Exactly. Nothing changed for me, really, when it was legalized in Canada.
And it’s never fully legal. There are all kinds of restrictions - how much you can have on you in public, how many you can grow, can’t sell it etc etc.
Some folks certainly feel that way. I have been busted 3 times so the protection was needed and welcomed. It worked out well for sure as I had the pigglies at my doorstep a few times and they could never get any further because of the card(s) we had in hand. Pretty nice to have a legal 48 count and a garage full of buds w/o worry. Was a patient for over 10 years before rec hit. @ that point we didn't need the protection or the exce$$ count anymore. Fun/very profitable time with no worries. And being on a list did nothing to thwart it. In fact, it was the FUN ticket in.