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The only reason the schedule 1 drug list includes marijuana is because people of color and counter culture members against the Vietnam war were the primary users. It was in Nixons best interests to make pot and psychedelics illegal because it was making people realize war was bullshit.
The only reason it stays schedule 1 is because of the private prison system, religious influence and who knows what else.... Oh yeah. It also cuts into drug company profits.
Yeah, there's way to much money being made by private prisons to decriminalize, and way to much money lost if Pharma can't monopolize.
Just an addendum to this thread, here are some references. (I didn't even bother to look up El Pharma political contributions; No reason to.)
Political contributions from private prisons are not massive, but still significant and party specific.
Totals: https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/totals?cycle=2024&ind=G7000)
Recipients: https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips?cycle=2024&ind=G7000
Pharma stands to loose hundreds of millions for each state that legalizes. (Also, it's of note that any THC/CBD product officially approved by the FDA is branded.)
Nixon was more dangerous.