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Jason Geldhof drove more than an hour from Goderich to be the first person through the doors at London’s first cannabis retail store.

Geldhof, 40, arrived at Central Cannabis on Wonderland Road, just north of Oxford Street, around 7 a.m.

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“It’s a historic day for Ontario,” Geldhof said from the front of the line that grew to nearly 200 people.

Monday marked the debut of brick-and-mortar pot retail stores in Ontario. Central Cannabis was one of just 10 of the outlets to get the green light from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the province’s pot regulator, to open.

After a slight delay, staffers in green hoodies welcomed customers inside at 9:45 a.m. following a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Geldhof paid $81.80 for seven grams of marijuana grown by Kincardine-based 7Acres, where he works processing cannabis.

“I was nervous,” Geldhof said after placing the first order. “I’m proud to actually be No. 1.”