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The owner of a London cannabis retail store who forged a partnership with Canada’s largest marijuana company has been penalized again by the province’s pot regulator for missing its second deadline to open.

An Ontario numbered company behind Tweed, to be located at 1025 Wellington Rd. S, is one of 11 store owners forfeiting an additional $12,500 to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) for failing to be in business by April 15, a spokesperson for the regulator confirmed.

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The 25 individuals and companies selected through the AGCO’s lottery to apply for the first cannabis store retail licences were required to submit a $50,000 letter of credit to the regulator as part of the application process.

A dozen store owners, including the Ranjit Basra of J. London at 691 Richmond St., were previously penalized $12,500 for not opening by April 1. Only 10 retail outlets, including Central Cannabis at 666 Wonderland Rd., managed to open at the beginning of the month.