The City of Toronto says its crackdown on illegal pot shops has resulted in 41 charges since cannabis was made legal last October. The city has laid seven charges under the province’s Cannabis Control Act since Ontario’s first legal cannabis stores opened this month, the city said. ( Rick Madonik / Toronto Star )Bylaw officers are currently investigating 21 suspected illegal cannabis storefronts, the city said in a Wednesday news release. Ontario’s Cannabis Control Act, which came into effect on Oct. 17, 2018, gives bylaw officers enhanced powers to shut down unlicensed pot shops. Illegal pot shop operators who are fined will also be unable to apply for a legal cannabis retail licence.

Source: thestar April 17, 2019 15:45 UTC