Cookies dispensaries are part of the Cookies cannabis brand, which was founded and is co-owned by rapper and entrepreneur Berner (real name Gilbert Anthony Milam Jr.) and Bay Area grower/breeder Jai (often known as Jai “Jigga”). Berner is widely described as the co-founder and CEO and is the main public face of the brand and its dispensary network.

Quick Scoop: Who owns Cookies dispensary?

  • The “Cookies” dispensaries you see in places like California, Nevada, Florida, Colorado and beyond operate under the larger Cookies brand umbrella.
  • That brand was founded by:
    • Berner (Gilbert Anthony Milam Jr.) – rapper, entrepreneur, and current CEO/co-founder of Cookies.
* **Jai (“Jigga”)** – legendary Bay Area cultivator and breeder behind strains like Girl Scout Cookies, Gelato, and others, credited as co-founder and genetics mastermind.
  • Individual storefronts can be:
    • Corporate-owned by the main Cookies company, or
    • Licensed/franchised to local operators in specific states or cities, using the Cookies brand, genetics, and retail model.

In other words, when people ask “who owns Cookies dispensary,” at the brand level it traces back to co-founders Berner and Jai , with Berner as the high-profile CEO, while local stores may be run by partner companies under licensing or joint-venture agreements.

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