-"Pot is a multibillion-dollar enterprise. And until now, it was mostly bad guys who were reaping its rewards. Pushing them out of the market will have its own consequences; they will find other things to traffic, stuff that is more dangerous and even more lucrative, such as fentanyl or heroin. While solving one problem we may have just created another, more deadly one."-
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This is jus plain fear-mongering.  Canadians aren't going to run out, en masse, to buy pills and heroin.  These are obviously readily available today.