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More than a month after ignoring an offer from the province to close their doors and go legitimate, London’s illegal pot shops were targeted in an OPP-led crackdown Thursday.

The OPP and London police launched co-ordinated raids on at least two London marijuana dispensaries shortly before 11:30 a.m.

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Undercover officers swooped in on the London Relief Centre at 691 Richmond St. and Healing Health at 490 Wonderland Rd., seizing bags of dried marijuana, cannabis-infused edibles, documents and other evidence from the black market businesses.

Although both dispensaries have been raided in the past — only to reopen days later — Thursday’s crackdown marks the first time police have taken action against the illegal businesses since Canada legalized recreational cannabis on Oct. 17.

Adults in Ontario can legally buy marijuana only from the government-run Ontario Cannabis Store (OSC) delivery service until private bricks-and-mortar stores open in April.