue Pharma was using legal drugs already with high purity and free of contamination, so this case already satisfies the desired goal that is hoping to be extended to other substances. Nobody (in your first audience) wants opiates to be illegal. People want the pharma company to not undermine doctor advice to patients with kickbacks, especially after patient consequences. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/opioid-manufacturer-purdue-pharma-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-kickback-conspiracies https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/opioid-manufacturer-purdue-ph... The violated the FDA, which is a much better framework than the DEA. This is consumer protection in play. In all vice topics: Criminalization doesn't have consumer protection, decriminalization doesn't have consumer protection, only legalization has consumer protection.