OTC: ITHUF

iANTHUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.

CIK 0001643154 · Agricultural Production-Crops

Small Revenue $144M Assets $256M as of Jul 6, 2026

We are a vertically-integrated, multi-state owner and operator of licensed cannabis cultivation, processing and dispensary facilities and a developer, producer and distributor of innovative branded cannabis products in the United States. Although we are committed to creating a national retail brand… About this business →

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About iANTHUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.

Source: Item 1 (Business) from the 10-K filed March 27, 2026. Description as filed by the company with the SEC.

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Overview

We are a vertically-integrated, multi-state owner and operator of licensed cannabis cultivation, processing and dispensary facilities and a developer, producer and distributor of innovative branded cannabis products in the United States. Although we are committed to creating a national retail brand and portfolio of branded cannabis products recognized in the United States, cannabis currently remains illegal under U.S. federal law.

Through our subsidiaries, we own and/or operate, as of December 31, 2025, 40 dispensaries and four cultivation and/or processing facilities in seven U.S. states. Pursuant to our existing licenses, interests and contractual arrangements, we have the capacity to own and/or operate an uncapped number of dispensaries in Florida, and up to ten cultivation, manufacturing and/or processing facilities, and we have the right to manufacture and distribute cannabis products in eight U.S. states, all subject to the necessary regulatory approvals.

Our multi-state operations encompass the full spectrum of medical and adult-use cannabis enterprises, including cultivation, processing, product development, wholesale-distribution and retail. Cannabis products offered by us include flower and trim, products containing cannabis flower and trim (such as packaged flower and pre-rolls), cannabis infused products (such as topical creams and edibles) and products containing cannabis extracts (such as vape cartridges, concentrates, live resins, wax products, oils and tinctures). Under U.S. federal law, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I controlled substance under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act (the “CSA”). A Schedule I controlled substance is defined as a substance that has no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of safety use under medical supervision and a high potential for abuse. Other than Epidiolex (cannabidiol), a cannabis-derived product, and three synthetic cannabis-related drug products (Marinol (dronabinol), Syndros (dronabinol) and Cesamet (nabilone)), the Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) has not approved a marketing application for cannabis for the treatment of any disease or condition and has not approved any cannabis, cannabis-derived products. See Risk Factor – Our products are not approved by the FDA or any other federal governmental authority.

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Operations

Cultivation. We cultivate multiple strains of cannabis plants within our licensed cultivation facilities across the United States. We believe that our facilities are designed, managed and operated to cultivate high-quality products in a cost-effective manner. Our cultivation process uses all parts of the cannabis plant, including flower and trim (“biomass”), to produce cannabis products that we sell at our dispensaries and distribute to third parties on a wholesale basis. As of December 31, 2025, we currently have four issued cultivation and processing licenses in four U.S. states. In addition, we are near completion on our cultivation and processing facility located in Warwick, New York. In aggregate, we have approximately 173,000 square feet of cultivation and processing space which is fully built-out and approximately 32,000 square feet of additional facility space under construction. We currently have the ability to harvest approximately 43,000 pounds of biomass annually in our existing cultivation space, and we believe that we will have the ability to harvest approximately 55,000 pounds of biomass annually once the cultivation space that is currently under construction is utilized.

Product Development and Processing. We develop and sell cannabis products for medical and adult-use. Biomass is processed into oil and resin that is used to develop numerous cannabis-extracted products, including vape pen oils, lotions, tinctures, other concentrates and edibles. We typically conduct product development and processing activities within our cultivation facilities. Processing procedures include developing formulations and packaging for all cannabis branded products, including the brands we own (such as GrowHealthy, Cheetah, The Vault, Black Label and Melting Point Extracts (MPX)), as well as brands that we manufacture and sell pursuant to our white label and/or licensing agreements.

Distribution

Wholesale

As of the end of the 2025, we distributed our cannabis products through our wholesale channel to over 600 dispensaries, including our own dispensaries and other third-party dispensaries in Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. These include our MPX, Frutful, The Vault, Cheetah, GrowHealthy, Anthologie, and Black Label branded products.

Retail

As of December 31, 2025, we own and/or operate 40 dispensaries for the sale of medical and/or adult-use cannabis and ancillary products. These dispensaries sell products that have been cultivated, developed and processed by us as well as third parties, in states where such sales are permitted. We own and/or operate licensed dispensaries in prime markets, including Atlantic City, Baltimore, Bethesda, Boston, Brooklyn, Miami, Orlando, Mesa, Staten Island and West Palm Beach, and we plan to open additional locations in the future.

Our Marijuana Dispensaries, Cultivation and Manufacturing

The table below provides a summary of our licensed operations as of December 31, 2025:

State

Licensed Entity

Type of Investment

Permitted Number of Facilities

Arizona

The Healing Center Wellness Center, Inc. (“THCWC”)

See Note 1

1 dispensary2

3 cultivation/processing2

1 processing/packaging2

Florida

McCrory’s Sunny Hill Nursery, LLC

(“McCrory’s”)

Ownership (100%)3

No dispensary cap4

1 cultivation5

1 processing5

Illinois

Island Thyme, LLC (“Island Thyme”)

Ownership (25.41%)6

2 adult-use dispensaries7

Maryland

LMS Wellness, Benefit LLC (“LMS”)

GreenMart of Maryland, LLC (“GMMD”)

Rosebud Organics, Inc. (“Rosebud”)

Budding Rose, Inc. (“Budding Rose”)

Ownership (100%)8

Ownership (100%)8

Ownership (100%)8

Ownership (100%)8

3 dispensaries

1 processing

Massachusetts

Mayflower Medicinals, Inc. (“Mayflower”)

Ownership (100%)9

3 medical dispensaries10

3 adult-use dispensaries10

3 medical cultivation/processing11

3 adult-use cultivation/processing11

New Jersey

MPX New Jersey LLC (“MPX NJ”)

Ownership (100%)12

3 dispensaries13

1 cultivation13

1 processing13

New York

Citiva Medical, LLC (“Citiva”)

Ownership (100%)14

8 dispensaries14

1 cultivation14

1 processing14

(1)
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, iAnthus Arizona, LLC (“iA AZ”), holds a management agreement with THCWC, which holds an Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensary Registration Certificate and a Marijuana Establishment License. On February 14, 2025, ABACA, Inc., Health for Life, Inc. and Soothing Options, Inc. each sold substantially all of its assets relating to its operations to a third-party buyer. See "Item 1. Business - Dispositions - Certain Arizona Assets" for additional information.

(2)
THCWC, as a holder of an Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensary Registration Certificate and Marijuana Establishment License, also referred to as a dual license holder, is permitted to operate one co-located medical and adult-use retail cannabis dispensary, which can be co-located with one medical or adult-use cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility, two separately located cultivation and manufacturing facilities, and one separately located manufacturing, packaging, and storage facility. As of December 31, 2025, we, through THCWC, operated one co-located medical and adult-use dispensary.

(3)
We own 100% of GHHIA Management, Inc. (“GHHIA”), which holds an exclusive 40-year management agreement to operate the medical cannabis business associated with the Florida Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (“MMTC”) license issued to McCrory’s, and GHHIA owns 100% of McCrory’s.

(4)
Florida previously imposed a progressive limit on the number of medical cannabis dispensaries that could be operated by each vertically licensed MMTC based on the number of registered qualified medical cannabis patients in the state. This statutory cap, which permitted 25 dispensaries per MMTC, increasing by 5 dispensaries for each additional 100,000 patients registered in Florida’s Medical Marijuana Use Registry, expired on April 1, 2020. As of April 1, 2020, the MMTC license held by McCrory’s is no longer subject to the statutory cap. Through its vertically integrated MMTC license, McCrory’s currently operates 25 medical dispensaries in Florida.

(5)
Through its vertically integrated MMTC license, McCrory’s currently operates one co-located cultivation and processing facility located in Lake Wales, Florida.

(6)
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, IA IT, LLC (“IA IT”), holds a 25.41% ownership interest in Island Thyme with the remaining 74.59% of Island Thyme being held by third parties. In August 2021, Island Thyme won two lotteries (the “IL Lotteries”) conducted by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IFPR”) as a result of which, Island Thyme was awarded two adult-use dispensary licenses.

(7)
Island Thyme opened its first dispensary location in Blue Island, Illinois on November 20, 2023, and opened its second dispensary location in Oak Forest, Illinois on February 29, 2024.

(8)
We, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, CGX Life Sciences, Inc. (“CGX”), own 100% of three co-located medical and adult-use cannabis dispensaries, GMMD, Budding Rose and LMS, and one medical and adult-use cannabis processor, Rosebud. CGX's ownership of LMS was previously subject to resolution of a pending legal challenge, but as of December 31, 2025, that matter has been resolved. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, S8 Management, LLC (“S8 Management”), previously held management agreements with LMS, Budding Rose, GMMD and Rosebud, but as of December 31, 2025, those management agreements were mutually terminated.

(9)
We, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, iAnthus Capital Management, LLC (“ICM”), own 100% of Mayflower, which maintains both medical and adult-use cannabis operations. In Massachusetts, an entity is permitted to control and operate up to three vertically-integrated medical Marijuana Treatment Center licenses, which include medical cultivation, product manufacturing and retail dispensing functions, up to three adult-use Marijuana Establishment cultivation licenses, up to three adult-use Marijuana Establishment product manufacturing licenses and up to three adult-use Marijuana Establishment retail licenses, with a maximum total cultivation “canopy” of up to 100,000 square feet. We, through Mayflower, currently hold one final vertically integrated medical license, one provisional vertically integrated medical license, one final adult-use cultivation license, one final adult-use product manufacturing license, and three final adult-use retail licenses.

(10)
We currently operate one Marijuana Treatment Center retail location, or medical dispensary, in Boston, Massachusetts and three Marijuana Establishment retail locations, or adult-use dispensaries, in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts and Boston, Massachusetts, which is co-located with our current medical dispensary.

(11)
Our Fall River, Massachusetts facility currently includes the cultivation and product manufacturing operations of Mayflower’s final vertically integrated medical Marijuana Treatment Center license as well as the operations of one of Mayflower’s final adult-use Marijuana Establishment cultivation license and product manufacturing license.

(12)
In 2019, MPX NJ issued iAnthus New Jersey, LLC (“INJ”) a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $10.0 million (the “INJ Note”). On January 7, 2022, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“CRC”) approved the conversion of INJ’s debt into a 99% equity interest in MPX NJ and INJ’s acquisition of the remaining 1% of MPX NJ for nominal consideration, and on February 1, 2022, INJ closed the acquisition of MPX NJ, resulting in INJ owning 100% of the equity interests of MPX NJ.

(13)
MPX NJ currently operates three co-located medical and adult-use cannabis dispensaries in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Gloucester Township, New Jersey and Pennsauken, New Jersey. MPX NJ currently cultivates and processes medical and adult-use cannabis at its Pleasantville, New Jersey facility.

(14)
We, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICM, own 100% of Citiva, which holds a vertically integrated medical cannabis license allowing Citiva to operate one medical manufacturing facility, including cultivation and processing capabilities and up to a maximum of eight medical dispensaries, subject to regulatory approval. Citiva currently operates four medical dispensaries in Brooklyn, Wappingers Falls, Staten Island, and Ithaca, New York. Our dispensary in Ithaca, New York is temporarily closed. We currently anticipate operating one cultivation and manufacturing facility in Warwick, New York, subject to applicable regulatory approvals and completion of construction. On January 12, 2024, the New York Cannabis Control Board approved Citiva's application for the Registered Organization Dispensing ("ROD") license. Pursuant to the ROD license, Citiva is authorized to engage in certain adult-use activities, subject to Citiva's payment of certain licensing fees. Upon completion of construction at our Warwick cultivation and processing facility, we intend to commence adult-use, wholesale operations. The ROD license also allows Citiva to commence certain retail adult-use operations, but as of the date of this filing, Citiva has not paid the licensing fees necessary to begin retail, adult-use operations.

Growth Strategies and Strategic Priorities

Expand retail footprint within existing dispensary license portfolio. As of December 31, 2025, we own and/or operate 40 operating dispensaries across seven states. In addition, we have the ability to operate an uncapped number of dispensaries in Florida, all subject to regulatory approval. We have dispensary licenses in key markets throughout the United States including New York City (Brooklyn and Staten Island), Boston, the Washington D.C. metro area (Bethesda), the Tampa and St. Petersburg area, the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area, Orlando, and Baltimore. We intend to expand our operations in Florida and New York.

Increase cultivation and processing capacity. We have four operational cultivation and/or processing facilities in four states. In addition, we are near completion on our cultivation and processing facility located in Warwick, New York. In aggregate, we have approximately 173,000 square feet of cultivation and processing space which is fully built-out and approximately 32,000 square feet of additional facility space under construction. We currently have the ability to harvest approximately 43,000 pounds of biomass annually in our existing cultivation space, and we believe that we will have the ability to harvest approximately 55,000 pounds of biomass annually once the cultivation space that is currently under construction is utilized.

Increase patient and customer counts per location. We are focused on brand awareness and attracting new and existing patients and customers to our dispensaries and online ordering platforms. Our marketing and sales strategies include medical outreach, industry associations and websites, social media and a variety of other grassroots initiatives.

Develop and introduce new products to increase wallet share. We produce and sell a wide array of cannabis products from our own cultivation and processing facilities, and continue to innovate to add to our product line in various states. Through investment in new equipment, brands and processes, we continue to introduce new products to sell to our retail and wholesale customers within our existing footprint in order to offer a wider array of choices to our patients and customers as they build their baskets.

Acquire attractive targets to enhance our footprint, product offerings and/or operations. Strategic acquisitions are an important part of our ongoing growth strategy. We expect to continue to make strategic acquisitions that, among other things, are intended to increase revenue, build our geographic footprint, add new branded products to our portfolio and allow us to expand our capabilities and/or improve operating efficiencies in existing markets.

Secure additional operating licenses throughout the United States. As more states legalize medical and/or adult-use cannabis products or expand their current cannabis regulations, new or additional cultivation, processing and/or dispensary licenses may become available. Given our operational history, we believe that we are well positioned to apply for any such new licenses.

Acquisitions

Acquisition of LMS

On December 8, 2017, CGX, our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into two option agreements, as amended, with LMS and William Huber ("Huber"), the sole member of LMS, pursuant to which, CGX was granted an option to acquire 100% ownership of LMS. We exercised our option to acquire LMS on November 22, 2021, subject to regulatory approval by the Maryland Cannabis Administration (the "MCA"). On March 4, 2025, the MCA approved the transfer of 100% of the ownership of LMS to CGX. Our acquisition of LMS was contested by LMS and Huber, but we closed on the acquisition of LMS on April 21, 2025.

Acquisition of Cheetah

On December 30, 2024, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Cheetah Purchase Agreement") with Cheetah Enterprises, Inc. (the "Cheetah Seller"), pursuant to which, we acquired substantially all of the assets of the Cheetah Seller that relate to and are used in connection with the Cheetah Seller's cannabis wholesale business, including the manufacture, marketing, and sale of cannabis distillate vaporize products in the states of Illinois and Pennsylvania under the "Cheetah" brand (the "Brand"), but excluding certain excluded assets (collectively, the "Cheetah Purchased Assets") together with certain assumed liabilities related to the Cheetah Purchased Assets. The purchase price (the "Purchase Price") for the Cheetah Purchased Assets is approximately $3.5 million, and includes (i) common shares at an aggregate deemed value of approximately $1.5 million, to be issued in three (3) tranches; (ii) cash consideration of approximately $2.0 million payable in four installments, upon the completion of certain performance benchmarks (if the Brand does not meet the performance benchmark by the payment date, such payment date will be delayed until the later of (x) thirty (30) days or (y) until such time the Brand achieves the applicable performance benchmark; provided, payment of the full cash consideration shall not be delayed more than twenty-four (24) months after closing); and (iii) additional consideration based on EBITDA generated by the Brand over the next three years which is payable annually in cash, with the final payment due on or before April 1, 2028.

For further discussion, refer to Note 4 of the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report.

Dispositions

Certain Massachusetts Assets

On February 9, 2024, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Mayflower Medicinals, Inc. ("Mayflower"), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "MA Purchase Agreement") with an unaffiliated third-party buyer (the "MA Buyer"), pursuant to which, Mayflower agreed to sell certain of its assets associated with its Holliston, Massachusetts cultivation and product manufacturing facility (the "Purchased Assets") for $3.0 million (the "Purchase Price"). The transaction closed on September 27, 2024 (the "MA Closing Date"). On the MA Closing Date, $0.5 million was paid in cash (the "Cash Closing Payment"), while the remaining $2.5 million of the Purchase Price will be paid in installments pursuant to two promissory notes as follows: $0.5 million to be paid in equal monthly installments over eight months with interest accruing at 7% per annum, and $2 million to be paid in equal monthly installments over 36 months with interest accruing at 7% per annum (the "MA Notes"). As security for payments under the notes, Mayflower executed a security agreement, granting it a first priority lien on the purchased assets. The proceeds from the Cash Closing Payment were used to satisfy certain federal tax obligations. We recognized a gain of $2.6 million, which was the difference between the aggregate fair value of the consideration and the carrying value of the net assets disposed as of the MA Closing Date, which is presented in "recoveries, write-downs and other charges, net" on the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Since the MA Closing Date, the Company has not received any of the scheduled payments pursuant to the MA Notes from the MA Buyer. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a credit loss provision of $1.8 million against the MA Notes, which is included within "write-downs, recoveries, and other charges, net" on the consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2025, the MA Notes, net of credit loss provisions is $0.5 million (December 31, 2024 - $2.3 million), which is the portion that is secured for repayment via a pledge, under a guarantor's agreement executed by the parties.

Nevada Assets

On February 23, 2024, our wholly-owned subsidiary, GreenMart of Nevada NLV, LLC ("GMNV") entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "NV Purchase Agreement") with an unaffiliated third-party buyer (the "NV Buyer"), pursuant to which, GMNV agreed to sell substantially all of the assets of GMNV to the NV Buyer. GMNV currently operates a co-located medical and adult-use cultivation and production facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada and an adult-use dispensary in Las Vegas, Nevada and holds two conditional adult-use dispensary licenses to be located in Henderson and Reno, Nevada (the "Business"). The aggregate proceeds to be received from the sale are $6.5 million. The closing of the NV Purchase Agreement is subject to, among other customary conditions, receipt of approval of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (the "NV CCB"). On February 23, 2024, GMNV also entered into a Management Agreement (the "NV Management Agreement"), pursuant to which, the NV Buyer's affiliated entity (the "Manager"), will assume full operational and managerial control of the Business, which was approved by the NV CCB and became effective June 24, 2024 (the "NV Management Agreement Effective Date"). Of the total Purchase Price, $3.5 million is paid in cash at the closing of the NV Purchase Agreement (the "Closing") and the remaining balance of the Purchase Price is paid on a quarterly basis, beginning three months after the Closing, over 36 months with interest accruing at 8% per annum. As of the NV Management Agreement Effective Date, all operational control of GMNV was transferred to the Manager and we determined that we no longer had a controlling financial interest as of the NV Management Agreement Effective Date. We recognized a gain on deconsolidation of $2.1 million, which was difference between the aggregate fair value of the consideration and the carrying value of the net liabilities disposed from deconsolidation on the NV Management Agreement Effective Date, which is presented in "interest and other income" on the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024.

On March 20, 2025, we received approval from the NV CCB for the NV Purchase Agreement and transfer of the licenses to the NV Buyer. The effective closing date of the NV Closing is March 31, 2025 (the "NV Closing Date"). On the NV Closing Date, we received $3.5 million in cash of the Purchase Price, while the remainder is paid through quarterly repayments by way of a promissory note issued by the NV Buyer (the "NV Note"). We recognized a gain of $5.7 million which is the aggregate fair value of the consideration, which is presented in "interest and other income" on the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025.

As of December 31, 2025, the balance including accrued interest with respect to the NV Note is $2.2 million.

Certain Arizona Assets

On February 6, 2025, we entered into definitive agreements (the "AZ Purchase Agreements") with an unaffiliated third-party buyer (the "AZ Buyer"), pursuant to which we agreed to sell three dispensaries and two processing/cultivation facilities in Arizona for aggregate consideration of approximately $36.5 million (the "AZ Transaction"). The consideration consisted of $20 million of cash payable at closing, subject to certain adjustments, and a secured promissory note to be issued by the AZ Buyer in the principal amount of $16.5 million (the "AZ Note"). The AZ Note will bear interest at a rate of six percent per annum compounded annually, with a term of 66 months. The AZ Transaction includes two dispensaries, a processing facility and a cultivation/processing facility located in Mesa, Arizona as well as one dispensary located in Phoenix, Arizona (collectively, the "Facilities"). Following the closing of the AZ Transaction, we will continue to operate one dispensary in Mesa, Arizona.

Pursuant to the AZ Purchase Agreements, we agreed to sell and the AZ Buyer agreed to acquire, substantially all of the assets related to or used in connection with the Facilities, including, but not limited to, all cannabis licenses associated with such businesses and related real property (collectively, the "AZ Purchased Assets"), together with certain assumed liabilities related to the AZ Purchased Assets. The closing of the AZ Transaction is subject to customary conditions precedent, including the receipt of applicable consents and regulatory approvals.

The AZ Transaction closed on February 14, 2025, with an effective closing date of February 10, 2025, which is the date the AZ Buyer assumed the financial benefit and risk relating to the AZ Purchased Assets. As of February 14, 2025, all closing conditions of the AZ Purchase Agreement had been met and that is the date that the AZ Transaction closed and the AZ Buyer assumed full managerial and operational control of the AZ Purchased Assets. Upon closing, we received cash of $15.8 million from the AZ Buyer, net of closing adjustments and tax payments, and recognized the fair value the AZ Note at $13.5 million. We recognized a gain on deconsolidation of $6.3 million, which was difference between the aggregate fair value of the consideration and the carrying value of the net assets disposed from deconsolidation, which is presented in "interest and other income" on the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025.

On August 29, 2025 (the "AZ Note Closing Date"), we entered into and closed a Promissory Note Purchase Agreement (“AZ Note Purchase Agreement”) with an unaffiliated third-party buyer (the “AZ Note Purchaser”) for the sale of the AZ Note. Pursuant to the AZ Note Purchase Agreement, we agreed to sell, assign, and transfer to the AZ Note Purchaser all of our right, title, and interest in the AZ Note and related security documents (collectively, the “AZ Note Assets”). The aggregate consideration for the AZ Note Assets is $11.3 million, which is payable as follows: (i) $10.1 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments for transaction costs, which we received upon the AZ Note Closing Date, and (ii) $1.2 million to be held in an escrow account to meet any shortfall in amounts, as contained in the Note Purchase Agreement. Any balance outstanding in the escrow account would be transferred to us on the first anniversary of the AZ Note Closing Date.

Prior to the sale of the AZ Note, the balance of the AZ Note including accrued interest was $12.7 million. Following the AZ Note Closing Date, we recognized a loss of $1.4 million, which was the difference between the aggregate fair value of the consideration and the carrying value of the AZ Note, which is presented in "interest and other income" on the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Competition

We compete on a state-by-state basis in the limited license medical and adult-use cannabis markets. Participation in state cannabis programs has significant regulatory and financial hurdles that create high barriers to entry, which result in a limited number of market participants in most states. In addition, most of the states in which we operate impose regulatory limitations on the number of cannabis licenses that can be granted, thus allowing for existing license holders to compete against a fixed number of regulated competitors in a particular market. We face competition from local regulated cannabis operators as well as illicit cannabis businesses and other persons engaging in illicit cannabis-related activities within each state. Our primary competitors include the following multi-state operators: Acreage Holdings, Inc., Cresco Labs Inc., Curaleaf Holdings Inc., Green Thumb Industries Inc., Trulieve Cannabis Corp., and Verano Holdings Corp.

Financial Restructuring

The significant disruption of global financial markets, and specifically, the decline in the overall public equity cannabis markets due to the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic negatively impacted our ability to secure additional capital, which caused liquidity constraints. In early 2020, due to the liquidity constraints, we attempted to negotiate temporary relief of our interest obligations with the holders (the “Secured Lenders”) of our 13% senior secured convertible debentures (the “Secured Notes”) issued by ICM. However, we were unable to reach an agreement and did not make interest payments when due and payable to the Secured Lenders or payments that were due to the holders of our 8% convertible unsecured debentures (the “Unsecured Debentures” and together with the Secured Notes, the “Debentures”) (the “Unsecured Lenders” and together with the Secured Lenders, the “Lenders”). As a result, we defaulted on our obligations pursuant to the Secured Notes and the Unsecured Debentures.

On June 22, 2020, we received a notice demanding repayment under the Amended and Restated Debenture Purchase Agreement dated October 10, 2019 (the “Secured Notes Purchase Agreement”) of the entire principal amount of the Secured Notes, together with interest, fees, costs and other charges that have accrued or may accrue from Gotham Green Admin 1, LLC, the collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”) holding security for the benefit of the Secured Notes. The Collateral Agent concurrently provided us with a Notice of Intention to Enforce Security under section 244 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).

On July 10, 2020, we entered into a restructuring support agreement (as amended, the “Restructuring Support Agreement”) with the Secured Lenders and a majority of the Unsecured Lenders (the “Consenting Unsecured Lenders”) to effectuate a recapitalization transaction (the “Recapitalization Transaction”). Closing of the Recapitalization Transaction through an amended and restated plan of arrangement (the “Plan of Arrangement”) was subject to certain conditions, including: approval of the Secured Lenders, Unsecured Lenders and existing holders of our common shares, warrants, and options; approval of the Plan of Arrangement by the Supreme Court of British Columbia; and the receipt of all necessary state regulatory approvals in which we operate that require approval and approval by the CSE (collectively, the “Requisite Approvals”). All Requisite Approvals required to consummate the Recapitalization Transaction were satisfied, conditioned, or waived by us, the Secured Lenders and the Consenting Unsecured Lenders, and on June 24, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), we closed the Recapitalization Transaction pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) approved by the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Pursuant to the terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement, the Collateral Agent, the Secured Lenders and the Consenting Unsecured Lenders agreed to forbear from further exercising any rights or remedies in connection with any events of default that existed or may have existed in the future arise under any of the purchase agreements with respect to the Secured Notes and all other agreements delivered in connection therewith, the purchase agreements with respect to the Unsecured Debentures and all other agreements delivered in connection therewith and any other agreement to which the Collateral Agent, Secured Lenders, or Consenting Unsecured Lenders are a party to (collectively, the “Defaults”). As of the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent, Secured Lenders and Consenting Unsecured Lenders irrevocably waived all Defaults. In August 2021, Gotham Green Partners, LLC and the Collateral Agent filed a Notice of Application (with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, which sought, among other things, a declaration that the outside date for closing the Recapitalization Transaction be extended, which extension was granted by such court and we subsequently appealed. Following the closing of the Recapitalization Transaction, we discontinued the appeal with prejudice.

In connection with the closing of the Recapitalization Transaction, we issued an aggregate of 6,072,579,705 common shares to the Secured Lenders and Unsecured Lenders. Specifically, we issued 3,036,289,852 common shares (the “Secured Lender Shares”), or 48.625% of our outstanding common shares, at that time, to the Secured Lenders and 3,036,289,853 common shares (the “Unsecured Lender Shares” and together with Secured Lender Shares, the “Shares”), or 48.625% of our outstanding common shares, at that time, to the Unsecured Lenders. As of the Closing Date, we had 6,244,297,897 common shares issued and outstanding and existing holders of our common shares collectively held 171,718,192 common shares, or 2.75% of our outstanding common shares.

As of the Closing Date, the outstanding principal amount of the Secured Notes (including the interim financing secured notes in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $14.7 million originally due on July 13, 2025 (the “Interim Financing”)) together with interest accrued and fees thereon were forgiven in part and exchanged for (A) the Secured Lender Shares, (B) June Secured Debentures (as defined below) in the aggregate principal amount of $99,736,842 and (C) June Unsecured Debentures (as defined below) in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million. In addition, as of the Closing Date, the outstanding principal amount of the Unsecured Debentures together with interest accrued and fees thereon were forgiven in part and exchanged for (A) the Unsecured Lender Shares and (B) June Unsecured Debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $15 million. Furthermore, all existing options and warrants to purchase our common shares, including certain debenture warrants and exchange warrants previously issued to the Secured Lenders, the warrants previously issued in connection with the Unsecured Debentures and all other Affected Equity (as defined in the Plan of Arrangement), were cancelled and extinguished for no consideration.

Secured Debenture Purchase Agreement

In connection with the closing of the Recapitalization Transaction, we entered into a Third Amended and Restated Secured Debenture Purchase Agreement (the “Secured DPA”), dated as of June 24, 2022, with ICM, the other Credit Parties (as defined in the Secured DPA), the Collateral Agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “New Secured Lenders”) pursuant to which ICM issued the New Secured Lenders 8% secured debentures (the “June Secured Debentures”) in the aggregate principal amount of $99,736,842 pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement.

The June Secured Debentures accrue interest at a rate of 8% per annum (increasing to 11% upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the June Secured Debentures)), are due on June 24, 2027, and may be prepaid on a pro rata basis from and after the third anniversary of the Closing Date upon prior written notice to the New Secured Lenders without premium or penalty. Upon receipt of a Change of Control Notice (as defined in the June Secured Debentures), each New Secured Lender may provide notice to ICM to either (i) purchase the June Secured Debenture at a price equal to 103% of the then outstanding principal amount together with interest accrued thereon (the “Offer Price”) or (ii) if the Change of Control Transaction (as defined in Secured DPA) results in a new issuer, or if the New Secured Lender desires that the June Secured Debenture remain unpaid and continue in effect after the closing of the Change of Control Transaction, convert or exchange the June Secured Debenture into a replacement debenture of the new issuer or ICM, as applicable, in the aggregate principal amount of the Offer Price on substantially equivalent terms to those terms contained in the June Secured Debenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if 90% or more of the principal amount of all June Secured Debentures outstanding have been tendered for redemption on the date of the Change of Control Notice, ICM may, at its sole discretion, redeem all of the outstanding June Secured Debentures at the Offer Price. As security for the Obligations (as defined in the June Secured Debenture), ICM and the Company granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the New Secured Lenders, a security interest over all of their present and after acquired personal property.

Pursuant to the Secured DPA, so long as Gotham Green Partners, LLC or any of its Affiliates (as defined in the Secured DPA) hold at least 50% of the outstanding principal amount of June Secured Debentures, the Collateral Agent will have the right to appoint two non-voting observers to our board of directors (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”), each of which shall receive up to a maximum amount of $25,000 in any 12-month period for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, pursuant to the Secured DPA, the New Secured Lenders purchased an additional $25 million of June Secured Debentures (the “Additional Secured Debentures”).

Unsecured Debenture Agreement

In connection with the closing of the Recapitalization Transaction, we, as guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Unsecured DPA (as defined herein)), entered into an Unsecured Debenture Agreement (the “Unsecured DPA”) dated as of June 24, 2022 with ICM, the Secured Lenders and the Consenting Unsecured Lenders pursuant to which ICM issued 8% unsecured debentures (the “June Unsecured Debentures”) in the aggregate principal amount of $20 million pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, including $5 million to the Secured Lenders and $15 million to the Unsecured Lenders.

The June Unsecured Debentures accrue interest at a rate of 8% per annum (increasing to 11% upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the June Unsecured Debentures)), are due on June 24, 2027, and may be prepaid on a pro rata basis from and after the third anniversary of the Closing Date upon prior written notice to the Unsecured Lender without premium or penalty. Upon receipt of a Change of Control Notice (as defined in the June Unsecured Debenture), each Unsecured Lender may provide notice to ICM to either (i) purchase the June Unsecured Debenture at a price equal to 103% of the then outstanding principal amount together with interest accrued thereon (the “Unsecured Offer Price”) or (ii) if the Change of Control Transaction (as defined in Unsecured DPA) results in a new issuer, or if the Unsecured Lender desires that the June Unsecured Debenture remain unpaid and continue in effect after the closing of the Change of Control Transaction, convert or exchange the June Unsecured Debenture into a replacement debenture of the new issuer or ICM, as applicable, in the aggregate principal amount of the Unsecured Offer Price on substantially equivalent terms to those terms contained in the June Unsecured Debenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if 90% or more of the principal amount of all June Unsecured Debentures outstanding have been tendered for redemption on the date of the Change of Control Notice, ICM may, at its sole discretion, redeem all of the outstanding June Unsecured Debentures at the Unsecured Offer Price. Pursuant to the Unsecured DPA, the Obligations (as defined in the Unsecured DPA) are subordinated in right of payment to the Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Unsecured DPA).

Pursuant to the Recapitalization Transaction, the Secured Lenders, the Unsecured Lenders and our shareholders were allocated and issued the June Secured Debentures, the June Unsecured Debentures, and percentage of our pro forma common shares, as presented in the following table:

(in ’000s of U.S. dollars)

June Secured

Debentures(1)

Interim

Financing(2)

June Unsecured

Debentures(3)

Pro

Forma

Common

Equity(4)

Secured Lenders

$

85,000

$

14,737

$

5,000

48.625

%

Unsecured Lenders

15,000

48.625

%

Existing Shareholders

2.75

%

Total

$

85,000

$

14,737

$

20,000

100

%

(1)
The Secured Notes and Interim Financing were extinguished as of the Closing Date and, in exchange, ICM issued the June Secured Debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $99,736,842, the Secured Lender Shares and the June Unsecured Debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $5 million. See “Business – Financial Restructuring—Secured Debenture Purchase Agreement.”

(2)
Certain of the Secured Lenders provided the Interim Financing to ICM pursuant to the Restructuring Support Agreement.

(3)
The Unsecured Debentures were extinguished as of the Closing Date, and in exchange, ICM issued the June Unsecured Debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $15 million and the Unsecured Lender Shares. The June Unsecured Debentures are subordinate to the June Secured Debentures, but are senior to the Company’s common shares. See “Business – Financial Restructuring—Unsecured Debenture Agreement.”

(4)
On December 31, 2021, our Board of Directors approved the terms of a Long-Term Incentive Program recommended by our compensation committee, pursuant to which, on July 26, 2022, we issued to certain of our employees (including executive officers) an aggregate of 320,165,409 restricted stock units (“RSUs”), under our Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”) dated October 15, 2018 in order to attract and retain such employees. RSUs represent a right to receive a single common share that is both non-transferable and forfeitable until certain conditions are satisfied. The allocation of RSUs was contingent upon the closing of the Recapitalization Transaction and was subject to approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange and the Board. All of our existing warrants and options were cancelled, and our common shares may be consolidated pursuant to a consolidation ratio which has yet to be determined.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the consummation of the Recapitalization Transaction, we entered into a registration rights agreement (the “RRA”) dated as of the Closing Date with ICM and certain holders of Registrable Securities (as defined in the RRA) (the “Holders”) pursuant to which we shall, upon receipt of written notice (the “Shelf Request”) from Holders of at least 15% of our outstanding common shares (the “Substantial Holders”), prepare and file (i) with the applicable Canadian Securities Regulators (as defined in the RRA), a Shelf Prospectus (as defined in the RRA) to facilitate a secondary offering of all of the Registrable Securities or (ii) with the SEC, a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “S-3 Registration Statement”) covering the resale of all Registrable Securities. Pursuant to the RRA, subject to certain exceptions, we shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file the Shelf Prospectus or the S-3 Registration Statement, as applicable, as soon as practicable but in no event later than 20 days following the receipt of the Shelf Request. In addition, pursuant to the RRA, the Substantial Holders may request (the “Demand Registration Request”) that we file a Prospectus (as defined in the RRA) (other than a Shelf Prospectus) or a registration statement on any form that we are then eligible to use (the “Registration Statement”) to facilitate a Distribution (as defined in the RRA) in Canada or the United States of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities (the “Demand Registration”) held by the Holders requesting the Demand Registration.

Pursuant to the RRA, subject to certain exceptions, we shall use our commercially reasonable efforts to file one or more Prospectuses or Registration Statements within 20 days following delivery of a Demand Registration Request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we shall not be obligated to effect more than two Demand Registrations in any fiscal year. Moreover, pursuant to the RRA and subject to certain exceptions, if, at any time, we propose to make a Distribution for our own account, we shall notify the Holders of such Distribution (the “Piggyback Registration”) and shall use reasonable commercial efforts to include in the Piggyback Registration such Registrable Securities requested by the Holders be included in such Piggyback Registration. Furthermore, pursuant to the RRA and subject to certain exceptions, after the receipt by us of a Demand Registration Request, we shall not, among other things, without the prior written consent of Holders of least 66 2/3% of the then issued common shares held by all Holders (the “Requisite Holders”) authorize, issue or sell any common shares or Equity Securities (as defined in the RRA) until the date which is 90 days after the later of (i) the date on which a receipt is issued for the Prospectus or Registration Statement filed in connection with such Demand Registration and (ii) the completion of the offering contemplated by the Demand Registration, provided that in respect of any subsequent Demand Registration Request in any fiscal year, such date shall be reduced to the date which is 30 days after the later of (i) and (ii) above. Moreover, pursuant to the RRA and subject to certain exceptions, we shall not grant registration rights to any other Person (as defined in the RRA) without the prior written consent of the Requisite Holders. In addition, we shall use our best efforts to cause a Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible but in no event later than the date which is 30 days (or 90 days if the SEC notifies us that it will “review” the Registration Statement) after the initial filing of such Registration Statement.

Board of Directors

Effective as of the Closing Date, three directors resigned from our Board of Directors, including applicable committees. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan of Arrangement and the IRA (as defined herein), the Secured Lenders have the right to nominate three directors to our Board and the Consenting Unsecured Lenders have the right to collectively nominate three directors to our Board. Specifically, we entered into an Investor Rights Agreement (“IRA”) dated June 24, 2022 with ICM and certain investors (the “Investors”) in connection with the closing of the Recapitalization Transaction pursuant to which the Investors are entitled to designate nominees for election or appointment to our Board as follows:


one investor (the “First Investor”) shall be entitled to designate director nominees as follows:

(i)
For so long as the First Investor’s Debt Exchange Common Share Percentage (as defined in the IRA) is at least 30%, the First Investor shall be entitled to designate up to three individuals as director nominees;

(ii)
For so long as the First Investor’s Debt Exchange Common Share Percentage is less than 30% but is at least 15%, the First Investor shall be entitled to designate up to two individuals as director nominees; and

(iii)
For so long as the First Investor’s Debt Exchange Common Share Percentage is less than 15% but is at least 5%, the First Investor shall be entitled to designate up to one individual as a director nominee.


a second Investor (the “Second Investor”) shall be entitled to designate up to one individual as a director nominee for so long as such Investor’s Debt Exchange Common Share Percentage is at least 5%.


a third Investor (the “Third Investor”) shall be entitled to designate up to one individual as a director nominee for so long as such Investor’s Debt Exchange Common Share Percentage is at least 5%.


a fourth Investor (the “Fourth Investor”) shall be entitled to designate up to one individual as a director nominee for so long as such Investor’s Debt Exchange Common Share Percentage is at least 5%.

Pursuant to the IRA, the Secured Lenders appointed Scott Cohen, Michelle Mathews-Spradlin and Kenneth Gilbert to serve on our Board. Mr. Cohen and Ms. Mathews-Spradlin’s appointments were effective as of the Closing Date and Mr. Gilbert’s appointment was effective as of August 11, 2022. The Consenting Unsecured Lenders initially appointed Zachary Arrick, Alexander Shoghi and Marco D’Attanasio to serve on our Board effective as of the Closing Date. On September 15, 2022, Mr. D’Attanasio resigned as a member of our Board and audit committee. On February 21, 2023, Mr. Arrick resigned as a member of our Board and compensation and nominating and corporate governance committee. On April 20, 2023, John Paterson was appointed to our Board. Mr. Paterson was nominated as a replacement director for Mr. D'Attanasio by the Investor that initially nominated Mr. D'Attanasio. On March 9, 2024, Mr. Paterson resigned as a member of our Board, audit committee and nomination and corporate governance committee. As of the date hereof, the Consenting Unsecured Lenders have not filled the vacancies on our Board created by Mr. Arrick’s or Mr. Paterson's resignations. The directors appointed by the Secured Lenders and Consenting Unsecured Lenders will serve as our directors until our next annual general meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected or appointed.

Pursuant to the IRA, we are required to hire a chief executive officer (and any successor thereto) who has been unanimously approved by the Investors. Upon the chief executive officer taking office (other than an interim chief executive officer), we are obligated to arrange for the chief executive officer to be appointed to our Board. Accordingly, we appointed Richard Proud as a member of our Board upon his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, which had been unanimously approved by the Investors.

Recent Developments

Extension of INJ Senior Secured Bridge Notes

On February 16, 2026, we entered into amending agreements (the "2026 Bridge Notes Amendment") to the senior secured bridge notes (the “Senior Secured Bridge Notes”) originally issued by INJ on February 2, 2021, with the collateral agent and certain holders of the Senior Secured Bridge Notes in the aggregate initial principal amount of $11 million and having a maturity date of February 16, 2026. Pursuant to the 2026 Bridge Notes Amendment, the maturity date of the Bridge Notes has been extended from February 16, 2026, to June 24, 2027 in consideration of an amendment fee equal to two percent (2%) of the principal amount of such Senior Secured Bridge Notes as of the date of the 2026 Bridge Notes Amendment, payable on the amended maturity date. As of February 16, 2026, the aggregate principal amount outstanding on the Bridge Notes is approximately $8.4 million.

Issuance of Common Shares

On January 6, 2026, we issued 113,424 common shares for vested RSUs to certain employees and directors. We withheld 910 common shares to satisfy employees' tax obligations of less than $0.1 million.

Intellectual Property

Our portfolio of subsidiaries currently includes a number of local and multi-state brands. As cannabis currently remains illegal under U.S. federal law, we cannot register our cannabis brands with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. However, we rely on the intellectual property protections afforded under applicable state laws and common law through the use of our marks in commerce in each of the respective regions in which we operate.

Governmental Regulations

Cannabis Overview

In the United States, the cultivation, manufacturing, importation, distribution, use and possession of cannabis is illegal under U.S. federal law. However, medical and adult-use cannabis has been legalized and regulated by numerous individual states and territories. Notwithstanding the regulatory environment with respect to cannabis at the state level and President Trump's December 2025 Executive Order directing the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") to expedite the rescheduling of cannabis to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act ("CSA"), cannabis continues to be categorized as a Schedule I controlled substance under the CSA. Accordingly, the use, possession, or distribution of cannabis violates U.S. federal law. As a result, cannabis businesses in the United States are subject to inconsistent state and federal legislation, regulation and enforcement.

Under former President Barack Obama, in an effort to provide guidance to U.S. federal law enforcement regarding the inconsistent regulation of cannabis at the U.S. federal and state levels, the DOJ released a memorandum on August 29, 2013 titled “Guidance Regarding Marijuana Enforcement” from former Deputy Attorney General James Cole (the “Cole Memorandum”). The Cole Memorandum acknowledged that, although cannabis is a Schedule I controlled substance under the CSA, the U.S. Attorneys in states that have legalized cannabis should prioritize the use of the U.S. federal government’s limited prosecutorial resources by focusing enforcement actions on the following eight areas of concern (the “Cole Priorities”):


Preventing the distribution of marijuana to minors;


Preventing revenue from the sale of marijuana from going to criminal enterprises, gangs and cartels;


Preventing the diversion of marijuana from states where it is legal under state law in some form to other states;


Preventing state-authorized marijuana activity from being used as a cover or pretext for the trafficking of other illegal drugs or other illegal activity;


Preventing violence and the use of firearms in the cultivation and distribution of marijuana;


Preventing drugged driving and the exacerbation of other adverse public health consequences associated with marijuana use;


Preventing the growing of marijuana on public lands and the attendant public safety and environmental dangers posed by marijuana production on public lands; and


Preventing marijuana possession or use on U.S. federal property.

In January 2018, then U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum. While this did not create a change in U.S. federal law, as the Cole Memorandum was policy guidance and not law, the rescission added to the uncertainty of U.S. federal enforcement of the CSA in states where cannabis use is legal and regulated. Former Attorney General Sessions, concurrent with the rescission of the Cole Memorandum, issued a memorandum (the “Sessions Memorandum”) which explained that the Cole Memorandum was “unnecessary” due to existing general enforcement guidance adopted in the 1980s, as set forth in the U.S. Attorney’s Manual (“USAM”). The USAM enforcement priorities, like those of the Cole Memorandum, are also based on the U.S. federal government’s limited resources and include law enforcement priorities set by the Attorney General, the seriousness of the alleged crimes, the deterrent effect of criminal prosecution and the cumulative impact of particular crimes on the community.

While the Sessions Memorandum emphasizes that cannabis is a Schedule I controlled substance under the CSA and states that it is a “dangerous drug and that marijuana activity is a serious crime,” it does not otherwise provide that the prosecution of cannabis-related offenses is a DOJ priority. Furthermore, the Sessions Memorandum explicitly indicates that it is a guide for prosecutorial discretion and that discretion is firmly in the hands of U.S. Attorneys who determine whether to prosecute cannabis-related offenses. U.S. Attorneys could individually continue to exercise their discretion in a manner similar to that permitted under the Cole Memorandum. While certain U.S. Attorneys have publicly affirmed their commitment to proceeding in a manner contemplated under the Cole Memorandum, or otherwise affirmed that their views of U.S. federal enforcement priorities have not changed as a result of the rescission of the Cole Memorandum, others have publicly supported the rescission of the Cole Memorandum.

Under former Attorney General William Barr, the DOJ did not take a formal position on the federal enforcement of laws relating to cannabis. However, prior to his resignation on December 23, 2020, former Attorney General William Barr stated that his preference would be to have a uniform federal rule against cannabis, but, absent such a uniform rule, his preference would be to permit the existing federal approach leaving it up to the states to make their own decision. In addition, former Attorney General William Barr indicated that the DOJ was reviewing the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (“STATES Act”), which would shield individuals and businesses complying with state cannabis laws from federal intervention.

On October 6, 2022, President Joseph Biden announced a three-step program to bring broad changes to federal marijuana policy. As an initial step towards reform, President Biden began the process of pardoning all federal offenders convicted of simple marijuana possession. As a second step, President Biden encouraged Governors to take similar steps to pardon simple state marijuana possession charges. Finally, President Biden directed the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") and Attorney General Merrick Garland to “expeditiously” review marijuana’s status as a Schedule I controlled drug under the CSA.

In addition, in December 2022, President Biden signed the Medical Marijuana Research Act (the “MMRA”) into law. The MMRA is a piece of bipartisan legislation and marked the first standalone cannabis reform bill to be signed into law, a significant milestone in the evolution of federal cannabis policy. While the new law did not change marijuana’s status as a Schedule I substance under the CSA, the legislation intends to: (i) advance research on the potential risks and medical benefits of cannabis, cannabis products, and their synthetic equivalents by streamlining and clarifying the role of the DEA in research; (ii) expand sources of research-grade marijuana; (iii) promote the commercial development of FDA-approved drugs derived from marijuana and CBD; and (iv) ensure that physicians may discuss the potential risks and benefits of marijuana and CBD with their patients.

In August 2023, HHS recommended to the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) that cannabis be rescheduled from a Schedule I to Schedule III substance under the CSA. HHS's recommendation to reclassify cannabis to Schedule III was based in part on findings that cannabis has an accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S. and relatively low potential for abuse. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (“NIDA”), a part of the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”), importantly concurred with HHS's recommendation to reclassify cannabis. The Congressional Research Service (“CRS”) stated in a report that it expected the DEA to adopt the HHS recommendation, based on its assessment of past precedent. However, while the DEA is bound by the scientific findings of the HHS it is not bound to follow the health agency’s recommendation and can choose to retain cannabis’ Schedule I classification.

Hearings on the merits of the DEA's proposed cannabis rescheduling were originally scheduled to begin in January of 2025. However, the Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") presiding over the case canceled those hearings on January 13, 2025, pending a request to appeal his decision refusing to remove the DEA as the proponent of the proposed rule to the DEA Administrator. The preliminary hearing period had a difficult start with accusations from pro-legalization parties that the DEA improperly excluded certain parties from participating in the hearing, that the DEA itself does not adequately support rescheduling despite being designated as the purported primary proponent for rescheduling, and that the DEA engaged in improper ex parte communications with anti-rescheduling parties.

In November 2024, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, and later that month announced Pam Bondi would be his nominee for Attorney General. On the campaign trail, Donald Trump expressed his support for moving cannabis to a Schedule III substance under the CSA and expressed his commitment to work with Congress to pass common sense cannabis laws, including banking reform laws, for state-licensed cannabis companies.

On December 18, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research” (the “Executive Order”), which directed the Attorney General, the HHS, and White House staff to expedite the process of rescheduling cannabis from a Schedule I to Schedule III substance under the CSA, develop research methods and models utilizing real-world evidence to improve access to hemp-derived cannabinoid products in accordance with federal law, and to work with the U.S. Congress (“Congress”) to enable Americans to benefit from access to full-spectrum CBD products. Among other potential effects of the Executive Order, rescheduling cannabis to Schedule III would relieve businesses engaged in state regulated cannabis activities from the burdens of Internal Revenue Code Section 280E, which prohibits such businesses from deducting most normal business expenses, with the exception of costs of goods sold. Despite the Executive Order, it is currently unclear if or when cannabis may get rescheduled to Schedule III. In addition, there is likely to be litigation challenging any such rescheduling and the impact of such potential litigation is currently unknown. Even if cannabis is rescheduled to Schedule III, it may remain subject to the same Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval process as other Schedule III controlled substances, and any cultivation, manufacture, distribution, and/or sale of cannabis by state-regulated or territory-regulated businesses that do not comply with such applicable FDA laws, rules, and regulations could remain illegal under federal law.

Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi has not expressed an opinion publicly with respect to cannabis regulation generally or cannabis rescheduling in particular, and cannabis was not a topic of discussion at her confirmation hearings. During her prior position as Florida Attorney General, however, she presided over the rise of Florida's medical marijuana program, and generally opposed adult-use legalization in Florida. On July 23, 2025, Trump's nominee Terrance C. Cole was sworn in as DEA administrator, and Mr. Cole has previously expressed opposition to cannabis reform.

Current Chairman of HHS, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has previously called for cannabis decriminalization, but told Senate members during his confirmation that he would refer to the DEA on the matter. He later also expressed concern about high-potency strains of cannabis and said he wants to conduct further studies on its effects. He has also moved to rescind public participation from HHS decision-making more generally.

Russel Vought, the current Chairman of the Office of Management and Budget, also has a track record of opposition to cannabis reform, calling it a gateway drug in 2022.

Additional Federal Legislation

Other federal legislation that has historically provided or sought to provide protection to individuals and businesses acting in violation of U.S. federal law but in compliance with state cannabis laws has remained on the books over time. For example, amendments to annual spending bills, initially referred to as the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment have since 2014 restricted the DOJ from using federal funds to interfere with states implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical cannabis.

U.S. courts have construed these appropriations bills to prevent the U.S. federal government from prosecuting individuals or businesses engaged in cannabis-related activities to the extent they are operating in compliance with medical cannabis laws of the state or territory in which they conduct business. However, because such conduct is still in violation of U.S. federal law, U.S. courts have observed that should Congress choose to appropriate funds to prosecute individuals or businesses acting in violation of the CSA, such individuals or businesses could be prosecuted for violations of U.S. federal law even if /to the extent they are operating in compliance with applicable state medical cannabis laws.

If Congress declines to include these spending bill amendments or similar amendments, in future fiscal year appropriations bills or fails to pass necessary budget legislation causing a government shutdown, the U.S. federal government will have the authority to spend federal funds to prosecute individuals and businesses acting contrary to the CSA for violations of U.S. federal law. Furthermore, the appropriations protections only apply to individuals and businesses operating in compliance with a state’s medical cannabis laws and provide no protection to individuals or businesses operating in compliance with a state’s adult-use cannabis laws.

Additionally, there are a number of marijuana reform bills that have been introduced in the U.S. Congress that are intended to reform federal laws regarding the legal status and permissibility of medical and adult-use cannabis.

The Strengthening the Tenth Amendment through Entusting States 2.0 Act (the “States 2.0 Act”) was introduced in April 2025. Similar to the STATES Act, the STATES 2.0 Act is intended to allow each particular state to determine its own cannabis policies notwithstanding any federal illegality under the CSA.

The Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-prohibition Adult-use Regulated Environment Act (the “PREPARE Act”), was introduced in April 2025 and is intended to direct the Attorney General to establish a commission to study a “plausible and prompt” approach to the regulation of cannabis at the federal level.

The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (the “MORE Act”) was reintroduced in August 2025 and, among other things, would remove cannabis from the CSA, expunge federal cannabis offenses and establish an excise tax on cannabis to fund various federal grant programs.

The Veterans Equal Access Act (the “VEA Act”) was reintroduced in February 2025 and was approved by the House of Representatives as an amendment to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The VEA Act would, among other things, allow Veterans Affairs (“VA”) physicians to provide written cannabis recommendations and opinions for veterans seeking to participate in state-legal medical cannabis programs and prohibit the use of federal funds to enforce directives that would prevent VA physicians from making such recommendations. It is currently uncertain whether the VEA Act will be included in a Senate appropriations bill or otherwise pass the Senate and ultimately become law.

The Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act (the “VCUSH Act”) was introduced in February 2025 and is intended to, among other things, protect veterans’ access to benefits while participating in state-approved marijuana programs.

The “No Deductions for Marijuana Businesses Act” ("NDMB Act") was introduced in February 2025 and is intended to prevent marijuana businesses from deducting business expenses from their federal taxes - even if cannabis is rescheduled to Schedule III.

The Capital Lending and Investment in Marijuana Business Act (the “CLIMB Act”) was introduced in March 2026 and is intended to, among other things, provide cannabis businesses with greater access to financial markets and permit U.S. cannabis businesses to list on U.S. senior stock exchanges.

It is currently uncertain whether the STATES 2.0 Act, PREPARE Act, MORE Act, VEA Act, VCUSH Act, NDMB Act, CLIMB Act and/or any other cannabis related legislation will be approved by Congress and/or become law.

Financial and Banking Laws and Regulations

Businesses in the regulated cannabis industry, including the Company's business, are subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the United States that involve money laundering, financial recordkeeping and proceeds of crime, including the U.S. Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (the “Bank Secrecy Act”) and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (the “U.S. PATRIOT Act”) and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations, or guidelines, issued, administered, or enforced by governmental authorities in the United States. Further, under U.S. federal law, banks or other financial institutions that provide a cannabis business with a checking account, debit or credit card, small business loan, or any other service could be charged with money laundering, aiding and abetting, or conspiracy.

Despite these laws, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau within the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “U.S. Treasury”), issued a memorandum on February 14, 2014 (the “FinCEN Memorandum”), which provides instructions to banks and other financial institutions seeking to provide services to cannabis-related businesses. The FinCEN Memorandum explicitly references the Cole Priorities and indicates that in some circumstances it is permissible for banks and other financial institutions to provide services to cannabis-related businesses without risking prosecution for violation of U.S. federal money laundering laws. Under these guidelines, financial institutions are subject to a requirement to submit a suspicious activity report in certain circumstances as required by federal money laundering laws. These cannabis related suspicious activity reports are divided into three categories: marijuana limited, marijuana priority and marijuana terminated, based on the financial institution’s belief that the marijuana business follows state law, is operating out of compliance with state law, or where the banking relationship has been terminated, respectively. The FinCEN Memorandum refers to supplementary guidance in the Cole Memorandum relating to the prosecution of money laundering offenses predicated on cannabis-related violations of the CSA.

The rescission of the Cole Memorandum did not affect the status of the FinCEN Memorandum, and to date, the U.S. Treasury has not given any indication that it intends to rescind the FinCEN Memorandum. While the FinCEN Memorandum was originally intended to work in tandem with the Cole Memorandum, the FinCEN Memorandum appears to remain in effect as standalone guidance. Although the FinCEN Memorandum remains intact, indicating that the U.S. Treasury and FinCEN intend to continue abiding by its guidance, it is unclear whether the Trump administration will continue to follow the guidelines set forth under the FinCEN Memorandum.

In March 2019, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (the “SAFE Banking Act”) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The SAFE Banking Act intended to create certain protections for financial institutions that provide banking services to businesses acting in compliance with applicable state cannabis laws. On July 19, 2021, the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022 (the “America COMPETES Act of 2022”) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The America COMPETES Act of 2022 initially included provisions of the SAFE Banking Act that intended to set out financial regulations for cannabis-related businesses and revise other aspects of the financial system with regard to cannabis-related businesses but the version of the America COMPETES Act of 2022 that ultimately passed the Senate and was signed into law excluded the SAFE Banking Act provisions. The SAFE Banking Act was again introduced in the House and passed as an amendment to the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, but the amendment did not pass in the Senate at the close of the 2022 congressional session. This marked the seventh time that the U.S. House of Representatives advanced some form of the SAFE Banking Act to the U.S. Senate.

In September 2023, the Senate Banking Committee passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking Act (the “SAFER Banking Act”), which was based on the former SAFE Banking Act and included strengthened regulatory language. The bill was placed on the legislative calendar for consideration, but did not receive a full Senate vote.

It is uncertain whether the SAFE Banking Act and/or the SAFER Banking Act will be reintroduced or become law.

Given the status of cannabis, it is also uncertain whether the banks and financial institutions that the Company currently does business and banks with will continue to work with and bank the Company and its subsidiaries.

Hemp and Hemp Derived Cannabinoids

On December 20, 2018, the U.S. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”) was signed into law. Prior to its enactment, the U.S. federal government did not distinguish between cannabis and hemp and the entire plant species Cannabis sativa L. (subject to narrow exceptions applicable to specific portions of the plant) was scheduled as a controlled substance under the CSA. Therefore, the cultivation of hemp for any purpose in the United States without a Schedule I registration with the DEA was federally illegal, unless exempted by Section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the “2014 Farm Bill”). The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp (which is defined as “the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis”) and its derivatives, extracts and cannabinoids, including CBD derived from hemp, from the definition of marijuana in the CSA, thereby removing hemp and its derivatives from DEA purview as a controlled substance. The 2018 Farm Bill also amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to allow for the commercial production of hemp in the United States under the purview of the United States Department of Agriculture (the “USDA”) in coordination with state departments of agriculture that elect to have primary regulatory authority over hemp production in their respective jurisdictions. Pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill, states, U.S. territories and tribal governments may adopt their own regulatory plans for hemp production even if more restrictive than federal regulations so long as they meet minimum federal standards and are approved by the USDA. Hemp production in states and tribal territories that do not choose to submit their own plans and that do not prohibit hemp production are governed by USDA regulations.

On October 31, 2019, the USDA issued an interim final rule governing the domestic production of hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill, establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program (the “USDA IFR”). The USDA IFR outlines the requirements for the USDA to approve plans submitted by states and tribal governments for the domestic production of hemp. It also establishes a federal plan for hemp producers in states or territories of Native American tribes that do not have USDA-approved hemp production plans. Pursuant to the USDA IFR, the USDA reviews hemp production plans submitted by states and tribal governments that wish to obtain or retain primary regulatory authority over hemp production in their respective jurisdictions. Once the USDA formally receives a plan from a state or tribal government, the agency has 60 days to review and approve or reject the plan.

Although the USDA IFR provides the framework for the USDA, state departments of agriculture and tribal governments to begin the implementation of commercial hemp production programs pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill, the 2014 Farm Bill was scheduled to remain in effect for one year after the effective date of the USDA IFR. On January 15, 2021, the USDA issued a final rule on hemp production which incorporates modifications established under the USDA IFR published in October 2019. The rule became effective on March 22, 2021, and outlines, among other things, the licensing requirements, recordkeeping requirements, procedures for testing THC concentrations and procedures for disposing of non-compliant plants.

The application of the hemp provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill was initially set to expire on October 31, 2020, at which time state programs would be required to comply with the 2018 Farm Bill regulations. However, U.S. Senators and state agricultural departments requested an extension of the application of the 2014 Farm Bill and a delay of the implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill due to delays caused by COVID-19. On December 21, 2024, the American Relief Act extended the 2018 Farm Bill through September 30, 2025.

Under the 2018 Farm Bill, states and tribal governments have authority to adopt regulatory regimes that are more restrictive than federal mandates or prohibit hemp production altogether. Accordingly, variance in hemp regulation across jurisdictions is likely to persist. Compliance with state or territory hemp law, if any, is required under the 2018 Farm Bill. As states continue to refine their regulatory frameworks for intoxicating hemp products, legal cases are likely to continue emerging to deal with complex questions about federal preemption, removal jurisdiction, and the interaction between state consumer protection laws and federal cannabis policy. The evolving regulatory landscape presents both challenges and opportunities for businesses and their counsel.

As a result of the 2018 Farm Bill, federal law provided that CBD and other cannabinoids derived from hemp may not be controlled substances under the CSA; however, CBD and other cannabinoids derived from hemp could still be considered a controlled substance under applicable state law. States take varying approaches to regulating the production and sale of hemp and hemp-derived cannabinoids. While some states explicitly authorize and regulate the production and sale of cannabinoids or otherwise provide legal protection for authorized individuals and businesses to engage in commercial hemp activities, other states maintain outdated drug laws that do not distinguish hemp or hemp-derived CBD or other cannabinoids from marijuana (or “cannabis” as used herein), resulting in hemp being classified as a controlled substance under certain state laws. In these states, the sale of CBD or other cannabinoids, notwithstanding its origin, is either restricted to state medical or adult-use cannabis program licensees or remains unlawful. Additionally, a number of states prohibit the sale of consumable CBD or other cannabinoid products based on the position of the FDA set forth in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the “FFDCA”) that it is unlawful to introduce food containing added CBD or THC into interstate commerce, or to market CBD or THC products as or in dietary supplements regardless of whether the substances are hemp-derived. Finally, some states, while allowing the sale of CBD or other non-intoxicating cannabinoids, prohibit the sale of intoxicating cannabinoids such as delta-8 and delta-10 THC or HHC.

Most recently, Section 781 of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (“Section 781”), enacted and signed into law in November 2025, effectively amended the 2018 Farm Bill to, among other things, (i) define “Hemp” as Cannabis sativa L. with a total THC concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis, (ii) impose a ceiling of 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container for finished hemp-derived cannabinoid products, and (iii) prohibit products containing synthesized cannabinoids. Such changes under Section 781 are set to become effective on the 365-day anniversary of the date of its enactment. It has been reported that opponents of Section 781 are seeking to repeal, replace, amend and/or delay Section 781. It is currently uncertain whether and when the changes in Section 781 will take effect and what impact it may have on the hemp and cannabis industries. If all of the changes in Section 781 take effect, then most intoxicating hemp and hemp-derived THC products would become scheduled under the CSA as marijuana and would likely be subject to state laws and regulations in the same or a similar manner as state-regulated and territory-regulated marijuana. The impact of Section 781 and any state regulatory framework resulting therefrom is currently uncertain.

The FDA and Hemp Derived Cannabinoids

The 2018 Farm Bill preserves the authority and jurisdiction of the FDA under the FFDCA to regulate the manufacture, marketing and sale of food, drugs, dietary supplements and cosmetics, including products that contain hemp extracts and derivatives such as CBD and other cannabinoids. As a marketer of hemp-derived products, the Company required to comply with FDA regulations applicable to the marketing of such products, including with respect to dietary supplements, food and cosmetics. To date, the FDA has not deemed CBD or other cannabinoids permissible for use in dietary supplements, as dietary ingredients, or as safe for use in food. The FDA has consistently taken the position that CBD is prohibited from being marketed as a dietary supplement or added to food because substantial clinical trials studying CBD as a new drug must be made public prior to the marketing of any food or dietary supplements containing CBD.

The FDA has issued warning letters to companies unlawfully marketing CBD products. In many of these cases, the manufacturer made unsubstantiated claims that products containing CBD are able to treat serious medical conditions, including cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, opioid withdrawal and anxiety, among others, without obtaining drug approvals. Some of these letters were co-signed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and cited the companies for making claims about the efficacy of CBD that were not substantiated by scientific evidence.

The FDA has stated that it recognizes the potential opportunities and significant interest in drugs and consumer products containing CBD, is committed to evaluating the agency’s regulatory policies related to CBD and has established a high-level internal working group to explore potential pathways for various types of CBD products to be lawfully marketed. The FDA has authority to issue regulation that would allow these naturally-occurring hemp compounds to be added to food or dietary supplements. In May 2019, the FDA held a public hearing to obtain scientific data and information about the safety, manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling and sale of products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than Epidiolex (cannabidiol), a cannabis-derived product, and three synthetic cannabis-related drug products (Marinol (dronabinol), Syndros (dronabinol) and Cesamet (nabilone)), the FDA has not approved a marketing application for cannabis for the treatment of any disease or condition and has not approved any cannabis, cannabis-derived or CBD products. See Risk Factors—Our products are not approved by the FDA or any other federal governmental authority; and There is uncertainty surrounding the regulatory pathway for CBD.

In connection with the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, the House Committee on Appropriations issued an explanatory statement agreeing to appropriate $2.0 million in funding to the FDA for research, policy evaluation, market surveillance and issuance of an enforcement discretion policy for products under the FDA’s jurisdiction that contain CBD. The legislation required the FDA to provide a report within 60 days regarding its progress in obtaining and analyzing data to help determine a policy of enforcement discretion and the process through which CBD will be evaluated for use in products. On March 5, 2020, the FDA issued a report on its progress and committed to expanding its educational efforts regarding CBD products, encouraging, facilitating and initiating more research on CBD, continuing to monitor the CBD marketplace and take appropriate action against unlawful CBD products that pose a risk of harm to the public and developing a risk-based enforcement policy aimed at protecting the public and providing more regulatory clarity regarding the FDA’s CBD enforcement priorities. The FDA was also required to conduct a sampling study of the current CBD marketplace to determine the extent to which products containing CBD are mislabeled or adulterated within 180 days of the enactment of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.

On July 9, 2020, the FDA issued its sampling study to the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations and the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations detailing the sampling conducted in recent years on CBD products. While the minority of CBD products previously tested by the FDA contained CBD concentrations consistent with their labeling, the report states that a majority of products tested for potentially harmful elements “did not raise significant public health concerns.” The report further provides that the FDA will undertake a more extensive sampling effort expected to cover a representative sample of currently marketed CBD products, including tinctures, oils, extracts, capsules, powders, gummies, water and other beverages, conventional foods, cosmetics, lubricants, tampons,

suppositories, vape cartridges and products sold for consumption by pets. Products will be evaluated for cannabinoid content as well as potentially harmful elements.

The rules, regulations and enforcement in this area continue to evolve and develop. On August 20, 2020, the DEA issued an interim final rule conforming its regulations to the 2018 Farm Bill (the “DEA IFR”), which went into effect on August 21, 2020. Notably, the DEA IFR creates uncertainty with respect to the federal legal status of any hemp derivative, extract, or product that exceeds a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of 0.3 percent during processing, which, pursuant to the DEA IFR, renders it a federal Schedule I substance under the CSA even if the hemp plant from which any such material is sourced does not exceed the 0.3 percent threshold.

On September 4, 2020, the Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2020 was initially introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 4, 2021. The Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2020 would permit the inclusion of hemp and CBD derived from hemp as ingredients in dietary supplements that otherwise comply with the applicable requirements for dietary supplements set forth in the FFDCA and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. The bill did not address the inclusion of hemp or CBD derived from hemp as ingredients in food products, and it is unclear whether it will ultimately be reintroduced into the current Congress, passed and/or signed into law.

On January 8, 2021, the FDA issued a report stating that more real-world data on CBD use and safety, alongside data from other types of studies, is needed to fill in the current gaps in the FDA’s understanding of the safety profile of CBD and many other cannabis-derived compounds, including potential safety risks for people and animals. Until these gaps are filled and the FDA formally adopts regulations authorizing the production and sale of CBD products as food and/or dietary supplements, there is a risk that the FDA could take enforcement action against the Company. Failure to comply with FDA requirements may result in, among other things, warning letters, injunctions, product withdrawals, recalls, seizures, fines and criminal prosecutions. The Company continues to closely monitor FDA developments with respect to CBD and the Company's compliance with applicable United States laws relating to hemp, including the FDA’s regulations of CBD and evaluate and implement appropriate compliance measures on an ongoing basis.

On February 8, 2022, the Hemp Advancement Act of 2022 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Hemp Advancement Act of 2022 would raise the permitted THC threshold for hemp and in-process hemp extract, remove the requirement that hemp testing occur at DEA-registered facilities, and allow people with drug-related felony convictions to receive a hemp license. The 2018 Farm Bill was originally set to expire in September 2023. Congress considered a number of reforms to protect public safety and benefit the hemp industry for inclusion in the next iteration of the Farm Bill. Such reforms sought to address requirements such as DEA-registered testing labs, short testing windows, background checks for hemp growers, and the low THC limit for hemp. Lawmakers also considered inclusion of provisions from the Hemp Advancement Act into the next Farm Bill. Such considerations could become moot, however, if Section 781 takes effect.

On January 16, 2025, the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine ("CVM") released a request for information (RFI) soliciting comments from the public, with a focus on practicing veterinarians, related to the use of cannabis-derived products in veterinary medicine. The RFI is focused primarily on CBD products and other hemp-derived products. While the RFI is focused on soliciting comments related to animals, the FDA also stated in the RFI that regulation of the CBD market is a priority and thus the information gathered will guide the FDA in its future regulatory action. Public comments to the CVM closed on April 16, 2025.

Application of Cannabis Regulations in the United States

Violations of U.S. federal laws and regulations could result in significant fines, penalties, administrative sanctions, convictions, or settlements arising from either civil or criminal proceedings brought by either the U.S. federal government or private citizens, including, but not limited to, disgorgement of profits, seizure of property or products, cessation of business activities, or divestiture. Although he cannabis business activities of the Company and its subsidiaries are believed to be compliant with applicable U.S. state and local laws, such activities are currently illegal under U.S. federal law.

Cannabis regulations in Canada

We do not, directly or indirectly, engage in the cultivation, processing, or dispensing of cannabis or any other cannabis-related activity in Canada. As such, to our knowledge, our Canadian corporate operations are not subject to any cannabis regulations in Canada.

Employees

As of March 20, 2026, we had 690 full-time and 102 part-time employees. Certain of our employees have elected to be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (“UFCW”) International Union in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Maryland. Of our employees, 169 are represented by ten collective bargaining agreements. We believe that we maintain good relations with our employees.

Corporate Information

We are a company incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, Canada. We were incorporated on November 15, 2013, under the name Genarca Holdings Ltd., and on August 4, 2016, we changed our name to iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. Our corporate headquarters is located at 214 King Street West, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3S6 and our telephone number is (646) 518-9418. Our common shares, no par value, are listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) under the symbol “IAN” and quoted on the OTCID of the OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol “ITHUF”.

Available Information

Our website address is www.ianthus.com. The contents of, or information accessible through, our website are not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and our website address is included in this document as an inactive textual reference only. We make our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports, available free of charge on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such reports with, or furnish such reports to, the SEC. The public may read and copy the materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Additionally, the SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information. The address of the SEC’s website is www.sec.gov. The information contained on the SEC’s website is not intended to be a part of this filing.