One hundred per cent that's reality. We don't have a choice whether we want drugs in our community. The only choice we have is who controls it, government or organized crime.
Yes, someone may try another substance because it's for sale next door to the liquor store. It's the gateway drug that we put on every corner. People are always going to try drugs and the vast majority is after they've drank. That's just reality and we're not addressing reality.
The reality is that as long as we have alcohol—and people use substances and alcohol for different reasons—people are going to try drugs. I'm repeating myself. It's either organized crime or government.
We can see today—we have over 80 years of evidence—how it's working out with organized crime. It's never going to change.