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Canada’s self-described“Prince of Pot” is expanding his chain of illegal marijuana dispensaries into Montreal as of Thursday, according to sources.

A blogger made the announcement on marijuana advocate Marc Emery’s online magazine last week. His wife, Jodie, posted a cryptic tweet on Dec. 8, counting down the days until the dispensary’s Montreal debut.

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Two sources close to Emery have confirmed his intentions to open as many as three dispensaries in the Plateau-Mont-Royal neighbourhood.

“I’ve known (Emery) for some time and when he says something, he means business,” said Marc-Boris St-Maurice, who runs the Fondation Marijuana dispensary on St-Laurent Blvd.

Unlike St-Maurice’s dispensary — which, while unlicenced, sells pot only to patients with a prescription for medical marijuana — Emery’s chain of Cannabis Culture dispensaries is open to recreational users. The only requirement is that customers be over 19 years old.