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Canada’s largest private-sector union says it isn’t bothered that its first-ever group of medical marijuana union members work at an illegal pot dispensary.

Unifor spokeswoman Katha Fortier said Thursday it is in the process of negotiating a contract for all 40 employees at one of Toronto’s Canna Clinic marijuana dispensaries, which sells dried cannabis as well as oils and edibles, but does not have a Health Canada licence to do so.

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Licensed producers are currently the only legal sellers of marijuana in Canada and their operations are strictly regulated. They can only sign up patients with a medical authorization from a doctor and can deliver product only through a mail order system.

Many dispensaries claim they are for medical marijuana and charge customers a fee to get an authorization from their healthcare professionals before selling them marijuana over the counter without a licence.