A pot shop in tony Southampton is refusing to shut down even after being hit with a cease-and-desist order from the town.

The dispensary, named Charlie Fox , opened Tuesday in Tuckahoe — and was immediately cited by local code-enforcement officers for allegedly not securing the zoning and renovation-work approvals it needed from the town to open.

Charlie Fox defiantly continued to operate throughout the weekend. Tamara Beckwith

“We don’t want people in an unsafe building,” said Town Attorney James Burke, claiming the store is “not permitted to operate” and that the town is now seeking a court injunction to close it down permanently.

He said the shop was issued multiple warnings over its violations.

But Charlie Fox co-founder James Mallios insisted that no town approvals are neede

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