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The federal Liberals legalized recreational cannabis in Canada last year promising it would inject billions into government coffers and eliminate the black market, among other things.

However, with so much money to be made, street-level dealers are still shooting one another and another big pot bust north of the city shows illegal weed sales continue to boom.

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“Since the legalization of cannabis on Oct. 17, 2018, the increasing demand is creating additional opportunities for organized crime to be a supplier,” York Regional Police Chief Eric Jolliffe said in a statement released Wednesday.

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The comment from York Region’s top cop came on the heels of a vehicle stop that led to the seizure of more than 68 kilograms of marijuana earlier this week.

Const. Andy Pattenden said an officer spotted a vehicle that allegedly ran a stop sign on Aldergrove Rd. — a residential street north of Midland and Steeles Aves. in Markham — just after 2:30 p.m. on Monday.