My humble middle class ignorant reply to PRO is to observe that today’s Ziggy is not about politics but about survival. The cartoons you mentioned are for the people who have supported those who are doing well in this downward spiral of the American middle class retired.
The reason Marijuana is so high on the list (Pun) is that it is the introductory substance to all the other heavey duty chemicals that wreck people’s (Especially the young) health and lives. It’s how the grooming takes place for much more expensive and profitable euphoria. So now you know.
I seem to see the Wizard character looking more evil, recently. His face especially.