The government does what the voters tell it. And so long as the voters are supporting the war on drugs -- so long as they demand drug abuse problems be tackled

The government does what the voters tell it. And so long as the voters are supporting the war on drugs -- so long as they demand drug abuse problems be tackled by trying to control drug use -- the government is required to be involved. And it simply does not matter whether the policy is enforced via a hard cap on production quantity, a hard cap on production licenses, a soft cap on prescriptions, pressure on the psychiatric industry to self-limit prescriptions, or a legal requirement that certain prescriptions need to go through a second-opinion or review board process. The result of all of those is the same: voter opinion on drug policy has interfered with what you and your doctor feel is right for you. Who cares whether you can't get Adderall because the manufacturing capacity isn't there, or your doctor was forced to ration his prescription allowance in case a more-severe case walks through his door, or a second-opinion review disagreed with your doctor? If the motivation is the same and the end result is the same, the method is irrelevant. That's why I say that arguing against government control of production is beside the point.