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Southwestern Ontario has been a magnet for cannabis companies that have snapped up greenhouses, farmland, industrial buildings and even a former cigarette plant.

Now, one of those companies – WeedMD – is opening a head office in London, the first cannabis firm to be headquartered the city.

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WeedMD, a marijuana grower with operations in Strathroy and Aylmer, is converting a Victorian home near Richmond Row into its new corporate office.

Around 20 people will work out of the space at 232 Central Ave. – a two-and-a-half storey brick house overlooking Victoria Park – including chief executive Keith Merker, chief financial officer Nichola Thompson and the company’s finance team.

The company draws nearly half of its 200 employees from London, including Merker and Thompson, so it wanted to establish a presence in the city, said Josephine DesLauriers, WeedMD’s vice-president of people.