Popular hip-hop recording artist Berner is the latest celebrity who has a cannabis connection to Delta.
Also having operations in California and Washington, Rubicon Organics has begun converting a 125,000-square-foot “state-of-the-art hybrid greenhouse” on 104th Street in East Delta to grow pot. The company this week announced a partnership deal with Cookies, a lifestyle and cannabis brand in California, to exclusively licence the Cookies brand in Washington state. Through the partnership, Cookies cannabis strains will be grown at the company’s Washington greenhouse.
"Washington has always been a very educated market and has bonded with the Bay Area and Cookies Genetics since the medical scene,” said Billboard charted rapper Berner, founder and CEO of Cookies, in a news release. “This makes our breeding projects in Washington extremely true to our brand. Rubicon is providing the perfect platform to roll out Cookies properly in Washington. We are beyond excited and eager to get going."
Jesse McConnell, Rubicon founder and CEO, said, “The fact that Cookies – one of the top brands in California – has chosen Rubicon Organics to licence its highly coveted cannabis strains is a testament to the strong commercial appeal of Rubicon’s unique cultivation methods.”
Cookies was founded in 2012 by Berner, a Bay Area rapper and entrepreneur, and his partner Jigga, a Bay Area cultivator and breeder.
“The combination of new genetics, the internet, music and being one of the first companies to establish an identity and streetwear company based on the brand represents a priceless time that may never come back. With the music industry backing Cookies and social media and YouTube vlogs documenting the growth of Cookies and breeding projects, the community was able to take that ride with the brand which build a grassroots cult following,” according to Rubicon.
Meanwhile, Rubicon noted the retrofitted East Delta greenhouse will be capable of producing over 11,000 kilograms of cannabis flower per year, while a two-phase expansion plan will increase production to 67,000 kilograms per year by 2020.
In its latest announcement the company also notes, “Due to its success in Washington, Rubicon Organics is excited to apply its cultivation methodology at scale to provide super premium cannabis products to the Canadian market under its own brand. Rubicon’s next major milestone will be the successful harvest of super premium organic cannabis at scale in its B.C. facility for its wholly owned Canadian brand portfolio.”
