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They likely would exist, at least some of them. Cartels are getting into legal industries like avocados and gold mines. They are also involved with human trafficking, protection rackets, robberies, etc.

The LA Times did an exposé about the avocado aspect.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-11-20/mexico...

Ending prohibition didn't end the mafia it just took some of the wind out of their sails, they moved on to other things.

I would expect a lot more turf wars if drug market shrinks. And not having the drug money flow into the country might not be that great, at lest in short time.

What about fentanyl and opioids? Pretty sure that is where the big money is at.