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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________________ to _________________

Commission File number 0-54433

MARIMED INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware						27-4672745
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10 Oceana Way

Norwood, MA 02062

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

781-277-0007

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered

None

Not Applicable

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $.001 par value

(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:


o Large Accelerated Filer			x Accelerated Filer
o Non-Accelerated Filer			x Smaller reporting company
			x Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. o

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by heck mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. o

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act.): Yes o No x

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the closing price as of June 30, 2022, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $130.7 million.

At March 1, 2023, the issuer had outstanding 341,476,521 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

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Part I
Item 1	Business	2
Item 1A	Risk Factors	7
Item 1B	Unresolved Staff Comments	15
Item 2	Properties	15
Item 3	Legal Proceedings	17
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	18
Part II
Item 5	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	19
Item 6	Selected Financial Data	19
Item 7	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19
Item 7A	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	27
Item 8	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	28
Item 9	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	67
Item 9A	Controls and Procedures	67
Item 9B	Other Information	68
Item 9C	Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspection	69
Part III
Item 10	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	70
Item 11	Executive Compensation	70
Item 12	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	70
Item 13	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	70
Item 14	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	70
Part IV
Item 15	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	71
Item 16	Form 10-K Summary	71

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and our actual results could differ significantly from those discussed herein. These include statements about our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, which the Company indicates by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “project,” “predict,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “believe,” and similar language, including those set forth in the discussion under “Description of Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company bases its forward-looking statements on information currently available to it, and the Company believes that the assumption and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable. The Company assumes no obligation to revise or update any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Statements contained in this Form 10-K that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to the “safe harbor” created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Unless expressly indicated or the context requires otherwise, the terms "MariMed", "company", "we", "us", "our", and "Company" in this document refer to MariMed Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries.

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PART I

Item 1. Business

Company Overview

We are a multi-state cannabis operator in the United States, headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, dedicated to improving lives every day through our high-quality products, our actions and our values. We develop, own, and manage seed to sale state-licensed, state-of-the-art, regulatory-compliant facilities for the cultivation, production, and dispensing of medicinal and adult-use cannabis. We have created and continue to develop our own brands of premium cannabis flower, concentrates, edibles, and other precision-dosed products utilizing our proprietary strains and formulations. We also license our proprietary brands, along with other top cannabis products, in domestic markets.

Our common stock trades on both the OTCQX and the Canadian Securities Exchange under the ticker symbol MRMD.

Company History

In 2014, we entered the cannabis industry as an advisory and real estate management firm that procured state-issued cannabis licenses on behalf of our clients, developed cannabis facilities that we leased to these newly licensed companies, and provided industry-leading expertise and oversight in all aspects of their cannabis operations.

In 2018, we made the strategic decision to transition from an advisory business to a direct owner and operator of cannabis licenses in high-growth states. Key to this transition was the acquisition and consolidation of our clients for whom we had played a key role in the success of such clients, including securing their cannabis licenses, developing facilities that are models of excellence, funding their operations and providing operational and corporate guidance. We have successfully acquired and integrated certain client businesses in several states and believe that our prior experience in managing these businesses has provided us with the skills and expertise required to manage the continuing growth of these operations.

Throughout our history, we have created our own brands of craft-quality cannabis flower, concentrates, edibles, and other precision-dosed products, which have been award winners and top sellers in multiple states. Applying proprietary cultivation and processing procedures and following the strictest quality standards, our portfolio of brands was developed to fill gaps in the marketplace and meet specific effects desired by today’s cannabis consumer. We invest in ongoing research and development and intend to continue to introduce new and innovative products in the future.

Today, we operate state-of-art, regulatory compliant cannabis cultivation and processing facilities that grow and manufacture our proprietary, high-quality, branded cannabis consumer products. We distribute our products via the wholesale market to hundreds of dispensaries operated by other cannabis license holders. We also operate our own dispensaries, which are recognized for their excellent customer service and product selection. Revenue is generated at these dispensaries through the sales of our own products and those marketed by other cannabis license holders.

We utilize dedicated sales teams to sell our products to wholesale buyers representing the dispensaries operated by other cannabis license holders. Customers at our own dispensaries purchase cannabis for, among other reasons, the relief of pain and stress, promote better sleep and to address other health and wellness needs. We deploy a variety of marketing strategies to drive the sales of our products, including customer loyalty programs, digital advertising, in-store displays, public relations, and more.

We generate additional revenue from licensing, management fees, and real-estate income. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, these revenues comprised approximately 6% and 11% of our total revenue, respectively. This revenue has declined as we have acquired and consolidated the client businesses that had been paying us licensing, management, and facility rental fees.

Our Strategic Growth Plan

We continue to focus on executing our strategic growth plan, with priority on activities that include the following:

•increasing revenue organically in states where we currently do business by growing our product offerings, bolstering awareness via marketing campaigns, and developing additional assets within those states;

•expanding our footprint into high-growth legal cannabis states through new license applications and/or acquisitions of existing cannabis businesses; and

•increasing revenue by producing and distributing our award-winning brands to qualified strategic partners or by acquiring production and distribution licenses.

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Our Competitive Strengths

We believe that our strengths in the following areas provide us with certain competitive advantages and the tools necessary to successfully implement our strategic plans:

Experienced Management

Our management is one of the most experienced and longest tenured in the cannabis industry. Several of our executive team members, including our President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Revenue Officer, have worked in the industry for nearly a decade or more. Our leadership team has achieved considerable success creating and growing businesses in the industry by successfully applying for cannabis licenses, overseeing the development of cannabis operations and facilities, raising capital to purchase and develop facilities, and conducting operations in adherence to regulations established by individual state governments, including all environmental and social governance requirements. Additionally, we have substantially increased the depth and breadth of our executive team with the addition of a new Chief Financial Officer, a new Vice President of Retail Sales, and a new Vice President of Marketing and Research & Development. These new executives have significant experience and expertise and increase the strength of our executive team and the overall company.

Craft Cannabis at Scale

We own an expansive library of world-class genetics and utilize a hands-on “craft cultivation” approach, blended with the latest technologies, to grow high-quality cannabis flower and create premium infused cannabis products. Every one of our plants is individually cared for by our trained staff and grown in dedicated rooms featuring customized HVAC, lighting, and nutrients that are designed for growing particular flower strains consistently. Our proprietary approach to cultivation, curing, and processing has enabled us to sell our products at higher price points than most wholesale competitors.

Exceptional Retail Customer Service

We believe today’s cannabis consumer seeks a shopping experience that is comfortable, educational, and easy. Our dispensaries are models of excellence in this regard. We carefully curate a menu of the highest quality brands and products, and merchandise them in beautifully designed, upscale environments. We invest in budtender and retail personnel training, as well as product programming displayed on in-store monitors to help deliver exceptional customer service throughout the shopping experience. In Massachusetts, we complement our in-store operations with a home delivery option. We intend to do the same in other markets once permitted by state regulations.

Technological and Scientific Innovation

We are diligent in identifying and reviewing the latest science and processes applicable to the cultivation, distillation, production, packaging, securing, and distribution of cannabis and cannabis-infused products. We have obtained the highest quality cannabis strains and genetics. We utilize proven consumer products goods (“CPG”) research and development methodologies and proprietary processing techniques to create innovative products that fill gaps in the marketplace and ensure consistency from market to market.

Portfolio of Proprietary, Premium Brands

We have developed unique, premium brands of precision-dosed, cannabis-infused products, which are currently distributed in cannabis-legal states. Our products are available in the most popular consumption formats, including whole flower, pre-rolled flower, vape cartridges, concentrates, and edibles. We intend to continue expanding our brand portfolio to meet the effects that today’s cannabis consumers seek.

Our portfolio includes several award-winning brands that are among the top sellers in markets where they are available. They include:

•Nature’s Heritage, a premium brand of cannabis flower and concentrates;

•Betty’s Eddies, cannabis-, supplement-, and nutrient-infused fruit chews that deliver better sleep, pain relief, stress relief, and more. The Betty’s Eddies line also includes a limited collection of cannabis infused ice creams created in partnership with ice cream brand Emack & Bolio’s®;

•Bubby’s Baked, soft and chewy baked goods and a hot chocolate mix;

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•Vibations: High + Energy, a cannabis-infused energy powder drink mix for discrete, on-the-go consumption;

•Kalm Fusion and K Fusion, chewable cannabis-infused mint tablets; and

•InHouse, a value-priced brand of flower, vapes, and edibles.

Current and Pending Operations

During the past several years, we have invested in our own operating facilities, applied for and secured new licenses, and acquired new assets to strengthen and expand our brand portfolio and our retail and wholesale networks. We currently hold a total of 20 cannabis licenses in six states. We believe our investment and expansion initiatives will enable us to capture additional market share and provide us with a stronger presence in the states where we conduct business.

We believe that operating as a fully vertical, seed-to-sale cannabis company provides us the greatest opportunity to maximize revenue and profits in each state where we operate. To date, we are fully vertical through businesses either owned or managed by us in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Delaware. We plan to be fully vertical in Illinois with the opening of a new cultivation and processing facility in 2023.

Our current and pending operations are as follows:

Massachusetts

Massachusetts operates both adult-use and medical cannabis programs. According to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (the "CCC"), the state’s cannabis market was expected to total over $1.8 billion in sales in 2022, a number that is expected to increase to $2.6 billion by 2025 (source: MJ Biz Factbook).

We operate a 10,000 square foot Panacea Wellness-branded dispensary in Middleborough and a 70,000 square foot cultivation and production facility in New Bedford.

We intend to expand our New Bedford facility to increase our production capacity to meet the high demand for our products. Our Nature’s Heritage flower and concentrates brand, for example, is the #1-selling brand in the state, and we regularly sell all of our available inventory.

We hope to commence adult-use operations of our new dispensary in Beverly, on Boston’s north shore, during the first half of 2023. This dispensary was the result of a 2022 asset purchase. In February 2023, we announced our intention to acquire the operating assets of Ermont, Inc. ("Ermont"), a medical-licensed vertical cannabis operator, located in Quincy, MA. This acquisition, which is subject to approval by the CCC, will provide us with our third dispensary in Massachusetts, substantially completing our buildout to the maximum allowable by state regulations. We also intend to apply for an adult-use license for this dispensary.

Once fully operational, we expect our retail stores will be easily accessible to all cannabis consumers in eastern Massachusetts. Additionally, we intend to offer home delivery as the result of an early 2023 acquisition (see Recent Developments below).

Illinois

Illinois operates both adult-use and medical cannabis programs. According to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the state reported $1.8 billion in total legal cannabis sales in 2021, which was up more than 100% compared to 2020, when adult-use cannabis was first legalized in the state. With a population of nearly 13 million, Illinois is one of the largest, fastest-growing cannabis markets in the U.S.

We operate four Thrive-branded dispensaries in the state, including an adult-use dispensary in Metropolis, near the Kentucky border; an adult-use dispensary in Mt. Vernon; and dispensaries in Anna and Harrisburg that each serve both medical and adult-use customers. These four locations provide easy access for most residents in Southern Illinois and surrounding states, including Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee. Our fifth dispensary, located in Casey near the Indiana border, is projected to open in 2023, the result of an August 2022 acquisition.

In May 2022, we took an important step toward becoming fully vertical in Illinois when we completed the acquisition of a craft cultivation” wholesale license. We subsequently acquired a 40,000-square foot building in Mt. Vernon that will house a cultivation and processing facility. We intend to sell our award-winning branded products throughout the state when the facility commences operations, which we expect to occur in 2023, and grow, produce, and wholesale our branded products throughout the state beginning in 2024.

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Maryland

We became fully vertical in Maryland in 2022. First, we completed the acquisition and consolidation of our client, Kind Therapeutics USA Inc. (“Kind”), in April 2022. The acquired cultivation, production, and wholesale business sells our premium branded cannabis flower, concentrates, vapes, and edibles from a 180,000-square foot facility in Hagerstown. That business was subsequently augmented by the opening of our Panacea Wellness-branded medical dispensary in Annapolis, which commenced operations in October 2022.

Maryland operates a successful medical cannabis program, which will expand to include adult-use sales in 2023 following a November 2022 ballot referendum. According to the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, the state generated more than $511 million in medical cannabis sales in 2022, with nearly 150,000 registered medical cannabis patients. With a population of 6.2 million, Maryland’s cannabis program has some of the highest rates of registered medical consumers, incidence use and spending, on a per capita basis, among all legal medical cannabis programs in the U.S.

Delaware

Delaware’s medical cannabis program has grown to over 20,000 licensed patients, according to the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services. The program generated approximately $37 million in sales in 2022, according to third-party industry data.

We provide comprehensive management and real estate services to First State Compassion Center (“FSCC”), our longstanding client in Delaware. We were instrumental in helping FSCC obtain Delaware’s first ever seed to sale medical cannabis license.2014. Today, FSCC operates under two of only eleven cannabis licenses in the state.

We developed and currently lease to FSCC a number of facilities in the state, including:

•a 47,000-square foot cultivation facility and dispensary in Wilmington;

•an 8,000-square foot production kitchen, also located in Wilmington, that opened in 2022;

•a 100,000-square foot cultivation facility in Milford that commenced operations in 2022; and

•a 4,000-square foot dispensary in Lewes.

FSCC began licensing and distributing a selection of our top-selling edibles brands in the state in 2022.

Missouri

Missouri operates a successful medical cannabis program, which expanded to include adult-use sales in February 2023 following a November 2022 ballot referendum. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (“DHSS”), $210 million in cannabis sales were generated during 2021, the first full year of the state’s medical cannabis program. With a population of more than six million, Missouri’s medical cannabis program has more than 160,000 registered medical cannabis patients. First-year adult-use sales are expected to reach $550 million, according to MJBizDaily estimates.

As the result of a management contract we announced in September 2022, we expect to distribute our award-winning portfolio of cannabis-infused edibles in Missouri beginning mid-2023, which we plan to produce at a new production kitchen near Kansas City that we are developing and intend to manage. In addition, we have entered into an agreement to obtain the license of a Missouri wholesaler and cultivator, contingent upon obtaining all requisite approvals from the State of Missouri, which we expect to occur in 2023.

Ohio

Ohio operates a successful medical cannabis program, with more than 159,000 actively registered patients in a state with a population of nearly 12 million. According to the Ohio Department of Commerce, 2022 medical cannabis sales were approximately $479 million.

As the result of being awarded a provisional dispensary license by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy in May 2022, we expect to commence operations of a new dispensary in Tiffin, located south of Toledo and home to Tiffin University, in 2023.

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Recent Developments

We have had several recent developments that we believe are critical to the implementation of our strategic growth plan:

•On January 17, 2023, we announced that two executives had joined the Company to help drive retail and wholesale revenue and product innovations: Matt Truppo joined us as Vice President of Retail Sales and Jay O’Malley joined us as Vice President of Marketing and Research & Development.

•On January 24, 2023, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Chicago Atlantic Admin, LLC as administrative agent for the lenders. Proceeds from the Credit Agreement are designated to complete the build-out of a new cultivation and processing facility in Illinois, complete the buildout of a new processing kitchen in Missouri, expand existing cultivation and processing facilities in Massachusetts and Maryland, fund certain capital expenditures, and to repay in full the Kind Therapeutics seller notes incurred in connection with the Kind acquisition in April 2022. The remaining balance, if any, is expected to be used to fund acquisitions, including, among others, the acquisitions in Quincy, MA;, Casey, IL; and Tiffin, OH.

•On February 21, 2023, we announced our intention to acquire the operating assets of Ermont in Quincy, MA, as previously described.

Competition

In the markets where we currently operate, we compete against other fully vertical multi-state operators (“MSOs”). We believe that our experience in building our business organically from the ground up is a key factor that differentiates us from the majority of other MSOs. We successfully developed and managed our clients' businesses, which we subsequently acquired and consolidated, created our own brands and branded products, and have retained the core management team since inception. While other MSOs have raised significantly more capital, they have generally acquired licensed businesses from sellers with whom they had no prior direct operating relationship. We believe our approach is significantly more cost-efficient, carries less risks, and results in a more seamless integration of processes, personnel, operating philosophies, and culture.

In addition to MSOs, we face competition from companies of varying sizes and geographic reach. Some, called Single State Operators, are fully vertical in just one state, others focus solely on producing and selling similar products and others solely operate dispensaries and sell the goods of other businesses. Some of our competitors that create and sell their own products are able to produce products that are on par with those we offer. We believe that by utilizing our own best practices and operational expertise, we are able to produce premium cannabis products at one of the lowest cost structures in the industry, which enables us to remain competitive in our markets. However, our sales could decline significantly if our competitors develop and market products that are more effective, more convenient, or less expensive than our products.

As cannabis products become more mainstream and gain greater acceptance, it is likely that larger and more established companies with greater available resources, including name recognition and national distribution networks, will enter the market. However, we believe that there are many barriers to entry, and to duplicate our licenses, knowledge, and facilities would be costly and time-consuming. We have upgraded our marketing efforts to expand branding and distribution, as well as implemented home delivery, where permissible, and other business strategies developed by more conventional industries. As a result, we have had success in increasing both the number of retail transactions and the average amount of sales underlying those transactions. We have also developed a loyal customer base at our retail locations and improved product visibility and sales of our proprietary portfolio of cannabis products.

Intellectual Property

We own registered trademarks for Betty’s Eddies, Kalm Fusion, Mari Melts and Nature’s Heritage, and have filed to register the Bubby’s Baked and Vibations: High + Energy trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Our proprietary processing and manufacturing techniques and technologies, while not patented, are kept strictly confidential. We enter into and enforce confidentiality agreements with key employees and consultants to protect our intellectual property, trade secrets, and general know-how.

Our Employees

As of December 31, 2022, we had a total of 681 employees, of which 592 were full-time.

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Website Access to Company Reports

Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports are available free of charge on the Company’s website at www.marimedinc.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or as filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on the SEDAR website.

In addition, copies of our annual report will be made available, free of charge, on written request.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business faces significant risks and uncertainties. Certain important factors may have a material adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations, and they should be carefully considered. Accordingly, in evaluating our business, we encourage you to consider the following discussion of risk factors in its entirety in addition to other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Other events that we do not currently anticipate or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to the Industry in Which We Operate

Cannabis remains illegal under U.S. federal law.

In the United States, cannabis is largely regulated at the state level. Each state in which we operate or that we are currently proposing to operate authorizes, as applicable, medical and/or adult use cannabis production and distribution by licensed or registered entities. Many other states have legalized cannabis in some form. However, under U.S. federal law, the possession, use, cultivation, and transfer of cannabis and any related drug paraphernalia are illegal, and any such acts are criminalized under the Controlled Substances Act, as amended, which we refer to as the “CSA.” Cannabis remains illegal under U.S. federal law and is considered a Schedule I controlled substance under the CSA. As a result, cannabis is deemed to have a high potential for abuse and is not approved or accepted for medical use.

The concepts of “medical cannabis,” “retail cannabis” and “adult-use cannabis” do not exist under U.S. federal law. While we believe that our business activities are compliant with applicable state and local laws, strict compliance with state and local cannabis laws would not provide a defense to any federal proceeding that may be brought against us. The enforcement of applicable U.S. federal laws poses a significant risk to us.

Violations of any U.S. federal laws and regulations could result in significant fines, penalties, administrative sanctions, or settlements arising from civil proceedings conducted either by the U.S. federal government or private citizens. We may also be subject to criminal charges under the CSA and, if convicted, could face a variety of penalties including, but not limited to, disgorgement of profits, cessation of business activities, or divestiture. Any of these penalties could have a material adverse effect on our reputation and ability to conduct our business, our holding (directly or indirectly) of medical and adult-use cannabis licenses in the United States; our financial position; operating results; profitability; liquidity; or the market price of our publicly-traded shares. In addition, it is difficult for us to estimate the time or resources that would be needed for the investigation, settlement, or trial of any such proceedings or charges, and such time or resources could be substantial.

The cannabis industry is relatively new.

We are operating in a relatively new industry and in a new market. We not only are subject to general business risks, but we must also build brand awareness in this industry and market share through significant investments in our strategy, production capacity, quality assurance, and compliance with regulations. Research in Canada, the United States and internationally regarding the medical benefits, viability, safety, efficacy, and dosing of cannabis or isolated cannabinoids (such as cannabidiol, or “CBD,” and tetrahydrocannabinol, or “THC”) remains in early stages. Few clinical trials on the benefits of cannabis or isolated cannabinoids have been conducted. Although we believe that the articles, reports and studies support our beliefs regarding the medical benefits, viability, safety, efficacy, and dosing of cannabis, future research and clinical trials may result in opposing conclusions to statements contained in articles, reports, and studies currently favored or could reach different or negative conclusions regarding the medical benefits, viability, safety, efficacy, dosing, or other facts and perceptions related medical cannabis, which could adversely affect social acceptance of cannabis and/or the demand for our products and dispensary services.

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Accordingly, there is no assurance that the cannabis industry and the market for medicinal and/or adult-use cannabis will continue to exist and grow as currently anticipated or function and evolve in a manner consistent with our expectations and assumptions. Any event or circumstance that adversely affects the cannabis industry, such as the imposition of further restrictions on sales and marketing or further restrictions on sales in certain areas and markets, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Regulation of cannabis in the United States is uncertain.

Our activities are subject to regulation by various state and local government authorities. Our business objectives are contingent upon, in part, compliance with regulatory requirements enacted by these governmental authorities and obtaining all regulatory approvals necessary for operation of our production and dispensary facilities and the sale of our products in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Any delays in obtaining or failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals would significantly delay our development of markets and products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Furthermore, while we believe that our operations are currently carried out in accordance with all applicable state and local rules and regulations, new rules and regulations could be enacted or existing rules and regulations may be applied in a manner that could limit or curtail our ability to distribute or produce cannabis and cannabis products. Amendments to current laws and regulations governing the importation, distribution transportation and/or production of cannabis and cannabis products, or more stringent implementation thereof could have an adverse impact on us.

The re-classification of cannabis or changes in U.S. controlled substance laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

If cannabis is re-classified as a Schedule II or lower controlled substance under the CSA, the ability to conduct research on the medical benefits of cannabis would most likely be more accessible. However, if cannabis is re-categorized as a Schedule II or lower controlled substance, the resulting re-classification would result in the need for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or “FDA,” if medical claims are made about our medical cannabis products. Moreover, any such reclassification could result in a significant degree of regulation relating to the manufacture, importation, exportation, domestic distribution, storage, sale, and use of such products by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, or the “DEA.” If so, we may be required to be registered to perform these activities and have the security, control, recordkeeping, reporting, and inventory mechanisms required by the DEA to prevent drug loss and diversion. Obtaining the necessary registrations may result in the delay in the manufacturing or distribution of our products. The DEA conducts periodic inspections of registered establishments that handle controlled substances. Failure to maintain compliance could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. The DEA may seek civil penalties, refuse to renew necessary registrations, or initiate proceedings to restrict, suspend, or revoke those registrations. In certain circumstances, violations could lead to criminal proceedings.

Potential regulation by the DEA could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

If the U.S. federal government legalizes cannabis, it is possible that the FDA would seek to regulate it under the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1938. Moreover, the FDA may issue rules and regulations, including good manufacturing practices related to the growth, cultivation, harvesting, and processing of medical cannabis. Clinical trials may be needed to verify efficacy and safety of our medical cannabis products. It is also possible that the FDA would require that facilities where medical-use cannabis is grown register with the agency and comply with certain federally prescribed regulations. In the event that some or all of these regulations are imposed, the impact on the cannabis industry is uncertain and could include the imposition of new costs, requirements, and prohibitions. If we are unable to comply with the regulations and/or registration as required by the FDA, it may have an adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.

As a cannabis business, we are subject to certain tax provisions that have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Under Section 280E of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the “IRC,” “no deduction or credit shall be allowed for any amount paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on any trade or business if such trade or business (or the activities that comprise such trade or business) consists of trafficking in controlled substances within the meaning of Schedule I and II of the Controlled Substances Act, which is prohibited by federal law or the law of any state in which such trade or business is conducted,” This provision has been applied by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or the “IRS,” to

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cannabis operations, prohibiting them from deducting expenses directly associated with cannabis businesses. Section 280E may have a lesser impact on cannabis cultivation and manufacturing operations than on sales operations. Section 280E and related IRS enforcement activity has had a significant impact on the operations of cannabis companies. Accordingly, an otherwise profitable business may, in fact, operate at a loss, after taking into account its U.S. income tax expenses.

Risks Related to Our Current Operations and Our Expansion Plan

Our future growth is dependent on additional states legalizing cannabis.

Continued development of the cannabis market and our opportunities to expand into new markets is dependent upon continued legislative authorization of cannabis at the state and local level for medical and adult recreational use of cannabis. Any number of factors could slow or halt the growth of the cannabis market. Additionally, progress, while encouraging, is not assured and the process to authorize the sale of cannabis at the state and local levels normally encounters set-backs before achieving success, if at all. While there may be ample public support for legislative proposal to legalize the sale of cannabis on a state level, key support must be created in the legislative process. Any one of these factors could slow or halt the progress and adoption of cannabis for medical and/or recreational purposes, which would limit the market for our products and negatively impact our ability to expand into new markets.

Our consolidation plan and growth strategy are subject to regulatory hurdles.

Our strategy to expand our footprint into additional legal cannabis states through new applications and acquisitions of existing cannabis businesses is subject, in each respective jurisdiction, to the approval of a new license application or license transfer application. Such approvals are subject to numerous delays and uncertainties based upon administrative and legislative changes in what are typically, in light of the recent cannabis legalization status in most jurisdictions, new and untested rules and regulations. There is little interpretative guidance on how states will apply their respective licensing regulations and limited control over when an application will be acted upon. As a result, there is no assurance that our expansion plan will not be frustrated by regulatory delays, and no assurance that any license application or transfer application will be approved.

We face increasing competition that may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We face competition from companies that may have greater capitalization, access to public equity markets, more experienced management or more maturity as a business. The vast majority of both manufacturing and retail competitors in the cannabis market consists of localized businesses (those doing business in a single state) as well as multistate operators, with which we compete directly. Aside from this direct competition, out-of-state operators that are capitalized well enough to enter markets through acquisitions are also part of the competitive landscape. As we plan to grow our business, operators in future state markets will inevitably become direct competitors. We are likely to continue to face increasing and intense competition from these companies. Moreover, acquisitions and other consolidating transactions could harm us in a number of way, including losing customers, revenue and market share, or forcing us to expend greater resources to meet new or additional competitive threats all of which could harm our operating results. Increased competition by larger and better financed competitors could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. Such competition could also intensify and place downward pressure on retail prices of our products and services, which could negatively impact our profitability.

If the number of users of adult-use and medical marijuana in the U.S. increases, the demand for products will increase. As a result, we believe that competition could become more intense as current and future competitors begin to offer an increasing number of diversified products to respond to such increased demand. To remain competitive, we will need to continue to invest in research and development, marketing, sales, and client support. We may not have sufficient resources to maintain sufficient levels of investment in these areas to remain competitive, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We are subject to limits on our ability to own the licenses necessary to operate our business, which could adversely affect our ability to grow our business and market share in certain states.

In certain states, the cannabis laws and regulations limit both the number of cannabis licenses issued as well as the number of cannabis licenses that one person or entity may own in that state. Such limitations on the acquisition of ownership of additional licenses within certain states may limit our ability to grow organically or to increase market share in such states.

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We may not be able to obtain or maintain necessary permits and authorizations.

We may not be able to maintain the necessary licenses, permits, certificates, authorizations, or accreditations to operate our businesses, or may only be able to do so at great cost. Additionally, we may not be able to comply fully with the wide variety of laws and regulations applicable to the cannabis industry. Failure to comply with or to obtain the necessary licenses, permits, certificates, authorizations, or accreditations could result in restrictions on our ability to operate in the cannabis industry, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We may have difficulty accessing the service of banks, which may make it difficult for us to operate in certain markets.

As discussed above, the use of cannabis is illegal under U.S. federal law. Therefore, there are banks that will not accept for deposit funds from the sale of cannabis and may choose not to do business with the us. While there is pending legislation in the United States Senate that will allow banks to transact business with state-authorized medical cannabis businesses, there can be no assurance his legislation will be successful, that banks will decide to do business with medical cannabis retailers, or that in the absence of legislation state and federal banking regulators will not create issues on banks handling funds generated from an activity that is illegal under federal law. Notwithstanding, we have been able to secure state-chartered banks that are in compliance with federal law and provide certain banking services to companies in the cannabis industry. Our inability to open accounts in our target market and otherwise use the service of banks may make it difficult for us to operate in those markets.

We may be subject to constraints on and differences in marketing our products under varying state laws.

Certain of the states in which we operate have enacted strict regulations regarding marketing and sales activities on cannabis products. There may be restrictions on sales and marketing activities imposed by government regulatory bodies that could hinder the development of our business and operating results. Restrictions may include regulations that specify what, where and to whom product information and descriptions may appear and/or be advertised. Marketing, advertising, packaging, and labeling regulations also vary from state to state, potentially limiting the consistency and scale of consumer branding communication and product education efforts. The regulatory environment in the U.S. limits our ability to compete for market share in a manner similar to other industries. If we are unable to effectively market our products and compete for market share, or if the costs of compliance with government legislation and regulation cannot be absorbed through increased pricing of our products, our sales and operating results could be adversely affected.

We face risks relating to our products.

We are committed and expect to continue to commit significant resources and capital to develop and market existing products and new products. These products are relatively untested in the marketplace, and we cannot assure stockholders and investors that we will achieve market acceptance for these products, or other new products that we may offer in the future will gain acceptance. These existing and new products may be subject to significant competition with offerings by new and existing competitors in the industry. The failure to successfully develop, manage, and market new products could seriously harm our business, prospects, revenue, results of operation and financial condition.

We may be unable to obtain adequate insurance coverage.

We have insurance coverage with respect to workers’ compensation, general liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, fire and other similar policies customarily obtained for businesses to the extent commercially appropriate. Nevertheless, since we are engaged in and operate within the cannabis industry, there are exclusions and additional difficulties and complexities associated with our insurance coverage that could cause us to suffer uninsured losses, which would then adversely affect our business, results of operations, and profitability. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain insurance coverage at a reasonable cost or fully utilize such insurance coverage, if necessary.

It may be difficult to evaluate us based on our past performance because we are transitioning our business into that of an owner of cannabis licenses and an operator of cannabis operations.

We have been actively engaged in the cannabis industry as an MSO for a relatively short period of time and, accordingly, have only limited financial results on which it can be evaluated. In addition, the components of our revenue and costs are changing as we continue to move away from a fee-based-only business to a multi-state seed-to-sale operation. We are subject to, and must be successful in addressing, the risks typically encountered by companies operating in the rapidly

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evolving cannabis marketplace, including those risks relating to:

•the failure to develop brand name recognition and reputation;

•the failure to achieve market acceptance of our products;

•a slowdown in general consumer acceptance of legalized cannabis; and

•an inability to grow and adapt our business to evolving consumer demand.

Our medical marijuana business may be impacted by consumer perception of the cannabis industry, which we cannot control or predict.

We believe that the medical marijuana industry is highly dependent upon consumer perception regarding the safety, efficacy, and quality of medical marijuana distributed to those consumers. Consumer perception of our products may be significantly influenced by scientific research or findings, regulatory investigations, litigation, media, and other publicity regarding the consumption of medical marijuana products. There can be no assurance that future scientific research, findings, regulatory proceedings, litigation, media attention or other research or publicity will be favorable to the medical marijuana market or any particular product, or consistent with earlier publicity. Future research reports, findings, regulatory proceedings, litigation, media attention or other publicity that perceived as less favorable than, or that question, earlier research reports, findings, or publicity could have a material adverse effect on the demand for our products and our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

We face inherent risks of product liability claims if anyone is harmed by the use of our products.

Our products are designed to be ingested by humans and are produced for sale directly to end consumers. As a result, we face an inherent risk of exposure to product liability claims, regulatory action and litigation if the products are alleged to have caused or cause any significant loss or injury. In addition, the production and sale of our products involve risk of injury to end users due to tampering by unauthorized third parties or product contamination. Previously unknown adverse reactions resulting from human or animal consumption of our products alone or in combination with other medications or substances could occur. We may be subject to various product liability claims, including, among others, that our products cause injury or illness, include inadequate instructions for use, or include inadequate warnings concerning possible side effects or interactions with other substances. While we have product liability insurance coverage and works with third party providers to ensure they do as well, a product liability claim or regulatory action against us, whether or not successful, could result in materially increases costs, adversely affect our reputation with our clients and consumers generally, and/or exceed our insurance coverage. Any of these scenarios could have a material adverse effect on our business and operational results.

Product recalls could result in a material and adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Manufacturers and distributors of products are sometimes subject to the recall or return of their products for a variety of reasons, including product defects, such as contamination, unintended harmful side effects or interactions with other substances, packaging safety, and inadequate or inaccurate labelling disclosure. If any of our products are recalled due to an alleged product defect or for any other reason, we could be required to incur the unexpected expense of the recall and any legal proceedings that might arise in connection with the recall. We may lose a significant number of sales and we may not be able to replace those sales at an acceptable margin or at all. Additionally, a product recall may require significant management attention. Although we comply with all state mandated requirements for the testing of our products, there can be no assurance that any quality, potency or contamination problems will be detected in time to avoid unforeseen product recalls, regulatory action, or lawsuits. Moreover, if one of our top brands was subject to a recall, the image of such brand and that of our company generally could be harmed. Any recall could lead to decreased demand for our products and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Product recalls may also lead to increased scrutiny of our operations by regulatory agencies, which would then require further management attention and potential legal fees and other expenses.

We are subject to risks related to growing an agricultural product.

Our business involves the growing of cannabis, an agricultural product. Such business is subject to the risks inherent in the agricultural business, such as loss due to infestation by insects, plant diseases, or similar agricultural risks. While all of our cannabis plants are grown indoors, there can be no assurance that natural elements will not have a material adverse effect on our future production.

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Our business is subject to compliance with environmental regulations, which can be onerous and costly.

Our operations are subject to environmental regulation in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. These regulations mandate, among other things, the maintenance of air and water quality standards and land reclamation, and also set forth limitations on the generation, transportation, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous waste. Environmental legislation is evolving in a manner which will require stricter standards and enforcement, increased fines and penalties for non-compliance, more stringent environmental assessments of proposed projects, and a heightened degree of responsibility for affected companies and their officers, directors and employees. There is no assurance that future changes in environmental regulation, if any, will not adversely affect our operations.

In the event we require additional financing and access to capital, the covenants and restrictions in our existing debt agreement may limit our options.

Our ability to raise additional capital and finance our expansion plan will be subject to contractual restrictions in instruments governing our indebtedness, including the Loan and Security Agreement between us, our subsidiaries, lenders from time-to-time party thereto, and Chicago Atlantic Admin, LLC, dated January 24, 2023. The contractual restrictions in the instrument governing such loan include restrictive covenants that limit our discretion with respect to certain business matters. These covenants place restrictions on, among other things, our ability to create liens or other encumbrances, to pay distributions, or to make certain other payments, and to sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets. A failure to comply with such obligations could result in a default, which, if not cured or waived, could permit acceleration of the relevant indebtedness. These restrictions could impair our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, or acquisitions; and all or part of our cash flow from operations may be dedicated to the payment of the principal of, and interest on, our indebtedness, thereby reducing funds available for operations. These factors may adversely affect our cash flow. If we are unable to satisfy our debt obligations due to insufficient cash flow or if we cannot refinance our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all, then our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

Anti-Money Laundering Laws in the U.S. may limit access to funds from banks and other financial institutions.

In February 2014, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or “FinCEN,” bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department issued guidance, which is not law, with respect to financial institutions providing banking services to cannabis businesses, including burdensome due diligence expectations and reporting requirements. While the guidance advised prosecutors not to focus their enforcement efforts on banks or other financial institutions that serve marijuana-related businesses, so long as they meet certain conditions, this guidance does not provide any safe harbors or legal defenses from examination or regulatory or criminal enforcement actions by the U.S. Department of Justice, or the “DOJ,” FinCEN, or other federal regulators. As a result of this guidance and the fact that such guidance may be amended or revoked at any time, most banks and other financial institutions have not been willing to provide banking services to cannabis-related businesses. Additionally, banks may refuse to process debit card payments and credit card companies generally refuse to process credit card payments for cannabis-related businesses. Accordingly, we may have only limited access to banking or other financial services in the U.S. and may have to rely solely upon state-chartered banks. If we are unable or limited in our ability to open or maintain bank accounts, obtain other banking services, or accept credit card and debit card payments, it may be difficult for us to operate and conduct our business as planned. While we are actively pursuing alternatives that ensure our operations will continue to be compliant with the FinCEN guidance, including requirements related to disclosures about cash management and U.S. federal tax reporting, we may not be able to meet all applicable requirements.

We are highly dependent upon certain key personnel.

The success of the Company’s business is currently dependent, in large part, on key managerial personnel, including Messrs. Jon R. Levine and Timothy Shaw, the Company’s chief executive officer and chief operating officer, respectively. Moreover, our anticipated growth may require additional expertise and the addition of new qualified personnel. Qualified individuals within the cannabis industry are in high demand and we may incur significant costs to attract and retain qualified managerial personnel, or be unable to attract or retain personnel necessary to operate or expand our business. The loss of the services of existing personnel or our failure to recruit additional key managerial personnel in a timely manner, or at all, could have a material adverse effect on our business and our ability to manage day-to-day operations, attract collaboration partners, attract and retain other employees, and generate revenues. Any inability to attract and retain qualified management and other key personnel could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to grow its business and operations.

Our business is subject to potential risks related to, and arising from, acquiring companies or technologies.

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Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to grow our business in response to the demands of consumers and other constituents within the cannabis industry as well as competitive pressures. In some circumstances, we may determine to do so through the acquisition of complementary businesses rather than through internal development. The identification of suitable acquisition candidates can be difficult, time-consuming, and costly, and we may not be able to successfully complete identified acquisitions. In addition, we may not realize the expected benefits from completed acquisitions.

The risks we face in connection with acquisitions include:

•Diversion of management time and focus from operating our business to addressing acquisition integration challenges; Coordination of research and development and sales and marketing functions;

•Retention of employees from the acquired company;

•Cultural challenges associated with integrating employees from the acquired company into our organization;

•Integration of the acquired company’s accounting, management information, human resources, and other administrative systems;

•The need to implement or improve controls, procedures, and policies at a business that prior to the acquisition may have lacked effective controls, procedures, and policies;

•Potential write-offs of intangible assets or other assets acquired in transactions that may have an adverse effect on our operating results in a given period;

•Liability for activities of the acquired company before the acquisition, including patent and trademark infringement claims, violations of laws, commercial disputes, tax liabilities, and other known and unknown liabilities; and

•Litigation or other claims in connection with the acquired company, including claims from terminated employees, consumers, former stockholders, or other third parties.

Our failure to address these risks or other problems encountered in connection with any future acquisitions or investments could cause us to fail to realize the anticipated benefits of these acquisitions or investments, cause us to incur unanticipated liabilities, and harm our business generally. Future acquisitions could also result in the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, amortization expenses, or the impairment of goodwill, any of which could harm our financial condition.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

The market for our common stock may be limited for holders of our securities who live in the U.S.

Given the heightened risk profile associated with cannabis in the U.S., capital market participants may be unwilling to assist with the settlement of trades for U.S. resident securityholders of companies with operations in the U.S. cannabis industry, which may prohibit or significantly impair the ability of securityholders in the U.S. to trade our securities. In the event residents of the U.S. are unable to settle trades of our securities, this may affect the pricing of such securities in the market, the transparency and availability of trading prices and the liquidity of these securities.

Possible issuances of our capital stock would cause dilution to our existing stockholders.

At December 31, 2022 we had 341.5 million shares of common stock outstanding and are authorized to issue up to 700 million shares. Therefore, we are still authorized to issue a substantial number of additional shares of common stock without obtaining shareholder approval. In addition, we currently have outstanding 4.9 million shares of Series B preferred stock (which convert on a one-for-one basis into shares of our common stock) and 6.2 million shares of Series C preferred stock (which convert on a five-for-one basis into shares of our common stock). Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue up to a total of 50 million shares of preferred stock (including the previously issued shares) with terms it designates without any further shareholder approval. In the event we elect to issue additional shares of common stock in connection with any financing, acquisition or otherwise or issue additional shares of preferred stock, current stockholders could find their holdings substantially diluted, which means they would own a smaller percentage of our company.

The exercise or conversion of outstanding warrants and options into common stock will dilute the percentage ownership of our other stockholders. Additionally, the sale of such common stock or other common stock in the open market could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

As of December 31, 2022, there were potentially dilutive securities convertible into shares of common stock comprised of stock options convertible into 36,504,673 shares of common stock; warrants convertible into 22,855,540 shares of common stock; shares of Series B preferred stock convertible into 4,908,333 shares of common stock; shares of Series C preferred

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stock convertible into 31,081,080 shares of common stock; and restricted stock units convertible into 1,599,999 shares of common stock. Additional convertible securities will likely be granted to our officers, directors, employees, or consultants as part of their compensation and such convertible securities will likely be issued in connection with financings. The exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants and the conversion of our notes and debentures will dilute the percentage ownership of our other stockholders. Sales, or the expectation of sales, of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the private or public markets could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock.

The market price of our common stock has been historically volatile and could continue to be volatile.

The market price of our common stock could be subject to significant fluctuations. Some of the factors that may cause the market price of the common stock to fluctuate include:

•the public’s reaction to our press releases, announcements and filings with regulatory authorities and those of our competitors;

•fluctuations in broader stock market prices and volumes;

•changes in market valuations of similar companies;

•investor perception of us, our prospects or the cannabis industry in general;

•additions or departures of key personnel;

•commencement of, or involvement, in litigation;

•changes in the regulatory landscape applicable to us, any dietary supplements, and/or the cannabis and hemp industries;

•media reports, publications or public statements relating to, or public perceptions of, the regulatory landscape applicable to us, the cannabis and/or the hemp industries, whether accurate or not;

•announcements by us or our competitors of strategic alliances, significant contracts, new technologies, acquisitions, commercial relationships, joint ventures or capital commitments;

•variations in our quarterly results of operations or cash flows or those of other comparable companies;

•revenues and operating results failing to meet the expectations of securities analysts or investors in a particular period;

•changes in our pricing policies or the pricing policies of our competitors;

•future issuances and sales of our common stock;

•sales of our common stock by members of our Board of Directors or members of our management team;

•third party disclosure of significant short positions;

•demand for and trading volume of our common stock;

•changes in securities analysts’ recommendations and their estimates of our financial performance;

•short-term fluctuation in stock price caused by changes in general conditions in the domestic and worldwide economies or financial markets; and

•the other risk factors described in this section or other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The realization of any of these risks and other factors beyond our control could cause the market price of our common stock to decline significantly.

In addition, broad market and industry factors may harm the market price of our common stock. Accordingly, the price of the common stock could fluctuate based upon factors that have little or nothing to do with us, and these fluctuations could materially reduce the price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following a significant decline in the market price of a company’s securities, there have been instances of securities class action litigation having been instituted against that company. If we were involved in any similar litigation, it could incur substantial costs and significant efforts of our management could be diverted, which in turn could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

We are an “emerging growth company” and will be able to take advantage of reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies, which could make our common stock less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act and, for as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies, but not to emerging growth companies, including but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute

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payments not previously approved. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years, or until the earliest of (a) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues exceed $1.07 billion; (b) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our common stock that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter; or (c) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding fiscal year period. We expect to take advantage of these reporting exemptions described above until we are no longer an emerging growth company. Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can also delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies.

We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive if we choose to rely on these exemptions. If some investors find that our common stock is less attractive as a result of any choices to reduce future disclosures, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and the price of our stock may be more volatile.

Our internal controls over financial reporting may not be effective, and our independent auditors may not be able to certify as to their effectiveness, which could have a significant and adverse effect on our business.

We are subject to various SEC reporting and other regulatory requirements. We have incurred, and will continue to incur, expenses and, to a lesser extent, diversion of management of our management’s time in our effects to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 regarding internal control over financial reporting. Effective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and, together with adequate disclosure controls and procedures, are designed to prevent fraud. Any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. In addition, any testing by us conducted in connection with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the subsequent testing by our independent registered public accounting firm when required, may reveal deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses or that may require prospective or retrospective changes to our consolidated financial statements or identify other areas for further attention or improvement. Inferior internal controls could cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

The Company currently owns and leases the following properties throughout the United States.

Wilmington, Delaware

The Company owns a 45,070 square foot facility on 2.25 acres within a fenced-in business park, which it purchased in September 2016 and developed into a cannabis cultivation, processing, and dispensary facility. The property is secured under a mortgage with the Bank of New England that matures in 2031. The facility is leased to the Company’s Delaware cannabis-licensed client under a 20-year lease expiring in 2035.

The Company also leases a 12,000 square foot cannabis production facility with offices which is subleased to its Delaware cannabis-licensed client. The sublease expires in January 2026 and contains an option to negotiate an extension at the end of the lease term.

Lewes, Delaware

The Company leases 4,000 square feet of retail space in a multi-use building. This lease commenced in October 2016, and in 2021 the term was extended through April 2027. The Company built out the space into a cannabis dispensary, which is subleased under a coterminous sublease to its Delaware cannabis-licensed client.

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Milford, Delaware

The Company leases a 100,000 square foot warehouse which it developed into a 60,000 square foot cultivation facility, with plans to develop the remaining square footage into a processing facility. The lease term expires in March 2030, with an option to extend the term for three additional five-year periods. Construction of the processing facility was completed in February 2022. The entire premises is subleased under a coterminous sublease to the Company’s Delaware cannabis-licensed client.

Anna, Illinois

The Company owns and operates a 3,400 square foot free-standing cannabis dispensary that is secured under a mortgage with DuQuoin State Bank maturing in May 2023, provided it is not annually renewed by the bank, which the bank has done every year since inception of this mortgage (the “DSQ Mortgage”).

Harrisburg, Illinois

The Company owns and operates a 3,400 square foot free-standing cannabis dispensary, also secured under the DSQ Mortgage.

Mt. Vernon, Illinois

The Company owns and operates a 4,800 square foot free-standing cannabis dispensary that is secured under a mortgage with South Porte Bank that matures in June 2023.

The Company also owns and operates a 32,960 square foot grown and production facility. The premises are secured under a mortgage with DuQuoin State Bank that matures in 2042.

Metropolis, Illinois

In late 2020, the Company entered into a lease agreement for a 14,000 square foot free-standing retail building. The Company developed the premises into a state-approved adult-use cannabis dispensary in early 2021, and commenced selling operations in May 2021. The premises were purchased by the Company in July 2021, which property was secured under a second mortgage with DuQuoin State Bank that matures in July 2041.

Hagerstown, Maryland

The Company owns a 180,000 square foot manufacturing facility that was developed into cannabis cultivation and production facility.

The Company also leases a 2,700 square foot two-unit apartment that it uses for office space, which expires in July 2023.

Annapolis, Maryland

The Company owns a free-standing 9,000 square foot industrial building which was developed into a medical cannabis dispensary that opened in October 2022.

Tiffin, Ohio

The Company leases a 4,700 square foot building which it intends to open as a dispensary, in 2023. The lease expires in 2033.

New Bedford, Massachusetts

The Company owns 138,000 square foot industrial property located on approximately 22 acres within the New Bedford Industrial Park. The property is secured by a mortgage with the Bank of New England that matures in 2027. The Company developed approximately half of the property into a cannabis cultivation and processing facility in which it conducts wholesale operations. The remaining portion of the property was leased to a non-cannabis manufacturing company through February 2023, and the tenant is currently leasing the space on a month-to-month basis, and the

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Company is hopeful that such tenant will depart by the end of 2023. The Company intends to expand its cannabis wholesale operations to include the entire property once the tenant vacates the premises.

Middleborough, Massachusetts

The Company owns and operates a 22,700 square foot retail and warehouse building located in a high-traffic area of this municipality. 10,000 square feet of the building has been developed into a retail dispensary, with the remaining square footage used as a warehouse.

Norwood, Massachusetts

The Company’s corporate offices are located in Norwood, Massachusetts. This 10,000 square foot space is under a 10-year lease with a related party that expires in 2028 and includes a 5-year extension option.

Beverly, Massachusetts

The Company assumed the lease for a 2,700 square foot dispensary in connection with an asset purchase in December 2022. The lease expires in 2026, with an option to extend the term for three additional five-year periods through 2041.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

Bankruptcy Claim

During 2019, the Company’s MMH subsidiary sold and delivered hemp seed inventory to OGG, Inc. (f/k/a GenCanna Global Inc.), a Kentucky-based cultivator, producer, and distributor of hemp (“GenCanna”). At the time of sale, the Company owned a 33.5% ownership interest in GenCanna. The Company recorded a related party receivable of approximately $29 million from the sale, which was fully reserved at December 31, 2019.

On January 24, 2020, an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding under Chapter 11 was filed against GenCanna and its wholly-owned subsidiary, OGGUSA Inc. (f/k/a GenCanna Global US, Inc.) ("OGGUSA" and together with GenCanna, the "OGGUSA Debtors") in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky (the "Bankruptcy Court"). In February 2020, the OGGUSA Debtors, under pressure from certain of its creditors including its senior lender MGG Investment Group LP (MGG"), agreed to convert the involuntary bankruptcy proceeding into a voluntary Chapter 11 proceeding. The OGGUSA Debtors' subsidiary, Hemp Kentucky LLC, also filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court.

In May 2020, after an abbreviated solicitation/bid/sale process, the Bankruptcy Court, over numerous objections by creditors and shareholders of the OGGUSA Debtors, which included the Company, entered an order authorizing the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the OGGUSA Debtors to MGG. After the consummation of the sale of all or substantially all of their assets and business, the OGGUSA Debtors filed their liquidating plan of reorganization (the “Liquidating Plan”) to collect various prepetition payments and commercial claims against third parties, liquidate the remaining assets of the OGGUSA Debtors, and make payments to creditors. The Liquidating Plan was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on November 12, 2020.

Since the approval of the Liquidating Plan, the OGGUSA Debtors have been in the process of liquidating the remaining assets, negotiating and prosecuting objections to other creditors’ claims, and pursuing the collection of accounts receivable and Chapter 5 bankruptcy avoidance claims.

In January 2022, the Company, at the request of Oxford Restructuring Advisors LLC, the administrator of the Liquidating Plan for the OGGUSA Debtors (the "Plan Administrator"), executed a written release of claims, if any, of the Company against Huron Consulting Group (“Huron”), a financial consulting and management company retained by the senior lender of the OGGUSA Debtors to perform loan management services for the lender and OGGUSA Debtors prior to and during their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Such release was executed in connection with a comprehensive settlement agreement between the OGGUSA Debtors and Huron. In consideration for the Company’s execution of the release, Huron paid an additional $40,000 to the bankruptcy estates of the OGGUSA Debtors to be included in the funds to be distributed to creditors, including the Company.

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In connection with the discussions of the Company with the OGGUSA Debtors relating to the Huron settlement, the Plan Administrator raised issues relating to a potential claim against MariMed Hemp, Inc. ("MHI") for certain preferential transfers of assets, which were valued at $250,000 by the Plan Administrator, of the OGGUSA Debtors alleged to have been made to MHI in payment of a $600,000 loan made by the Company prior to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of the OGGUSA Debtors (the "Preferential Claim"). On April 20, 2022, the Plan Administrator filed its Complaint to Avoid and Recover Transfers Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§547 and 550 and to Disallow Claims Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §502 (the "Complaint"), asserting the Preferential Claim seeking the recovery of an amount no less than $200,000 and to disallow the MHI claim until such time as such preferential transfer has been repaid to the OGGUSA Debtors. On August 1, 2022, an answer to the Complaint was filed, asserting counterclaims and third-party claims against OGGUSA, the Plan Administrator, and Huron for declaratory judgment (the "Related Claims") in relation to terms of the Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") and the allowance of the MHI claim under the Plan.

The Company has and continues to vigorously deny that any of the Preferential Claim exists in that such claims were waived and released in connection with the Company's settlement agreement and stipulations for its support of and voting for the Plan. As such, the Company believes that such claims are meritless and have no basis in fact or law.

As of the date of this filing, there is insufficient information as to how much of the Company's allowed general unsecured claim, if any, will be paid upon the completion of the liquidation of the remaining assets of the OGGUSA Debtors.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock currently trades on both the OTCQX market and on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the MRMD ticker symbol. Any over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

Stockholders

As of February 28, 2023, we had approximately 733 stockholders of record.

Dividends

We have never declared or paid a dividend on its common stock, and we do not anticipate paying cash or other dividends in the foreseeable future.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

During the three months ended December 31, 2022, we issued the following unregistered securities:

•2,000,000 shares of restricted common stock as purchase consideration for an asset purchase with an aggregate fair value of approximately $712,000;

•109,487 shares of restricted common stock issued as payment under a royalty agreement with an aggregate fair market value of approximately $59,000;

•5,569 shares of restricted common stock to an employee with a grant date fair value of approximately $2,500; and

•82,337 shares of restricted common stock issued in a cashless warrant exercise; such warrants had an exercise price of $0.504. We withheld 813,694 shares underlying such warrants to cover the aggregate exercise price of approximately $46,000.

The issuance of the shares of common stock described above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance upon Sections 4(a)(2) and/or 4(a)(5) of the Securities Act. A legend restricting the sale, transfer, or other disposition of these securities other than in compliance with the Securities Act was placed on the securities issued in the foregoing transactions.

Item 6. Reserved

[Reserved]

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward Looking Statements

When used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in future filings by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward looking statements, each of which speak only as of the date made. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected. The Company has no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.

These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes that may occur to general economic and business conditions; changes in current pricing levels that the Company can charge for its services and products or

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which it pays to its suppliers and business partners; changes in political, social and economic conditions in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates; changes to regulations that pertain to its operations; changes in technology that render the Company’s technology relatively inferior, obsolete or more expensive compared to others; changes in the business prospects of the Company’s business partners and customers; increased competition, including from the Company’s business partners; and enforcement of U.S. federal cannabis-related laws.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes which are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K under Item 8.

The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements or risk factors to reflect future events or circumstances, unless required by law.

Overview

We are a multi-state operator in the United States cannabis industry. We develop, operate, manage, and optimize state-of-the-art, regulatory-compliant facilities for the cultivation, production, and dispensing of medicinal and adult-use cannabis. We also license our proprietary brands of cannabis products, along with other top brands, in several domestic markets.

Our common stock trades on both the OCTQX and on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the ticker symbol MRMD.

On April 27, 2022 (the “Kind Acquisition Date”), we acquired Kind Therapeutics USA (“Kind”), our former client in Maryland that holds licenses for the cultivation, production, and dispensing of medical cannabis (the “Kind Acquisition”). The financial results of Kind are included in our consolidated financial statements for the periods subsequent to the Kind Acquisition Date.

On May 5, 2022, we completed the acquisition of 100% of the equity ownership of Green Growth Group Inc. (“Green Growth”), an entity that holds a craft cultivation and production cannabis license in the State of Illinois (the “Green Growth Acquisition”).

On December 30, 2022, we completed an asset purchase under which we acquired the cannabis license and assumed the property lease associated with a cannabis dispensary in Beverly, Massachusetts by Greenhouse Naturals LLC that had never been operational.

During 2023, we are focused on continuing to execute our strategic growth plan, with priority on activities described below:

•Continuing to consolidate the cannabis businesses that we have developed and managed.

•Expanding revenues, assets, and our footprint in the states in which we operate.

•Expanding into other legal states through mergers and acquisitions and by filing new applications in states where new licensing opportunities become available.

•Increasing revenues by producing and distributing our award-winning brands to qualified strategic partners or by acquiring production and distribution licenses.

•In Massachusetts, we intend to open two additional dispensaries, including the dispensary in Beverly, Massachusetts discussed above, and, as recently announced, a dispensary in Quincy, Massachusetts. We also intend to significantly expand the capacity and capability of our manufacturing facility in New Bedford, MA.

•In Delaware, we developed an additional 40,000 square feet of cultivation and production capacity at our facility in Milford, which, upon completion, was leased to our client in this state.

•In Maryland, we opened a dispensary in Annapolis in October 2022, and we intend to expand our manufacturing facility by 40,000 square feet. Under current Maryland cannabis laws, we have the potential to add three additional medical dispensaries, for a total of four.

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•In Illinois, in May 2022, we closed on the acquisition of a craft cannabis license, which will enable us to be vertically integrated and add cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution to our four existing retail cannabis operations in Illinois. Under Illinois cannabis laws, we have the potential to add five additional dispensaries, for a total of ten.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, knowledge of current conditions and beliefs of what could occur in the future given available information. If actual results differ significantly from management’s estimates and projections, there could be a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements. We consider the following accounting policies to be both those most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and those that require the most subjective judgment: accounts receivable; valuation of inventory; estimated useful lives and depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and intangible assets; accounting for acquisitions and business combinations; loss contingencies and reserves; stock-based compensation; and accounting for income taxes.

Accounts Receivable

We provide credit to our clients in the form of payment terms. We limit our credit risk by performing credit evaluations of our clients and maintaining a reserve, as applicable, for potential credit losses. Such evaluations are judgmental in nature and include a review of the client’s outstanding balances with consideration toward such client’s historical collection experience, as well as prevailing economic and market conditions and other factors. Accordingly, the actual amounts collected could differ from expected amounts and require that we record additional reserves.

Inventory

Our inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market, including consideration of factors such as shrinkage, the aging of and future demand for inventory, expected future selling price, what we expect to realize by selling the inventory and the contractual arrangements with customers. Reserves for excess and obsolete inventory are based upon quantities on hand, projected volumes from demand forecasts, and net realizable value. These estimates are judgmental in nature and are made at a point in time, using available information, expected business plans and expected market conditions. As a result, the actual amount received on sale could differ from the estimated value of inventory. Periodic reviews are performed on the inventory balance. The impact of any changes in inventory reserves is reflected in cost of goods sold.

Estimated Useful Lives and Depreciation and Amortization of Property, Equipment, and Intangible Assets

Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment, and intangible assets are dependent upon estimates of useful lives, which are determined through the exercise of judgment. The assessment of any impairment of these assets is dependent upon estimates of recoverable amounts that take into account factors such as economic and market conditions and the useful lives of assets.

Business Combinations and Asset Purchases

Classification of an acquisition as a business combination or an asset acquisition depends on whether the assets acquired constitute a business, which can be a complex judgment. Whether an acquisition is classified as a business combination or asset acquisition can have a significant impact on how we record the transaction.

We allocate the purchase price of acquired assets and companies to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their acquisition date fair values. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred over the net amount of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed and represents the expected future economic benefits from other assets acquired in the acquisition or business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Significant judgments and assumptions are required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, particularly acquired intangible assets, which are principally based upon estimates of the future performance and cash flows expected from the acquired asset or business and applied discount rates. While we use our best estimates and assumptions as part of the purchase price allocation process to accurately value

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assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, our estimates and assumptions are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. If different assumptions are used, it could materially impact the purchase price allocation and our financial position and results of operations. Any adjustments to assets acquired or liabilities assumed subsequent to the purchase price allocation period are included in operating results in the period in which the adjustments are determined. Intangible assets typically are comprised of trademarks and trade names, licenses and customer relationships, and non-compete agreements.

Loss Contingencies and Reserves

We are subject to ongoing business risks arising in the ordinary course of business that affect the estimation process of the carrying value of assets, the recording liabilities, and the possibility of various loss contingencies. An estimated loss contingency is accrued when it is probable that a liability has been incurred or an asset has been impaired and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We regularly evaluate current information available to determine whether such amounts should be adjusted and record changes in estimates in the period they become known. We are subject to legal claims from time to time. We reserve for legal contingencies and legal fees when the amounts are probable and estimable.

Stock-Based Compensation

Our stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. We use the Black-Scholes valuation model for estimating the fair value of stock options as of the date of grant. Determining the fair value of stock option awards at the grant date requires judgment regarding certain valuation assumptions, including the volatility of our stock price, expected term of the stock option, risk-free interest rate and expected dividends. Changes in such assumptions and estimates could result in different fair values and could therefore impact our earnings. Such changes, however, would not impact our cash flows.

Income Taxes

We use the asset and liability method to account for income taxes. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recorded for the future tax consequences of differences between the tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities, measured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent our management concludes that it is more likely than not that the assets will not be realized. To assess the recoverability of any tax assets recorded on the balance sheet, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including our past operating results, the existence of cumulative income in the most recent years, changes in the business in which we operate and our forecast of future taxable income. In determining future taxable income, we make assumptions, including the amount of state and federal pre-tax operating income, the reversal of temporary differences and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax strategies. These assumptions require significant judgment about the forecasts of future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates we are using to manage our businesses.

Results of Operations

Years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

Revenue

Our main sources of revenue are comprised of the following:

•Product sales (retail and wholesale) - direct sales of cannabis and cannabis-infused products primarily by our retail dispensaries and wholesale operations in Massachusetts, Illinois, and, as of the Kind Acquisition Date, Maryland. We recognize this revenue when products are delivered or at retail points-of-sale.

•Real estate rental income - rental income generated from the leasing of our state-of-the-art, regulatory compliant cannabis facilities to our cannabis-licensed clients. Rental income is generally a fixed amount per month that escalates over the respective lease terms. Prior to the third quarter of 2022, we charged additional rental fees based on a percentage of tenant revenues that exceeded specified amounts; these incremental rental fees were eliminated in connection with new contract negotiations with our client.

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•Supply procurement - resale of cultivation and production resources, supplies and equipment that we have acquired from top national vendors at discounted prices to our clients and third parties within the cannabis industry. We recognize this revenue after the delivery and acceptance of goods by the purchaser.

•Management fees - fees for providing our cannabis-licensed clients with comprehensive oversight of their cannabis cultivation, production and dispensary operations. Prior to the third quarter of 2022, these fees were based on a percentage of such clients' revenue and were recognized after services have been performed; these fees were eliminated in connection with new contract negotiations with our client.

•Licensing fees - revenue from the licensing of our branded products, including Betty's Eddies, Bubby's Baked, Vibations, and Kalm Fusion, to wholesalers and regulated dispensaries throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. We recognize this revenue when the products are sold to the end customer.

Our revenue for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was comprised of the following (in thousands, except percentages):


	Year ended December 31,				Increase (decrease) from prior year
	2022		2021		$		%
Product revenue:
Product sales - retail	$	92,836	$	82,127	$	10,709	13.0	%
Product sales - wholesale	32,865		26,119		6,746		25.8	%
Total product revenue	125,701		108,246		17,455		16.1	%
Other revenue:
Real estate rentals	3,526		6,548		(3,022)		(46.2)	%
Supply procurement	3,353		2,108		1,245		59.1	%
Management fees	848		3,079		(2,231)		(72.5)	%
Licensing fees	582		1,483		(901)		(60.8)	%

Total other revenue	8,309		13,218		(4,909)		(37.1)	%
Total revenue	$	134,010	$	121,464	$	12,546	10.3	%

Our total revenue increased $12.5 million, or 10.3%, in the year ended December 31, 2022 ("2022") compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 ("2021"). Our total product revenue increased $17.5 million, or 16.1%, primarily attributable to higher retail sales in our Metropolis, IL dispensary, which we opened in the second quarter of 2021, and higher wholesale revenue due to the Kind Acquisition. This increase was partially offset by lower retail sales in Massachusetts due to increased competition.

The decrease in our other revenue was primarily attributable to rent and management fee reductions in connection with one of our cannabis-licensed clients, and the Kind Acquisition, after which we no longer recognized rental, management fees and related revenue. These decreases were partially offset by higher supply procurement revenue primarily attributable to revenue generated from our cannabis-licensed client in Delaware.

Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Our cost of revenue represents the direct costs associated with the generation of our revenue, including licensing, packaging, supply procurement, manufacturing, supplies, depreciation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and other product-related costs.

Our cost of revenue, gross profit and gross margin for 2022 and 2021 were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):


	Year ended December 31,						Increase (decrease) from prior year
	2022			2021			$		%
Cost of revenue	$	70,053		$	55,201		$	14,852	26.9	%
Gross profit	$	63,957		$	66,263		$	(2,306)	(3.5)	%
Gross margin	47.7		%	54.6		%

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Our cost of revenue increased in 2022 compared to 2021, primarily attributable to higher manufacturing and employee-related costs and, to a lesser extent, higher supply procurement and facility-related expenses. These increases aggregated approximately $17 million, and were primarily due to our increased headcount in connection with our recent acquisitions and in-process expansions. We have negotiated with certain of our suppliers to reduce our costs for future purchases of ingredients, nutrients and packaging, all of which have increased significantly as a result of current economic conditions.

Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses are comprised of personnel, marketing and promotion, general and administrative, acquisition-related and other, and bad debt expenses. Our operating expenses for 2022 and 2021 were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):


	Year ended December 31,				Increase (decrease) from prior year
	2022		2021		$		%
Personnel	$	14,404	$	8,352	$	6,052	72.5	%
Marketing and promotion	3,736		1,625		2,111		129.9	%
General and administrative	20,735		27,561		(6,826)		(24.8)	%
Acquisition-related and other	961		—		961		100.0	%
Bad debt	3,752		1,862		1,890		101.5	%
Total operating expenses	$	43,588	$	39,400	$	4,188	10.6	%

The increase in our personnel expenses in 2022 compared to 2021 was primarily due to the hiring of additional staff to support higher levels of projected revenue from existing operations, as well as increased headcount arising from the Kind Acquisition. Personnel costs increased to approximately 11% of revenue in 2022, compared to approximately 7% of revenue in 2021.

The increase in our marketing and promotion expenses in 2022 compared to 2021 was primarily attributable to our focused efforts to upgrade our marketing initiatives in order to expand branding and distribution of our licensed products. Marketing and promotion costs increased to approximately 3% of revenue in 2022, compared to approximately 1% of revenue in 2021.

The decrease in our general and administrative expenses in 2022 compared to 2021 was primarily attributable to lower costs in connection with our equity programs and professional fees (i.e., accounting, legal and consulting fees). These decreases were partially offset by higher facilities-related and depreciation expenses.

Acquisition-related and other expenses include those expenses related to acquisitions and other significant transactions that we would otherwise not have incurred, and include professional and services fees, such as legal, audit, consulting, paying agent and other fees. We incurred $1.0 million of acquisition-related and other expenses in 2022, primarily related to the Kind Acquisition in April 2022 and the July 2022 listing of our common stock on the Canadian Securities Exchange. We did not record any acquisition-related and other expenses in 2021.

We recorded nominal bad debt expense in 2022. We recorded $1.9 million of bad debt expense in 2021 due to the higher reserve balances that were required in 2021 for aged trade receivable balances.

Overall, our operating expenses were relatively unchanged in 2022 compared to 2021; our higher personnel, marketing and promotion, and acquisition-related and other expenses were virtually offset by our lower general and administrative and bad debt expense.

Interest and Other Expense, Net

Interest expense primarily relates to interest on mortgages and notes payable. Interest income primarily relates to interest income in connection with our notes receivable. Other expense, net, includes gains (losses) on changes in the fair value of our investments and other investment-related income (expense).

Our net interest expense decreased $1.5 million in 2022 compared to 2021, the result of $0.8 million of higher interest income and $0.7 million of lower interest expense. The increase in interest income was primarily related to the additional

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notes receivable we recorded in 2021. The decrease in interest expense was primarily attributable to the payoff in 2021 of certain outstanding indebtedness.

Our net other expense was $0.1 million and $0.8 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively, and was primarily comprised of losses from the changes in the fair value of our investments. The current year amount is comprised of $1.0 million of non-cash income from the sale of an investment, virtually offset by a $1.1 million loss from the change in fair value of other investments. The prior year amount is comprised of a $1.1 million loss from the change in fair value of our investments and a nominal loss on the extinguishment of debt. These losses were partially offset by a gain of $0.3 million on an asset sale.

Income Tax Provision

We recorded income tax provisions of $5.9 million and $16.2 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. The provision recorded for 2022 was due in part to the impact of Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, which prohibits the deduction of certain ordinary business expenses, and true-ups from changes that occurred between the 2021 provision and 2021 income tax return that was filed.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We had cash and cash equivalents of $9.7 million and $29.7 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In addition to the discussions below of our cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities, please also see our discussion of non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA in the section “Non-GAAP Measurement” below, which discusses an additional financial measure not defined by GAAP, which our management also uses to measure our liquidity.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Our primary sources of cash from operating activities are from sales to customers in our dispensaries and to our wholesale customers. We expect cash flows from operating activities to be affected by increases and decreases in sales volumes and timing of collections, and by purchases of inventory and shipment of our products. Our primary uses of cash for operating activities are for personnel costs, purchases of packaging and other materials required for the production and sale of our products, and income taxes.

Our operating activities provided $7.3 million and $35.9 million of cash in 2022 and 2021, respectively. The change in cash from operating activities in 2022 compared to 2021 was primarily attributable to $14.6 million of cash used to pay income taxes in the current year period, compared to $0.6 million in the same prior year period, coupled with higher expenses arising from expanding our sales activities, facilities and geographic footprint, both in the states where we currently operate and into other states.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Our investing activities used $26.2 million and $16.6 million of cash in 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in cash usage in the current year period was primarily attributable to $12.8 million of aggregate cash consideration paid for the Kind Acquisition and Green Growth Acquisition in April 2022 and May 2022, respectively.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Our financing activities used $1.0 million of cash in 2022 and provided $7.5 million of cash in 2021.

In 2022, we paid $2.0 million of cash to redeem the outstanding minority interests in one of our majority-owned real estate subsidiaries, made $1.5 million of aggregate principal payments on our outstanding mortgages and notes payable, and made distribution payments and finance lease principal payments aggregating $0.5 million. These amounts were partially offset by $3.0 million of proceeds from a new mortgage on one of our facilities in Illinois.

In 2021, we received $23.0 million from the issuance of preferred stock and $2.7 million from a new mortgage on our Metropolis facility in Illinois. These amounts were partially offset by $16.4 million of principal payments on our outstanding mortgages and notes payable, $1.2 million for repayment of related party loans, and $0.4 million paid for distributions.

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On August 4, 2022, we entered into a Second Amendment to the Purchase Agreement with Hadron pursuant to which, among other things, (a) Hadron’s obligation to provide any further funding to the Company and the Company’s obligation to issue any further securities to Hadron was terminated, (b) Hadron’s right to appoint a designee to the Company’s board of directors was eliminated, and (c) certain covenants restricting the Company’s incurrence of new indebtedness were eliminated.

Based on our current expectations, we believe our current cash and future funding opportunities will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for working capital and capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months. The rate at which we consume cash is dependent on the cash needs of our future operations, including our contractual obligations at December 31, 2022, and our ability to raise additional cash through financing activities. Our contractual obligations at December 31, 2022 were primarily comprised of our outstanding mortgages and promissory notes, as well as our operating leases. Our mortgage and promissory note obligations totaled approximately $30 million at December 31, 2022.

On January 24, 2023, we announced that we had closed a $35 million credit facility with a three-year maturity and an ability to extend to a five-year maturity under certain conditions (the "Credit Facility"). We borrowed $30 million at close and can draw down up to an additional $5 million for the six-month period following closing. We expect to use these funds to complete the build-out of a new cultivation and processing facility in Illinois and a new processing kitchen in Missouri, expand existing cultivation and processing facilities in Massachusetts and Maryland, fund other capital expenditures, and for business acquisitions. In addition, on January 24, 2023, we repaid in full the promissory notes issued in connection with the Kind Acquisition (the "Kind Notes"), using $5.4 million of the proceeds from the Credit Facility.

Non-GAAP Measurement

In addition to the financial information reflected in this report, which is prepared in accordance with GAAP, we are providing a non-GAAP financial measurement of profitability – Adjusted EBITDA – as a supplement to the preceding discussion of our financial results.

Our management defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding the following:

•interest income and interest expense;

•income tax provision;

•depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

•Amortization of acquired intangible assets;

•impairments or write-downs of acquired intangible assets and goodwill;

•stock-based compensation;

•acquisition-related and other;

•legal settlements;

•other income (expense), net; and

•discontinued operations.

Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure to assess our performance and liquidity, as it provides meaningful operating results by excluding the effects of expenses that are not reflective of our operating business performance. In addition, our management uses Adjusted EBITDA to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, and for financial and operational decision-making. The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Management believes that investors and analysts benefit from considering Adjusted EBITDA in assessing our financial results and our ongoing business, as it allows for meaningful comparisons and analysis of trends in the business. Adjusted EBITDA is used by many investors and analysts themselves, along with other metrics, to compare financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies.

As there are no standardized methods of calculating non-GAAP measurements, our calculations may differ from those used by analysts, investors, and other companies, even those within the cannabis industry, and therefore may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures used by others.

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Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (a Non-GAAP Measurement)

The table below reconciles Net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):


	Year ended December 31,
	2022		2021

GAAP Net income (loss)	$	13,614	$	7,624
Interest expense, net	734		2,247
Income tax (benefit) provision	5,894		16,192
Depreciation	3,432		2,098
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	1,282		690
EBITDA	24,956		28,851
Stock-based compensation	6,338		13,440
Settlement of litigation	—		(266)
Acquisition-related and other	961		—
Other expense, net	127		800
Adjusted EBITDA	$	32,382	$	42,825

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues, or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

Inflation

In the opinion of management, inflation has impacted the Company through increased costs of ingredients, nutrients and packaging. The Company recently negotiated with certain of our suppliers to reduce our costs for future purchases of ingredients, nutrients and packaging, all of which have increased significantly as a result of current economic conditions.

Seasonality

In the opinion of management, the Company’s financial condition and results of its operations are not materially impacted by seasonal sales.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company has reviewed all other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, and does not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements will have a material impact on its financial condition or the results of its operations.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Regulation S-K and, as such, is not required to provide the information contained in this item pursuant to Regulation S-K.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

CONTENTS


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 2738)			29
Consolidated Balance Sheets			31
Consolidated Statements of Operations			33
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity			34
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			35
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements			36

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of MariMed Inc.

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MariMed Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Inventory

As discussed in the notes to the financial statements, the Company allocates a certain percentage of overhead cost to its manufactured inventory.

Auditing management’s allocation of overhead involves significant judgements and estimates to determine the proper allocation.

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To evaluate the appropriateness of the allocation of overhead to inventory, we evaluated management’s significant judgments and estimates in what parts of overhead should be included and the allocation of these costs.

/s/ M&K CPAS, PLLC

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.

Houston, TX

March XX, 2023

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MariMed Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)


	December 31,
	2022		2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,737	$	29,683
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,603 and $41,401 at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively	4,157		1,666
Deferred rents receivable	704		1,678
Note receivable, current portion	2,637		127
Inventory	19,477		9,768
Investments, current	123		251
Due from related parties	29		—
Other current assets	7,282		1,440
Total current assets	44,146		44,613
Property and equipment, net	71,641		62,150
Intangible assets, net	14,201		162
Goodwill	8,079		2,068

Note receivable, net of current	7,467		8,987
Operating lease right-of-use assets	4,931		5,081
Finance right-of-use assets	713		46
Other assets	1,024		98
Total assets	$	152,202	$	123,205

Liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, current portion	$	3,774	$	1,410
Accounts payable	6,626		5,099
Accrued expenses and other	3,091		3,149
Income taxes payable	11,489		16,467




Operating lease liabilities, current portion	1,273		1,071
Finance lease liabilities, current portion	237		27


Total current liabilities	26,490		27,223
Mortgages and notes payable, net of current	25,943		17,262



Operating lease liabilities, net of current	4,173		4,574
Finance lease liabilities, net of current	461		22
Other liabilities	100		100
Total liabilities	57,167		49,181

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	December 31,
	2022		2021
Mezzanine equity:
Series B convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 4,908,333 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021	14,725		14,725
Series C convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 12,432,432 shares authorized; 6,216,216 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021	23,000		23,000
Total mezzanine equity	37,725		37,725

Stockholders’ equity:
Undesignated preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 32,659,235 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021	—		—
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 700,000,000 shares authorized; 341,474,728 and 334,030,348 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively	341		334
Common stock subscribed but not issued; 70,000 and zero shares at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively	39		—
Additional paid-in capital	142,365		134,920
Accumulated deficit	(83,924)		(97,392)
Noncontrolling interests	(1,511)		(1,563)
Total stockholders’ equity	57,310		36,299
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity, and stockholders’ equity	$	152,202	$	123,205

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)


	Year Ended December 31,
	2022		2021

Revenue	$	134,010	$	121,464
Cost of revenue	70,053		55,201
Gross profit	63,957		66,263

Operating expenses:
Personnel	14,404		8,352
Marketing and promotion	3,736		1,625
General and administrative	20,735		27,561
Acquisition-related and other	961		—
Bad debt	3,752		1,862
Total operating expenses	43,588		39,400

Income from operations	20,369		26,863

Interest and other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(1,693)		(2,356)
Interest income	959		109



Other expense, net	(127)		(800)
Total interest and other expense, net	(861)		(3,047)

Income before income taxes	19,508		23,816
Provision for income taxes	5,894		16,192
Net income	13,614		7,624
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	146		399
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	13,468	$	7,225

Net income per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic	$	0.04	$	0.02
Diluted	$	0.04	$	0.02

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	337,697		326,467
Diluted	380,289		372,397

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands, except share amounts)


	Common stock			Common stock subscribed but not issued			Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated deficit		Non-controlling interests		Total stockholders' equity
	Shares	Par Value		Shares	Amount
Balances at January 1, 2021	314,418,812	$	314	11,413	$	5	$	112,975	$	(104,617)	$	(577)	$	8,100
Issuance of subscribed shares	11,413			(11,413)	(5)		5						—
Release of shares under stock grants	256,591						235						235

Exercise of stock options	277,373						38						38
Exercise of warrants	980,062	1					92						93
Amortization of option grants							12,494						12,494
Issuance of stand-alone warrants							832						832
Issuance of warrants with stock							655						655


Conversion of debentures payable to equity	4,610,645	5					1,352						1,357

Conversion of promissory notes to equity	11,399,268	11					3,810						3,821

Common stock issued to settle obligations	71,691						54						54
Common stock issued to purchase property and equipment	750,000	1					704						705
Fees paid with stock	1,234,308	2					1,106						1,108
Common stock returned to the Company	(79,815)						(10)						(10)
Equity issuance costs							(387)						(387)
Acquisition of interest in subsidiary	100,000						965				(975)		(10)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests											(410)		(410)

Net income									7,225		399		7,624
Balances at December 31, 2021	334,030,348	$	334	—	$	—	$	134,920	$	(97,392)	$	(1,563)	$	36,299

Release of shares under stock grants	402,203												—
Exercise of stock options	55,000						10						10
Cashless exercise of stock options	200,000												—

Cashless exercise of warrants	317,298												—
Forfeiture of restricted shares	(32,609)												—



Conversion of promissory notes to common stock	1,142,858	1					399						400
Common stock issued to settle obligations	375,000	—					275						275
Common stock issued under licensing agreement	218,345						121						121
Common stock issued to purchase property and equipment	422,535	1					299						300
Common stock issued as purchase consideration - Green Growth Group Inc.	2,343,750	3					1,497						1,500
Common stock issued as purchase consideration - Greenhouse Naturals LLC	2,000,000	2					710						712
Purchase of minority interests in certain of the Company's subsidiaries							(2,165)				165		(2,000)




Distributions to noncontrolling interests											(259)		(259)
Stock-based compensation				70,000	39		6,299						6,338
Net income									13,468		146		13,614
Balances at December 31, 2022	341,474,728	$	341	70,000	$	39	$	142,365	$	(83,924)	$	(1,511)	$	57,310

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)


	Year Ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	13,468	$	7,225
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	146		399
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment	3,432		2,098

Amortization of intangible assets	1,282		690
Stock-based compensation	6,338		13,440
Amortization of standalone warrant issuances	—		776
Amortization of warrants attached to debt	—		539
Amortization of beneficial conversion feature	—		177
Amortization of original issue discount	—		52
Bad debt expense	3,752		1,862
Obligations settled with common stock	696		1,108
Loss on obligations settled with equity	—		3
Gain on sale of investment	—		(309)
Loss on changes in fair value of investments	1,082		1,107
Other investment income	(954)		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(6,902)		(4,697)
Deferred rents receivable	132		262

Inventory	(5,383)		(2,937)
Other current assets	(5,219)		(868)
Other assets	(126)		(17)
Accounts payable	1,027		105
Accrued expenses and other	(482)		(732)
Income taxes payable	(4,978)		15,572
Net cash provided by operating activities	7,311		35,855

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(12,140)		(17,874)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(12,847)		—
Advances toward future business acquisitions	(800)		—
Acquisition of interest in subsidiary	—		(10)
Purchases of cannabis licenses	(601)		(692)
Proceeds from sale of investment	—		1,475
Proceeds from notes receivable	173		477
Due from related parties	(29)		—
Net cash used in investing activities	(26,244)		(16,624)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	—		23,000
Equity issuance costs	—		(387)
Proceeds from issuance of promissory notes	—		35
Principal payments of mortgages and promissory notes	(1,537)		(16,424)
Proceeds from mortgages	3,000		2,700
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	10		39
Proceeds from exercise of warrants	—		93
Repayment of loans from related parties	—		(1,158)
Principal payments of finance leases	(227)		(35)
Redemption of minority interests	(2,000)		—
Distributions	(259)		(410)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(1,013)		7,453

Net (decrease) increase to cash and cash equivalents	(19,946)		26,684
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	29,683		2,999
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	9,737	$	29,683

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	1,744	$	1,975
Cash paid for income taxes	$	14,567	$	621

Non-cash activities:
Trade receivables converted to notes receivable	$	750	$	7,844
Purchases of property and equipment with common stock	$	300	$	705
Conversion of promissory notes	$	400	$	3,821
Promissory note issued as purchase consideration	$	4,348	$	—
Entry into new operating leases	$	661	$	466
Entry into new finance leases	$	794	$	—
Conversion of debentures payable	$	—	$