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Originally Posted by Rubicant
Cigarettes and alcohol are controlled and taxed by the government... Don't see too much illegal trading of that stuff.
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There is a pretty big trade in illegal smokes especially in Eastern Canada.
On the Alcohol stuff even when prohibition ended that was big corporation gaining control of that industry, is that what we're talking about? Putting dope in the hands of the cigarette manufacturers, because that would be great.
But with Prohibition the government effectively went about breaking the backs of the illegal booze manufacturers before they lifted the government rules on it, and liquor distribution was mainly controlled by very few back them. The growth and distribution or dope is handled by a lot of different gangs and organizations and it would be next to impossible to shot it down.
Different situations.