my dispensary is invisible on Google Maps even though we got great products. Anyone else?

been open for about 2 years now small shop not a huge chain. our flower is good our edibles sell out fast and customers always say theyll come back. but were struggling to get new people through the door.i checked our google maps ranking and its bad really bad. when someone searches dispensary near me were on page 2 or 3. sometimes not even there. meanwhile theres a shop 5 mins away from us with worse reviews older product and theyre always packed. i went there once just to see. their service is meh. but they show up first every time ,i dont get it guys

we got a google business profile. filled out everything. photos of our products our store our team. we reply to reviews. we post updates maybe twice a month, got like 80 reviews at 4.6 stars not huge but decent.this other shop- maybe 40 reviews. 4.2 stars. blurry photos from like a year ago. never posts anything and theyre above us.someone told me its because they been around longer but we been open 2 years thats not new anymore.i know cannabis is tricky on google. they have weird rules for our industry. but clearly some dispensaries are ranking so why not us?i tried reporting a fake listing once. some dispensary with an address at a shipping store and google did nothing.i dont have a huge budget for marketing. most of our money goes to product and rent. so im trying to figure out what i can do for free or cheap that moves the needle.

is it really just about proximity? or are there specific things we can do with our gbp that help?what worked for you guys did you change something on your google profile that made a difference? also how do you compete with places that have been around for 5+ years? feels impossible sometimes.would love to hear you guys.Thanksss!!