Thoughts for your consideratioin:

Fifty years ago in North Idaho we had an unofficial free drug program. An addict would come into the county seat (Bonners Ferry, pop. 1700+), get picked up by the police, get a shot from one of the local MD's and the sheriff would take him to the county line, where he could continue to the next town and on around the circuit. It wasn't exactly legal, but there were no facilities for doing anything else. It was kept more or less quiet, but it wouldn't be hard to find out about, especially if you had a vested interest in getting a fix. There was, at that time, no Drug Problem in Idaho.

Marijuana wasn't a problem until well after it became illegal in the 30's.

I understand the drug suppliers are in favor of keeping the stuff illegal; same as the bootleggers lobbied for prohibition.

Alcohol is a hard drug.

Every community has at last one of the respected Main Street crowd making money off illegal drugs. Most likely not dealing, but profiting. Money laundering, perhaps. (This one isn't a survey result; it's a matter of deduction.)

clint