Some accuse the company of targeting underage customers with its name – Cookies – and Sesame Street-style graphics, saying it evokes the Cookie Monster character.
Nate Thompson
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Liz Cheney: ‘I was wrong’ in opposing gay marriage in past
Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney tells CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that she was wrong to have opposed gay marriage
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Posted inBusiness, New England
Rhode Island home that inspired the movie ‘The Conjuring’ up for sale
The purportedly haunted farmhouse behind the 2013 horror movie is listed for $1.2 million.
Posted inBusiness, New England
Boston requiring zero emissions for large buildings by 2050
The ordinance, drafted with the help of developers, applies to all buildings over 20,000 square feet.
Posted inNew England
Ex-mayor, elected at age 23, gets six years in Massachusetts corruption case
The former Fall River mayor began a pay-to-play scheme involving bribes from marijuana vendors after he was elected in 2016, prosecutors say.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Sports
World Anti-Doping Agency to reconsider marijuana ban that kept Sha’Carri Richardson out of Olympics
But athletes and supporters who say the ban on cannabis is antiquated won’t see any changes until 2023 at the earliest.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World
Illegal marijuana farms take West’s water in ‘blatant theft’
From dusty towns to forests in the West, illegal marijuana growers are taking water in uncontrolled amounts when there often isn’t enough to go around for even licensed users.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
King, Senate pass proposal for uniform ‘Made in America’ labels
Maine Sen. Angus King and Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said a patchwork of state laws was proving costly for businesses.
Posted inNew England, News
Vermont state troopers accused in fake vaccine card scheme
Three now former troopers are suspected of having varying roles in the operation. They resigned last month, police said Tuesday.
Posted inNew England, News
Shark tourism grows on Cape Cod, three years after attacks
Cape Cod is slowly embracing its reputation, three summers after the popular vacation destination’s first great white shark attacks in generations.