I would say the most significant manner in which it impacts the illicit drug trade is that persons charged with violent offences are often now released on bail. My experience 10 or 20 years ago was that this wouldn't have been the case. While they're out on bail, they reoffend and continue to commit further violent crime. Much of our violent crime, at least in the community where I worked, was directly related to the illicit drug trade.
On November 5th, 2024. See this statement in context.