(or are they? have I been disinfo'd?)
I am of the opinion that the drug war is evil: cops and jails ruining someone's life because of a recreational activity. And the evidence shows it does more harm than good, not stuff I have to go over again.
But DPRK and China are harsh on drugs, not sure about Cuba.
What's up with that?
First counterargument that comes to my mind is a lot of capitalist countries are very harsh on drugs as well, like the very capitalist Singapore, so you couldn't draw a correlation. What other counterarguments should a comrade consider?
To my understanding, DPRK tolerates cultivation of marijuana for personal use.
China has history of Opium War, which looks large in the cultural memory and has definitely had a influence on both the PRC's anda Taipei's harsh position on drugs.
As you state with Singapore, most countries in East and South East Asia have very strict drug laws.