The Bay Area’s most famous cannabis brand has been accused of fraud and orchestrating millions of dollars of financial kickbacks to its executives, according to a pair of lawsuits filed earlier this year. A second Los Angeles lawsuit filed in early January by a different group of business partners accused Cookies executives of negotiating kickbacks on the sale of millions of dollars of delta-8 THC vape pens. The brand takes its name from the Girl Scout Cookies cannabis strain, which Milam helped make into one of the world’s most recognizable varieties of pot. Milam’s pot brand has gone on to outshine his music, with dozens of Cookies dispensaries and operations in legal cannabis markets across the country. Vape lawsuitIn January, a company called Cookies Retail Products (CRP) sued Cookies SF, which Milam is the CEO of, for more than $38.5 million in damages.

Source: Forbes April 26, 2023 11:17 UTC