Emily Weedon had just finished reading her seven-year-old daughter a bedtime story when the serenity of a sweet family moment was shattered by the sound of gunshots and shattering glass on Sunday night.

The shots were fired during an attempted robbery at the Green Buddha Medicinals marijuana dispensary, which is located across the street from the Weedon’s apartment on College Street near Shaw Street.

Police say two masked suspects burst into the dispensary at around 9:30 p.m. One was armed with a loaded revolver, the other was carrying a large hockey bag.

When they allegedly began loading marijuana into the hockey bag, the clerk managed to flee, locking the suspects inside the store. In an attempt to escape, police say one of the suspects opened fire into the front door.

Two teens, aged 19 and 17, are facing a slew of serious gun and robbery charges, but that’s cold comfort to the worried Toronto mom.

She’s penned a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Mayor John Tory, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders and other local and provincial politicians, asking for action on Toronto’s flourishing, but still technically illegal, marijuana dispensaries.

Weedon says she supports marijuana legalization, but believes the Wild West atmosphere that’s seen dozens of dispensaries sprouting up across the city is putting her family’s safety in jeopardy.

Prime Minister Trudeau says legislation legalizing the sale of recreational marijuana will be tabled this spring. Medical marijuana is currently legal for those with a valid prescription, but its sale is only permitted through mail order.

“We heard the bullets and the shattering glass,” Weedon wrote. “We are grateful for the swift police action. But it was terrifying…”

Weedon says the only thing separating her young daughter from a potentially fatal bullet was about 100 feet and a pane of glass.

“We moved her from her bedroom where she was sleeping and tried to downplay our fear so she wouldn’t be unnecessarily traumatized; her bedroom faces College Street and Green Buddha.”

“We’re not accustomed to dodging bullets…”

She’s also appealing directly to dispensaries like Green Buddha to close up shop until legalization actually takes place.

“Your business put my child, my family, and my neighbours at risk of being killed in our beds. I don’t think a business like yours, which is a magnet for criminal activity should be nestled among residents and safe businesses.”

“I am terrified, horrified and outraged that you, as a business would put your commerce ahead of the life of my child and others who live in my building.”

An employee at the dispensary spoke to CityNews off-camera on Wednesday.

“This is a situation that could potentially happen anywhere,” the employee named Kevin, said. “Gas stations, liquor stores, all types of places get robbed all the time. Criminals lately have seen the dispensaries as easy targets.”

“We’ve considered maybe just closing down for a couple of weeks…and discussing with the neighbours about some things they would like to see happen to make them feel safer.”

Toronto police have raided numerous dispensaries, but many have merely reopened. Charges have also been dropped leading some, like attorney Selwyn Peters, to call the raids a “colossal” waste of time and money.

Toronto police say they will continue to investigate and act on public safety concerns, but note that many dispensaries are wary to report robberies.

Weedon believes more action should be taken to assure Torontonians aren’t in the line of fire.

“I urge all levels of government to work together to ensure the safety of people forced to live in close quarters to establishments like this.”