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Cookies Napa licensee renamed to Jiva NPA LLC

California state records show Cookies Napa has undergone a licensee name change to Jiva NPA LLC, part of a broader wave of entity restructuring.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster

September 6, 2026 · 9:39 AM ET

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The Cookies Napa retail location in California has changed its registered licensee name to Jiva NPA LLC, according to state license roster data published September 6. The change appears routine on the surface—a legal entity restructuring rather than a closure or brand rebrand.

The move occurs amid a broader uptick in California licensee name changes. A Cookies San Bernardino location simultaneously shifted to Jiva SBD LLC, suggesting coordinated structural changes within the Cookies retail network. Simultaneously, four other California retailers and one distribution operator underwent similar ownership-entity transitions on the same date.

The shift to Jiva entities warrants monitoring to clarify whether this signals a broader corporate reorganization, financing arrangement, or operational consolidation within the Cookies retail footprint. No closure was recorded for either location.

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