Over the last month, the Cookies cannabis store at 7916 SE Division Street has remained closed to customers, with a repurposed patrol car blocking its parking. Recent signs of neglect began after this marijuana chain posted a temporary construction-closure notice. Since then, miscreants have broken the parked car’s windows and tagged it with graffiti. The business owner has yet to file permit applications for the renovations, and a recent Nuisance complaint cites trash and tall weeds at the property.
Problems at this location began last year after a car crashed through the storefront in November 2022. Since then, customers have entered the store through makeshift plywood doors. The owners added four bollards to protect the entryway, and a former patrol vehicle with Green-Way Medicinal markings began appearing frequently at the site. The Cookies’ location directory no longer lists the shuttered SE Division location, and it is not visible on Portland’s map of cannabis retailers. However, the city’s site still lists the location’s license as active.
Billed as a cannabis company and lifestyle brand, the California-based Cookies focuses on its specialized strains, including the signature Girl Scout Cookies pot products. The Division shop was one of two Cookies storefronts in Portland. Three Lemonnade-branded partner dispensary locations are also within the city limits. The company has reportedly faced lawsuits over improper business practices. However, those cases are in the early stages and likely unrelated to this location’s problems.
The property owner and Cookies staff have yet to respond to inquiries regarding a reopening date for this business. The location is only a few years old, and its permanent closure seems unlikely. However, its page deletion from the company website and prolonged closure without signs of work point towards a more significant change at this location. The active Nuisance complaint could instigate improvements around the site. The business owner may remove the damaged vehicle or add other site protections to the closed property.
