"giving purpose to large and politically powerful organizations and structures, such as the prison industrial complex" Draconian sentencing and overreaction to

"giving purpose to large and politically powerful organizations and structures, such as the prison industrial complex" Draconian sentencing and overreaction to drug use by the population led to the creation of the prison industrial complex (not the other way around). I don't believe it's fair to place the blame solely on the "industry" or business of drug law enforcement, incarceration, treatment and rehabilitation as they are simply following the money/opportunity created by legislators. I feel if we effectively change the laws (which will be hard as the lobbying is intense), the industry built around it will suffer and hopefully be reduced considerably breaking the cycle. However, if we shift the "drug problem" from a law enforcement/criminal issue to a health issue, there will be a completely new industry created around rehab/treatment, even larger than exists today. Some will argue this is a good thing, but only if those that are profiting are operating responsibly.