The Brainwashed Alcoholic
and has more negative PR.I agree the dominant reason for this demonization is to fuel capitalism.One other way it does this is by making it illegal and therefore cashing in through arrests and lacing it with other toxic ,non consumable substance.There is a certain correlation of alcohol(spirits) with our own spirit as human beings ,consumption of alcohol deadens the spirit while cannabis tends to stir it.One is an escape and the other is a mirror.Thats why one leaves people empty while the other leave them curious and content.