The big loop hole in the whole legalization of pot argument is that any kind of big corporation or manufacturer that makes this stuff will be subject to gov't regulation, in other words it probably won't be anywhere near as potent as the stuff grown now. So in my mind there will always be a illegal market as long as you have a user that wants a higher high or a better buzz. The dealers and illegal growers will be stumbling for a way to make thier product more addictive then the legally available stuff. Hence there will be no quality control, there will be drug mixings (Pot with PCP was a big one in my day), there will always be an illegal trade. But there will also be a huge increase in risk for the stores that want to carry the stuff as well.
Its just too profitable of a business for dealers and illegal growers to give up easily.
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