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After a second Edmonton cannabis store was targeted by thieves Sunday night, the manager of one west-end retail shop says he is ditching full window coverings that meet the requirements of provincial rules in the name of safety.

“It’s what’s making stores attractive to rob,” said Chris Wilson, a manager at Cannamart, on Monday. Cannamart was hit by burglars Dec. 12.

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In a separate incident Sunday evening, two men held up YSS Cannabis at gunpoint, a police spokeswoman said. One held the door shut, while the other demanded cash and cannabis and assaulted awoman working at the store. She was later treated for minor injuries on scene.

No shots were fired, and the men fled the scene in a vehicle. Police did not know exactly what was taken from the store. Staff from YSS, on Mistatim Way in northwest Edmonton, said they would not comment Monday.

When two suspects entered Cannamart just over two weeks before the YSS robbery with a weapon, they also held the door closed, said Wilson. They stole merchandise and fled the scene after carjacking a vehicle outside. No one was injured.