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After a brutal industry shakeout, Canada is maturing into a major marijuana producing and consuming country.

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AP Even as legal weed sales in Illinois continue to shatter records nearly 18 months after they kicked off, the illicit pot trade is still dominating a total statewide market some experts have valued at over $4 billion. New Frontier Data, a cannabis industry research firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. estimates that black market pot sales here will top $2.2 billion this year. Meanwhile, BDSA, another pot research firm based in Colorado predicts more than $1.7 billion in illegal sales. Those numbers are expected to outpace the surging totals for recreational and medical marijuana sales —...

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