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> Plenty of countries with homogenous populations have harsh drug laws

encouraged/demanded by the US economic doctrine for the last 40+ years

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Drug_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_(Singapore...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_China#Ov...

http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/topic-overviews/con...

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/06/14/a-change-in-russia...

https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/08/28/ten-years-drug-policy-fa...

You'll notice a lot of countries on the list who aren't exactly best buds with the US.