the more illicit they make this stuff, the more pervasive it'll be. at no point in history has increased regulation actually resulted in increased regulation. only real way to regulate stuff, is to have it out in the open, so that you can see whats going on, and regulate it that way.
They are applying the same controls that they applied to smoking. Those controls have worked. Smoking hasn't become more pervasive since the new laws came out, it has become considerably less pervasive. Fewer people than ever before smoke now.