Right, because bootleg liquor competes well when anyone can pick up booze at the store.
Bootleg liquor competes because some want to sell without a license (speakeasy, unlicensed bar) or paying taxes. It has little to do with availability of the product.
Same for cigarettes. Avoid the tax, make tons of money. Even terrorist groups are in the business to raise funds.
The war on drugs will just become the war on consumers.
Moonshine is quite prevalent here in NC, but it’s also expensive.