As far as I know the only one who got the real reason is real Israeli.
Ben yehudah has been a social hangout for years. I don’t know anything about this drug area, but I suspect that that did not start out as the original reason.
Shmoolik: unless I misunderstood your words/meaning, I find your response offensive. It’s a blanket statement that, IMHO, is incorrect, and insulting.