Editor's note: Benzinga has retracted an article from an external contributor published Nov. 12 about Berner and his cannabis company Cookies that purported to cover an interview with Berner.
The information included was fabricated by external sources and Benzinga confirmed no such interview took place. Benzinga has removed this story, revoked access for the contributor who authored the piece and is reevaluating its guidelines for contributed content in light of this incident.
We apologize to Berner, Cookies and Benzinga readers for the error.
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