Cannabis rebrands aim to differentiate retail, not alienate shoppers

A push toward familiarity and comfort is in – while the reincarnation of the Apple Store for cannabis appears to be on the way out. If one element can summarize this recent swing of industry makeovers, a sense of “do no harm” related to the shopping and customer experience is near the top.

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Cannabis company Cookies faces lawsuits alleging kickbacks, personal enrichment

Cookies, among the most well-known American cannabis operators, is accused in separate lawsuits filed by current investors and a onetime business partner of using coercive “strongarm” tactics and bullying to force them to pay company executives “millions of dollars in personal benefits and kickbacks” as a cost of doing business with the brand.

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