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Cannabis producer Beleave plans to hire 240 employees at its planned south London greenhouse and outdoor cultivation operation, the company’s chief executive says.

London is very progressive in its view of this industry Bill Panagiotakopoulos

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Beleave bought the former Heritage Garden Gallery greenhouse in September, paying $6.7 million for the 34-hectare property at 6867 Wellington Rd. South.

City hall issued a building permit to the company earlier this month to begin renovations on the 23,000-square-metre greenhouse, Beleave said.

The company will spend $30 million on the operation, where up to 240 employees will eventually work, chief executive Bill Panagiotakopoulos said.

“The whole project should last throughout the year,” he said of the construction’s anticipated completion.

Headquartered in Oakville with an indoor growing facility in Hamilton, Beleave selected London for its expansion because of the city’s proximity to Highway 401, large labour pool and welcoming attitude toward cannabis, Panagiotakopoulos said.