A 16-year-old boy was among more than a dozen people charged for allegedly selling pot Sunday in front of two illegal marijuana dispensaries that had already been shut down.

The teen is accused of first buying pot outside 66 Fort York Blvd., then going to the back of the line in front of the store and selling it to people waiting in the queue.

In total, 17 people were charged Sunday outside two of the four Cannabis and Fine Edibles (CAFE) locations, after bylaw enforcement officers placed large concrete blocks in front of entrances at the shops last week.

Thirteen people were arrested at the Fort York Blvd. location and four at 104 Harbord St., police said.

“I can confidently confirm at least some of the arrested are employees of CAFE,” Const. Jenifferjit Sidhu told the Star.

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Police said in a news release Sunday that they responded to a complaint regarding the Fort York Blvd. location, and found two men and two women allegedly selling pot on the sidewalk outside the store.

Stephanie Cordice, 30; Kristina Grigoryan, 26; Zachary Keating, 31; Christopher Case, 28; all from Toronto, were arrested for unlawful sale.

Later in the day, at around 7:40 p.m., nine more people were arrested at the same location following complaints from nearby residents, police said.

Ashton Wilson-Clarke, 24; Ayisha Oliver-Gemerts, 20; Michael Tourani, 27; Naim Tafader, 27; Cheryl Wilson, 36; all of Toronto; and Rizwaan Abbas, 37, of Pickering, were charged with organization to distribute cannabis.

The 16-year-old boy and Mickeyas Kebede, 24, both from Toronto, were charged with knowingly distribute illicit cannabis, selling cannabis to an adult and possession of proceeds obtained by crime under $5,000.

Devin Knowles, 37, of Toronto, was charged with possession of illicit cannabis.

At the Harbord St. location, police allege that one woman and three men were selling cannabis illegally Sunday.

Jade Ha, 27; Kyle Henderson, 22; Jason Duguid, 27; Aron Yebrah, 25; were charged with unlawful sale, police said.

Police said “a quantity” of marijuana, iPads, customer information and point of sale machines were seized after the arrests.

They’re asking anyone with information related to this incident to call 416-808-1400, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

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Recreational cannabis became legal across Canada last October, but only the government-owned Ontario Cannabis Store is allowed to sell online and operate as wholesale supplier to privately owned brick-and-mortar shops.

Aspiring pot merchants had to enter a lottery in January to open the province’s first cannabis stores in April. The province is launching a second round of legal cannabis stores, planning for 50 to start opening as early as this coming October.

Correction — July 23, 2019: This article was edited from a previous version that misspelled Fort York Blvd.