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I<\/span>n less than a decade, Gilbert \u201cBerner\u201d Milam Jr., has turned his COOKIES brand into a half-a-billion dollar a year enterprise.<\/p>\n

He isn\u2019t a tech mogul turned cannabis enthusiast.<\/p>\n

He doesn\u2019t come from a long history of money or connections.<\/p>\n

Berner is a hard-working rapper and former budtender who loves weed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Berner started his cannabis career working in dispensaries in the San Francisco Bay Area and quickly became the go-to connection for rappers seeking luxury buds.<\/p>\n

Berner once hand-delivered a five-foot-tall plant to Wiz Khalifa during a live set.<\/p>\n

The stunt made an impression.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t long after that Khalifa signed Berner to his record label, Taylor Gang Records, in 2012.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A year later, he trademarked \u201cCOOKIES SF\u201d as a manufacturer of t-shirts and sweatshirts, which allowed him to hang a trademarked sign outside his dispensaries.<\/p>\n

Since cannabis is federally illegal, and you can\u2019t process a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a federally illegal substance, this was the only way to prevent others from using the name and profiting off his work.<\/p>\n

This clever maneuver was a pivotal step in Berner\u2019s success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His dominion over one of America\u2019s favorite strains allowed the brand to gain global prestige.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s available in eight medical and adult-use markets nationwide and began operating internationally last year.<\/p>\n

Forbes<\/i> reported his Los Angeles dispensary on Melrose can earn upward of $450,000 in a single day.<\/p>\n

Berner participated in a fireside chat during the Clio Cannabis Awards ceremony held at the Winter Emerge Virtual Cannabis Conference & Expo, detailing his climb to prominence alongside friends and fellow musicians Run The Jewels.<\/p>\n

To discover what combination of drive, innovation, and ingenuity is required for such a meteoric rise, we spoke with Berner from his San Francisco recording studio.<\/p>\n

Cannabis & Tech Today<\/i>: You started in cannabis as a budtender. Did you realize early on there was an opportunity in the market for cultivators to start branding their products?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Berner: In the process of falling in love with the bud, I realized a lack of actual branded products.<\/p>\n

I knew that from the impact I seen firsthand, this shit was going to be around forever, and I wanted to be a part of it.<\/p>\n

And so I decided to create a brand around it.<\/p>\n

C&T Today<\/i>: Fast forward to when you met, Jigga, your cultivator. How did that relationship start and what led to the partnership?<\/b><\/h3>\n