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There's a tonne of speculation. here.. and I am going to add a bit of my own, but you have to consider even the economics of the world these days... Think about how hard BC has been hit with the United States flagrant disregard for the NAFTA treaty and how many communities have seen multi-digit drops in employment over the soft-wood embargo... If you don't know even this much, which is *pre* 2008/2009 economic recession you might consider doing some research. Ponder this. When you have no viable source of income, and you need to feed your family, what do you do? Ponder this outside of the situation described with Sam, I'm not pretending to know his mindset, this is just a lead in... But perhaps, as many of you will knee-jerk react... oh! You don't need to sell drugs. Fair. But when you have no local product that can be viable to sell on market, for example because the United States in *contradiction* of their NAFTA agreements as confirmed by the WTO and World Bank (both have condemned the US for these actions against Canada's softwood lumber industry), you might find the noose around your neck even before you slip out of bed in the morning. Unless of course you are ready to abandon your beautiful British Columbia and move elsewhere to find your wage... Now this isn't meant to be dismissive of any of the actions taken by Sam or thousands of other smugglers in BC... but the fact remains that good people suffer over what? (you can lead into now why the War on Drugs has been an epic failure since Nixon initiated it if you want). What is it exactly? The War on drugs is a start, but the world is much bigger and complex than that, there are multitudes of strong undertows and currents that this story touches on and all of your minds have now found a focus point. Take this energetic impulse and focus it into your own research and quest for answers and don't make your assumptions from the start! Drugs are not the answer nor are they the root of all of this... Think of this situation as merely symptomatic and look for the sources. Please don't assume I sit here pretending to have answers, I don't at all, but I know there is more than meets the eye. Peace