Could Michael have gone legit if he actually was invoked with drugs? Michael was strongly opposed to drugs and I believe that that’s what enabled him to be able to go legit in the eyes of the public and politicians. But what do you all think? Would it have mattered if he was involved with drug trafficking at all? He made a lot of his money through his various businesses that he legitimized. After taking most if not all of the rackets from the rest of the families after he took out the bosses, it’s safe to assume that he had a monopoly.