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Vancouver, Canada’s Marijuana Capital, Struggles to Tame the Black Market
Vancouver, Canada’s Marijuana Capital, Struggles to Tame the Black Market. October 2018. When Canada legalized recreational marijuana, on Oct. 17, one of the central aims was to shut down the thousands of illegal dispensaries and black market growers dotting the country. But taming an illegal trade estimated at 5.3 billion Canadian dollars is proving to be daunting. Shot for The New York Times
