[1] https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/06/california-illicit...
As another commenter pointed out, from the article you posted:
> all of this is taking place in an industry without bankruptcy protections, where individuals carry personal liability for business taxes, and where businesses are barred from writing off normal expenses.
So your argument is not backed up by your own link
> That market always will exist because cutting makes drugs cheaper and legal drugs will never be able to compete.
That question varies depending on where in the country you ask it. There’s a huge cultural aspect to moonshining and a lot of people in the south drink it.