May 19, 2008 MacLean's front cover read BC WORLD CRIME SUPERPOWER  At that point in time the marijuana industry was worth $7.2 billion to those who chose to pedal it across the province, across Canada and into the U.S. It is utter naiveté to assume it is worth less in 2017. And it borders on STUPIDITY to think that by legalizing it there will be an end to the black market. There is too much invested in all this. 
Further, the notion of selling it in unmarked packages borders on the insane. There are numerous varieties of this drug, some good for something, others not so much. In purchasing this product one will need to know exactly what one is getting unless one's only goal is to get higher and higher and risk brain damage. Currently one needs to be careful when dining out a certain region in the interior of BC as the food may be laced. Why had the VPD turned a blind eye on all those pot shops? Missed out on a lot of $$ in fines!