Of course they're not all 'on the take' - most settle for the security of government employment. However, pleading naivete and possessing harmless intentions does nothing to offset the intellectual dishonesty and lack of character of anyone who chooses to participate in this travesty of justice.
Many proponents of decriminalization are themselves quite dishonest, have a clear profit motive and are persons of no character, but these realities have little to do with the question at hand.