Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

INVESTMENTS

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INVESTMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Schedule of Investments [Abstract]  
INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS
The Company’s investments at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were comprised of the following (in thousands):
June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Investment – current:
WM Technology Inc. $ 102  $ 123 
Investment - non-current:
  Artis LLC (d/b/a Little Dog) $ 89  $ — 

The Company did not have any long-term investments at December 31, 2022.

Artis LLC (d/b/a Little Dog)

In April, 2023, the Company purchased a 49% interest in Artis LLC, d/b/a Little Dog ("Little Dog"), a cannabis delivery service (the "Little Dog Investment") for $98,000 of cash. The Company is recognizing changes in the fair value of the Little Dog Investment based on its proportional share of Little Dog's net loss. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized a loss of approximately $9,000 in the Little Dog Investment, which is included as a component of Other (expense) income, net, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

WM Technology Inc.

In February 2022, the Company received 121,968 shares of common stock of WM Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MAPS) (the "WMT Shares"), a technology and software infrastructure provider to the cannabis industry, which represented the Company’s pro rata share of additional consideration pursuant to a 2021 asset purchase agreement between the Company and Members RSVP LLC. The Company recognized losses of approximately $2,000 and $21,000 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, reflecting the changes in the fair value of the WMT Shares for the respective periods. The Company recognized a loss of $0.6 million in both of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022, representing the changes in the fair value of the WMT Shares for such periods. Both the losses in the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 from the change in the fair value of the WMT Shares and the gain arising from the receipt in February 2022 of the WMT Shares are reported as Other (expense) income, net, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the respective periods.

Flowr Corp.

In December 2021, the Company received shares of Flowr Corp. common stock (the "Flowr Stock") arising from the sale of its ownership interest in Terrace Inc., which was sold to Flowr Corp. (TSX.V: FLWR; OTC: FLWPF). The Flowr Stock was recorded at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded as a component of Other (expense) income, net, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company recorded losses of $0.2 million and $0.1 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, representing the changes in the fair value of the Flowr Stock in the
respective periods. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company wrote off the remaining fair value of the Flowr Stock as a result of Flowr Corp.'s bankruptcy filing and delisting from the exchange on which its stock was traded.