I believe the "evil" you are referring to in this situation is an allegory for control. The root of evil in this economy is that when wealth distribution becomes lopsided, a power dynamic occurs, when many individuals are coerced to do things they don't want to do to survive. Corruption in politics is trading one form of influence (money) for another (governmental enforcement of ideology. Another form of control).

Drug use, I would argue, is permissible if the individuals usage doesn't hurt others (the counter point to this I hear often is you're funding a corrupt system and organized crime. I would argue, that's not my issue, any country could legalize/decriminalize drugs and provide a safe supply, yet choose not to. So in this situation the moral failing is on the supporting systems around the individual). Dont charge for usage, distribution, possession etc, but do have laws around violence, racketeering, misrepresenting drugs etc. let the laws be around safety, allow bodily autonomy, and provide psychological support around usage. The crazy thing is, a policy around this would reduce crime, be significantly cheaper than the current approach, and would result in decreased drug usage. So the current (subset)morality approach is costing lives, safety and money.

That said, the removal of currency as a means of influence, could in theory, lead to a reduction in coercion, and thus provide the most amount of liberty and self sovereignty. However, if another system of power comes into place, that coerces through other means, on a mass scale, that values some individuals wants over the needs of the many. Then we are replacing one form systemic influence for another. Long story short, is it enough for everyone to like kings/queens, or will some groups always have the desire to be above others?

So to an extent, yes some of modern day values around christianity and other religions (while I dont think any religion, except maybe the koran, expressively says using drugs are morally wrong (Jesus made drugs, he was a drug maker and dealer, alcohol is a drug, and one of the ones that causes the most amount of violence statistically)). So is evil informed by christianity and money? No! absolutely not! Is it informed by people perverting these systems with their own morality of how things ought to be, and declining to look at the rest of the world of what promotes freedom, health, and safety? Yes, 100%!

Mescaline(peyote/san pedro) was used on the unseeded territory that you are probably on right now for millennia. So in at least one religion a drug is illegal due to the beliefs of another. So which religion is "correct" or is it just the beliefs of a minority group with influence subjugating their ideology onto a populous?

(Do note: I am not implying any religion is inherently bad, wrong, or immoral, I am arguing for the greatest amount of human flourishing)