Police in Toronto swoop in on black market marijuana.
Officers with the Drug Squad fanned out to five illegal pot dispensaries across the city on Friday afternoon.
A written statement from Toronto Police says cops were acting to 'enforce the provincial Cannabis Act.'
Eight people face charges.
Authorities also served the store owners with closure orders from city hall's licensing department.
The statement from the Toronto Police communications branch goes on to say that if illegal dispensaries choose to stay open, "they do so at their own risk."
The only way to legally buy recreational marijuana in Ontario is through the provincial government's website.
Police Chief Mark Saunders pledged to clamp down on illegal dispensaries when cannabis was legalized earlier this week.
There is a plan to issue operating licenses to dispensaries, but the system won't be in place until next spring.