• BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Sure, you could have a cartel, but cartels only really work in industries that have very high barriers to entry, like oil production. Non-members have every incentive to undercut the cartel, and if it’s reasonably easy to enter the market, someone will do that.

    It’s not particularly hard to buy stuff from Canada and re-sell it.

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      10 months ago

      Any random stuff from Canada, yes. But as I understand it there are a few extra hoops at the border for large quantities of prescription medications.