10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2023

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

For the Transition Period From ________ to ________

Commission File Number: 001-36338​

22nd Century Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	98-0468420
(State or other jurisdiction	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	Identification No.)

500 Seneca Street, Suite 507, Buffalo, New York 14204

(Address of principal executive offices)

(716) 270-1523

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Ticker symbol	Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value	XXII	NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  ⌧  No  ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes  ⌧  No  ◻

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

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
		Emerging growth company	☐

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  ☐ No  ☒

As of November 1, 2023, there were 30,878,168 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.

INDEX

		Page Number
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	7
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	44
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	58
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	58
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	59
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	59
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	59
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	62
Item 3.	Default Upon Senior Securities	62
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	62
Item 5.	Other Information	62
Item 6.	Exhibits	63
SIGNATURES		64

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22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands, except share and per-share data)

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,850	$	3,020
Short-term investment securities		—		18,193
Restricted cash		7,500		—
Accounts receivable, net		6,493		5,641
Inventories		15,955		10,008
Insurance recoveries		3,000		5,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		4,818		2,743
Total current assets		40,616		44,605
Property, plant and equipment, net		9,309		13,093
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		2,984		2,675
Goodwill		—		33,160
Intangible assets, net		6,900		16,853
Investments		682		682
Other assets		3,705		3,583
Total assets	$	64,196	$	114,651
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes and loans payable - current	$	1,441	$	908
Current portion of long-term debt		18,165		—
Operating lease obligations		1,097		681
Accounts payable		7,005		4,168
Accrued expenses		6,649		1,428
Accrued payroll		743		3,199
Accrued excise taxes and fees		2,693		1,423
Deferred income		704		831
Other current liabilities		1,263		380
Total current liabilities		39,760		13,018
Long-term liabilities:
Notes and loans payable		156		3,001
Operating lease obligations		6,219		2,141
Other long-term liabilities		4,266		516
Total liabilities		50,401		18,676
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, $.00001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized
Common stock, $.00001 par value, 33,333,334 shares authorized
Capital stock issued and outstanding:
21,078,656 common shares (14,349,275 at December 31, 2022)
Common stock, par value		—		—
Capital in excess of par value		363,198		333,900
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(30)		(111)
Accumulated deficit		(349,373)		(237,814)
Total shareholders' equity		13,795		95,975
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	64,196	$	114,651

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands, except per-share data)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Revenues, net	$	17,811	$	19,383	$	63,200	$	42,905
Cost of goods sold		19,777		18,764		68,688		41,086
Gross (loss) profit		(1,966)		619		(5,488)		1,819
Operating expenses:
Sales, general and administrative		11,199		14,528		39,971		30,475
Research and development		1,613		1,318		4,923		4,355
Other operating expense, net		23,344		41		24,917		880
Goodwill impairment		33,360		—		33,360		—
Total operating expenses		69,516		15,887		103,171		35,710
Operating loss		(71,482)		(15,268)		(108,659)		(33,891)
Other income (expense):
Unrealized loss on investments		—		(345)		—		(2,046)
Realized loss on short-term investment securities		—		(35)		(41)		(143)
Other income, net		(12)		—		23		—
Interest income, net		79		113		201		211
Interest expense		(1,305)		(148)		(2,919)		(230)
Total other expense		(1,238)		(415)		(2,736)		(2,208)
Loss before income taxes		(72,720)		(15,683)		(111,395)		(36,099)
Provision for income taxes		—		(2,581)		46		(2,581)
Net loss	$	(72,720)	$	(13,102)	$	(111,441)	$	(33,518)
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature		—		—		(367)		—
Deemed dividend related to down-round features		(564)		—		(564)		—
Net loss available to common shareholders	$	(73,284)	$	(13,102)	$	(112,372)	$	(33,518)
Basic and diluted loss per common share	$	(3.68)	$	(0.94)	$	(6.85)	$	(2.71)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		19,887	$	14,009		16,411		12,351
Net loss		(72,720)		(13,102)	$	(111,441)	$	(33,518)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investment securities		—		(19)		71		(488)
Foreign currency translation		(69)		—		(31)		—
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		—		35		41		143
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(69)		16		81		(345)
Comprehensive loss	$	(72,789)	$	(13,086)	$	(111,360)	$	(33,863)

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands, except share data)

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
						Accumulated
	Common	Par Value		Capital in		Other				Total
	Shares	of Common		Excess of		Comprehensive		Accumulated		Shareholders’
	Outstanding*	Shares*		Par Value*		Income (Loss)		Deficit		Equity
Balance at January 1, 2023	14,349,275	$	—	$	333,900	$	(111)	$	(237,814)	$	95,975
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting, net of 31,607 shares withheld for taxes	90,262		—		(414)		—		—		(414)
Stock issued in connection with acquisition	31,056		—		503		—		—		503
Equity-based compensation	—		—		1,175		—		—		1,175
Adoption of ASU 2016-13	—		—		—		—		(118)		(118)
Equity detachable warrants	—		—		1,577		—		—		1,577
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		70		—		70
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(18,182)		(18,182)
Balance at March 31, 2023	14,470,593		—		336,741		(41)		(256,114)		80,586
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting, net of shares withheld for taxes	24,524		—		(5)		—		—		(5)
Stock issued in connection with ATM, net of fees of $178	284,343		—		2,563		—		—		2,563
Stock issued in connection with capital raise, net of issuance costs of $422	747,974		—		4,851		—		—		4,851
Stock issued in connection with licensing arrangement	333,334		—		3,570		—		—		3,570
Equity-based compensation	—		—		1,486		—		—		1,486
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		80		—		80
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(20,539)		(20,539)
Fractional shares issued for reverse stock split	66,035		—		—		—		—		—
Balance at June 30, 2023	15,926,803	$	—	$	349,206	$	39	$	(276,653)	$	72,592
Stock issued in connection with capital raises, net of issuance costs of $1,219	5,151,853		—		13,416		—		—		13,416
Equity-based compensation	—		—		576		—		—		576
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(69)		—		(69)
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(72,720)		(72,720)
Balance at September 30, 2023	21,078,656	$	—	$	363,198	$	(30)	$	(349,373)	$	13,795
*Giving retroactive effect to the 1-for-15 reverse stock split effectuated on July 5, 2023

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
						Accumulated
	Common	Par Value		Capital in		Other				Total
	Shares	of Common		Excess of		Comprehensive		Accumulated		Shareholders’
	Outstanding*	Shares*		Par Value*		Income (Loss)		Deficit		Equity
Balance at January 1, 2022	10,858,237	$	—	$	244,249	$	(162)	$	(178,013)	$	66,074
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting	110,916		—		—		—		—		—
Equity-based compensation	—		—		1,213		—		—		1,213
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		(400)		—		(400)
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(8,918)		(8,918)
Balance at March 31, 2022	10,969,153		—		245,462		(562)		(186,931)		57,969
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting	5,001		—		—		—		—		—
Stock issued in connection with option exercises	10,001		—		174		—		—		174
Stock issued in connection with acquisition	2,193,334		—		51,653		—		—		51,653
Equity-based compensation	—		—		1,106		—		—		1,106
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		39		—		39
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(11,498)		(11,498)
Balance at June 30, 2022	13,177,489	$	—	$	298,395	$	(523)	$	(198,429)	$	99,443
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting	37,792		—		—		—		—		—
Stock issued in connection with capital raise, net of issuance costs of 2,516	1,138,221		—		32,484		—		—		32,484
Equity-based compensation	—		—		2,247		—		—		2,247
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		16		—		16
Net loss	—		—		—		—		(13,102)		(13,102)
Balance at September 31, 2022	14,353,502	$	—	$	333,126	$	(507)	$	(211,531)	$	121,088
*Giving retroactive effect to the 1-for-15 reverse stock split effectuated on July 5, 2023

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023		2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(111,441)	$	(33,518)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:
Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets		57,311		—
Amortization and depreciation		3,427		1,992
Amortization of right-of-use asset		823		525
Amortization of inventory step-up		—		978
Unrealized loss on investment		—		2,046
Other non-cash gains and losses		(72)		356
Provision for credit losses		246		—
Loss on the sale of machinery and equipment		75		—
Debt related charges included in interest expense		1,978		—
Equity-based employee compensation expense		3,237		4,566
Gain on change of contingent consideration		(186)		—
Gain on change of warrant liabilities		(540)		—
Deferred income taxes		—		(2,581)
Increase in inventory reserves		1,687		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
Accounts receivable		(1,171)		(1,425)
Inventory		(7,609)		(5,068)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(605)		(934)
Accounts payable		2,669		1,933
Accrued expenses		2,051		(56)
Accrued payroll		(2,457)		(1,408)
Accrued excise taxes and fees		1,270		255
Other liabilities		(877)		(309)
Net cash used in operating activities		(50,184)		(32,648)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of patents, trademarks, and licenses		(433)		(394)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment		(3,951)		(2,501)
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment		251		—
Acquisition, net of cash acquired		(254)		(1,297)
Investment in Change Agronomy Ltd.		—		(682)
Property, plant and equipment insurance proceeds		3,500		—
Sales and maturities of short-term investment securities		21,714		67,315
Purchase of short-term investment securities		(3,475)		(62,061)
Net cash provided by investing activities		17,352		380
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on note payables		(4,672)		(1,508)
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable		2,360		2,162
Other financing activities		—		(16)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		16,849		—
Payment of debt issuance costs		(801)		—
Proceeds from issuance of detachable warrants		6,016		—
Net proceeds from option exercise		—		174
Proceeds from issuance of common stock related to the ATM		2,741		—
Payment of common stock issuance costs related to the ATM		(178)		—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		19,908		35,000
Payment of common stock issuance costs		(1,641)		(2,516)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of RSUs		(420)		—
Net cash provided by financing activities		40,162		33,296
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		7,330		1,028
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of period		3,020		1,336
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period	$	10,350	$	2,364
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	$	3,020	$	1,336
Restricted cash at beginning of period		—		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	$	3,020	$	1,336
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	2,850	$	2,364
Restricted cash at end of period		7,500		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	10,350	$	2,364
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Non-cash transactions:
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	$	324	$	164
Right-of-use assets and corresponding operating lease obligations	$	5,166	$	—
Non-cash consideration RXP acquisition	$	1,641	$	—
Stock issued in connection with acquisition	$	—	$	51,653
Non-cash licensing arrangement	$	3,500	$	—
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature	$	367	$	—
Deemed dividend related to down-round features	$	564	$	—

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands, except for share and per-share data

NOTE 1. - NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation – 22nd Century Group, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “22^nd Century Group” or the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation publicly traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “XXII.” 22nd Century Group is a leading agricultural biotechnology and intellectual property company dedicated to improving health with reduced nicotine tobacco, hemp/cannabis and hops advanced plant technologies.

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States ("U.S.") Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and do not include all of the disclosures normally required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) as contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

In the opinion of management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the Company for the periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results or trends that may be expected for the fiscal year as a whole. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared using U.S. GAAP, which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, certain components of equity, sales, expenses, and related disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

Liquidity and Capital Resources – These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

The Company has incurred significant losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expects to incur additional losses until such time that it can generate significant revenue and profit in its tobacco and hemp/cannabis businesses. The Company had negative cash flow from operations of $50,184 and $32,648 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and an accumulated deficit of $349,373 and $237,814 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $2,850 and restricted cash of $7,500. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, the Company completed an offering of its securities with gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $5,250, before deducting the placement agent fees of $367 and other offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $288 (see Note 17 “Subsequent Events”).

Additionally, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company was not in compliance with the financial covenant related to consolidated Revenues, net pursuant to the Senior Secured Credit Facility debentures. The lenders have granted a waiver for the covenant violation (see Note 17 “Subsequent Events”). Without a waiver or other relief under the Senior Secured Credit Facility debenture agreements, one of the remedies the lenders have available to it, amongst others, is the ability to accelerate repayment of the debt, which the Company would not be able to immediately repay. 

Given the Company’s projected operating requirements and its existing cash and cash equivalents, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year following the date that the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are issued.

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In response to these conditions, management is currently evaluating different strategies for reducing expenses, as well as pursuing financing strategies which include raising additional funds through the issuance of securities, asset sales, and through arrangements with strategic partners. The Company has engaged a financial advisor to assist it in identifying strategic partners and financing to fund operations and to take actions to maximize the Company’s liquidity. If capital is not available to the Company when, and in the amounts needed, it could be required to liquidate inventory, cease or curtail operations, or seek protection under applicable bankruptcy laws or similar state proceedings. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the capital it needs to continue operations. Management’s plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year following the date that the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are issued.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Other Significant Risks and Uncertainties - The Company is subject to a number of risks, including, but not limited to, the lack of available capital; the possible delisting of our common stock from Nasdaq; future covenant non-compliance with respect to the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility giving rise to an event of default; inability to identify or consummate any strategic initiatives and transactions; unsuccessful commercialization strategy and launch plans for the Company’s products or market acceptance of the Company’s products; risks inherent in litigation, including purported class actions; and protection of proprietary technology.

Reclassifications – The Company has revised the presentation and classification of Other operating expenses, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2022						September 30, 2022
	As originally						As originally
	reported		Reclass		Revised		reported		Reclass		Revised
Revenues, net	$	19,383	$	—	$	19,383	$	42,905	$	—	$	42,905
Cost of goods sold		18,764		—		18,764		41,086		—		41,086
Gross profit		619		—		619		1,819		—		1,819
Operating expenses:		—		—		—		—		—		—
Sales, general and administrative		14,569		(41)		14,528		31,355		(880)		30,475
Research and development		1,318		—		1,318		4,355		—		4,355
Other operating expense, net		—		41		41		—		880		880
Total operating expenses		15,887		—		15,887		35,710		—		35,710
Operating loss	$	(15,268)	$	—	$	(15,268)	$	(33,891)	$	—	$	(33,891)

Reverse Stock Split – On July 5, 2023, the Company effected a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of its common stock in order to regain compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing requirements. Fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were rounded up to the nearest whole share, which resulted in the issuance of a total of 66,035 shares of common stock to implement the reverse stock split. All share and per share amounts, and exercise prices of stock options, and warrants in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to give effect to this reverse stock split.

Restricted Cash - Restricted cash includes minimum escrow funds the Company maintains in a money market account pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility. See Note 17 “Subsequent Events” for additional information.

Credit Losses - The Company estimates and records a provision for its expected credit losses related to its financial instruments, including its trade receivables and contract assets. The Company considers historical collection rates, current financial status of its customers, macroeconomic factors, and other industry-specific factors when evaluating for current expected credit losses. Forward-looking information is also considered in the evaluation of current expected credit losses. However, because of the short time to the expected receipt of accounts receivable and contract assets, the Company believes that the carrying value, net of expected losses, approximates fair value and therefore, relies more on historical and current analysis of such financial instruments.

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To determine the provision for credit losses for accounts receivable, including consideration of contract assets or unbilled receivables, the Company has disaggregated its accounts receivable by nature and type of product being sold, as the Company determined that risk profile of its customers is consistent based on the type of product and industry in which they operate. These customer classes include tobacco distributors/wholesalers for its CMO cigarette and filtered cigar tobacco product sales, hemp/cannabis bulk ingredient product sales, and hemp/cannabis white label product sales. Each class of customer is analyzed for estimated credit losses individually. In doing so, the Company establishes a historical loss matrix, based on the previous collections of accounts receivable by the age of such receivables, and evaluates the current and forecasted financial position of its customers, as available. Further, the Company considers macroeconomic factors and the status of the related industry, including unemployment rates, industry indices, and other factors, to estimate if there are current expected credit losses within its trade receivables based on the trends and the Company’s expectation of the future status of such economic and industry-specific factors. The Company believes that its customers, the majority of which are in industries with sound financial condition, and therefore, the Company’s evaluation of macroeconomic and industry-specific factors did not have a material impact on the provision for credit losses. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $736 and $372 respectively.

Acquisitions - The Company accounts for acquisitions under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Results of operations of acquired companies are included in the Company’s results of operations as of the respective acquisition dates. The purchase price of each acquisition is allocated to the net assets acquired based on estimates of their fair values at the date of the acquisition. Any purchase price in excess of these net assets is recorded as goodwill.

All direct acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred and are recognized in operating expenses on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The allocation of purchase price in certain cases may be subject to revision based on the final determination of fair values during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date.

Contingent Consideration - Contingent consideration arising from a business acquisition is included as part of the purchase price and is recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. Subsequent to the acquisition date, the Company remeasures contingent consideration arrangements at fair value at each reporting period until the contingency is resolved. The changes in fair value are recognized within Other Operating Expenses, Net in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Changes in fair values reflect new information about the likelihood of the payment of the contingent consideration and the passage of time. See Note 2 for the contingent consideration arising from the acquisition of RX Pharmatech Ltd.

Warrants - The Company accounts for stock warrants as either equity instruments, derivative liabilities, or liabilities in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (ASC 480) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815) depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement. The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding. 

Warrants that the Company may be required to redeem through payment of cash or other assets outside its control are classified as liabilities pursuant to ASC 480 and are initially and subsequently measured at their estimated fair values. For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For additional discussion on warrants, see Note 6 and Note 10.

Deemed dividends associated with anti-dilution or down round provisions (commonly referred to as “ratchets”) represent the economic transfer of value to holders of equity-classified freestanding financial instruments when these provisions are triggered. These deemed dividends are presented as a reduction in net income or an increase in net loss available to common stockholders and a corresponding increase to additional paid-in-capital resulting in no change to stockholders’ equity/deficit. The incremental value of modifications to warrants as a result of the trigger of down round provisions of $564 were recorded as deemed dividends for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023.  The incremental value of modifications to warrants as a result of the trigger of down round provisions and anti-dilution provisions of $931 were recorded as deemed dividends for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.

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Debt Issued with Detachable Warrants - The Company considers guidance within ASC 470-20, Debt (ASC 470), ASC 480, and ASC 815 when accounting for the issuance of debt with detachable warrants. As described above under the caption “Warrants”, the Company classifies stock warrants as either equity instruments, derivative liabilities, or liabilities depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement. In circumstances in which debt is issued with detachable warrants, the proceeds from the issuance of the debt are first allocated to the warrants at their full estimated fair value with a corresponding debt discount. The remaining proceeds, as further reduced by discounts (including those created by the bifurcation of embedded derivatives), is allocated to the debt. The Company accounts for debt as liabilities measured at amortized cost and amortizes the resulting debt discount from the allocation of proceeds, to interest expense using the effective interest method over the expected term of the debt instrument pursuant to ASC 835, Interest (ASC 835).

Embedded Derivatives - The Company considers whether there are any embedded features in debt instruments that require bifurcation and separate accounting as derivative financial instruments pursuant to ASC 815. Embedded derivatives are initially and subsequently measured at fair value. The embedded derivatives associated with the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinated Note are not material.

Debt Issuance Costs and Discounts - Debt issuance costs and discounts associated with the issuance of debt by the Company are deferred and amortized over the term of the related debt. Debt issuance costs and discounts related to the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinated Note are recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of the related debt and are amortized to Interest expense using the effective interest method over the period from the date of issuance to the maturity date, whichever is earlier. The amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts are included in Debt related charges included in interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Note 7 “Debt” contains additional information on the Company’s debt issuance costs and discounts.

Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined using the first-in first-out method, or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Write-downs for excess, obsolete or expired inventory are based primarily on how long the inventory has been held, historical sales volume, and estimates of forecasted net sales of that product. A significant change in the timing or level of demand for products may result in recording additional write-downs for excess, obsolete or expired inventory in the future. Note 3, “Inventories,” contains additional information on the Company’s inventory. In connection with evaluation of strategic alternatives for the Company’s assets and cost cut initiatives, during the third quarter of 2023, the Company increased the reserve for excess, obsolete or expired hemp/cannabis inventory by $1,687.

Goodwill - Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of identifiable net assets of a business acquired and is assigned to one or more reporting units. The Company’s reporting units are the same as its two reportable segments, which is (1) Tobacco, and (2) Hemp/Cannabis. The Company tests its reporting unit’s goodwill for impairment at least annually as of the measurement date year and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more-likely-than-not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount.

The Company concluded an interim impairment trigger event occurred and tested its goodwill for impairment during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and concluded that goodwill impairment existed. No goodwill remained as of September 30, 2023. See Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net” and Note 6 “Fair Value Measurements”, for additional information.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - The Company reviews all long-lived assets to be held and used for recoverability, when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on the ability to recover the carrying value of the assets from the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest expense) of the related operations. If these cash flows are less than the carrying value of such assets, an impairment loss for the difference between the estimated fair value and carrying value is recorded. The Company determined that impairment indicators occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and concluded that impairments existed. See Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net” for additional information related to impairment charges of Property, plant and equipment, net, Intangible assets, net and Operating lease right-of-use assets, net and Note 6 “Fair Value Measurements.”

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Gain and Loss Contingencies – The Company establishes an accrued liability for litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and estimable. In such cases, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability. As a litigation or regulatory matter develops, the Company, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter, evaluates on an ongoing basis whether such matter presents a loss contingency that is probable and estimable. If, at the time of evaluation, the loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is not both probable and estimable, the matter will continue to be monitored for further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and estimable. When a loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is deemed to be both probable and estimable, the Company will establish an accrued liability with respect to such loss contingency and record a corresponding amount of related expenses. The Company will then continue to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of any such accrued liability.

In accordance with ASC 450-30, Gain Contingencies, gain contingencies are recognized when earned and realized, which typically will occur at the time of final settlement or when cash is received. Insurance recoveries may be realized earlier than cash receipt if a claim and amount of reimbursement is acknowledged by the insurance company that payment is due and collection is probable.

The Company maintains general liability insurance policies for its facilities. Under the terms of our insurance policies, in the case of loss to a property, the Company follows the guidance in ASC 610-30, Other Income —Gains and Losses on Involuntary Conversions, for the conversion of nonmonetary assets (the properties) to monetary assets (insurance recoveries). Under ASC 610-30, once the recovery is deemed probable the Company recognizes an asset for the insurance recovery receivable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with corresponding income that is offsetting to the casualty losses recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. If the insurance recovery is less than the amount of the casualty charges recognized, the Company will recognize a loss whereas if the insurance recovery is greater than the amount of casualty loss recognized, the Company will only recognize a recovery up to the amount of the casualty loss and will account for the excess as a gain contingency. Business interruption insurance is treated as a gain contingency.

Refer to further discussion of all commitments and contingencies in Note 11.

Severance charges - From time to time, the Company evaluates its resources and optimizes its business plan to align to changing needs of executing on its strategy. These actions may result in voluntary or involuntary employee termination benefits. Voluntary termination benefits are accrued when an employee accepts the related offer. Involuntary termination benefits are accrued upon the commitment to a termination plan and when the benefit arrangement is communicated to affected employees, or when liabilities are determined to be probable and estimable, depending on the existence of a substantive plan for severance or termination. The following table summarizes the change in accrued liabilities, presented within Other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Balance at January 1, 2023	$	634
Accruals		727
Reversal from settlement		(168)
Cash payments		(523)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	670

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Current	$	657	$	349
Noncurrent		13		285
Total severance liability	$	670	$	634

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	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Sales, general, and administrative	$	(168)	$	692	$	400	$	692
Other operating expense, net		159		—		159		—
Total severance charges	$	(9)	$	692	$	559	$	692

In addition, the Company recorded $523 and $1,237 of accelerated equity compensation expense for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in connection with the vesting of employees’ outstanding equity awards as part of their termination severance agreements. Amounts are recorded as Selling, general and administrative in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Income Taxes - For interim income tax reporting, due to a full valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets, no income tax expense or benefit is recorded unless it is related to certain state, local, or franchise taxes, or an unusual or infrequently occurring item. The tax effects of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 326

The Company adopted ASU 2016-13, or ASC 326 Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, effective January 1, 2023 under a modified retrospective approach. Under the current expected credit losses (“CECL”) model, the Company immediately recognizes an estimate of credit losses expected to occur over the life of the financial asset at the time the financial asset is originated or acquired. Estimated credit losses are determined by taking into consideration historical loss conditions, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Changes to the expected lifetime credit losses are recognized each period. The new guidance applies to the Company’s trade receivables and contract asset balances. Due to the nature of business operations and contracts with customers, the Company has historically not experienced significant bad debt expense or write-offs and as a result, the adoption of ASC 326 did not have a material impact to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In connection with the adoption of ASC 326, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $118 with an offsetting cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2023.

We consider the applicability and impact of all ASUs. If the ASU is not listed above, it was determined that the ASU was either not applicable or would have an immaterial impact on our financial statements and related disclosures.

NOTE 2. – BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

RX Pharmatech, Ltd.

On January 19, 2023, the Company acquired RX Pharmatech Ltd (“RXP”) a privately held distributor of cannabinoids with 1,276 novel food applications with the U.K. Food Standards Agency (“FSA”). RXP’s products include CBD isolate and numerous variations of finished products like gummies, oils, drops, candies, tinctures, sprays, capsules and others. RXP is included in the Company’s Hemp/cannabis reportable segment.

The initial consideration paid to acquire RXP included $200 in cash and $503 in common stock (consisting of 31,056 unregistered shares of common stock), and an initial estimate of target working capital true-up of $286. The fair value of the Company’s common stock issued as part of the consideration was determined based upon the opening stock price of the Company’s shares as of the acquisition date. Additionally, the contingent consideration in the transaction represents the estimated fair value of the Company’s obligation, under the share purchase agreement, to make additional equity based payments of up to $1,550 over the next three years based on specified conditions being met, which has an initial fair value of contingent consideration of $1,138. The fair value of the aggregate consideration in the transaction is $2,127.

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Based on the preliminary purchase price allocation, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed principally comprise $1,744 of intangible assets, and other immaterial working capital items representing a net asset of $93 (net of cash acquired of $290). There was no excess purchase price and therefore no goodwill recorded as part of the business combination. The determination of estimated fair value required management to make significant estimates and assumptions based on information that was available at the time the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared.

Intangible assets include the intellectual property associated with the 1,276 novel food applications with the FSA, which is determined to be indefinite lived. The preliminary fair value was determined by utilizing the cost approach and considered market data to evaluate the replacement cost per application. The intellectual property is included in the hemp/cannabis reporting unit, see Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net,” which includes discussion of subsequent impairment charges recorded in the third quarter of 2023.

The Company utilizes third-party valuation experts to assist in estimating the fair value of the contingent consideration and develops estimates by considering weighted-average probabilities of likely outcomes and discounted cash flow analysis. These estimates require the Company to make various assumptions about forecasted revenues and discount rates, which are unobservable and considered Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. A change in these inputs to a different amount might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The following table provides quantitative information associated with the initial fair value measurement of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration as of January 19, 2023:

	Maximum Payout					Weighted Average
Contingency Type	(undiscounted)		Fair Value		Unobservable Inputs	or Range
Revenue-based payments	$	1,550	$	1,138	Discount rate	16	%
					Projected year(s) of payment	2024-2026

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company finalized amounts recorded as purchase price allocation and recorded measurement period adjustments of $53, resulting from an increase of the working capital true-up amount based on final payment made to the sellers.

GVB Biopharma

On May 13, 2022, the Company entered into and closed the transactions contemplated by the Reorganization and Acquisition Agreement (the “Reorganization Agreement”) with GVB Biopharma (“GVB”). Under the terms of the Reorganization Agreement, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of GVB’s business dedicated to hemp-based cannabinoid extraction, refinement, contract manufacturing and product development (the “Transaction”). The acquisition of GVB allows the Company to leverage its expertise in receptor and plant science to develop its hemp/cannabis franchise and add significant scale. GVB is included in the Company’s Hemp/cannabis reportable segment.

The aggregate consideration for the Transaction consisted of (i) the assumption of approximately $4,637 of debt, (ii) the assumption and direct payment of certain third-party transaction costs incurred by GVB in connection with the Transaction totaling approximately $1,753 and (iii) the issuance to GVB of 2,193,334 unregistered shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) with a fair value of $51,653. The fair value of the Company’s common stock issued as part of the consideration was determined based upon the opening stock price of the Company’s shares as of the acquisition date. The Shares were subject to a lock-up and restrictions on transfer for at least six months following closing and thereafter, one-third of the Shares will be released from the lock-up after six months, one-third will be released from the lock-up after nine months and the remainder will be released after one year.

The Transaction was structured as a tax-free re-organization pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 368(a)(1)(c). Accordingly, the tax basis of net assets acquired retain their carry over tax basis and holding period in purchase accounting.

The Company recorded provisional estimated fair values for the assets purchased, liabilities assumed and purchase consideration as of the date of the acquisition during the second quarter of 2022, resulting in goodwill of $44,200. The determination of estimated fair value required management to make significant estimates and assumptions based on information that was available at the time the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared.

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Following the initial acquisition accounting, the Company recorded final measurement period adjustments, in which the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of May 13, 2022 were adjusted to reflect the ongoing acquisition valuation analysis procedures of property and equipment, intangible assets, deferred taxes, and working capital adjustments. These adjustments resulted in a combined reduction to goodwill of $10,840. The impact of depreciation and amortization to Operating loss recorded in the third quarter of 2022 as a result of completing valuation procedures for property and equipment and intangible assets, that would have been recorded in the prior period since the date of acquisition was $70. See Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net,” which includes discussion of subsequent impairment charges recorded in the third quarter of 2023.

The following table presents management’s purchase price allocation:

Cash	$	456
Accounts receivable		2,944
Inventory		3,551
Other assets		519
Property, plant & equipment		11,189
Operating leases right-of-use assets, net		1,231
Goodwill		33,360
Tradename		4,600
Customer relationships		5,800
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(2,777)
Other current liabilities		(944)
Lease liabilities		(1,259)
Auto loans		(387)
Deferred tax liability		(627)
Bridge loan		(4,250)
Fair value of net assets acquired	$	53,406

The fair values of the assets acquired were determined using one of three valuation approaches: market, income or cost. The selection of a particular method for a given asset depended on the reliability of available data and the nature of the asset, among other considerations.

The market approach estimates the value for a subject asset based on available market pricing for comparable assets. The income approach estimates the value for a subject asset based on the present value of cash flows projected to be generated by the asset. The projected cash flows were discounted at a required rate of return that reflects the relative risk of the asset and the time value of money. The projected cash flows for each asset considered multiple factors from the perspective of a marketplace participant including revenue projections from existing customers, attrition trends, tradename life-cycle assumptions, marginal tax rates and expected profit margins giving consideration to historical and expected margins. The cost approach estimates the value for a subject asset based on the cost to replace the asset and reflects the estimated reproduction or replacement cost for the asset, less an allowance for loss in value due to depreciation or obsolescence, with specific consideration given to economic obsolescence if indicated. These fair value measurement approaches are based on significant unobservable inputs, including management estimates and assumptions.

Current Assets and Liabilities

The fair value of current assets and liabilities, excluding inventory, was assumed to approximate their carrying value as of the acquisition date due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities.

The fair value of in-process and finished goods inventory acquired was estimated by applying a version of the income approach called the comparable sales method. This approach estimates the fair value of the assets by calculating the potential revenue generated from selling the inventory and subtracting from it the costs related to the completion and sale of that inventory and a reasonable profit allowance for these remaining efforts. Based upon this methodology, the Company recorded the inventory acquired at fair value resulting in an increase in inventory of $978, which was fully amortized in the three month period ended June 30, 2022 in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

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Property, Plant and Equipment

The fair value of PP&E acquired was estimated by applying the cost approach for personal property and leasehold improvements. The cost approach was applied by developing a replacement cost and adjusting for economic depreciation and obsolescence.

Leases

The Company recognized operating lease liabilities and operating lease right-of-use assets for office and manufacturing facilities in (i) Las Vegas, Nevada (ii) Grass Valley, Oregon (iii) Prineville, Oregon, and (iv) Tygh Valley, Oregon, accordance with ASC 842, Leases.

The following table summarizes the Company’s discount rate and remaining lease terms as of the acquisition date:

Weighted average remaining lease term in years	3.8
Weighted average discount rate	8.3	%

The Company concluded there were no off-market lease intangibles on the date of acquisition based on an evaluation of market rents per square foot, geographic location and nature of use of the underlying asset, among other considerations.

Intangible assets

The purchase price was allocated to intangible assets as follows:

			Weighted Average
	Fair Value		Amortization Period		Weighted Average
Definite-lived Intangible Assets	Assigned		(Years)		Discount Rate
Customer relationships	$	5,800		10		23.50%
Tradename	$	4,600		Indefinite		23.50%

Customer Relationships

Customer relationships represent the estimated fair value of contractual and non-contractual customer relationships GVB had as of the acquisition date. These relationships were valued separately from goodwill at the amount that an independent third party would be willing to pay for these relationships. The fair value of customer relationships was determined using the multi-period excess-earnings method, a form of the income approach. The estimated useful life of the existing customer base was based upon the historical customer annual attrition rate of 20%, as well as management’s understanding of the industry and product life cycles.

Tradename

Tradename represents the estimated fair value of GVB’s corporate and product names. The acquired tradename was valued separately from goodwill at the amount that an independent third party would be willing to pay for use of these names. The fair value of the tradename was determined by utilizing the relief from royalty method, a form of the income approach, with a royalty rate of 1.0%. The GVB tradename was assumed to have an indefinite useful life based upon long-term management expectations and future operating plans.

Deferred Taxes

The Company determined the deferred tax position to be recorded at the time of the GVB acquisition in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, resulting in recognition of deferred tax liabilities for future reversing of taxable temporary differences primarily for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment. This resulted in a preliminary net deferred tax liability of $627, which includes the carryover basis of historical recognized deferred tax assets, liabilities and valuation allowance.

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The net deferred tax liabilities recorded as a result of the acquisition of GVB was determined by the Company to also provide future taxable temporary differences that allow for the Company to utilize certain previously fully reserved deferred tax assets. Accordingly, the Company recognized a reduction to its valuation allowance resulting in a net tax benefit of approximately $434 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Goodwill

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed was allocated to goodwill. A variety of factors contributed to the goodwill recognized, including the value of GVB’s assembled work force, the incremental value resulting from GVB’s capabilities in hemp/cannabis, operational synergies across the plant science platform, and the expected revenue growth over time that is attributable to increased market share from future products and customers. See Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net” for additional information.

Actual and Pro Forma (unaudited) disclosures

For segment reporting purposes, the results of operations and net assets from the RXP and GVB acquisitions have been included in the Company’s Hemp/cannabis reportable segment since the respective acquisition dates. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, net revenues related to GVB were $9,736 and $37,815, respectively, and net loss was $56,318 and $66,212. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, net revenues related to GVB were $7,848 and $12,354, respectively, and net loss was $2,743 and $4,217, respectively. The operating results of RXP for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were immaterial.

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the consolidated results of operations of the Company and assumes the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2021:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2022
	(in thousands, except for per-share data)
Revenues, net	$	53,630
Net loss available to common shareholders	$	(33,438)
Basic and diluted loss per common share	$	(2.49)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		13,420

The unaudited pro forma results are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect the realization of potential cost savings, and any related integration costs. Certain costs savings may result from the acquisition; however, there can be no assurance that these cost savings will be achieved. These unaudited pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have been obtained, or to be a projection of results that may be obtained in the future. These unaudited pro forma results include certain adjustments, primarily due to amortization expense due to the fair value adjustment of inventory, acquisition related costs and the impact of income taxes on the pro forma adjustments.

Acquisition costs

During the nine-month period ending September 30, 2023, direct costs incurred as a result of the acquisition of RXP were $130, compared to direct costs incurred as a result of the acquisition of GVB of $839 during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred and included in Other operating expenses, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

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NOTE 3. – INVENTORIES

Inventories at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Raw materials	$	9,849	$	8,743
Work in process		1,750		441
Finished goods		4,356		824
	$	15,955	$	10,008

NOTE 4. – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET 

Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is as follows:

Balance at January 1, 2023	$	33,160
Measurement period adjustments		200
Impairment		(33,360)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	0

During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company identified certain events and circumstances that could potentially be an impairment triggering event for both the tobacco and hemp/cannabis reporting units in connection with (1) the announcement of initiating a process to evaluate strategic alternatives for the Company’s assets, and (2) announcement of cost cut initiatives intended to yield significant cash savings on an annual basis. The initiation of these two processes is in response to the sustained decline in the Company's market capitalization, operating losses and negative cash flows from operations, and current liquidity position, and is intended to monetize the value or more effectively expand the market reach of our products.

These processes have included consideration of a range of strategic, operational and financial transactions and alternatives, such as business combinations, asset sales, licensing agreements, alternative financing strategies and other options. Additionally, the Company undertook various restructuring activities in an effort to better align its internal organizational structure and costs with its strategy, as well as preserve liquidity, as further outlined in Note 9 “Other Operating Expenses, Net.”

Accordingly, the Company evaluated the impact on each of its reporting units to assess whether there was an impairment triggering event requiring it to perform a goodwill impairment test. The Company had no recorded goodwill in its tobacco reporting unit. For the hemp/cannabis reporting unit, as part of this impairment test, the Company considered certain qualitative factors, such as the Company’s performance, business forecasts, and strategic plans. It reviewed key assumptions, including projected cash flows and future revenues. After reviewing the qualitative assessment, the Company determined a quantitative assessment was required to be performed.

Using the income approach, with the discount rate selected considering and capturing the related risk associated with the forecast, the Company compared the fair value of the reporting unit to carrying value. Based on the results, the carrying value of the hemp/cannabis reporting unit exceeded its fair value and the goodwill was determined to be impaired and $33,360, representing the full amount of goodwill recorded to the hemp/cannabis reporting unit, was written off as impaired during the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

The impairment charge is the result of the Company's Step-1 goodwill impairment test for the hemp/cannabis reporting unit, which reflected a decrease in the future expected cash flows related to bulk ingredient and CDMO+D product sales, along with increases in discount rates to reflect the uncertainty of future cash flows. Estimating the fair value of goodwill requires the use of estimates and significant judgments that are based on a number of factors, including unobservable level 3 inputs. These estimates and judgments may not be within the control of the Company and accordingly it is reasonably possible that the judgments and estimates could change in future periods.

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Other Intangible Assets, Net

Our other intangible assets, net at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:

	Gross		Accumulated				Net Carrying
September 30, 2023	Carrying Amount		Amortization		Impairment		Amount
Definite-lived:
Patent	$	5,838	$	(3,883)	$	—	$	1,955
License fees		7,446		(2,209)		(3,037)		2,200
Customer relationships		5,800		(737)		(5,063)		—
Total amortizing intangible assets	$	19,084	$	(6,829)	$	(8,100)	$	4,155
Indefinite-lived:
Tradename and trademarks	$	3,340		NA	$	(3,147)	$	193
U.K. FSA portfolio1		1,770		NA		(1,770)		—
MSA signatory costs		2,202		NA		-		2,202
License fee for predicate cigarette brand		350		NA		-		350
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets	$	7,662		NA	$	(4,917)	$	2,745
Total intangible assets, net	$	26,746	$	(6,829)	$	(13,017)	$	6,900
1 includes foreign exchange fluctuation, which for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2023 was not material

	Gross		Accumulated		Net Carrying
December 31, 2022	Carrying Amount		Amortization		Amount
Definite-lived:
Patent	$	6,513	$	(3,711)	$	2,802
License fees		3,876		(1,446)		2,430
Customer relationships		5,800		(20)		5,780
Total amortizing intangible assets	$	16,189	$	(5,177)	$	11,012
Indefinite-lived:
Tradename and trademarks					$	3,289
MSA signatory costs						2,202
License fee for predicate cigarette brand						350
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets					$	5,841
Total intangible assets, net					$	16,853

See Note 2 “Business Acquisitions” for additional details regarding goodwill and intangible assets acquired as a result of the acquisitions of RXP and GVB, including any measurement period adjustments.

When acquiring certain assets, the Company assesses whether the acquired assets are a result of a business combination or a purchase of an asset. During the second quarter of 2023, the Company acquired a set of similar identifiable intangible assets relating to a license to manufacture and distribute Cookies branded hemp-derived hemp/cannabis products to retailers within the United States. The Company purchased the license for 333,334 shares of common stock and capitalized $75 of costs associated with acquiring the license as an intangible asset. The resulting intangible asset of $3,645 was being amortized over 3 years. Subsequently, during the third quarter of 2023, the Cookies license was written-off and fully impaired in the amount of $3,037.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company abandoned, impaired and recorded a write-off of $135 related to tobacco patents and equipment and $834 of hemp/cannabis patents and licenses that were deemed to have no future use relative to the Company’s ongoing strategy.

In connection with the events and circumstances that led to an impairment triggering event identified for the hemp/cannabis reporting unit during the third quarter of 2023, the Company evaluated the recoverability of its hemp/cannabis other intangible assets, net and long-lived assets to determine whether any assets or asset groups were impaired. The Company determined that the carrying value of certain tradenames, patents and license intangible assets, net were greater than their fair value, as these intangible assets

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related to hemp/cannabis operations. Therefore, the Company recorded additional provision for impairment in the amount of $9,980. Additionally, through a similar analysis, the Company recorded provision for impairment of $5,876 for hemp/cannabis manufacturing equipment property, plant and equipment and $4,034 for hemp/cannabis operating lease right-of-use assets related to manufacturing facilities. The undiscounted cash flow analysis and fair value determination requires the use of estimates and significant judgments that are based on a number of factors, including unobservable level 3 inputs. These estimates and judgments may not be within the control of the Company and accordingly it is reasonably possible that the judgments or estimates could change in future periods.

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company also reviewed the portfolio of tobacco related patents, licenses, and intellectual property recorded as other intangible assets, net, indefinite lived intangible assets, and long-lived assets and concluded based on the nature and use of the related assets, the events and circumstances identified did not require further recoverability analysis to be performed. The Company record impairment charges of $55 related to certain corporate property, plant and equipment assets.

Aggregate intangible asset amortization expense comprises of the following:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Cost of goods sold	$	3	$	3	$	9	$	8
Sales, general, and administrative		543		12		1,324		12
Research and development		180		163		526		482
Total amortization expense	$	726	$	178	$	1,859	$	502

Estimated future intangible asset amortization expense based on the carrying value as of September 30, 2023 is as follows:

	Remainder of 2023		2024		2025		2026		2027		Thereafter
Amortization expense	$	164	$	655	$	655	$	547	$	520	$	1,614

NOTE 5. – INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS

The total carrying value of the Company’s investments at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Change Agronomy Ltd. ordinary shares	$	682	$	682
Total investments	$	682	$	682

Investment in Change Agronomy Ltd.

On December 10, 2021, the Company entered into a subscription agreement to invest £500 (pounds sterling, in thousands), in exchange for 592,888 ordinary shares of Change Agronomy Ltd. (“CAL”), a private company existing under the laws of England, at a price per share of £0.84333. CAL is a vertically integrated sustainable industrial hemp business that combines world-class genetics with leading agronomic techniques and infrastructure to provide full-service industrial hemp products to multiple global end markets. CAL presently has operations in Manitoba, Canada, and Italy. This equity investment was part of an Offer for Subscription by CAL for a minimum total of £3,000 at the same price per ordinary share. Approximately U.S. $682 in funds were wired to CAL on January 26, 2022, and our investment of £500 equates to approximately 1.8% of CAL’s total equity.

In accordance with ASU 2019-04, a foreign currency-denominated equity investments that are measured using the measurement alternative are nonmonetary items that should be remeasured using their historical exchange rates. Accordingly, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 there is no foreign currency exchange gain or loss recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss related to the investment in Change Agronomy Ltd.

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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, there were no impairment triggering events identified for investments.

Panacea Investment – Promissory Note:

On June 30, 2021, the Company entered into a Promissory Note Exchange Agreement with Panacea and a Securities Exchange Agreement with Panacea, Exactus, Inc. (“Exactus”) (OTCQB:EXDI) and certain other Panacea shareholders. The promissory note was issued in the amount of $4,300 (the “Promissory note receivable”) with a maturity date of June 30, 2026 and a 0% interest rate. The Promissory note receivable is with a related party of Panacea and is fully secured by a first priority lien on Panacea’s headquarters located in Golden, Colorado.

The Promissory note receivable was originally valued at $3,684 ($4,300 face value less $616 discount) and is included within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as “Other Assets.” Subsequently, on December 31, 2022 the Company and Panacea Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. entered into a settlement agreement in which the Company agreed to a reduction to the face value of the Promissory note receivable of $500, in exchange for resolution to all contractual requirements from the June 30, 2021 Promissory Note Exchange Agreement and Securities Exchange Agreement surrounding the investment and business relationship. Accordingly, the Company recognized an extinguishment charge of note receivable of $500 less adjusted discount of $51 during the year-ended December 31, 2022. As of September 30, 2023, the Company intended to hold the remaining outstanding Promissory note receivable to maturity and the associated discount will be amortized into interest income over the term of the note. As of October 16, 2023, the Promissory note was fully assigned; refer to Note 17 “Subsequent events”

The following table provides the promissory note receivable balance:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Promissory note receivable	$	3,490	$	3,410

NOTE 6. – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Fair value measurement standards apply to certain financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (each reporting period). For the Company, these financial assets and liabilities include its short-term investment securities and equity investments. The Company does not have any nonfinancial assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

	Fair Value
	September 30, 2023
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Restricted cash		7,500		—		—		7,500
Change Agronomy Ltd. ordinary shares		—		—		682		682
Total assets	$	7,500	$	—	$	682	$	8,182
Liabilities
Detachable warrants	$	—	$	—	$	3,675	$	3,675
Contingent consideration		—		—		952		952
Total liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	4,627	$	4,627

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	Fair Value
	December 31, 2022
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	10,163	$	—	$	—	$	10,163
Corporate bonds		—		7,031		—		7,031
U.S. treasury securities		—		999		—		999
Change Agronomy Ltd. ordinary shares		—		—		682		682
Total assets	$	10,163	$	8,030	$	682	$	18,875

Money market funds

Money market mutual funds are valued at their daily closing price as reported by the fund. Money market mutual funds held by the Company are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the SEC that generally transact at a stable $1.00 Net Asset Value (“NAV”) representing its estimated fair value. On a daily basis the fund’s NAV is determined by the fund based on the amortized cost of the funds underlying investments.

Corporate bonds

Corporate bonds are valued using pricing models maximizing the use of observable inputs for similar securities.

The following tables sets forth a summary of the Company’s available-for-sale debt securities from amortized cost basis to fair value as of December 31, 2022:

	Available for Sale Debt Securities
	December 31, 2022
	Amortized		Gross		Gross
	Cost		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Basis		Gains		Losses		Value
Corporate bonds	$	7,143	$	—	$	(112)	$	7,031

The following table sets forth a summary of the Company’s available-for-sale securities at amortized cost basis and fair value by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2022:

	December 31, 2022
	Amortized
	Cost Basis		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	7,143	$	7,031

Investment in Change Agronomy

The investment in Change Agronomy Ltd. is in a privately held company and its stock does not have a readily determinable fair value; therefore, the investment is carried at cost less impairment, adjusted for observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer.

Contingent Consideration

On January 19, 2023, the Company acquired the assets and liabilities of RXP, a privately-held company based in the U.K. The contingent consideration at September 30, 2023 is the estimated fair value of the Company’s obligations, under the sale and purchase agreement for RXP, to make additional equity based payments if certain revenue goals are met.

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The following table presents the changes in the estimated fair values of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:

Fair value measurement at January 1, 2023	$	—
Initial measurement (see Note 2)		1,138
Fair value measurement adjustment		22
Fair value measurement at March 31, 2023	$	1,160
Fair value measurement adjustment		(217)
Fair value measurement at June 30, 2023	$	943
Fair value measurement adjustment		9
Fair value measurement at September 30, 2023	$	952

As of September 30, 2023, the current portion of contingent consideration liabilities included in Other current liabilities was $606, and the non-current portion included in Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $346.

The following table provides quantitative information associated with the fair value measurement of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration as of September 30, 2023:

	Maximum Payout					Weighted Average
Contingency Type	(undiscounted)		Fair Value		Unobservable Inputs	or Range
Revenue-based payments	$	1,550	$	952	Discount rate	15	%
					Projected year(s) of payment	2024-2026

Detachable Warrants

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in fair value of the Company’s stock warrants accounted for as liabilities (Level 3 asset) for the period ended September 30, 2023:

Fair value measurement at January 1, 2023	$	—
Initial measurement (see Note 1 and 10)		4,214
Fair value measurement adjustment		139
Fair value measurement at March 31, 2023	$	4,353
Fair value measurement adjustment		584
Fair value measurement at June 30, 2023	$	4,937
Fair value measurement adjustment		(1,262)
Fair value measurement at September 30, 2023	$	3,675

The detachable warrants are measured at fair value using certain estimated factors which are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. Significant unobservable inputs that are used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s detachable warrants include the volatility factor, anti-dilution provisions, and contingent put option. Significant increases or decreases in the volatility factor would have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. Additionally, a change in probability regarding the anti-dilution provision or put option would have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement.

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The JGB detachable warrants were measured at September 30, 2023 using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.6	%
Expected volatility per year		97.9	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		4.9	years
Exercise price	$	12.828
Stock price	$	0.98

The Omnia detachable warrants were measured at September 30, 2023 using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.6	%
Expected volatility per year		90.9	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		6.9	years
Exercise price	$	12.828
Stock price	$	0.98

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company’s non-recurring fair value measurements consisted of the fair value of impaired long-lived assets, including goodwill, other intangible assets, net, and property, plant and equipment, net that were determined using Level 3 inputs. See Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net”. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company did not have any financial assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

NOTE 7. DEBT

The Company has a senior secured credit facility (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”), which consists of three-year $21,053 Debentures (as defined below) and $2,865 subordinated promissory note (the “Subordinated Note). The Debentures were issued at a 5% original issuance discount and are subject to a 5% exit payment.

Debt related to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinate Note as of September 30, 2023, consists of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Senior Secured Credit Facility	$	22,105	$	—
Subordinated Note		3,315		—
Unamortized discount on loan and deferred debt issuance costs		(7,255)		—
Total current portion of long-term debt	$	18,165	$	—

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Debentures

On March 3, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with each of the purchasers party thereto (collectively, the “Purchasers”) and JGB Collateral, LLC, as collateral agent for the Purchasers (the “Agent”) which pursuant to the agreement, the Company sold 5% original issuance discount senior secured debentures with an aggregate principal amount of $21,053. The Debentures bear interest at a rate of 7% per annum, payable monthly in arrears as of the last trading day of each month and on the maturity date. The Debentures mature on March 3, 2026. At the Company’s election, subject to certain conditions, interest can be paid in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof. The Debentures are subject to an exit payment equal to 5% of the original principal amount, or $1,053, payable on the maturity date or the date the Debentures are paid in full (the “Exit Payment”). Any time after, March 3, 2024, the Company may irrevocably elect to redeem all of the then outstanding principal amount of the Debentures for cash in an amount equal to the entire outstanding principal balance, including accrued and unpaid interest, the Exit Payment and a prepayment premium in an amount equal to 3% of the outstanding principal balance as of the prepayment date (collectively, the “Prepayment Amount”). Upon the entry into a definitive agreement that would effect a change in control (as defined in the Debentures) of the Company, the Agent may require the Company to prepay the outstanding principal balance in an amount equal to the Prepayment Amount. Commencing on March 3, 2024, at its option, the holder of a Debenture may require the Company to redeem 2% of the original principal amount of the Debentures per calendar month which amount may at the Company’s election, subject to certain exceptions, be paid in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof.

The Company’s obligations under the Debentures can be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain customary events of default. In the event of a default and acceleration of the Company’s obligations, the Company would be required to pay the Prepayment Amount, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration.

The Debentures contain customary representations, warranties and covenants including among other things and subject to certain exceptions, covenants that restrict the Company from incurring additional indebtedness, creating or permitting liens on assets, making or holding any investments, repaying outstanding indebtedness, paying dividends or distributions and entering into transactions with affiliates. Substantially all of the company’s assets, including intellectual property, are collateralized and at risk if Debenture obligation is not satisfied. In addition, the Company is required to maintain at least $7,500 on its balance sheet as restricted cash in a separate account and has financial covenants to maintain certain quarterly revenue targets.

In connection with the sale of the Debentures, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $19.125 per share (the “JGB Warrants”), which had an initial fair value of $4,475 net of issuance costs of $139 (see Note 6 and Note 10). On June 22, 2023, as a result of the June 19, 2023 offering, the Company’s outstanding JGB warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of the Company’s common stock for an exercise price of $19.125 per share were automatically adjusted to be $12.828 exercise price for up to 496,960 shares of common stock. There are no further anti-dilution adjustments on such warrants.

The Company was not expected to be in compliance with its financial covenant tied to minimum consolidated Revenues, net of $18,500, for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The Company has obtained a waiver with the lender executed on October 16, 2023; accordingly no event of default has occurred. See Note 17 “Subsequent Events.”

Based on the remaining uncertainty associated with maintaining compliance with the financial covenants through the next four quarters, or one year from the date of issuance of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the outstanding debt balance under the Senior Secured Credit Facility is presented as Current portion of long term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Subordinated Note

On March 3, 2023, the Company executed a Subordinated Promissory Note (the “Subordinated Note”) with a principal amount of $2,865 in favor of Omnia Ventures, LP (“Omnia”). The Subordinated Note refinanced the 12% Secured Promissory Note with a principal amount of $1,000 dated as of October 29, 2021 payable to Omnia (the “October Note”) and the 12% Secured Promissory Note with a principal amount of $1,500 dated as of January 14, 2022 payable to Omnia (the “January Note”, and together with the October Note, the “Original Notes”), which were assumed by the Company in connection with the acquisition of GVB Biopharma (see Note 8). The accrued PIK interest refinanced from the Original Notes was $365.

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Under the terms of the Subordinated Note, the Company is obligated to make interest payments in-kind (the “PIK Interest”). The PIK Interest accrues monthly at a compounding rate of 26.5% per annum. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 the PIK Interest accrual amounts were $201 and $450, respectively. The Company is not permitted to prepay all or any portion of the outstanding balance on the Subordinated Note prior to maturity. The maturity date of the Subordinated Note is May 1, 2024. The Subordinated Note includes customary event of default provisions. The Subordinated Note is subordinated to the Debenture pursuant to a Subordination Agreement between the Company, the Agent and Omnia.

In connection with the Subordinated Note, the Company issued to Omnia, warrants to purchase up to 45,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Omnia Warrants”). The Omnia Warrants are exercisable for seven years from September 3, 2023, at an exercise price of $12.828 per share, subject, with certain exceptions, to adjustments in the event of stock splits, dividends, subsequent dilutive offerings and certain fundamental transactions, as more fully described in the Omnia Warrants.  The Omnia warrants initial fair value was $1,316 (see Note 6 and 10).

Contractual maturities under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinate Note for the remainder of 2023 and through maturity, excluding any discounts or premiums, as of September 30, 2023 is as follows:

	Remainder of
	2023		2024		2025		2026		2027		Thereafter
Future minimum principal payments	$	—	$	2,354	$	—	$	15,811	$	—	$	—

The fair values of the warrants at issuance of $5,791, together with the Debentures original issuance discount of $1,053, Debentures exit payment of $1,053, and third-party debt issuance costs of $801, are being amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the respective debt instrument, recorded as Interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The components and activity of unamortized discount and deferred debt issuance costs related to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinated Note is as follows:

	Total
Issuance	$	(8,698)
Amortization during the period		171
March 31, 2023	$	(8,527)
Amortization during the period		594
June 30, 2023	$	(7,933)
Amortization during the period		678
September 30, 2023	$	(7,255)

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NOTE 8. – NOTES & LOANS PAYABLE

The table below outlines our notes payable balances as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Insurance loans payable	$	1,314	$	780
Vehicle loans		127		128
Total current notes and loans payable	$	1,441	$	908
Bridge loan	$	—	$	2,814
Vehicle loans		156		187
Total long-term notes and loans payable	$	156	$	3,001

Insurance loans payable

During the second quarter of 2023, the Company renewed its Director and Officer (“D&O”) insurance for a one-year policy premium totaling $1,626. The Company paid $285 as a premium down payment and financed the remaining $1,341 of policy premiums over ten months at a 7.88% annual percentage rate. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2023, the Company expanded its D&O coverage, resulting in additional financing of $143, at 9.38% annual percentage rate over six months.

During the second quarter of 2022, the Company renewed its Director and Officer (“D&O”) insurance for a one-year policy premium totaling $2,394. The Company paid $400 as a premium down payment and financed the remaining $1,994 of policy premiums over ten months at a 3.25% annual percentage rate. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2022, the Company expanded its D&O coverage as a result of the acquisition of GVB, resulting in an additional premium down payment of $90 and financing of $168, under the same terms as the original one-year policy.

The Company also has other insurance loans payables related to pollution, property, and general liability across the Company.

GVB Bridge Note

In connection with the acquisition of GVB in May 2022 (see Note 2), the Company assumed the outstanding principal balance of 12% secured promissory note in the principal amount of $4,250 (“GVB Bridge Note”). On October 31, 2022, the Company repaid $1,899 (outstanding principal of $1,750 and accrued interest of $149). The remaining outstanding principal of $2,500 and accrued interest of $314 was refinanced on March 3, 2023 and has a maturity date of May 1, 2024 (see Note 7).

Vehicle Loans

The Company has various vehicle loans with monthly payments ranging from $0.8 to $2.1, interest rates ranging from 0% to 11%, and maturity dates ranging from May 2024 to September 2026.

Estimated future principal payments to be made under the above notes and loans payable as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:

Remainder of 2023	$	756
2024		715
2025		68
2026		20
2027		15
Thereafter		23
Total	$	1,597

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NOTE 9. – OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, NET

The components of “Other operating expenses, net” were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Grass Valley fire:
Professional services	$	53	$	—	$	377	$	—
Total Grass Valley fire		53		—		377		—
Restructuring costs:
Impairment of intangible assets (see Note 4)		13,986		—		13,986		—
Impairment of fixed assets		5,931		—		5,931		—
Impairment of right-of-use assets		4,034		—		4,034		—
Professional services		207		—		207		—
Severance (see Note 1)		159		—		159		—
Total Restructuring costs		24,317		—		24,317		—
Acquisition and transaction costs		218		43		357		882
Needlerock Farms settlement (see Note 11)		9		—		765		—
Gain on change in warrant liability (see Note 6)		(1,262)		—		(540)		—
Loss (gain) on change in contingent consideration (see Note 6)		9		—		(186)		—
Gain on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment		—		(2)		(173)		(2)
Total other operating expenses, net	$	23,344	$	41	$	24,917	$	880

Grass Valley fire

In November 2022, there was a fire at our Grass Valley manufacturing facility in Oregon, which manufactures bulk ingredients, primarily CBD isolate and distillate. The Company has incurred continuous expenses throughout 2023 related to consulting, legal and demolition at this facility.

Restructuring costs

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company undertook various restructuring activities in an effort to better align its internal organizational structure and costs with its strategy, as well as preserve liquidity. As a component of the restructuring, the Company has initiated a process to evaluate strategic alternatives with respect to the Company’s assets and implemented cost cut initiatives. These processes included consideration of a range of strategic, operational and financial transactions and alternatives, such as business combinations, asset sales, licensing agreements, alternate financing strategies and other options.

As a result, the Company incurred $24,317 in restructuring costs in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, which included costs related to employee termination, professional services and consulting, and long-lived asset impairment.  

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NOTE 10. – CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY

The following table summarizes the Company’s warrant activity:

Warrants outstanding at January 1, 2023	1,138
Issued	378
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2023	1,516
Issued	912
Warrants outstanding at June 30, 2023	2,428
Issued	10,304
Warrants outstanding at September 30, 2023	12,732

2022 Registered Direct Offering & Warrant Repricing

On July 21, 2022, the Company and certain institutional investors (the “July 2022 Investors”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “July 2022 Securities Purchase Agreement”) relating to the issuance and sale of shares of common stock pursuant to a registered direct offering (the “July 2022 Registered Offering” and, together with the July 2022 Private Placement (as defined below), the “July 2022 Offerings”). The July 2022 Investors purchased approximately $35,000 of shares, consisting of an aggregate of 1,138,221 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $30.75 per share, subject to certain restrictions. The net proceeds to the Company from the July 2022 Offerings, after deducting the fees and the Company’s offering expenses, were $32,484.

Pursuant to the July 2022 Securities Purchase Agreement, in a concurrent private placement, the Company issued and sold to the July 2022 Investors warrants (the “July 2022 Warrants”) to purchase up to 1,138,221 shares of common stock (the “July 2022 Private Placement”). The July 2022 Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance at an exercise price of $30.75 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, and expire on July 25, 2027.

As a result of the June 19, 2023 offering described below, certain of the July 2022 Investors and the Company entered a warrant reprice letter (the “Warrant Repricing”) and agreed to reduce the exercise price on the previously issued 747,974 warrants owned by the investors participating in the June 19, 2023 offering from $30.75 to $7.05 and to add a provision in the warrants that upon any subsequent equity sales at a price per share lower than the then effective exercise price of such warrants, such exercise price shall be lowered to such price at which the shares were offered. The Warrant Repricing is accounted for as a modification of a freestanding equity-classified written call option, and therefore resulted in an immediate and incremental increase of approximately $2,025 in the estimated fair value of the related 747,974 warrants, recorded as a component of Capital in excess of par value, with an offsetting equal amount recorded as equity issuance costs.

As a result of subsequent offerings, the exercise price on 747,974 warrants was automatically adjusted triggering non-cash deemed dividend as a result of the down-round adjustments. In July 2023 the exercise price was adjusted to $3.80 and $2.42, respectively, and further in October 2023 was adjusted to $0.525. See “Subsequent Events.”

The remaining 390,247 previously issued July 2022 Warrants were not repriced and remain at an exercise price of $30.75 on their original terms.

June 19, 2023 Registered Direct Offering  

On June 19, 2023, the Company and certain investors entered into a securities purchase agreement relating to the issuance and sale of shares of approximately $5,300 of shares and warrants, consisting of an aggregate of 747,974 shares of common stock and 747,974 warrants to purchase an equal number of shares, at a purchase price of $7.05 per unit.  The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $4,800.

The warrants were exercisable immediately upon issuance at an exercise price of $7.05 per share of common stock, expire on June 22, 2028 and are subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, including upon any subsequent equity sales at a price per share lower than the then effective exercise price of such warrants, then such exercise price shall be lowered to such price at which the shares were offered.

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As a result of the offerings, the exercise price on the 747,974 warrants was automatically adjusted triggering non-cash deemed dividend as a result of the down-round adjustments. In July 2023 the exercise price was adjusted to $3.80 and $2.42, respectively, and further in October 2023 was adjusted to $0.525. See “Subsequent Events.”

July 6, 2023 Registered Direct Offering.  

On July 6, 2023, the Company and certain investors entered into a securities purchase agreement relating to the issuance and sale of approximately $3,000 of shares and warrants, consisting of an aggregate of 778,634 shares of common stock and 1,557,268 warrants to purchase an equal number of shares, at a purchase price of $3.80 per unit. The warrants are exercisable six months after issuance at an exercise price of $3.80 per share of common stock and expire on January 10, 2029. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $2,722.

As a result of subsequent offerings, the exercise price on 1,557,268 warrants was automatically adjusted triggering non-cash deemed dividend as a result of the down-round adjustments. In July 2023 the exercise price was adjusted to $2.42 and further in October 2023 was adjusted to $0.525. See “Subsequent Events.”

July 19, 2023 Registered Direct Offering.  

On July 19, 2023, the Company and certain investors entered into a securities purchase agreement relating to the issuance and sale of approximately $11,700 of shares and warrants, consisting of an aggregate of 4,373,219 shares of common stock and 8,746,438 warrants to purchase an equal number of shares, at a purchase price of $2.67 per unit. The warrants are exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $2.42 per share of common stock and expire five years after issuance. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $10,742.

As a result of a subsequent offering, the exercise price on 8,746,438 warrants was automatically adjusted triggering non-cash deemed dividend as a result of the down-round adjustment. In October 2023 the exercise price was adjusted to $0.525. See “Subsequent Events.”

March 2023 JGB Warrants

In connection with the sale of the Debentures, the Company issued the JGB Warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $19.125 per share. The JGB Warrants are exercisable for five years from September 3, 2023, at an exercise price of $19.125 per share, determined as a 50% premium to the VWAP on the closing date, subject, with certain exceptions, to adjustments in the event of stock splits, dividends, subsequent dilutive offerings and certain fundamental transactions. The JGB warrants initial fair value of $4,475 net of issuance costs of $139 (see Note 6), of which half of the warrants meet the criteria for liability classification due to a contingent put option which allows the holder to require that the Company redeem the warrants in cash for a purchase price equal to $15.00 upon certain conditional events such as change in control or event of default. Accordingly, half of the warrants are classified as Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The remainder of the JGB warrants are equity classified and recorded as a component of Capital in excess of par value.

As a result of the June 19, 2023 offering, the Company’s outstanding JGB warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of the Company’s common stock for an exercise price of $19.125 per share were automatically adjusted to be $12.828 exercise price for up to 496,960 shares of common stock. As a result of the anti-dilution provision being triggered, the Company recognized a non-cash deemed dividend of $367 in connection with these adjustments, recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss and within Capital in excess of par value (as the Company has an accumulated deficit and therefore the deemed dividend is treated as paid out of Capital in excess of par value). There are no further anti-dilution adjustments on such warrants.

The Company redeemed 166,667 of such warrants for an aggregate put price equal to $2,500.  See Note 17 “Subsequent Events.”  

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The JGB detachable warrants were valued at the closing dates of the Senior Secured Credit Facility using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.2	%
Expected volatility per year		88.1	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		5.5	years
Exercise price	$	19.125
Stock price	$	13.65

March 2023 Omnia Warrants

In connection with the Subordinated Note, the Company issued to Omnia, the Omnia Warrants to purchase up to 45,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Omnia Warrants”). The Omnia Warrants are exercisable for seven years from September 3, 2023, at an exercise price of $12.828 per share, subject, with certain exceptions, to adjustments in the event of stock splits, dividends, subsequent dilutive offerings and certain fundamental transactions. The Omnia warrants initial fair value was $1,316 (see Note 6), and meet the criteria for liability classification due to contingent put option which allows the holder to require that the Company redeem the warrants in cash for a purchase price equal to $30.00 upon certain conditional events such as change in control or event of default. The Omnia warrants are classified as Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Omnia detachable warrants were valued at the closing dates of the Subordinated Note using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.1	%
Expected volatility per year		83.8	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		7.5	years
Exercise price	$	12.828
Stock price	$	13.65

ATM Offering

On March 31, 2023, the Company established an at-the-market common equity offering program (“ATM Program”), through which it may, through which it had the ability to offer and sell shares of common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $50,000. The Company paid a 3.00% sales commission based on the gross proceeds of the sales price per share of common stock sold. On June 19, 2023, the Company terminated the ATM Program in connection with the June 2023 Capital Raise. The following table shows the number of shares sold under the ATM Program prior to its termination:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
(in thousands, except for per-share data)	2023
Number of common shares issued		284
Weighted average sale price per share	$	9.65
Gross proceeds	$	2,741
Net proceeds	$	2,563

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NOTE 11. - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

License agreements and sponsored research – The Company has entered into various license, sponsored research, collaboration, and other agreements (the “Agreements”) with various counterparties in connection with the Company’s plant biotechnology business relating to tobacco, hemp/cannabis and hops. The schedule below summarizes the Company’s commitments, both financial and other, associated with each Agreement. Costs incurred under the Agreements are generally recorded as research and development expenses on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

A
				Future Commitments
Commitment	Counter Party	Product Relationship	Commitment Type	2023		2024		2025		2026		2027 & After		Total
Research Agreement	KeyGene	Hemp / Cannabis / Hops	Contract fee	$	1,824	$	2,081	$	1,589	$	1,302	$	328	$	7,124	(1)
License Agreement	NCSU	Tobacco	Minimum annual royalty		—		100		100		100		1,000		1,300	(2)
Research Agreement	NCSU	Tobacco	Contract fee		95		114		—		—		—		209	(3)
Growing Agreements	Various	Tobacco	Contract fee		119		127		—		—		—		246	(4)
				$	2,038	$	2,422	$	1,689	$	1,402	$	1,328	$	8,879

(1) Exclusive agreement with the Company in the field of the Cannabis Sativa L. plant. The initial term of the agreement was five years with an option for an additional two years. On April 30, 2021, the Company and KeyGene entered into a First Amended and Restated Framework Collaborative Research Agreement which extended the agreement term, from first-quarter 2024 to first-quarter 2027, and preserves the Company’s option for an additional 2-year extension, now through first quarter of 2029. On March 30, 2022, the Company and KeyGene entered into a new Framework Collaborative Research Agreement for a term of three years at an aggregate cost of $1,830 in the field related to the hops plant.

The Company will exclusively own all results and all intellectual property relating to the results of the collaboration with KeyGene (the "Results”). The Company will pay royalties in varying amounts to KeyGene relating to the Company's commercialization in the stated fields of each agreement. The Company has also granted KeyGene a license to commercialize the Results outside of each field and KeyGene will pay royalties in varying amounts to the Company relating to KeyGene's commercialization of the Results outside of each field.

(2) The minimum annual royalty fee is credited against running royalties on sales of licensed products. The Company is also responsible for reimbursing NCSU for actual third-party patent costs incurred, including capitalized patent costs and patent maintenance costs. These costs vary from year to year and the Company has certain rights to direct the activities that result in these costs. Additionally, see Note 17 “Subsequent events.”

(3) On August 4, 2023, the Company entered into a one-year Sponsored Project Agreement with NCSU for continued research of tobacco alkaloid formation.

(4) Various R&D growing agreements for tobacco.

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Litigation - In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the Company establishes an accrued liability for litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and estimable. In such cases, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability. As a litigation or regulatory matter develops, the Company, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter, evaluates on an ongoing basis whether such matter presents a loss contingency that is probable and estimable. If, at the time of evaluation, the loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is not both probable and estimable, the matter will continue to be monitored for further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and estimable. When a loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is deemed to be both probable and estimable, the Company will establish an accrued liability with respect to such loss contingency and record a corresponding amount of related expenses. The Company will then continue to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of any such accrued liability. 

Class Action

On January 21, 2019, Matthew Jackson Bull, a resident of Denver, Colorado, filed a Complaint against the Company, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, and the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entitled: Matthew Bull, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. 22nd Century Group, Inc., Henry Sicignano III, and John T. Brodfuehrer, Case No. 1:19 cv 00409.

On January 29, 2019, Ian M. Fitch, a resident of Essex County Massachusetts, filed a Complaint against the Company, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, and the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entitled: Ian Fitch, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. 22nd Century Group, Inc., Henry Sicignano III, and John T. Brodfuehrer, Case No. 2:19 cv 00553.

On May 28, 2019, the plaintiff in the Fitch case voluntarily dismissed that action. On August 1, 2019, the Court in the Bull case issued an order designating Joseph Noto, Garden State Tire Corp, and Stephens Johnson as lead plaintiffs.

On September 16, 2019, pursuant to a joint motion by the parties, the Court in the Bull case transferred the class action to federal district court in the Western District of New York, where it remains pending as Case No. 1:19-cv-01285.

Plaintiffs in the Bull case filed an Amended Complaint on November 19, 2019 that alleges three counts: Count I sues the Company and Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer and alleges that the Company's quarterly and annual reports, SEC filings, press releases and other public statements and documents contained false statements in violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5; Count II sues Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer pursuant to Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b5(a) and (c); and Count III sues Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer for the allegedly false statements pursuant to Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act. The Amended Complaint seeks to certify a class, and unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, and attorney's fees and costs.

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On January 29, 2020, the Company and Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer filed a Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. On January 14, 2021, the Court granted the motion, dismissing all claims with prejudice. The Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal on February 12, 2021 to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. On May 24, 2022, after briefing and oral argument, the Second Circuit issued an order affirming in part, and reversing in part, the District Court’s dismissal order. The Second Circuit affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of the claims relating to the non-disclosure of stock promotion articles, but reversed the District Court’s dismissal order of the claims alleging the non-disclosure of an SEC investigation. The Second Circuit noted in its opinion, however, that the District Court had not addressed certain arguments raised by the Company and Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer in the Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint as to these remaining claims, and remanded the case to the District Court to address these arguments for the dismissal of the remaining claims. On August 8, 2022, the Company and Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer filed a renewed motion to dismiss the remaining claims in the Amended Complaint to address the arguments not previously addressed by the District Court. On September 22, 2022, Plaintiffs filed a brief in opposition to the motion. On October 12, 2022, the Company and Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer filed a reply brief in further support of the motion. On January 6, 2023, the District Court denied the motion to dismiss, and the case will proceed forward on the remaining claims.

The parties participated in a mediation on March 21, 2023 and reached an initial memorandum of understanding for settlement in principle to resolve the litigation and release all claims against the Company. On April 25, 2023, the parties filed with the Court the Motion for Preliminary Approval of the Settlement, which includes the final terms of the proposed settlement. The Court preliminarily approved the settlement on June 30, 2023, and scheduled a further settlement hearing for October 3, 2023. The Court entered the Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice of the action on October 23, 2023. The settlement amount that the defendants paid is $3,000 and is fully covered by the Company’s insurance, which has been funded by the Company’s insurance carrier in an escrow account and anticipated to be disbursed in the fourth quarter of 2023. Accordingly, the Company has recorded an accrual for litigation settlement and corresponding indemnification receivable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2023.

Shareholder Derivative Cases

On February 6, 2019, Melvyn Klein, a resident of Nassau County New York, filed a shareholder derivative claim against the Company, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, and each member of the Company’s Board of Directors in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entitled: Melvyn Klein, derivatively on behalf of 22nd Century Group v. Henry Sicignano, III, Richard M. Sanders, Joseph Alexander Dunn, Nora B. Sullivan, James W. Cornell, John T. Brodfuehrer and 22nd Century Group, Inc., Case No. 1:19 cv 00748. Mr. Klein brings this action derivatively alleging that (i) the director defendants supposedly breached their fiduciary duties for allegedly allowing the Company to make false statements; (ii) the director defendants supposedly wasted corporate assets to defend this lawsuit and the other related lawsuits; (iii) the defendants allegedly violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b 5 promulgated thereunder for allegedly approving or allowing false statements regarding the Company to be made; and (iv) the director defendants allegedly violated Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 14a 9 promulgated thereunder for allegedly approving or allowing false statements regarding the Company to be made in the Company’s proxy statement.

On February 11, 2019, Stephen Mathew filed a shareholder derivative claim against the Company, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, and each member of the Company’s Board of Directors in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Erie, entitled: Stephen Mathew, derivatively on behalf of 22nd Century Group, Inc. v. Henry Sicignano, III, John T. Brodfuehrer, Richard M. Sanders, Joseph Alexander Dunn, James W. Cornell, Nora B. Sullivan and 22nd Century Group, Inc., Index No. 801786/2019. Mr. Mathew brings this action derivatively generally alleging the same allegations as in the Klein case. The Complaint seeks declaratory relief, unspecified monetary damages, corrective corporate governance actions, and attorney’s fees and costs.

On August 15, 2019, the Court consolidated the Mathew and Klein actions pursuant to a stipulation by the parties (Western District of New York, Case No. 1-19-cv-0513). On May 3, 2019, the Court ordered the Mathew case stayed. This stay was applied to the Consolidated Action pursuant to the Court’s August 15, 2019 Order Consolidated Related Shareholder Derivative Actions and Establishing a Leadership Structure. As a result of the Court’s denial of the renewed Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint, the May 3, 2019 stay will be lifted. No trial date has been set. We intend to vigorously defend the Company and the individual defendants against such claims.

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On June 10, 2019, Judy Rowley filed a shareholder derivative claim against the Company, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, and each member of the Company’s Board of Directors in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Erie, entitled: Judy Rowley, derivatively on behalf of 22nd Century Group, Inc. v. Henry Sicignano, III, Richard M. Sanders, Joseph Alexander Dunn, Nora B. Sullivan, James W. Cornell, John T. Brodfuehrer, and 22nd Century Group, Inc., Index No. 807214/2019. Ms. Rowley brought the action derivatively alleging that the director defendants supposedly breached their fiduciary duties by allegedly allowing the Company to make false statements. The Complaint sought declaratory relief, unspecified monetary damages, corrective corporate governance actions, and attorney’s fees and costs. We intend to vigorously defend the Company and the individual defendants against such claims. On September 13, 2019, the Court ordered the litigation stayed pursuant to a joint stipulation by the parties. On August 3, 2022, Plaintiff dismissed the case with prejudice by filing a stipulation of discontinuance with the Court. This dismissal was not pursuant to a settlement.

On January 15, 2020, Kevin Broccuto filed a shareholder derivative claim against the Company, the Company's then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, and certain members of the Company's prior Board of Directors in the District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Clark, entitled: Kevin Broccuto, derivatively on behalf of 22nd Century Group, Inc. v. James W. Cornell, Richard M. Sanders, Nora B. Sullivan, Henry Sicignano, III, and John T. Brodfuehrer, Case No. A-20-808599. Mr. Broccuto brings this action derivatively alleging three counts: Count I alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties; Count II alleges they committed corporate waste; and Count III that they were unjustly enriched, by allegedly allowing the Company to make false statements.

On February 11, 2020, Jerry Wayne filed a shareholder derivative claim against the Company, the Company's then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, and certain members of the Company's prior Board of Directors in the District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Clark, entitled: Jerry Wayne, derivatively on behalf of 22nd Century Group, Inc. v. James W. Cornell, Richard M. Sanders, Nora B. Sullivan, Henry Sicignano, III, and John T. Brodfuehrer, Case No. A-20-808599. Mr. Wayne brings this action derivatively alleging generally the same allegations as the Broccuto case. The Complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages, corrective corporate governance actions, disgorgement of alleged profits and imposition of constructive trusts, and attorney's fees and costs. The Complaint also seeks to declare as unenforceable the Company's Bylaw requiring derivative lawsuits to be filed in Erie County, New York, where the Company is headquartered.

On March 25, 2020, the Court ordered the Broccuto and Wayne cases consolidated and stayed pursuant to a joint stipulation from the parties. On June 27, 2022, the Court ordered that the stay continue until thirty (30) days after the District Court rules on the renewed Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint in the Noto Class Action case. As a result of the Court’s denial of the Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint, the June 27, 2022 stay will be lifted. No trial date has been set. The parties participated in a mediation on March 21, 2023, and a subsequent mediation on October 17, 2023, which process is continuing.

We intend to vigorously defend the Company and the individual defendants against such claims.

Insurance Litigation 

In November 2022, there was a fire at the Company’s Grass Valley manufacturing facility in Oregon, which resulted in a total loss of the facility. The Company submitted an insurance claim with Dorchester Insurance Company, Ltd. (“Dorchester”) for casualty loss and business interruption coverage which was acknowledged on November 23, 2022. Dorchester funded $5,000 of casualty loss insurance but has failed to issue any payments in connection with the Company’s business interruption claim.

      On July 19, 2023, the Company filed a Complaint against Dorchester in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Pendleton Division, Case No. 2:23-cv-01057-HL. The Company is alleging breach of contract, breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing and negligence per se. The Company is seeking full recovery of its business interruption claim under the policy plus direct, indirect and consequential damages resulting from Dorchester’s continued delay in issuing coverage payments. Discovery is ongoing.

Needle Rock Farms – Settlement Agreement

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During March 2023, the Company negotiated and entered into a settlement agreement related to a water rights dispute with the adjacent property owner for Needle Rock Farms in which the Company agreed to pay $250 in cash upon execution of the settlement, transferred certain farm equipment with net book value of $272, and accrued an additional payment of $225 that is contingent on either the sale of the farm or will be paid within one year. The total charges of $747 recorded in connection with the settlement agreement is included within Other operating expenses, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

NOTE 12 – EQUITY- BASED COMPENSATION

The Company maintains certain stock-based compensation plans that were approved by the Company’s stockholders and are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The stock-based compensation plans provide for the granting of stock options, time and performance based restricted stock units (RSU’s), among other awards to employees, non-employee directors, consultants, and service providers. The 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan was amended on June 16, 2023, increasing the authorized shares by 233,334. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had available 436,775 shares remaining for future awards under its Omnibus Incentive Plans.

Compensation Expense – The Company recognized the following compensation costs, net of actual forfeitures, related to restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and stock options:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Sales, general, and administrative	$	555	$	2,201	$	3,099	$	4,431
Research and development		21		46		138		135
Total RSUs and stock option compensation	$	576	$	2,247	$	3,237	$	4,566

Restricted Stock Units – We typically grant RSUs to employees and non-employee directors. The following table summarizes the changes in unvested RSUs from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023.

	Unvested RSUs
		Weighted
		Average
	Number of	Grant-date
	Shares	Fair Value
	in thousands	$ per share
Unvested at January 1, 2023	269	$	31.88
Granted	293		12.44
Vested	(122)		31.16
Forfeited	(2)		36.35
Unvested at March 31, 2023	438		19.06
Vested	(25)		22.47
Forfeited	(22)		17.77
Unvested at June 30, 2023	391		18.92
Forfeited	(75)		20.86
Unvested at September 30, 2023	316	$	18.45

The fair value of RSUs that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was approximately $1,838 based on the stock price at the time of vesting. As of September 30, 2023, unrecognized compensation expense for RSUs amounted to $3,280 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.7 years. In addition, there is approximately $786 of unrecognized compensation expense that requires the achievement of certain milestones which are not yet probable.

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Stock Options – Our outstanding stock options were valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the date of the award. There was no stock option grant activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. A summary of the status of stock options activity since January 1, 2023 and at September 30, 2023 is as follows:

				Weighted
		Weighted		Average
		Average		Remaining		Aggregate
	Number of	Exercise		Contractual		Intrinsic
	Options	Price		Term		Value
	in thousands	$ per share
Outstanding at January 1, 2023	327	$	24.82
Expired	(7)	$	41.40
Outstanding at March 31, 2023	320	$	24.74	2.1	years	$	—
Outstanding at June 30, 2023	320	$	24.74	1.8	years	$	—
Expired	(92)	$	21.34
Outstanding at September 30, 2023	228	$	26.12	2.0	years	$	—
Exercisable at September 30, 2023	221	$	25.74	1.9	years	$	—

The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the current market value or the market value upon exercise of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option.

As of September 30, 2023, there is approximately $190 of unrecognized compensation expense for stock options that requires the achievement of certain milestones which are not yet probable.

NOTE 13. – EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Outstanding warrants, options and RSUs were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS as the effect was antidilutive.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(in thousands, except for per-share data)
Net loss	$	(72,720)	$	(13,102)	$	(111,441)	$	(33,518)
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature		—		—		(367)		—
Deemed dividend related to down-round features		(564)		—		(564)		—
Net loss available to common shareholders	$	(73,284)	$	(13,102)	$	(112,372)	$	(33,518)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		19,887		14,009		16,411		12,351
Basic and diluted loss per common share	$	(3.68)	$	(0.94)	$	(6.85)	$	(2.71)
Anti-dilutive shares are as follows as of September 30:
Warrants		12,732		1,138		12,732		1,138
Options		228		327		228		327
Restricted stock units		316		212		316		212
		13,276		1,677		13,276		1,677

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NOTE 14. – ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table is a summary of the components and activity of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“AOCI”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Corporate		Foreign
	securities/		Translation		Pre-tax				Net of
	investments		Adjustment		Amount		Tax		Tax Amount
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	(112)	$	1	$	(111)	$	—	$	(111)
Unrealized gain on short-term investment securities		61		—		61		—		61
Foreign currency translation		—		(4)		(4)		—		(4)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		13		—		13		—		13
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	(38)	$	(3)	$	(41)	$	—	$	(41)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		10		—		10		—		10
Foreign currency translation		—		42		42		—		42
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		28		—		28		—		28
Balance at June 30, 2023	$	(0)	$	39	$	39	$	—	$	39
Foreign currency translation		—		(69)		(69)		—		(69)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	(0)	$	(30)	$	(30)	$	—	$	(30)

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Corporate		Foreign
	securities/		Translation		Pre-tax				Net of
	investments		Adjustment		Amount		Tax		Tax Amount
Balance at January 1, 2022	$	(162)	$	—	$	(162)	$	—	$	(162)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		(400)		—		(400)		—		(400)
Balance at March 31, 2022	$	(562)	$	—	$	(562)	$	—	$	(562)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		(69)		—		(69)		—		(69)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		108		—		108		—		108
Balance at June 30, 2022	$	(523)	$	—	$	(523)	$	—	$	(523)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		(19)		—		(19)		—		(19)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		35		—		35		—		35
Balance at September 30, 2022	$	(507)	$	—	$	(507)	$	—	$	(507)

NOTE 15. – REVENUE RECOGNITION

Tobacco

The Company’s tobacco reportable segment revenues are derived primarily from contract manufacturing organization (“CMO”) customer contracts that consist of obligations to manufacture the customers’ branded filtered cigars and cigarettes. Additional revenues are generated from sale of the Company’s proprietary low nicotine content cigarettes, sold under the brand name VLN^®, or research cigarettes sold under the brand name SPECTRUM^®.

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The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of the product to a customer. For certain CMO contracts, the performance obligation is satisfied over time as the Company determines, due to contract restrictions, it does not have an alternative use of the product and it has an enforceable right to payment as the product is manufactured. The Company recognizes revenue under those contracts at the unit price stated in the contract based on the units manufactured. Tobacco revenue from the sale of the Company’s products, which include excise taxes and shipping and handling charges billed to customers, is recognized net of cash discounts, sales returns and allowances. There was no allowance for discounts or returns and allowances at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Excise taxes recorded in Cost of Goods Sold on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $2,554 and $3,747, respectively. Excise taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $7,990 and $9,299, respectively.

Hemp/Cannabis

The Company’s hemp/cannabis reportable segment revenues are derived primarily from a CBD wholesale extracts and bulk ingredient distillate or isolate. Additional revenues are generated from private/white label contract manufacturing.

The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of the product to a customer. Revenue is recorded at the estimated amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled. For certain sales where the company licenses its formulations for hemp-based products, it recognizes revenue once the products have been sold to customers by the licensee.

When applicable, the Company pays imports duties in the various countries to which it sends products to and bills the customer for such import costs. The Company recognizes the import duties as part of revenue in accordance with ASC 606.

There are no material sales provisions or volume discounts that provide variability in recording revenue amounts.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company’s net revenue is derived from customers located primarily in the United States and is disaggregated by major product line because the Company believes it best depicts the nature, amount, and timing of revenue and cash flows. Revenue recognized from Tobacco products transferred to customers over time represented 57% and 63%, respectively, of total Tobacco revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 74% and 73%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Revenue recognized from Hemp/cannabis products is all recognized point-in-time.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Tobacco	$	7,871	$	11,535	$	24,848	$	30,551
Hemp/cannabis		9,940		7,848		38,352		12,354
Total revenues, net	$	17,811	$	19,383	$	63,200	$	42,905

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The following table presents net revenues by significant customers, which are defined as any customer who individually represents 10% or more of disaggregated product line net revenues:

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023				2022
	Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis		Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis
Customer A	37.80	%	*		42.14	%	*
Customer B	18.00	%	*		*		*
Customer C	21.97	%	*		7.06	%	*
Customer D	*		*		14.33	%	*
Customer E	*		12.82	%	*		11.25	%
Customer F	*		25.39	%	*		11.22	%
Customer G	*		*		*		17.52	%
All other customers	22.23	%	61.79	%	36.47	%	60.01	%
*Less than 10% of product line’s total revenues for the period.

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023				2022
	Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis		Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis
Customer A	34.92	%	*		23.05	%	*
Customer B	24.44	%	*		23.11	%	*
Customer C	13.72	%	*		14.48	%	*
Customer D	*		*		17.17	%	*
Customer E	*		*		*		*
Customer F	*		18.33	%	*		16.48	%
Customer G	*		*		*		13.41	%
All other customers	26.92	%	81.67	%	22.19	%	70.11	%
*Less than 10% of product line’s total revenues for the period.

Contract Assets and Liabilities

Unbilled receivables (contract assets) represent revenues recognized for performance obligations that have been satisfied but have not been billed. These receivables are included as Accounts receivable, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Customer payment terms vary depending on the terms of each customer contract, but payment is generally due prior to product shipment or within credit terms up to 30 days after shipment. Deferred income (contract liabilities) relates to down payments received from customers in advance of satisfying a performance obligation and is included as Deferred income on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Total contract assets and contract liabilities are as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Unbilled receivables	$	1,745	$	354
Deferred income		(704)		(831)
Net contract assets (liabilities)	$	1,041	$	(477)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized $802 of revenue that was included in the contract liability balance as of December 31, 2022. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized $119 of revenue that was included in the contract asset balance as of December 31, 2021.

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NOTE 16. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

The Company organizes its business into two reportable segments: (1) Tobacco and (2) Hemp/Cannabis. This segment structure reflects the financial information and reports used by the Company’s management, specifically its Chief Operating Decision Maker, to make decisions regarding the Company’s business, including resource allocations and performance assessments. This segment structure reflects the Company’s current operating focus in compliance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting.

The Company defines segment income from operations as revenues, net less cost of goods sold and expenses attributable to segment-specific selling, general, administrative, research, development, and other operating activities. The remaining unallocated operating and other income and expenses are primarily administrative corporate overhead expenses such as corporate personnel costs, equity compensation, investor relations, strategic consulting, research and development costs that apply broadly to the overall plant science platform, and that are not allocated to reportable segments. Unallocated corporate assets consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investment securities, prepaid and other assets, property and equipment, and intangible assets. Transactions between the two segments are not significant.

The following table presents revenues, net by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Tobacco	$	7,871	$	11,535	$	24,848	$	30,551
Hemp/cannabis		9,940		7,848		38,352		12,354
Total revenues, net	$	17,811	$	19,383	$	63,200	$	42,905

The following table presents loss from continuing operations for the Company’s reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Tobacco	$	2,798	$	1,674	$	10,072	$	3,337
Hemp/cannabis		62,655		4,326		74,604		7,316
Total segment operating loss		65,453		6,000		84,676		10,653
Unallocated operating expenses		6,029		9,268		23,983		23,238
Operating loss		71,482		15,268		108,659		33,891
Tobacco other (income) expense, net		—		—		10		—
Hemp/cannabis other (income) expense, net		25		136		50		203
Unallocated other expense, net		1,213		279		2,676		2,005
Loss before income taxes	$	72,720	$	15,683	$	111,395	$	36,099

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The hemp/cannabis segment included impairment charges and write-downs in total of $58,808 recorded during the third quarter of 2023. Refer to Note 1, Note 4, and Note 9 for additional information on the nature of such charges.

The following table presents total assets for the Company’s reportable segments as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Tobacco	$	21,271	$	15,748
Hemp/cannabis		18,747		65,965
Total reportable segments		40,018		81,713
Unallocated assets		24,178		32,938
Total assets	$	64,196	$	114,651

The following table presents capital expenditures for the Company’s reportable segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023		2022
Tobacco	$	717	$	589
Hemp/cannabis		2,864		1,495
Total reportable segments		3,581		2,084
Unallocated expenditures for long-lived tangible assets		370		417
Total expenditures	$	3,951	$	2,501

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NOTE 17. – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Senior Secured Credit Facility Amendment

On October 16, 2023, the Company entered into a Waiver and Amendment Agreement (the “ Credit Facility Amendment”) with each of the subsidiaries of the Company executing the Debentures, the Purchasers and the Agent, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) the Purchasers waived an event of default under Section 7(d) of the Debentures which required the Company to achieve revenue of at least $18,500 for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 (the “waiver”), (b) the parties agreed to amend Schedule E of the Debentures to reduce the Revenue Target (as such term is defined in the Debentures), for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, to $15,500, and (c) the Company agreed to release to the Purchasers the $7,500 that the Company was required to maintain in a separate account (the “Escrow Funds”) which Escrow Funds were be applied to, and reduce, the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

Additionally, as additional consideration for the waiver, the Company agreed to assign, transfer and convey to the Agent, the Company’s entire right, title and interest in and to (i) the Promissory Note made by J&N Real Estate Company, L.L.C. (“J&N”) payable to the Company in the principal amount of $3,800 and (ii) the Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated June 30, 2021, between J&N, as borrower, for the benefit of the Company, as lender (collectively, the “Pledged Indebtedness”). Upon assignment of the Pledged Indebtedness, the Company will recognize as a non-monetary transaction, $2,600 of consideration in exchange to be applied as a $2,000 reduction of the Put Price (as defined below) and $600 reduction of the outstanding principal amount of Debentures.

In connection with the waiver, the Company and Purchasers agreed to exercise the outstanding put provision to redeem 166,667 Warrants for an aggregate put price equal to $2,500 (the “Put Price”), which is concurrently reduced by $2,000, as described above, with the remaining $500 payable by the Company on the Maturity Date. No cash was exchanged as a result of executing the Credit Facility Amendment.

The Credit Facility Amendment contains customary reaffirmations, reconfirmations of security interests and subsidiary guarantees, and representations and warranties typical for a waiver and amendment of this type.

Increase in Authorized Shares

On October 16, 2023, our stockholders approved an amendment (the “Articles Amendment”) to our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from thirty-three million three hundred thirty-three thousand and three hundred thirty-four (33,333,334) shares to sixty-six million, six hundred sixty-six thousand sixty hundred sixty-seven (66,666,667), which Articles Amendment was filed and effective with the Secretary of the State of Nevada on October 16, 2023.

October 2023- Public Equity Offering

On October 17, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue, in a registered public offering, (i) an aggregate of 7,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, (ii) warrants to purchase 20,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Common Warrants”) and (iii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 2,400,000 shares of common stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”). The Common Warrants have an exercise price of $0.525, are immediately exercisable and have a term of exercise equal to five years following the original issuance date. The Pre-Funded Warrants have an exercise price of $0.0001, are immediately exercisable and will be able to be exercised at any time after their original issuance until such Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. The shares were offered at a combined public offering price of $0.525 per share and two accompanying Common Warrants. The Pre-Funded Warrants were offered at a combined public offering price of $0.5249 per Pre-Funded Warrant and two accompanying Common Warrants.

In addition, the Company issued the placement agent warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock (equal to 10% of the aggregate number of shares and Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the offering) at an exercise price of $0.65625, which represents 125% of the public offering price per share and accompanying Common Warrant. The placement agent agreed not to exercise the such warrants until the Company subsequently increases its authorized shares of common stock.

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The offering closed on October 19, 2023 with gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $5,250, before deducting the placement agent fees of $367 and other offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $288. As a result of the offering, the exercise price on 11,799,654 previously outstanding warrants were automatically adjusted from $2.42 per share to $0.525 per share.

The Pre-Funded Warrants were subsequently exercised on a cashless basis in October 2023, resulting in issuance of 2,399,512 shares of common stock.

Tobacco - NCSU Technology License

The Company signed on November 1, 2023, an additional reduced nicotine content technology license with North Carolina State University. On the date of signing, the Company paid to NCSU a non-refundable license fee of $250 and as partial consideration the Company will grant NCSU an award of common stock equal to $100 within fifteen business days. Additional consideration will be paid at successive intervals of the license following a schedule over two years for a total of up to $650, unless earlier terminated by the Company.

The latest license provides additional modes of efficiently producing reduced nicotine content tobacco plants, extending the Company’s already extensive IP portfolio. The license will provide the Company exclusive rights to the technology, which the term shall continue on a country by-country basis until the date of expiration of the last to expire of the patent rights and/or plant variety rights, including any renewals or extensions thereof, or nineteen (19) years from the effective date of this license agreement if no patents in the patent rights and/or plant variety rights are issued in the applicable country.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with, our audited consolidated financial statements, the accompanying notes and the MD&A included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as well as our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. Note references are to the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

For purposes of this MD&A, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to the operations of 22nd Century Group, Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries for the periods described herein. In addition, dollars are in thousands, except per share data or unless otherwise specified.

Forward Looking Statements

Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this section are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements typically contain terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “consider,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “explore,” “foresee,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “preliminary,” “probable,” “project,” “promising,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions. Forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding (i) our ability to continue as a going concern, (ii) our expectations regarding our debt obligations, (iii) our financial and operating performance, (iv) our strategic alternatives, including our cost savings initiatives, (v) our expectations regarding regulatory enforcement (vi) our products, and (vii) the volatility of our common stock and warrants. Actual results might differ materially from those explicit or implicit in forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are set forth in “Risk Factors” herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 9, 2023. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. All information provided in this quarterly report is as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

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Our Business

22nd Century Group, Inc. is a leading biotechnology company focused on utilizing advanced plant technologies to improve health and wellness with reduced nicotine tobacco, hemp/cannabis and hops.

On September 5, 2023, the Company announced its intent to explore strategic alternatives, including engaging financial advisors, in an effort to maximize shareholder value. While the initial focus was primarily on 22nd Century Inc.’s tobacco portfolio, the Company subsequently received indications of interest regarding its other assets, in addition to tobacco. The Company continues to be committed to the process of exploring a wide range of strategic, operational, and financial transactions and alternatives. We have also engaged a financial advisor to assist us in this strategic process with respect to identifying strategic partners and financing to fund operations and to take actions to maximize our liquidity.  If capital is not available to the Company when, and in the amounts needed, it could be required to liquidate inventory, cease or curtail operations, or seek protection under applicable bankruptcy laws or similar state proceedings. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the capital it needs to continue operations.

Recent Highlights and Other Events

● Capital Markets Transactions

o The Company completed registered direct offerings in July 2023, for total gross proceeds of approximately $14,635, before expenses and a public offering in October 2023 for total gross proceeds of approximately $5,250, before expenses.

o In October 2023, the Company reduced the outstanding principle of it Senior Secured Credit Facility by $8,100.

● Cost Savings & Reduction of Operating Expenses

o During July 2023, the Company implemented a cost savings initiative intended to simplify operations as it continues to tighten its focus on key end markets and operating strategies resulting in an estimated $15,000 in annualized cost reductions across its operations once fully in place.

Financial Overview

● Net revenues for the third quarter of 2023 were $17,811, a decrease of 8.1% from $19,383 in 2022.

o Revenue from tobacco-related products for the third quarter was $7,871 compared to $11,535 in the prior year period reflecting a decrease in unit sales of filtered cigars, partially offset by increases in unit sales of cigarettes and export cigarettes.

o Revenue from hemp/cannabis-related products was $9,940, compared to $7,848 in the prior year third quarter, due to continued strong volume for bulk ingredient sales.

● Gross profit for the third quarter of 2023 was a loss of $1,966 compared to profit of $619 in the prior year period.

o Gross profit from tobacco-related products was a profit of $77, a decrease of $559 compared to the prior year period, reflecting lower unit sales in contract manufacturing products and increases in tobacco excise taxes.

o Gross profit from hemp/cannabis-related products was a loss of $2,043 compared to a loss of $17 in the prior year. In connection with evaluation of strategic alternatives for the Company’s assets and cost cut initiatives, during the third quarter of 2023, the Company increased the reserve for excess, obsolete or expired hemp/cannabis inventory by $1,687.

● Total operating expenses for the third quarter of 2023 increased to $69,516 compared to $15,887 in the prior year quarter driven by:

o Sales, general and administrative expenses decreased to $11,199 compared to $14,528 in the prior year period, primarily driven by lower compensation and benefits and strategic consulting, partially offset by higher sales and marketing expenses and royalty, license and contract costs.

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o Research development expenses increased to $1,613, compared to $1,318 in the prior year period, driven by higher contract costs.

o Other operating expenses, net was $23,344, primarily reflecting restructuring costs of $24,317, including impairment charges, partially offset by the change in fair value of warrant liabilities.

o In connection with initiating a process to review strategic alternatives for the Company’s assets and implementing cost cut initiatives, during the third quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $33,360.

● Operating loss for the third quarter 2023 was $71,482, compared to a loss of $15,268 in the prior year period for the reasons described above.

● Net loss in the third quarter of 2023 was $72,720 and basic and diluted loss per common share was $3.68 compared with net loss in the third quarter of 2022 of $13,102, and basic and diluted net loss per common share of $0.94.

● As of September 30, 2023, we had $2,850 in cash and cash equivalents and $7,500 in restricted cash pursuant to the Senior Secured Credit Facility. In October 2023, the restricted cash was subsequently used to pay down a portion of the outstanding principle balance under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

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Our Financial Results

	Three Months Ended
	September 30			September 30			Change
	2023			2022				%
Tobacco revenues, net	$	7,871		$	11,535		(3,664)	(31.8)
Hemp/cannabis revenues, net		9,940			7,848		2,092	26.7
Total revenues, net		17,811			19,383		(1,572)	(8.1)
Cost of goods sold		19,777			18,764		1,013	5.4
Gross (loss) profit		(1,966)			619		(2,585)	(417.6)
Gross (loss) profit as a % of revenues, net		(11.0)	%		3.2	%
Operating expenses:
Sales, general and administrative ("SG&A")		11,199			14,528		(3,329)	(22.9)
SG&A as a % of revenues, net		62.9	%		74.9	%
Research and development ("R&D")		1,613			1,318		295	22.4
R&D as a % of revenues, net		9.1	%		6.8	%
Other operating expenses, net ("OOE")		23,344			41		23,303	NM
Goodwill impairment		33,360			-		33,360	NM
Total operating expenses		69,516			15,887		53,629	337.6
Operating loss		(71,482)			(15,268)		(56,214)	368.2
Operating loss as a % of revenues, net		(401.3)	%		(78.8)	%
Other income (expense):
Unrealized loss on investment		-			(345)		345	(100.0)
Realized loss on short-term investment securities		-			(35)		35	(100.0)
Other income, net		(12)			-		(12)	NM
Interest income, net		79			113		(34)	(30.1)
Interest expense		(1,305)			(148)		(1,157)	781.8
Total other expense		(1,238)			(415)		(823)	198.3
Loss before income taxes		(72,720)			(15,683)		(57,037)	363.7
Provision for income taxes		-			(2,581)		2,581	NM
Net loss		(72,720)			(13,102)		(59,618)	455.0
Net loss as a % of revenues, net		(408.3)	%		(67.6)	%
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature		-			-		-	NM
Deemed dividend related to down-round features		(564)			-		(564)	NM
Net loss available to common shareholders	$	(73,284)		$	(13,102)		(59,618)	455.0
Net loss per common share (basic and diluted)*	$	(3.68)		$	(0.94)		(2.74)	291.5
NM - calculated change not meaningful

*Giving retroactive effect to the 1-for-15 reverse stock split effectuated on July 5, 2023

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	Nine Months Ended
	September 30			September 30			Change
	2023			2022				%
Tobacco revenues, net	$	24,848		$	30,551		(5,703)	(18.7)
Hemp/cannabis revenues, net		38,352			12,354		25,998	210.4
Total revenues, net		63,200			42,905		20,295	47.3
Cost of goods sold		68,688			41,086		27,602	67.2
Gross (loss) profit		(5,488)			1,819		(7,307)	(401.7)
Gross (loss) profit as a % of revenues, net		(8.7)	%		4.2	%
Operating expenses:
Sales, general and administrative ("SG&A")		39,971			30,475		9,496	31.2
SG&A as a % of revenues, net		63.2	%		71.0	%
Research and development ("R&D")		4,923			4,355		568	13.0
R&D as a % of revenues, net		7.8	%		10.2	%
Other operating expenses, net ("OOE")		24,917			880		24,037	NM
Goodwill impairment		33,360			-		33,360	NM
Total operating expenses		103,171			35,710		67,461	188.9
Operating loss		(108,659)			(33,891)		(74,768)	220.6
Operating loss as a % of revenues, net		(171.9)	%		(79.0)	%
Other income (expense):
Unrealized loss on investment		-			(2,046)		2,046	(100.0)
Realized loss on short-term investment securities		(41)			(143)		102	(71.3)
Other income, net		23			-		23	NM
Interest income, net		201			211		(10)	(4.7)
Interest expense		(2,919)			(230)		(2,689)	1,169.1
Total other expense		(2,736)			(2,208)		(528)	23.9
Loss before income taxes		(111,395)			(36,099)		(75,296)	208.6
Provision for income taxes		46			(2,581)		2,627	NM
Net loss		(111,441)			(33,518)		(77,923)	232.5
Net loss as a % of revenues, net		(176.3)	%		(78.1)	%
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature		(367)			-		(367)	NM
Deemed dividend related to down-round features		(564)			-		(564)	NM
Net loss available to common shareholders	$	(112,372)		$	(33,518)		(78,290)	233.6
Net loss per common share (basic and diluted)*	$	(6.85)		$	(2.71)		(4.14)	152.8
NM - calculated change not meaningful

*Giving retroactive effect to the 1-for-15 reverse stock split effectuated on July 5, 2023

Refer to Note 16, “Segment and Geographic Information,” of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of this report for additional information regarding operating results for our two operating and reportable segments: (1) Tobacco, and (2) Hemp/cannabis.

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Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Revenue, net

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30		September 30		September 30		September 30
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Tobacco	$	7,871	$	11,535	$	24,848	$	30,551
Hemp/cannabis		9,940		7,848		38,352		12,354
Total revenues, net	$	17,811	$	19,383	$	63,200	$	42,905

The decrease in revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to the decrease in tobacco revenue of $3,664, offset by an increase in hemp/cannabis revenue of $2,092.

o Tobacco revenue was $7,871, a decrease of 31.8% from $11,535 in the prior year period, reflecting lower unit sales as a result of a planned reallocation in production resources at the Company’s NASCO facilities away from lower margin filtered cigars to higher margin VLN^® and conventional cigarette products. Third quarter 2023 cartons sold of 827 compared to 1,573 in the comparable prior year period.

o Hemp/cannabis revenue was $9,940, compared to $7,848 in the prior year period. Third quarter 2023 bulk ingredient sales volume in kilograms was 49,142 compared to 27,912 in the comparable prior year period.

The increase in revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily due to the increase in hemp/cannabis revenue of $25,998, offset by a decrease in tobacco revenue of $5,703.

o Tobacco revenue was $24,848, a decrease of 18.7% from $30,551 in the prior year period, reflecting lower unit sales as a result of a planned reallocation in production resources at the Company’s NASCO facilities away from lower margin filtered cigars to higher margin VLN^® and conventional cigarette products. Third quarter 2023 year-to-date cartons sold of 2,591 compared to 4,427 in the comparable prior year period.

o Hemp/cannabis revenue was $38,352, compared to $12,354 in the prior year third quarter, reflecting a full period of sales following the acquisition of GVB and continued growth in bulk ingredient sales. Third quarter 2023 year-to-date bulk ingredient sales volume in kilograms was 195,876 compared to 70,977 in the comparable prior year period (the GVB acquisition occurred on May 13, 2022).

Gross (loss) profit

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30			September 30			September 30			September 30
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Gross (loss) profit	$	(1,966)		$	619		$	(5,488)		$	1,819
Percent of Revenues, net		(11.0)	%		3.2	%		(8.7)	%		4.2	%

The decrease in gross profit and gross profit as a percent of revenues, net for the three and nine month periods-ended September 30, 2023 as compared to September 30, 2022 is driven by declines in tobacco gross profit of ($559) and ($2,757), respectively due to lower volume due to an intentional shift in product mix and decreases in hemp/cannabis gross profit of ($2,026) and ($4,622), respectively resulting from incremental costs associated with buying and selling ingredients while the Company rebuilds its distillate and isolate manufacturing capacity following the November 2022 Grass Valley fire. In connection with evaluation of strategic alternatives for the Company’s assets and cost cut initiatives, during the third quarter of 2023, the Company increased the reserve for excess, obsolete or expired hemp/cannabis inventory by $1,687.

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Sales, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense

	Changes From Prior Year
	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
Compensation and benefits (a)	$	(2,236)	$	4,165
Strategic consulting (b)		(2,693)		435
Sales and marketing (c)		621		1,492
Administrative, public company and other expenses (d)		(75)		1,526
Depreciation and amortization (e)		576		1,406
Royalty, license and contract costs (f)		478		472
Net increase in SG&A expenses	$	(3,329)	$	9,496

(a) Compensation and benefits decreased for the three-month period ending September 30, 2023 due to a reduction of headcount as part of our cost cut initiatives and increased severance and equity comp expense in the prior year period due to the termination of our COO. Increases in compensation and benefits for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2023, is mainly attributable to inflationary increases, as well as increases in headcount for a portion of the year prior to our cost cut initiatives as compared to the prior year period.

(b) Decrease of strategic consulting for the three-month period ending September 30, 2023 was due to reduced spending as part of our cost cut initiatives.

(c) Increases due to the ongoing expansion of store count and launch of VLN^® compared to the prior year period.

(d) Other expenses decreased for the three-month ended September 30, 2023, due to decreases of $115 of insurance expenses, $104 of travel and entertainment, $32 of legal and other expenses offset by increases of $96 for public company expenses and $79 for facilities expenses. For the nine months period ended September 30, 2023, other expenses increased due to $704 of IT and technology, $303 of travel and entertainment, $332 of facilities expense, $171 of public company expenses, and $134 of bad debt expenses, offset by a decrease of $308 of insurance expenses.

(e) Depreciation and amortization increased due to the buildout of our GVB Prineville facilities and newly acquired intangible assets in the current year period.

(f) Royalty, license and contract costs are mainly related to our contract development, manufacturing and distribution service offering licenses.

Research and development (“R&D”) expense

	Changes From Prior Year
	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
Compensation and benefits (a)	$	(10)	$	530
Royalty, license and contract costs (b)		186		82
Other		119		(44)
Net increase in R&D expenses	$	295	$	568

(a) Increased compensation and benefits for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 are mainly related to the additional R&D personnel in the current year period compared to the prior year period.

(b) Increased contract costs were due to costs related to our Keygene research offset by a decrease in royalty fees owed.

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Other operating expenses, net (“OOE”)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Grass Valley fire:
Professional services	$	53	$	-	$	377	$	-
Total Grass Valley fire (a)		53		-		377		-
Restructuring costs:
Impairment of intangible assets		13,986		-		13,986		-
Impairment of fixed assets		5,931		-		5,931		-
Impairment of right-of-use assets		4,034		-		4,034		-
Professional services		207		-		207		-
Severance		159		-		159		-
Total Restructuring costs (b)		24,317		-		24,317		-
Acquisition and transaction costs		218		43		357		882
Needlerock Farms settlement (c)		9		—		765		—
Gain on change in warrant liability (d)		(1,262)		—		(540)		—
Loss (gain) on change in contingent consideration (e)		9		—		(186)		—
Gain on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment (f)		—		(2)		(173)		(2)
Total other operating expenses, net	$	23,344	$	41	$	24,917	$	880

(a) In November 2022, there was a fire at our Grass Valley manufacturing facility in Oregon, which manufactures bulk ingredients, primarily CBD isolate and distillate. The Company has continuous expenses related to consulting, legal and demolition at this facility.

(b) During the third quarter of 2023, the Company undertook various restructuring activities in an effort to better align its internal organizational structure and costs with its strategy, as well as preserve liquidity. As a component of the restructuring, the Company has initiated a process to evaluate strategic alternatives with respect to the Company’s tobacco assets. The process will include consideration of a range of strategic, operational and financial transactions and alternatives, such as business combinations, asset sales, licensing agreements, alternate financing strategies and other options.

(c) Expenses associated with non-ordinary course legal matters and corresponding settlement related to water rights dispute for Needle Rock Farms.

(d) Represents change in fair value of warrant liability resulting from remeasurement.

(e) Represents change in fair value of RXP contingent consideration from remeasurement.

(f) Reflects gain on sale primarily from the sale of older tobacco equipment.

Refer to Note 9, “Other operating expenses, net,” of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of this report for additional information regarding these charges.

Goodwill impairment

In connection with our strategic restructuring initiatives, the Company recorded goodwill impairment of $33,360.

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Other income (expense)

	Changes From Prior Year
	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
Other income (expense):
Unrealized loss on investment (a)	$	345	$	2,046
Realized loss on short-term investment securities		35		102
Other income, net		(12)		23
Interest income, net		(34)		(10)
Interest expense (b)		(1,157)		(2,689)
Total other expense	$	(823)	$	(528)

(a) Unrealized loss on investment includes fair value adjustments for our investment in Panacea Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (“PLSH”) during the three and nine month-period ended September 30, 2022.  The investment was subsequently liquidated during 2022.

(b) Interest expense increased in 2023, as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the interest recognized on the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinated Note, as described below under ‘Liquidity and Capital Resources.’

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have incurred significant losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expect to incur additional losses until such time that we can generate significant revenue and profit in our tobacco and hemp/cannabis businesses. We had negative cash flow from operations of $50,184 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and an accumulated deficit of $349,373 as of September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2,850, restricted cash of $7,500 and working capital of $856 (compared to working capital of $31,587 at December 31, 2022). Given our projected operating requirements and existing cash and cash equivalents, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern through one year following the date that the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements herein are issued.

Additionally, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company was not in compliance with the financial covenant related to consolidated Revenues, net pursuant to the Senior Secured Credit Facility debentures. The lenders have granted a waiver for the covenant violation. Without a waiver or other relief under the Senior Secured Credit Facility debenture agreements, one of the remedies the lenders have available to them, amongst others, is the ability to accelerate repayment of the debt, which the Company would not be able to immediately repay. 

In response to these conditions, management is currently evaluating different strategies for reducing expenses, as well as pursuing strategic alternatives which include raising additional funds through the issuance of securities, asset sales, and through arrangements with strategic partners. The Company has engaged a financial advisor to assist it in identifying strategic partners and financing to fund operations and to take actions to maximize the Company’s liquidity. If capital is not available to the Company when, and in the amounts needed, it could be required to liquidate inventory, cease or curtail operations, or seek protection under applicable bankruptcy laws or similar state proceedings. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the capital it needs to continue operations. Management’s plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year following the date that the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are issued.

Our cash, short term investments, restricted cash and working capital as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are set forth below:

	September 30		December 31,
	2023		2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,850	$	3,020
Short-term investment securities	$	—	$	18,193
Restricted cash	$	7,500	$	—
Working capital	$	856	$	31,587

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Working Capital

As of September 30, 2023, we had working capital of $856 compared to working capital of $31,587 at December 31, 2022 a decrease of $30,731. This decrease in working capital was primarily due to a $3,989 decrease in net current assets and was offset by an increase in net current liabilities of $26,741, which includes in the third quarter $18,165 of current portion of long-term debt obligations related to our Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinate Note, previously classified as Non-current. Cash, cash equivalents, short-term investment securities and restricted cash decreased by $10,863 and the remaining net current assets increased by $6,874. As a result of the insignificant positive working capital balance, management has taken a number of steps to improve liquidity. Refer below to “Cash demands on operations.”

Summary of Cash Flows

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				Change
	2023		2022		$
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	(50,184)	$	(32,648)	(17,536)
Investing activities		17,352		380	16,972
Financing activities		40,162		33,296	6,866
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	7,330	$	1,028

Net cash used in operating activities

Cash used in operating activities increased $17,536 from $32,648 in 2022 to $50,184 in 2023. The primary driver for this increase was higher net loss of $77,923, as explained above, an increase of $60,104 related to net adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash, and a decrease in cash used for working capital components related to operations in the amount of $283 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Net cash provided by investing activities

Cash provided by investing activities amounted to $17,352 the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to cash provided by investing activities of $380 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in cash provided by investing activities of $16,972 was the result of (i) an increase in net proceeds from short-term investments of $12,985; (ii) $3,500 of property, plant and equipment casualty loss insurance proceeds collected in the current period (iii) $682 from the investment in Change Agronomy Ltd. in the prior year period; (iv) $1,043 from the acquisitions of RXP in the current period and GVB in the prior year period and (v) $251 of proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment. These increased cash inflows were partially offset by an increase in cash outflows of $1,489 related to the acquisitions of patents, trademarks and property, plant and equipment.

Net cash provided by financing activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, cash provided by financing activities increased by $6,866, from $33,296 in the prior year period, to $40,162, resulting from the net proceeds of $16,048 from issuance of long-term debt, proceeds of $6,016 from issuance of detachable warrants, net proceeds of $2,563 from issuance of common stock related to the ATM, increased proceeds of $198 from the issuance of notes payable, and a decrease in other financing of $16. These cash inflows were offset by a decrease in net proceeds of issuance of common stock of $14,217, increased note payable payments of $3,164, taxes paid related to net share settlement of RSUs of $420 and $174 of option exercises that occurred in 2022.

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Cash demands on operations

As of September 30, 2023, we had approximately $2,850 of cash and cash equivalents. Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents and cash generated from our tobacco contract manufacturing business and hemp/cannabis business and proceeds from debt and equity financing activities, which such financings have provided total net proceeds throughout 2023 of $37,173, including registered direct offerings completed in October 2023 (refer below for details of all debt and equity financing activities). The Company has also received $5,000 of casualty loss insurance recoveries from the Grass Valley fire, has business interruption coverage and has filed litigation to enforce its claim.

As discussed above, in response to the cash demands on operations, management has implemented programs to evaluate strategic alternatives for the Company’s assets and cost cut initiatives intended to reduce our operating costs to provide additional cash runway. In October 2023 the Company decreased its principal debt balances by $8,100, resulting in cash interest savings of approximately $500 annually. However, our cash, cash equivalents, short-term investment securities, insurance proceeds, and debt/equity financings, as well as the sustained tobacco contract manufacturing and hemp/cannabis sales, currently are not forecasted to provide sufficient cash resources or liquidity through the remainder of fiscal 2023.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

On March 3, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with each of the purchasers party thereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”) and JGB Collateral, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as collateral agent for the Purchasers (the “Agent”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to the Purchasers (i) 5% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Debentures (the “Debentures”) with an aggregate principal amount of $21,053 and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”), for an exercise price of $19.125 per share, a 50% premium to the VWAP on the closing date (the “JGB Warrants”), for a total purchase price of $20,000.

The Debentures bear interest at a rate of 7% per annum, payable monthly in arrears as of the last trading day of each month and on the maturity date. The Debentures mature on March 3, 2026. At the Company’s election, subject to certain conditions, interest can be paid in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof. The Debentures are subject to an exit payment equal to 5% of the original principal amount, or $1,053, payable on the maturity date or the date the Debentures are paid in full (the “Exit Payment”). Any time after, March 3, 2024, the Company may irrevocably elect to redeem all of the then outstanding principal amount of the Debentures for cash in an amount equal to the entire outstanding principal balance, including accrued and unpaid interest, the Exit Payment and a prepayment premium in an amount equal to 3% of the outstanding principal balance as of the prepayment date (collectively, the “Prepayment Amount”). Upon the entry into a definitive agreement that would effect a change in control (as defined in the Debentures) of the Company, the Agent may require the Company to prepay the outstanding principal balance in an amount equal to the Prepayment Amount. Commencing on March 3, 2024, at its option, the holder of a Debenture may require the Company to redeem 2% of the original principal amount of the Debentures per calendar month which amount may at the Company’s election, subject to certain exceptions, be paid in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof.

The Company is required to maintain at least $7,500 on its balance sheet as restricted cash in a separate account and has financial covenants to maintain certain quarterly revenue targets. As of September 30, 2023, the Company was not in compliance with its financial covenant tied to minimum consolidated Revenues, net of $18,500. The Company has obtained a waiver (as described below) with the lender executed on October 16, 2023; accordingly, no event of default has occurred.

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The JGB Warrants are exercisable for five years from September 3, 2023, at an exercise price of $19.125 per share, a 50% premium to the VWAP on the closing date, subject, with certain exceptions, to adjustments in the event of stock splits, dividends, subsequent dilutive offerings and certain fundamental transactions.

On June 22, 2023, as a result of the June 19, 2023 offering, the Company’s outstanding JGB warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of the Company’s common stock for an exercise price of $19.125 per share were automatically adjusted to be $12.828 exercise price for up to 496,960 shares of common stock. There are no further anti-dilution adjustments on such warrants.

On October 16, 2023, the Company entered into a waiver and amendment that resulted in a reduction of the outstanding principle of its Senior Secured Credit Facility by $8,100. The reduction reflects a waiver and repayment of the $7,500 restricted cash balance required under terms of the original debenture agreements, which was held in an escrow account. The Company also assigned an existing promissory note pertaining to the Company’s previous holdings in Panacea Life Science Holdings as additional consideration in the debt reduction transaction. In a non-monetary exchange, the assigned value of the promissory note was allocated as $600 to further principal reduction and $2,000 to a reduction in the put price associated with the lenders outstanding warrants, which 166,667 of such the warrants were concurrently cancelled.

The remaining principal loan balance of approximately $14,005 and remaining $500 of the put price will be due at maturity in March 2026 in accordance with the original terms of the debenture agreements. The Company was not required to pay any cash to the lenders in connection with this transaction.

Omnia Subordinated Note

On March 3, 2023, the Company executed a Subordinated Promissory Note (the “Subordinated Note”) with a principal amount of $2,865 in favor of Omnia Ventures, LP (“Omnia”). The Subordinated Note refinanced the 12% Secured Promissory Note with a principal amount of $1,000 dated as of October 29, 2021 payable to Omnia (the “October Note”) and the 12% Secured Promissory Note with a principal amount of $1,500 dated as of January 14, 2022 payable to Omnia (the “January Note”, and together with the October Note, the “Original Notes”), which were assumed by the Company in connection with the acquisition of GVB Biopharma.

Under the terms of the Subordinated Note, the Company is obligated to make interest payments in-kind (the “PIK Interest”). The PIK Interest accrues at a rate of 26.5% per annum, payable monthly. The Company is not permitted to prepay all or any portion of the outstanding balance on the Subordinated Note prior to maturity. The maturity date of the Subordinated Note is May 1, 2024.

In connection with the Subordinated Note, the Company issued to Omnia, warrants to purchase up to 45,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Omnia Warrants are exercisable for seven years from September 3, 2023, at an exercise price of $12.828 per share subject, with certain exceptions, to adjustments in the event of stock splits, dividends, subsequent dilutive offerings and certain fundamental transactions.

ATM Offering

On March 9, 2023 the Company entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cowen and Company, LLC (the “Sales Agent”) under which the Company may issue and sell in a registered offering shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50,000 from time to time through or to the Sales Agent (the “ATM Offering”).   The Company will pay 3.00% sales commission based on the gross proceeds of the sales price per share of common stock sold. Total net proceeds during the second quarter of 2023 were $2,639. On June 19, 2023, the Company terminated the ATM Program in connection with the June 2023 Capital Raise.

June 19, 2023 Registered Direct Offering  

On June 19, 2023, the Company and certain investors entered into a securities purchase agreement relating to the issuance and sale of shares of approximately $5,300 of shares and warrants, consisting of an aggregate of 747,974 shares of common stock and 747,974 warrants to purchase an equal number of shares, at a purchase price of $7.05 per unit.  The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $4,800.

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The warrants were exercisable immediately upon issuance at an exercise price of $7.05 per share of common stock, expire on June 22, 2028 and are subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, including upon any subsequent equity sales at a price per share lower than the then effective exercise price of such warrants, then such exercise price shall be lowered to such price at which the shares were offered.

As part of the offering, the Company entered into a warrant reprice letter and agreed to reduce the exercise price on the previously issued 747,974 warrants owned by the investors participating in the Offering from $30.75 to $7.05 and to add a provision in the warrants that upon any subsequent equity sales at a price per share lower than the then effective exercise price of such warrants, such exercise price shall be lowered to such price at which the shares were offered. As a result of the offerings completed in July 2023, the exercise price on the 1,495,948 warrants was automatically adjusted to $2.42 per share and subsequently adjusted to $0.525 per share in October.

The remaining 390,247 previously issued warrants were not repriced and remain at an exercise price of $30.75 on their original terms.

In addition, as a result of the offering, the Company’s outstanding warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of the Company’s common stock for an exercise price of $19.125 per share were automatically adjusted as follows: $12.828 exercise price for up to 496,960 shares of common stock, of which 166,667 were canceled in October 2023 (see above discussion of amendment and waiver under Senior Secured Credit Facility).

July 6, 2023 Registered Direct Offering.  

On July 6, 2023, the Company and certain investors entered into a securities purchase agreement relating to the issuance and sale of approximately $3,000 of shares and warrants, consisting of an aggregate of 778,634 shares of common stock and 1,557,268 warrants to purchase an equal number of shares, at a purchase price of $3.80 per unit. The warrants are exercisable six months after issuance at an exercise price of $3.80 per share of common stock and expire on the later of January 10, 2029 and the date Stockholder Approval (as defined below) is obtained. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $2,600. As a result of the subsequent offering completed in July 2023, the exercise price on the 1,557,268 warrants was automatically adjusted to $2.42 per share and subsequently adjusted to $0.525 per share in October.

July 19, 2023 Registered Direct Offering.  

On July 19, 2023, the Company and certain investors (entered into a securities purchase agreement relating to the issuance and sale of approximately $11,700 of shares and warrants, consisting of an aggregate of 4,373,219 shares of common stock and 8,746,438 warrants to purchase an equal number of shares, at a purchase price of $2.67 per unit. The warrants are exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $2.42 per share of common stock and expire five years after issuance. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $10,742. As a result of the subsequent offering completed in October 2023, the exercise price on the 8,746,438 warrants was automatically adjusted to $0.525 per share.

October 2023 Public Offering

On October 17, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue, in a registered public offering, (i) an aggregate of 7,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, (ii) warrants to purchase 20,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Common Warrants”) and (iii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 2,400,000 shares of common stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”). The Common Warrants have an exercise price of $0.525, are immediately exercisable and have a term of exercise equal to five years following the original issuance date. The Pre-Funded Warrants have an exercise price of $0.0001, are immediately exercisable and are exercisable at any time after their original issuance until such Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. The shares were offered at a combined public offering price of $0.525 per share and two accompanying Common Warrants. The Pre-Funded Warrants were offered at a combined public offering price of $0.5249 per Pre-Funded Warrant and two accompanying Common Warrants.

In addition, the Company issued the placement agent warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock (equal to 10% of the aggregate number of shares and Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the offering) at an exercise price of $0.65625, which represents 125% of the public offering price per share and accompanying Common Warrant. The placement agent agreed not to exercise the such warrants until the Company subsequently increases its authorized shares of common stock.

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The offering closed on October 19, 2023 with gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $5,250, before deducting the placement agent fees of $367 and other offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $288. As a result of the offering, the exercise price on 11,799,654 previously outstanding warrants were automatically adjusted from $2.42 per share to $0.525 per share.

The Pre-Funded Warrants were subsequently exercised on a cashless basis in October 2023, resulting in issuance of 2,399,512 shares of common stock. 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Our estimates, assumptions and judgments are based on historical experience and various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Making estimates, assumptions and judgments about future events is inherently unpredictable and is subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Management believes the estimates, assumptions and judgments employed and resulting balances reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are reasonable; however, actual results could differ materially.

Except as described below, there have been no material changes to the information set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Contingent consideration

Contingent consideration is a financial liability recorded at fair value. The amount of contingent consideration to be paid is based on the occurrence of future events, such as the achievement of certain revenue milestones. Accordingly, the estimate of fair value contains uncertainties as it involves judgment about the likelihood and timing of achieving these milestones as well as the discount rate used. Changes in fair value of the contingent consideration liability result from changes to the assumptions used to estimate the probability of success for each milestone, the anticipated timing of achieving the milestones and the discount period and rate to be applied. A change in any of these assumptions could produce a different fair value, which could have a material impact on the results from operations. The impact of changes in key assumptions are described in Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Detachable Warrants

Warrants issued pursuant to debt or equity offerings that the Company may be required to redeem through payment of cash or other assets outside its control are classified as liabilities and therefore measured at fair value. The Company uses a Monte Carlo valuation model to estimate fair value at each issuance and period-end date. The key assumptions used in the model are the expected future volatility in the price of the Company’s shares and the expected life of the warrants. The impact of changes in key assumptions are described in Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In the normal course of business, we evaluate all new accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, SEC, or other authoritative accounting bodies to determine the potential impact they may have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 1 “Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of this report for additional information about these recently issued accounting standards and their potential impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined by Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no material changes to the information set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) reports are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s interim chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Our interim chief executive officer and chief financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q to ensure information required to be disclosed is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified by SEC rules, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as required by paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies – Litigation - to our consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report for information concerning our on-going litigation. In addition to the lawsuits described in Note 11, from time to time we may be involved in claims arising in the ordinary course of business. To our knowledge other than the cases described in Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements, no material legal proceedings, governmental actions, investigations or claims are currently pending against us or involve us that, in the opinion of our management, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on March 9, 2023 or Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on May 9, 2023, other than the following:

We have a history of losses, and we expect to incur significant expenses and continuing losses for the foreseeable future and there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.

We have incurred significant losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expect to incur additional losses until such time that we can generate significant revenue and profit in our tobacco and hemp/cannabis businesses, which casts substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. As of October 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $6,298.

Doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern have and could continue to negatively impact our relationships with our commercial partners and our ability, as part of our cost-cutting measures, to obtain, maintain, restructure and/or terminate agreements with them, or negatively impact our negotiating leverage with such parties, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations or result in litigation. Furthermore, any loss of key personnel, employee attrition or material erosion of employee morale arising out of doubts about our ability to operate as a going concern could have a material adverse effect on our ability to effectively conduct our business, and could impair our ability to execute our business plan, thereby having a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We need additional funding to execute our business plan and to continue operations even with the anticipated proceeds from the October 2023 public equity offering. We continue to seek and evaluate opportunities to raise additional funds through the issuance of our securities, asset sales, and through arrangements with strategic partners. We have engaged a financial advisor to assist us in identifying strategic partners and financing to fund operations and to take actions to maximize our liquidity. If capital is not available to us when, and in the amounts needed, we could be required to liquidate our inventory, cease or curtail operations, or seek protection under applicable bankruptcy laws or similar state proceedings. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise the capital we need to continue our operations.

We may be unable to comply with the covenants in our senior secured debentures.

Our senior secured debentures contain customary representations, warranties and covenants including among other things and subject to certain exceptions, covenants that restrict us from incurring additional indebtedness, creating or permitting liens on assets, making or holding any investments, repaying outstanding indebtedness, paying dividends or distributions and entering into transactions with affiliates. We are also required to maintain certain quarterly revenue targets.

As a result of these covenants, our ability to respond to changes in business and economic conditions and engage in beneficial transactions, including to obtain additional financing as needed, may be restricted. Furthermore, our failure to comply with the covenants could result in a default under such agreements, which could permit the debt holders to accelerate our obligation to repay the debt. Although we recently received a waiver with respect to our compliance with such covenants, there is no assurance that we will be able to secure a similar waiver for the failure to comply with any future covenants. If any of our debt is accelerated, we

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likely would not have sufficient funds available to repay it. Substantially all of our assets, including intellectual property, are collateralized under the debentures. If such debt is accelerated, we could be required to liquidate our inventory, cease or curtail operations, or seek protection under applicable bankruptcy laws or similar state proceedings.

We could continue to incur restructuring and impairment charges as we continue to pursue a cost cutting initiative and pursue strategic alternatives.

We continue to evaluate opportunities to optimize the cost structure of our operations in order to implement a cost savings initiative. These actions could result in significant charges which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Future actions could result in restructuring and related charges, including but not limited to impairments and employee termination costs that could be significant. We have incurred significant impairment charges for long-lived assets, including goodwill and intangible assets, which are subject to periodic impairment analysis and review, and remain subject to the potential for additional charges. Identifying and assessing whether impairment indicators exist, or if events or changes in circumstances have occurred, including market conditions, operating results, competition and general economic conditions, requires significant judgment. Any of the above future actions could result in charges that could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The continued success of our cannabinoid-containing products, if any, is subject to a number of constantly-evolving state and federal laws, regulations, and uncertain regulatory enforcement policies pertaining to hemp-derived CBD and/or cannabis more generally.

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, or the “2018 Farm Bill,” was signed into law on December 20, 2018. This 2018 Farm Bill expressly excluded “hemp” from the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act’s, as amended (the “CSA”)’s definition of marijuana and, accordingly, declassified substances derived from or containing any part(s) of the cannabis plant containing not more than 0.3% THC on a dry-weight basis from Schedule I. In effect, the 2018 Farm Bill legalized the cultivation and commercial sale of hemp in the United States, subject to applicable state laws and regulations and applicable federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (FDCA) provisions, including any implementing regulations, as interpreted and enforced by the FDA.

Local, state, federal, and international hemp and CBD laws and regulations are broad in scope and subject to evolving interpretations, which could require us to incur substantial costs associated with compliance requirements. In addition, violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our operations. In addition, it is possible that regulations may be enacted in the future that will be directly applicable to our current and/or future cannabinoid business(es). It is also possible that the federal government will begin strictly enforcing existing laws, which may limit the legal uses of the hemp plant and its derivatives and extracts, such as cannabinoids. We cannot predict the nature of any future laws, regulations, interpretations, or applications, nor can it determine what effect additional governmental regulations or administrative policies and procedures, when and if promulgated, could have on its activities in the cannabis industry.  

In addition, the 2018 Farm Bill did not alter the FDA’s authority to regulate products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds, including cannabinoids, under the FDCA. Hemp products, including cannabinoids, that qualify as drugs, food, dietary supplements, veterinary products, and cosmetics, for example, are subject to regulation by the FDA. Following passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the FDA reaffirmed its enforcement authority and reiterated the requirement that a product containing CBD or other cannabinoid(s) (hemp-derived or otherwise) that is marketed with a claim of therapeutic benefit implicitly or explicitly attributed to, or based on, the presence of the cannabinoid as an ingredient, or any other health/medical claim, must be approved by the FDA for its intended use(s) before it may be introduced into interstate commerce. We currently have cannabinoid-containing retail offerings in virtually all forms of consumption (e.g., supplements, topical products, gummies, tinctures, vape products, and others). We are, accordingly, subject to some level of regulatory risk, given the FDA’s current position that CBD is an active drug ingredient that cannot be marketed as a food or dietary supplement under the FDCA. However, we believe our offerings are consistent with others on the market that pose a low risk of regulatory enforcement.

Additionally, while the 2018 Farm Bill and analogous state legislation has reduced the amount of DEA oversight of hemp-derived cannabinoids, this is a rapidly evolving area of U.S. law and substantial uncertainty remains as to the future of federal and state regulation of cannabinoid products. Many states have varying requirements, including licensure requirements that must be met prior to engaging in applicable hemp operations. We are in the process of reviewing and complying with applicable state requirements, but we may not have or be aware of all the necessary authorizations needed to engage in the business we conduct in

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each applicable state. Any regulations the FDA issues relating to the sale, marketing, and/or other activities involving cannabinoid or certain cannabinoid-containing products could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Given the uncertainty surrounding future state regulations and the continuing barriers that still exist for cannabinoids in certain product categories due to FDA regulation, it is unknown to what extent FDA’s regulation of the applicable product categories in which we offer cannabinoid-containing products may have on our business.

Costs associated with compliance with numerous laws and regulations could impact our financial results. In addition, we have become and could in the future become subject to increased enforcement and/or litigation risks associated with the CBD industry.

The manufacture, labeling and distribution of products containing CBD or other cannabinoids is governed by various federal, state and local agencies. Our commercialization of various cannabinoid-containing products at the retail level may give rise to heightened regulatory scrutiny and greater risk of consumer litigation, either of which likely restricts the scope of the permissible marketing claims we can lawfully make about such products or our ability to continue selling them in the United States at all. The shifting compliance environment and the need to build and maintain robust systems to comply with different hemp or CBD-related regulations in jurisdictions may increase costs and/or the risk that we may violate one or more applicable regulatory requirements. If our operations, or any of our activities or products, are found to be in violation of any such laws or any other governmental regulations that apply to the manufacture, distribution, or sale of FDA-regulated products, generally, or to products containing cannabinoids, more specifically, we may be subject to penalties, including, without limitation, civil and criminal penalties, damages, fines, the curtailment or restructuring of its operations, any of which could adversely affect our ability to operate its business or its financial results.

Failure to comply with any applicable FDA requirements, relating to CBD or otherwise, may result in, among other things, injunctions, product withdrawals, recalls, product seizures, fines and criminal prosecutions. Our advertising is also subject to regulation by the FTC under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Additionally, analogous state advertising and labeling laws are often enforced by state attorneys general, and any state or federal enforcement action based on potentially misleading or deceptive advertising is often followed by costly class-action complaints under state consumer-protection laws.

The FDA, on its own and in collaboration with the FTC, has issued numerous warning letters to companies offering for sale of topical, oral, and other types of products containing CBD, which were not approved under the FDA’s NDA process, in response to their making unsubstantiated claims on product webpages, online stores, and social media websites about the products’ purported therapeutic or other drug-like benefits in connection with CBD or other cannabinoids. The FDA deemed that companies “used these online platforms to make unfounded, egregious claims about their products’ ability to limit, treat or cure cancer, neurodegenerative conditions, autoimmune diseases, opioid use disorder, and other serious diseases, without sufficient evidence and the legally required FDA approval.”

The agency has continuously demonstrated its commitment to taking action against companies making medical claims about products containing CBD (as the active ingredient), as selling unapproved products with unsubstantiated therapeutic claims can put patients and consumers at risk. The FDA does not believe CBD has been shown to be safe and effective for any therapeutic use, except as used in Epidiolex, the only new drug containing natural, hemp-derived CBD that has been approved by FDA under the NDA process, which was approved for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome or Dravet syndrome in patients 2 years of age and older. The agency’s principal concern with CBD products on the market that are unlawfully claiming to treat serious medical conditions is that deceptive marketing of unproven treatments may keep some patients from accessing appropriate, recognized therapies to treat serious and even fatal diseases. Additionally, because they are not evaluated by the FDA, there may be other ingredients that are not disclosed, which may be harmful.

The FDA has pledged to continue to monitor the marketplace and take enforcement action as-needed to protect the public against companies illegally selling products containing CBD as the active ingredient, claiming to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure serious diseases, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, psychiatric disorders and diabetes; illegally selling cannabis and cannabis-derived products that can put consumers at risk; and marketing and distributing such products in violation of the FDA’s authorities.

We, or those who market the hemp-derived products we manufacture and/or distribute, may inadvertently make claims in the future about the efficacy or safety of such products, which, due to the presence of CBD or other cannabinoids as ingredients or for any other reason, may be deemed to be unsubstantiated claims and/or render the products unapproved new drugs in violation of the FDCA.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None

Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities.

None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None

Item 5. Other Information

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, there were no modifications, adoptions or terminations by any directors or officers to any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of securities of the Company that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading agreements.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit 3.1	Certificate of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation filed October 16, 2023
Exhibit 4.1	Waiver and Amendment Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 16, 2023)
Exhibit 4.2	Form of Common Warrant (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 18, 2023)
Exhibit 4.3	Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 18, 2023)
Exhibit 4.4	Form of Placement Agent Warrant (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 18, 2023)
Exhibit 10.1	Retention Agreement between the Company and John Miller dated August 23, 2023
Exhibit 10.2	Retention Agreement between the Company and R. Hugh Kinsman dated August 20, 2023, as amended
Exhibit 10.3	Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Peter Ferola dated August 20, 2023, as amended
Exhibit 31.1	Section 302 Certification - Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2	Section 302 Certification - Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized:

	22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.
Date: November 6, 2023	/s/ John J. Miller
	John J. Miller
	Interim Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer and Authorized Officer)
Date: November 6, 2023	/s/ R. Hugh Kinsman
	R. Hugh Kinsman
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

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EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

Filed in the Office of Secretary of State State Of Nevada Business Number E0607512005-3 Filing Number 20233560667 Filed On 10/16/2023 1:06:00 PM Number of Pages 2

EX-10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

RETENTION AGREEMENT

This Retention Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made this 23rd day of August, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and between 22^nd Century Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and John Miller (the “Employee”).

WHEREAS, as a material inducement for the Employee’s continued employment with the Company, the Company desires to provide the Employee with a Retention Bonus (as defined below) and the Employee desires to accept such continued employment, in each case, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, do hereby agree as follows:

1. Retention Bonus Award.

(a)The Employee is eligible for a lump sum cash payment equal to $370,000 (the “Retention Bonus”), less applicable withholding taxes. If the Employee remains an Employee in Good Standing (as defined below) through the date of the applicable payment, (i) $92,500 of the Retention Bonus, less applicable withholding taxes, will be paid to the Employee on August 31, 2023, (ii) $92,500 of the Retention Bonus, less applicable withholding taxes, will be paid to the Employee on October 31, 2023 and (iii) $185,000 of the Retention Bonus, less applicable withholding taxes, will be paid to the Employee on February 29, 2024. If the Employee is not an Employee in Good Standing on any of the above payment dates, the Employee shall not be eligible to receive any remaining portion of the Retention Bonus.

(b)For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee shall be considered to be an “Employee in Good Standing” on a given date if, on or before that date, (i) the Employee’s employment with the Company has not terminated for Cause (as defined in that certain Employment Agreement dated as of November 11, 2022, by and between the Employee and the Company (the “Employment Agreement”)), (ii) the Employee has not tendered oral or written notice of intent to resign or retire effective as of a date on or before the given date (other than for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement)), and (iii) the Employee has not engaged in actions which constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

2.Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any one or more provisions shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is unenforceable in whole or in part because of the duration or scope thereof, the parties hereto agree that said court in making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and scope of such provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, and that the Agreement in its reduced form shall be valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.

3.No Waiver. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of

this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

4.Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state. The Company and the Employee agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the Employee’s employment with the Company will be brought only to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York or the federal courts located in the State of New York, in each case located in Buffalo, New York, and each of the Company and the Employee hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Further, the Company and the Employee agree that, after a legal dispute is before a court as specified in this Section 4, and during the pendency of such dispute before such court, all actions, suits, or proceedings with respect to such dispute or any other dispute, including without limitation, any counterclaim, cross-claim or interpleader, will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court.

5.Withholding Taxes. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

6.Entire Agreement/Amendments. This Agreement and the Employment Agreement contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereto and supersedes any and all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect thereto. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that he is not relying on any representations or promises by any representative of the Company concerning the meaning of any aspect of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be altered or modified other than in a writing signed by the Employee and an authorized representative of the Company.

7.Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below in this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

If to the Employee: To Employee’s last address set forth on the payroll records of the Company

If to the Company: 500 Seneca Street, Suite 507

Buffalo, NY 14204

Attn: General Counsel

If notice is mailed, it shall be effective upon mailing, or if notice is personally delivered or sent by telecopy or other electronic facsimile transmission, it shall be effective upon receipt.

8.Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. In the event of the Employee’s death, all amounts payable hereunder to the Employee that are then unpaid, shall be paid to the Employee’s beneficiary designated by her in writing to the Company or, in the absence of such designation, to Employee’s estate.

9.Section 409A. The intent of the parties is that payments and benefit under this Agreement comply with or be exempt from Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith or exempt therefrom, as applicable.

10.Authority. The Employee represents that the Employee has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and further represents that entering into this Agreement will not result in a conflict of interest with a party to any pending litigation relating to or against the Company, with attorneys representing a party to any pending litigation relating to or against the Company, or with any governmental or administrative agency.

11.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first set forth above.

22^ND CENTURY GROUP, INC.

By

Name: Rick Sanders

Title: Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board

EMPLOYEE

John Miller

[signature page to Retention Agreement – John Miller]

EX-10.2

EXHIBIT 10.2

RETENTION AGREEMENT

This Retention Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made this 20th day of August, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and between 22^nd Century Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and R. Hugh Kinsman (the “Employee”).

WHEREAS, as a material inducement for the Employee’s continued employment with the Company, the Company desires to provide the Employee with a Retention Bonus (as defined below) and the Employee desires to accept such continued employment, in each case, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, do hereby agree as follows:

1.Retention Bonus Award.

(a)The Employee is eligible for a lump sum cash payment equal to $370,000 (the “Retention Bonus”), less applicable withholding taxes. If the Employee remains an Employee in Good Standing (as defined below) through the date of the applicable payment, (i) $92,500 of the Retention Bonus, less applicable withholding taxes, will be paid to the Employee on August 31, 2023, (ii) $92,500 of the Retention Bonus, less applicable withholding taxes, will be paid to the Employee on October 31, 2023 and (iii) $185,000 of the Retention Bonus, less applicable withholding taxes, will be paid to the Employee on February 29, 2024. If the Employee is not an Employee in Good Standing on any of the above payment dates, the Employee shall not be eligible to receive any remaining portion of the Retention Bonus.

(b)For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee shall be considered to be an “Employee in Good Standing” on a given date if, on or before that date, the Employee’s employment with the Company has not terminated for any reason or no reason, the Employee has not tendered oral or written notice of intent to resign or retire effective as of a date on or before the given date, the Employee has not engaged in actions which constitute a material breach of this Agreement, and the Employee has not breached the terms of his Employment Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2022, by and between the Employee and the Company (the “Employment Agreement”).

2.Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any one or more provisions shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is unenforceable in whole or in part because of the duration or scope thereof, the parties hereto agree that said court in making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and scope of such provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, and that the Agreement in its reduced form shall be valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.

3.No Waiver. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of

this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

4.Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state. The Company and the Employee agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the Employee’s employment with the Company will be brought only to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York or the federal courts located in the State of New York, in each case located in Buffalo, New York, and each of the Company and the Employee hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Further, the Company and the Employee agree that, after a legal dispute is before a court as specified in this Section 4, and during the pendency of such dispute before such court, all actions, suits, or proceedings with respect to such dispute or any other dispute, including without limitation, any counterclaim, cross-claim or interpleader, will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court.

5.Withholding Taxes. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

6.Entire Agreement/Amendments. This Agreement and the Employment Agreement contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereto and supersedes any and all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect thereto. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that he is not relying on any representations or promises by any representative of the Company concerning the meaning of any aspect of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be altered or modified other than in a writing signed by the Employee and an authorized representative of the Company.

7.Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below in this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

If to the Employee: To Employee’s last address set forth on the payroll records of the Company

If to the Company: 500 Seneca Street, Suite 507

Buffalo, NY 14204

Attn: General Counsel

If notice is mailed, it shall be effective upon mailing, or if notice is personally delivered or sent by telecopy or other electronic facsimile transmission, it shall be effective upon receipt.

8.Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. In the event of the Employee’s death, all amounts payable hereunder to the Employee that are then unpaid, shall be paid to the Employee’s beneficiary designated by her in writing to the Company or, in the absence of such designation, to Employee’s estate.

9.Section 409A. The intent of the parties is that payments and benefit under this Agreement comply with or be exempt from Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith or exempt therefrom, as applicable.

10.Authority. The Employee represents that the Employee has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and further represents that entering into this Agreement will not result in a conflict of interest with a party to any pending litigation relating to or against the Company, with attorneys representing a party to any pending litigation relating to or against the Company, or with any governmental or administrative agency.

11.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first set forth above.

22^ND CENTURY GROUP, INC.

By

Name: Nora Sullivan

Title: Chairperson of the Board

By

Name: Rick Sanders

Title: Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board

By

Name: Peter Ferola

Title: Chief Legal Officer

EMPLOYEE

R. Hugh Kinsman

[signature page to Retention Agreement – R. Hugh Kinsman]

FIRST AMENDMENT TO RETENTION AGREEMENT

This First Amendment to Retention Agreement (this “First Amendment”) is made this 23rd day of August, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and between 22^nd Century Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and R. Hugh Kinsman (the “Employee”). Company and Executive are each alternatively referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively as, the “Parties.”

WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into that certain Retention Agreement dated August 20, 2023 (the “Original Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to amend the Original Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, do hereby agree as follows:

1.Amendment. The Original Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 1(b) in its entirety and replacing such section with the following:

“(b)For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee shall be considered to be an “Employee in Good Standing” on a given date if, on or before that date, (i) the Employee’s employment with the Company has not terminated for Cause (as defined in that certain Employment Agreement dated as of June 15, 2022, by and between the Employee and the Company (the “Employment Agreement”)), (ii) the Employee has not tendered oral or written notice of intent to resign or retire effective as of a date on or before the given date (other than for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement)), and (iii) the Employee has not engaged in actions which constitute a material breach of this Agreement.”

2.Reaffirmation of Original Agreement. Except as expressly supplemented by this First Amendment, the Original Agreement is hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed and continues in full force and effect unaffected hereby.

3.Governing Law; Jurisdiction. The provisions of Section 4 of the Original Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Amendment, and the Original Agreement as modified by this First Amendment, taken together as a single agreement, reflecting the terms as modified hereby.

4.Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment on the date first set forth above.

22^ND CENTURY GROUP, INC.

By

Name: Rick Sanders

Title: Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board

EMPLOYEE

R. Hugh Kinsman

EX-10.3

EXHIBIT 10.3

22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is dated as of ___________ __, 2023 (the “Effective Date”) between 22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Company”) and Peter Ferola (“Employee”).

WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee are parties to that certain Employment Agreement dated September 19, 2022 (the “Original Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety with this Agreement, which shall be effective upon the Effective Date

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:

1.ORIGINAL EMPLOYMENT DATE

The Employee’s employment with the Company commenced on October 22, 2022 (the “Original Employment Date”).

2.EMPLOYMENT DUTIES AND TERM

2.1General. As of the Original Employment Date, the Company employs the Employee as, and the Employee agrees to serve as, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company upon the terms and conditions specified in this Agreement. The Employee shall perform such duties and services for the Company as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Chairperson (“Chairperson”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) provided that such duties and services shall be consistent in all material respects with the Employee’s position Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company. The Employee will be a direct report to the Chairperson. The Employee agrees to serve the Company faithfully and to the best of his ability under the direction of the Chairperson.

2.2Exclusive Services. The Employee shall devote his full working time throughout the Employment Term (as defined in Section 2.3) to the performance of services for the Company. During the Employment Term, the Employee will not be employed by any other person or entity, or be self-employed, without the prior approval of the Board. The Employee shall use his best efforts, judgment and energy to improve and advance the business and interests of the Company in a manner consistent with the duties of his position. Upon the Employee’s execution of this Agreement and during the Employment Term, the Employee will disclose to the Company any existing or proposed participation or membership in trade or professional associations, and any existing or proposed appointments as a member of the board of directors (or similar governing

body) of any for-profit or not-for-profit entity; all such participations, memberships and appointments shall be subject to approval by the Chairperson.

2.3Employment Term. The Employee’s employment under this Agreement began on the Original Employment Date and shall continue until the earlier of (1) the 3-year anniversary of the Original Employment Date or (2) termination pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement. This Agreement shall automatically renew for additional 1-year terms following the expiration of the initial 3-year term unless notice of non-renewal is given, by either party, at least 90 days’ prior to the commencement of the next applicable 1-year renewal period. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Employment Term” means the period beginning on the Original Employment Date and ending on the date that Employee’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason.

3.COMPENSATION

3.1Base Salary. During the Employment Term, the Employee shall be paid an annual base salary (“Base Salary”) in the amount of $422,000.00, payable in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices. Base Salary is subject to increase, from time to time, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Board.

3.2Retention Bonus. The Employee is eligible for a lump sum cash payment equal to $500,000 (the “Retention Bonus”), less applicable withholding taxes. If the Employee remains an Employee in Good Standing (as defined below) through the date of the applicable payment, (i) $125,000 of the Retention Bonus, less applicable withholding taxes, will be paid to the Employee on August 31, 2023, (ii) $125,000 of the Retention Bonus, less applicable withholding taxes, will be paid to the Employee on October 31, 2023 and (iii) $250,000 of the Retention Bonus, less applicable withholding taxes, will be paid to the Employee on February 29, 2024. If the Employee is not an Employee in Good Standing on any of the above payment dates, the Employee shall not be eligible to receive any remaining portion of the Retention Bonus.

For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee shall be considered to be an “Employee in Good Standing” on a given date if, on or before that date, the Employee’s employment with the Company has not terminated for any reason or no reason (other than for Good Reason (as defined below)), the Employee has not tendered oral or written notice of intent to resign or retire effective as of a date on or before the given date (other than for Good Reason), the Employee has not engaged in actions which constitute a material breach of this Agreement, and the Employee has not breached the terms of this Agreement.

3.3Cash Bonus Opportunity. During the Employment Term, the Employee will be eligible to earn an annual cash bonus targeted at 100% of Base Salary (the “Cash Bonus”). The amount of the Cash Bonus awarded to the Employee in any year will be determined by the Board, in consultation with the CEO, based on annual performance metrics and strategic goals for the Company and annual individual objectives for the Employee. Payment of the Cash Bonus in respect of a Company fiscal year will be made not later than 120 days following the end of the applicable Company fiscal year, provided that, if the Employment Term ends prior to payment

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(other than with Cause), the Employee shall be entitled to such Cash Bonus award to be paid when such cash bonus award would otherwise have been payable under this Agreement.

3.4Performance Unit Awards. During the Employment Term, the Employee will be eligible to receive an annual award of Performance Units (as defined in the 2021 Plan). The target annual Performance Unit award to the Employee will be 100% of Base Salary, and each such award shall be subject to performance, vesting and other requirements specified by, or determined in accordance with, the 2021 Plan.

3.5Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Employee for reasonable travel and other business expenses incurred by him in the fulfillment of his duties hereunder upon presentation by the Employee of an itemized account of such expenditures, in accordance with Company practices and policies.

4.EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

The Employee shall, during the Employment Term, be included to the extent eligible thereunder in all employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements (including plans, programs or arrangements providing for retirement benefits, disability benefits, health and life insurance, or vacation and paid holidays) which shall from time to time be established by the Company for, or made available to, its management employees generally.

5.TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

5.1Termination Events.

5.1.1.By the Company. The Company may terminate the Employee’s employment at any time for Cause (as hereinafter defined), without Cause, or upon the Employee’s Disability (as hereinafter defined).

5.2Termination Without Cause.

5.2.1Severance Benefits. If the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, non-renewal of the Employment Term by the Company):

(i)within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the Employee’s termination (or such earlier time as may be required by law), the Company shall pay to the Employee the following (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”): (A) his then current Base Salary accrued, but unpaid, as of the effective date of such termination; (B) any unpaid Cash Bonus for a prior fiscal year; (C) any benefits payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 4 through the date of termination; and (D) any expenses to which the Employee is entitled to reimbursement pursuant to Section 3.5.

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(ii)The Company shall continue to pay the Employee the Base Salary (at the rate in effect immediately prior to such termination) for a period of 24 months following the effective date of termination (such period being referred to hereinafter as the “Severance Period”). The payments shall occur in installments in the same amount in effect immediately prior to such termination and at the same regular payment intervals as the Employee’s Base Salary was being paid on the effective date of termination and such installments shall be deemed a series of separate payments within the meaning of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii).

(iii)If the Employee timely elects continue health insurance coverage under the Company’s applicable group health insurance plan pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), then the Company shall directly pay, or reimburse Employee for, the COBRA premium for the Employee and Employee’s covered dependents under such plan during the Severance Period, provided that (a) the Employee will be responsible for paying the same portion of the premium that the Company requires to be paid by its management employees under the applicable plan, and (b) the Company’s obligation to pay or reimburse the Employee for such premiums will terminate on the date Employee becomes eligible to receive reasonably comparable health insurance coverage from a subsequent employer (and Employee agrees to promptly notify the Company of such eligibility). If the Company determines that it cannot provide the benefit required by this Section 5.2.1(ii) without potentially breaching the Company’s applicable group health insurance contract, violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act) or incurring an excise tax, the Company shall in lieu thereof during the Severance Period pay to the Employee a taxable monthly payment in an amount equal to the portion of the COBRA premium otherwise payable or reimbursable by the Company under this Section 5.2.1(ii).

(iv)The Company shall pay an amount equal to (A) the actual Cash Bonus that would have been payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 3.3 had the Employment Term not been terminated prior to the payment date of such Cash Bonus, multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year prior to such termination and the denominator of which is 365, when the same would have been payable to the Employee but for such termination (the “Pro Rata Bonus”).

(v)Any unpaid Retention Bonus.

(vi)The Employee shall have no further right to receive any other compensation or benefits after such termination of employment except as specifically determined in accordance with the terms of the employee

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benefit plans or programs of the Company. In the event of the Employee’s death during the Severance Period, Base Salary continuation payments under this Section 5.2.1 shall continue to be made during the remainder of the Severance Period to the beneficiary designated in writing for this purpose by the Employee or, if no such beneficiary is specifically designated, to the Employee’s estate.

5.2.2Termination of Severance Benefit. If, during the Severance Period, the Employee breaches any of his obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Employee’s obligations under Section 6), the Company may, in addition to all other rights and remedies upon written notice to the Employee, terminate the Severance Period and cease to make any further payments or provide any benefits described in Section 5.2.1.

5.2.3Release. The Company’s obligation to pay the Base Salary and provide health insurance benefits described in Section 5.2.1 shall be subject to the following conditions: (i) within 21 days after the effective date of termination or resignation, the Employee shall have executed and delivered to the Company a Termination Agreement and Release (“Release”) in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, and (ii) the Release shall not have been revoked by the Employee during the revocation period specified therein. If the Employee fails to deliver a fully executed Release to the Company before expiration of such 21 day period, or such release is revoked as permitted therein, then the Company will have no obligation to make any of the payments or provide any of the benefits specified in Section 5.2.1.

5.3Termination for Cause. If the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or the Employee resigns from his employment hereunder for any reason, the Employee shall be entitled only to the Accrued Obligations through and including the date of termination or resignation. The Employee shall have no further right to receive any other compensation or benefits after such termination or resignation of employment, except as determined in accordance with the terms of the employee benefit plans or programs of the Company.

5.4Resignation. If the Employee resigns from his employment hereunder for any reason, the Employee shall be entitled to the Accrued Obligations through and including the date of termination or resignation. The Employee shall have no further right to receive any other compensation or benefits after such termination or resignation of employment, except as determined in accordance with the terms of the employee benefit plans or programs of the Company.

5.5Cause. Termination for “Cause” shall mean termination of the Employee’s employment by the Company because of:

(i)any willful act or omission that constitutes a material breach by the Employee of any of his material obligations under this Agreement or any material written Company policy or procedure and failure to cure such breach after notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such breach;

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(ii)the continued willful failure or refusal of the Employee to substantially perform the duties reasonably required of him as an employee of the Company;

(iii)an act of moral turpitude, dishonesty or fraud by, or criminal conviction (excluding non-felony convictions relating solely to vehicle and traffic offenses) of, the Employee which in the reasonable determination of the Board would render his continued employment by the Company damaging or detrimental to the Company;

(iv)any material misappropriation of Company property by the Employee; or

(v)any other willful misconduct by the Employee which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, the Company.

5.6 Termination by the Employee For Good Reason.

(i) This Agreement may be terminated by the Employee upon notice to the Company of any event constituting “Good Reason” as defined herein.

(ii) As used herein, the term “Good Reason” means: (A) the failure of the Company to pay Employee’s compensation in accordance with this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Employee; (B) a reduction in the Employee’s Base Salary; (C) a reduction in the Employee’s bonus opportunity; (D) any material breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement or any material provision of any other agreement between the Employee and the Company; (E) a Change of Control (as defined in the Company’s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan) of the Company; (F) a material, adverse change in the Employee’s title, authority, duties, or responsibilities (other than temporarily while the Employee is physically or mentally incapacitated or as required by applicable law); (G) change in the Chairperson who is in place as of the date hereof; or (H) change in Employee’s reporting structure that is in place as of the date hereof. Provided, however, that the Employee shall not be deemed to have Good Reason pursuant to this provision unless the Employee gives the Company written notice that the specified conduct or event has occurred and making specific reference to this Section 5.6 and the Company fails to cure such conduct or event within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice.

(iii) In the event the Employee terminates this Agreement under this Section 5.6, Employee shall be entitled to the severance benefits described under Section 5.2, pertaining to Severance Benefits, provided that the Employee (i) elects to comply with the Restrictive Covenants set forth in Section 6, and (ii) executes a Release as described under Section 5.2.3. If Employee disavows the Restrictive Covenants and chooses to compete with the Company in violation of the covenants set forth in Section 6, then Employee forfeits all Severance Benefits provided in Section 5.2.

5.7Death or Disability. In the event of termination of employment by reason of death or Disability, the Employee (or his estate, as applicable) shall be entitled to the Accrued Obligations through the date of termination. Other benefits shall be determined in accordance with the benefit plans maintained by the Company, and the Company shall have no further obligation

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hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means a physical or mental disability or infirmity of the Employee that, in the sole opinion of the Board, prevents (with or without reasonable accommodation) the normal performance of substantially all his material duties as an employee of the Company, which disability or infirmity shall exist for any continuous period of 90 days.

5.8Resignation of Positions. Upon termination of Employee’s employment with the Company for any reason, the Employee agrees to immediately resign from all positions and offices in which he is then serving the Company and its subsidiaries.

6.CONFIDENTIALITY; NONSOLICITATION AND NONCOMPETITION

6.1Confidentiality. The Employee covenants and agrees with the Company that he will not any time during the Employment Term and thereafter, except in performance of his obligations to the Company hereunder or with the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, disclose any secret or Confidential Information that he may learn or has learned by reason of his association with the Company. The term “Confidential Information” includes information not previously made generally available to the public by the Company, with respect to the Company’s products, facilities, applications and methods, trade secrets and other intellectual property, systems, procedures, manuals, confidential reports, product price lists, customer lists, technical information, financial information (including the revenues, costs or profits associated with any of the Company’s products), business and strategic plans, prospects or opportunities, but shall exclude any information which the Company intentionally makes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by the Employee in violation of this Section 6.1. The Employee will be released of his obligations under this Section 6.1 to the extent the Employee is required to disclose under any applicable laws, regulations or directives of any government agency, tribunal or authority having jurisdiction in the matter or under subpoena or other process of law provided that the Employee provides the Company with prompt written notice of such requirement. In addition, the Employee will not be in breach of any obligations under Section 6.1, and will not be criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or state trade secret law, for the disclosure of Confidential Information that is made in confidence to a Federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law involving the Company or is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. If the Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law involving the Company, the Employee may disclose Confidential Information, including trade secrets, to his attorney and use such Confidential Information in the court proceeding if such Confidential Information is filed under seal.

6.2Acknowledgment of Company Assets. The Employee acknowledges that the Company, at the Company’s expense, has acquired, created and maintains, and will continue to acquire, create and maintain, significant goodwill with its current and prospective customers, strategic partners, vendors and employees and significant Confidential Information, and that such goodwill and Confidential Information is valuable property of the Company. The Employee further acknowledges that to the extent such goodwill and Confidential Information will be

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generated through the Employee’s efforts, such efforts will be funded by the Company and the Employee will be fairly compensated for such efforts. The Employee acknowledges that all goodwill developed by the Employee relative to the Company’s customers, strategic partners, vendors and employees, and all Confidential Information developed by the Employee, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and shall not be personal to the Employee. Accordingly, in order to afford the Company reasonable protection of such goodwill and of the Company’s Confidential Information, the Employee agrees as follows:

6.2.1.No solicitation; Non-Interference. During the Employment Term and for a period of two years after termination of employment for any reason (such two-year period, the “Post-Termination Restrictive Covenant Period”), the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, as an investor, lender, officer, director, manager, or as an employee, associate, consultant or agent of any individual or entity, or in any other capacity: (i) solicit or endeavor to entice away from the Company any individual who is employed by the Company (except pursuant to a general solicitation which is not directed specifically at any such employees); (ii) solicit or endeavor to entice away from the Company any entity who is at the time of termination, or was within the then most recent 12-month period, a customer of the Company; (iii) interfere with the business relationship between the Company and any customer, strategic partner, supplier or vendor of the Company or attempt to persuade or encourage any customer, strategic partner, supplier or vendor of the Company to cease doing business with the Company or to engage in any activity competitive with the Company; or (iv) make or publish any disparaging remarks about the Company, its products, prospects or management. The Company agrees not to make or publish any disparaging remarks about the Employee during the Post-Termination Restrictive Covenant Period.

6.2.2Change of Control Activity. The Employee agrees that during the Post-Termination Restrictive Covenant Period, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, or in any individual or representative capacity, engage or otherwise participate in any Change of Control Activity with respect to the Company. “Change of Control Activity” means (a) effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist any other individual or entity to effect, seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in: (i) any acquisition of any securities (or beneficial ownership thereof) or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving the Company, (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to the Company, or (iv) any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of the Company; (b) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) with respect to the securities of the Company; (c) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit an unsolicited proposal for or offer of (with or without condition), any extraordinary transaction involving the Company or its securities or assets; or (d) enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing.

6.2.3.Non-Competition. During the Employment Term and during the Post-Termination Restrictive Covenant Period, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, as an investor, lender, officer, director, manager, or as an employee, associate, consultant or agent of

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any individual or entity, or in any other capacity, (other than as an investor owning not more than a 1% interest in a publicly-traded entity), engage in the Restricted Business (as hereinafter defined) anywhere in the world other than on behalf of the Company. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company conducts business throughout the world, that the Company’s legitimate and protectable business interests are throughout the world, and therefore this Section 6.2.3 is intended to prohibit competitive activities by the Employee throughout the world. “Restricted Business” means research and product development with respect to, the manufacture, distribution, marketing or sale of, or the licensing of intellectual property related to, tobacco products, hemp products, cannabis products, cannabinoids or other products made from or related to the tobacco plant or the cannabis plant, including but not limited to hemp, hemp/cannabis, industrial hemp, marijuana, marijuana/cannabis, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. The non-competition provisions of this Section 6.2 shall not apply to Employee’s practice of law.

6.3Exclusive Property. The Employee confirms that all Confidential Information is and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. All business records, and documents (whether in paper or electronic media) kept or made by Employee relating to the business of the Company shall be and remain the property of the Company. Upon termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company for any reason, the Employee promptly deliver to the Company all of the following that are in the Employee’s possession or under his control: (i) all computers, telecommunication devices and other tangible property of the Company and its affiliates, and (ii) all documents and other materials, in whatever form, which include Confidential Information or which otherwise relate in whole or in part to the present or prospective business of the Company, including but not limited to, drawings, graphs, charts, specifications, notes, reports, memoranda, and computer disks and tapes, and all copies thereof.

6.4Injunctive Relief; Tolling. Without intending to limit the remedies available to the Company, the Employee acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 6 may result in material and irreparable injury to the Company or its affiliates or subsidiaries for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of such a breach or threat thereof, the Company shall be entitled to seek a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining the Employee from engaging in activities prohibited by this Section 6 or such other relief as may be required specifically to enforce any of the covenants in this Section 6. If for any reason, it is held that the restrictions under this Section 6 are not reasonable or that consideration therefore is inadequate, such restrictions shall be interpreted or modified to include as much of the duration and scope identified in this Section 6 as will render such restrictions valid and enforceable including, if applicable, modifications to the geographic scope of Section 6.2.3. The Post-Termination Restrictive Covenant Period will not include any period during which the Employee is in violation of Sections 6.1, 6.2.1, 6.2.2 or 6.2.3.

6.5Communication to Third Parties. The Employee agrees that the Company shall have the right to communicate the terms of this Section 6 to any third parties, including but not limited to, any prospective employer of the Employee. The Employee waives any right to assert any claim for damages against Company or any officer, employee or agent of Company arising from such disclosure of the terms of this Section 6.

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6.6Independent Obligations. The provisions of this Section 6 shall be independent of any other provision of this Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action by the Employee against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense of the enforcement of this Section 6 by the Company.

6.7Non-Exclusivity. The Company’s rights and the Employee’s obligations set forth in this Section 6 and in Section 7 are in addition to, and not in lieu of, all rights and obligations provided by applicable statutory or common law.

7.INVENTIONS

The term “Invention” means any discovery, concept or idea, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, including but not limited to processes, methods, formulae and techniques, as well as improvements thereof or know- how related thereto. The Employee will promptly and fully inform the Company in writing of any Invention which is conceived, made, or reduced to practice by the Employee, either solely or jointly with another or others, during the Employment Term or within 12 months after termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason, setting forth in detail the procedures employed and the results achieved. The Company and/or its nominee or assign will be the sole owner, without payment of royalty or any other compensation to the Employee, of any such Invention which (i) is conceived, made or reduced to practice with the use of Confidential Information or the Company’s equipment, facilities, materials, personnel or other resources, or (ii) at the time it is conceived, made or reduced to practice relates to the Company’s present or prospective business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (iii) is the result of any work performed by the Employee for the Company. With respect to each such Invention of which the Company is the owner, the Employee will execute and deliver promptly to the Company (without charge to the Company but at its expense) such written instruments and do such other acts as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to obtain and maintain United States and/or foreign letters patent or United States and/or foreign copyright registrations and to vest the entire right and title thereto in the Company.

8.CERTAIN PAYMENTS

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any amounts due to the Employee under this Agreement and any other plan or program of the Company constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), then the aggregate of the amounts constituting the parachute payment shall be reduced to an amount that will equal three times his “base amount” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) less $1.00. The determination to be made with respect to this Section 8 shall be made by an accounting firm jointly selected by the Company and the Employee and paid by the Company, and which may be the Company’s independent auditors.

9.SECTION 409A. All payments and benefits to which the Employee could become entitled under this Agreement are intended either to be excluded from the requirements of Section 409A of the United States Internal Revenue Code (“Section 409A”) or to comply with Section 409A. To the extent that the provisions of this Agreement are subject to Section 409A, they shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Section 409A and any payments pursuant

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to such provisions will be made within the time prescribed by Section 409A. Each payment of compensation under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment of compensation for purposes of Section 409A.

10.MISCELLANEOUS.

10.1Notices. All notices or communications hereunder shall be in writing, addressed as follows:

To the Company,

22nd Century Group, Inc.

500 Seneca Street, Suite 507

Buffalo, New York 14204

Attention: Director, Human Resources

To the Employee, at such address maintained in the Company’s records as the Employee’s primary residential address.

All such notices shall be conclusively deemed to be received and shall be effective, (i) if sent by hand delivery, upon receipt, (ii) if sent by nationally recognized overnight carrier, upon receipt; or (iii) if sent by registered or certified mail, on the fifth day after the day on which such notice is mailed.

10.2Severability. Each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

10.3Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder shall be assignable or otherwise subject to hypothecation by the Employee.

10.4Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the parties and shall supersede any and all previous contracts, arrangements or understandings between the Company and the Employee relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual written agreement of the parties hereto.

10.5Withholding. The payment of any amount pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to applicable withholding and payroll taxes, and such other deductions as may be required under the applicable law or Company’s employee benefits plans, if any.

10.6Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state. The Company and the Employee agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out

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of or in connection with, this Agreement or the Employee’s employment with the Company will be brought only to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York or the federal courts located in the State of New York, in each case located in Buffalo, New York, and each of the Company and the Employee hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Further, the Company and the Employee agree that, after a legal dispute is before a court as specified in this Section 10.6, and during the pendency of such dispute before such court, all actions, suits, or proceedings with respect to such dispute or any other dispute, including without limitation, any counterclaim, cross-claim or interpleader, will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court.

10.7Costs of Enforcement. In the event of a dispute or action to enforce the terms of this Employment Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, including all attorneys’ fees.

10.8Legal Advice. The Employee hereby represents and warrants to the Company that he has had the opportunity to seek independent legal advice prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and that he has availed himself of that opportunity prior to signing this Agreement and that he is signing this Agreement voluntarily without any undue pressure. Employee represents that he: (i) is familiar with the covenants set forth in Section 6 and (ii) is fully aware of his obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonableness of the length of time, scope and geographic coverage of such covenants.

10.9Absence of Conflicting Obligations. The Employee represents and warrants that his execution, and delivery of this Agreement, and his performance of services for the Company as contemplated by this Agreement, do not conflict with or breach any contractual, fiduciary or other legal obligation owed by the Employee to any other individual or entity.

10.10Counterparts. This Employment Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including by means of electronic signatures, or facsimile or PDF signature pages), any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature page follows]

12

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and the Employee has hereunto set his hand, as of the day and year first above written.

22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.
By
Name:	Nora Sullivan
Title:	Chairperson of the Board
Peter Ferola

13

EXHIBIT A

22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.

TERMINATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

In consideration of the payments and benefits to be provided to me by 22nd Century Group, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to Section 5.2.1 of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and me dated ________ __, 2023 (the “Employment Agreement”), I agree as follows:

1.Termination. My employment with the Company is terminated effective ____________ and I will not thereafter apply for employment with the Company.

2.Release. On behalf of myself and my heirs, successors, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives, agents and assigns, I fully and forever release and discharge the Company, its subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates and its and all of their predecessors, successors, assigns, directors and officers (collectively “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, demands, suits, causes of action, obligations, promises, damages, fees, covenants, agreements, attorneys’ fees, debts, contracts and torts of every kind whatsoever, known or unknown, at law or in equity, foreseen or unforeseen, which against the Released Parties I ever had, now have or which I may have for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever relating to or arising from my employment with the Company or the termination thereof, specifically including, but not limited to, all claims under the following: the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1871, 1964 and 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act of 1990; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the National Labor Relations Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the New York State Human Rights Law; the New York City Human Rights Law; the New York State Labor Law; §§ 120 and 241 of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Law; any contract of employment, express or implied; and any and all other federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations.

I hereby waive the right to receive any personal relief (i.e. monetary or equitable relief) as a result of any lawsuit or other proceeding brought by the EEOC or any other governmental agency, based on or related to any of the matters from which I have released the Released Parties. I also will take all actions necessary, if any, now or in the future, to make this Release effective.

The foregoing release shall not operate to release the Company from its obligations to make payments and provide benefits as provided under Section 5.2.1 of the Employment Agreement.

In connection with the foregoing release (i) I acknowledge that the payments and benefits under Section 5.2.1 of the Employment Agreement are good and sufficient consideration to which I would not otherwise be entitled but for my execution and delivery to the Company of this instrument, (ii) I acknowledge that I have been advised by the Company to consult with an attorney before signing this instrument, (iii) the Company has allowed me at least twenty-one (21) days from the date I first receive this instrument to consider it before being required to sign it and return it to the Company, and (iv) I may revoke this instrument, in its entirety, within seven (7) days after

signing it by delivering written notice of such revocation to the Company on or before 5:00 p.m. on the seventh day of such revocation period.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of the ____ day of ___________.

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “First Amendment”) is made this 23rd day of August, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and between 22^nd Century Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and Peter Ferola (the “Employee”). Company and Executive are each alternatively referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively as, the “Parties.”

WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated August 20, 2023 (the “Original Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to amend the Original Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, do hereby agree as follows:

1.Amendment. The Original Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last paragraph in Section 3.2 in its entirety and replacing such paragraph with the following:

“For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee shall be considered to be an “Employee in Good Standing” on a given date if, on or before that date, (i) the Employee’s employment with the Company has not terminated for Cause (as defined below), (ii) the Employee has not tendered oral or written notice of intent to resign or retire effective as of a date on or before the given date (other than for Good Reason (as defined below)), and (iii) the Employee has not engaged in actions which constitute a material breach of this Agreement.”

2.Reaffirmation of Original Agreement. Except as expressly supplemented by this First Amendment, the Original Agreement is hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed and continues in full force and effect unaffected hereby.

3.Governing Law; Jurisdiction. The provisions of Section 10.6 of the Original Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Amendment, and the Original Agreement as modified by this First Amendment, taken together as a single agreement, reflecting the terms as modified hereby.

4.Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[signatures appear on following page]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment on the date first set forth above.

	I.	22ND CENTURY GROUP, INC.
	By
	Name:	Rick Sanders
	Title:	Chairman of the Compensation
	Committee of the Board
	II.	EMPLOYEE
III.
Peter Fero

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, John J. Miler, Interim Chief Executive Officer of 22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC., certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of 22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules13a-15(f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant and have:

a.     Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.     Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.     Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.     Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing equivalent functions):

a.     All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.     Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	November 6, 2023
	/s/ John J. Miller
	John J. Miller
	Interim Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, R. Hugh Kinsman, Chief Financial Officer of 22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC., certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of 22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules13a-15(f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant and have:

a.     Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.     Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.     Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.     Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing equivalent functions):

a.     All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.     Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	November 6, 2023
	/s/ R. Hugh Kinsman
	R. Hugh Kinsman
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Written Statement of the Principal Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. §1350, I, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of 22nd CENTURY GROUP, INC. (the “Company”), and I, the undersigned Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, to the best of my knowledge, that the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

This certification is being furnished solely to accompany this Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Date:	November 6, 2023
	/s/ John J. Miller
	John J. Miller
	Interim Chief Executive Officer
Date:	November 6, 2023
	/s/ R. Hugh Kinsman
	R. Hugh Kinsman
	Chief Financial Officer

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	Sep. 30, 2023	Nov. 01, 2023
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Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity File Number	001-36338
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Entity Central Index Key	0001347858
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Entity Tax Identification Number	98-0468420
Entity Address, Address Line One	500 Seneca Street
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 507
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Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	14204
City Area Code	716
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,850	$ 3,020
Short-term investment securities		18,193
Restricted cash	7,500
Accounts receivable, net	6,493	5,641
Inventories	15,955	10,008
Insurance recoveries	3,000	5,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,818	2,743
Total current assets	40,616	44,605
Property, plant and equipment, net	9,309	13,093
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	2,984	2,675
Goodwill	0	33,160
Intangible assets, net	6,900	16,853
Investments	682	682
Other assets	3,705	3,583
Total assets	64,196	114,651
Current liabilities:
Notes and loans payable - current	1,441	908
Current portion of long-term debt	18,165
Operating lease obligations	1,097	681
Accounts payable	7,005	4,168
Accrued expenses	6,649	1,428
Accrued payroll	743	3,199
Accrued excise taxes and fees	2,693	1,423
Deferred income	704	831
Other current liabilities	1,263	380
Total current liabilities	39,760	13,018
Long-term liabilities:
Notes and loans payable	156	3,001
Operating lease obligations	6,219	2,141
Other long-term liabilities	4,266	516
Total liabilities	50,401	18,676
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, $.00001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized
Capital in excess of par value	363,198	333,900
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(30)	(111)
Accumulated deficit	(349,373)	(237,814)
Total shareholders' equity	13,795	95,975
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 64,196	$ 114,651

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Common stock, shares authorized	33,333,334	33,333,334
Common stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Common stock, shares issued	21,078,656	14,349,275
Common stock, shares outstanding	21,078,656	14,349,275

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Revenue:
Revenues, net	$ 17,811	$ 19,383	$ 63,200	$ 42,905
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below):
Cost of goods sold	19,777	18,764	68,688	41,086
Gross (loss) profit	(1,966)	619	(5,488)	1,819
Operating expenses:
Sales, general and administrative	11,199	14,528	39,971	30,475
Research and development	1,613	1,318	4,923	4,355
Other operating expense, net	23,344	41	24,917	880
Goodwill impairment	33,360		33,360
Total operating expenses	69,516	15,887	103,171	35,710
Operating loss	(71,482)	(15,268)	(108,659)	(33,891)
Other income (expense):
Unrealized loss on investments		(345)		(2,046)
Realized loss on short-term investment securities		(35)	(41)	(143)
Other income, net	(12)		23
Interest income, net	79	113	201	211
Interest expense	(1,305)	(148)	(2,919)	(230)
Total other expense	(1,238)	(415)	(2,736)	(2,208)
Loss before income taxes	(72,720)	(15,683)	(111,395)	(36,099)
Provision for income taxes		(2,581)	46	(2,581)
Net loss	(72,720)	(13,102)	(111,441)	(33,518)
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature			(367)
Deemed dividend related to down-round features	564		564
Net loss available to common shareholders - Basic	(73,284)	(13,102)	(112,372)	(33,518)
Net loss available to common shareholders - Diluted	$ (69,249)	$ (13,102)	$ (108,338)	$ (33,518)
Basic loss per common share	$ (3.68)	$ (0.94)	$ (6.85)	$ (2.71)
Diluted loss per common share	$ (3.48)	$ (0.94)	$ (6.60)	$ (2.71)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	19,887	14,009	16,411	12,351
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	19,887	14,009	16,411	12,351
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investment securities		$ (19)	$ 71	$ (488)
Foreign currency translation	$ (69)		(31)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		35	41	143
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(69)	16	81	(345)
Comprehensive loss	$ (72,789)	$ (13,086)	$ (111,360)	$ (33,863)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock ATM	Common Stock	Capital in Excess of Par Value ATM	Capital in Excess of Par Value	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).	Accumulated Deficit Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Accumulated Deficit	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	ATM	Total
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021				$ 244,249	$ (162)		$ (178,013)			$ 66,074
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		10,858,237
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting, net of shares withheld for taxes (in shares)		110,916
Equity-based compensation				1,213						1,213
Other comprehensive income (loss)					(400)					(400)
Net loss							(8,918)			(8,918)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022				245,462	(562)		(186,931)			57,969
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022		10,969,153
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021				244,249	(162)		(178,013)			66,074
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		10,858,237
Other comprehensive income (loss)										(345)
Net loss										(33,518)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022				333,126	(507)		(211,531)			121,088
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		14,353,502
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2022				245,462	(562)		(186,931)			57,969
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022		10,969,153
Stock issued in connection with option exercises				174						174
Stock issued in connection with option exercises (in shares)		10,001
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting, net of shares withheld for taxes (in shares)		5,001
Stock issued in connection with acquisition				51,653						51,653
Stock issued in connection with acquisition (in shares)		2,193,334
Equity-based compensation				1,106						1,106
Other comprehensive income (loss)					39					39
Net loss							(11,498)			(11,498)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022				298,395	(523)		(198,429)			99,443
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022		13,177,489
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting, net of shares withheld for taxes (in shares)		37,792
Stock issued during period				32,484						32,484
Stock issued during period (in shares)		1,138,221
Equity-based compensation				2,247						2,247
Other comprehensive income (loss)					16					16
Net loss							(13,102)			(13,102)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022				333,126	(507)		(211,531)			121,088
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		14,353,502
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022				333,900	(111)		(237,814)			95,975
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		14,349,275
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting, net of shares withheld for taxes				(414)						(414)
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting, net of shares withheld for taxes (in shares)		90,262
Stock issued in connection with acquisition				503						503
Stock issued in connection with acquisition (in shares)		31,056
Equity detachable warrants				1,577						1,577
Equity-based compensation				1,175						1,175
Other comprehensive income (loss)					70					70
Net loss							(18,182)			(18,182)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2023				336,741	(41)	$ (118)	(256,114)	$ (118)		80,586
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023		14,470,593
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022				333,900	(111)		(237,814)			95,975
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		14,349,275
Other comprehensive income (loss)										81
Net loss										(111,441)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023				363,198	(30)		(349,373)			13,795
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023		21,078,656
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2023				336,741	(41)	$ (118)	(256,114)	$ (118)		80,586
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023		14,470,593
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting, net of shares withheld for taxes				(5)						(5)
Stock issued in connection with RSU vesting, net of shares withheld for taxes (in shares)		24,524
Stock issued during period			$ 2,563	4,851					$ 2,563	4,851
Stock issued during period (in shares)	284,343	747,974							284
Stock issued in connection with licensing arrangement				3,570						3,570
Stock issued in connection with licensing arrangement (in shares)		333,334
Equity-based compensation				1,486						1,486
Other comprehensive income (loss)					80					80
Net loss							(20,539)			(20,539)
Fractional shares issued for reverse stock split		66,035
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2023				349,206	39		(276,653)			72,592
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023		15,926,803
Stock issued during period				13,416						13,416
Stock issued during period (in shares)		5,151,853
Equity-based compensation				576						576
Other comprehensive income (loss)					(69)					(69)
Net loss							(72,720)			(72,720)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023				$ 363,198	$ (30)		$ (349,373)			$ 13,795
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Stock issuance costs	$ 1,219	$ 422		$ 2,516
Shares withheld for taxes | shares			31,607
ATM
Stock issuance costs		$ 178

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss			$ (111,441)	$ (33,518)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:
Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets			57,311
Amortization and depreciation			3,427	1,992
Amortization of right-of-use asset			823	525
Amortization of inventory step-up				978
Unrealized loss on investment		$ 345		2,046
Other non-cash gains and losses			(72)	356
Provision for credit losses			246
Loss on the sale of machinery and equipment			75
Debt related charges included in interest expense			1,978
Equity-based employee compensation expense	$ 576	2,247	3,237	4,566
Gain on change of contingent consideration	9		(186)
Gain on change of warrant liabilities	(1,262)		(540)
Deferred income taxes				(2,581)
Increase in inventory reserves	1,687		1,687
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
Accounts receivable			(1,171)	(1,425)
Inventory			(7,609)	(5,068)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(605)	(934)
Accounts payable			2,669	1,933
Accrued expenses			2,051	(56)
Accrued payroll			(2,457)	(1,408)
Accrued excise taxes and fees			1,270	255
Other liabilities			(877)	(309)
Net cash used in operating activities			(50,184)	(32,648)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of patents, trademarks, and licenses			(433)	(394)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment			(3,951)	(2,501)
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment			251
Acquisition, net of cash acquired			(254)	(1,297)
Investment in Change Agronomy Ltd.				(682)
Property, plant and equipment insurance proceeds			3,500
Sales and maturities of short-term investment securities			21,714	67,315
Purchase of short-term investment securities			(3,475)	(62,061)
Net cash provided by investing activities			17,352	380
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on note payables			(4,672)	(1,508)
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable			2,360	2,162
Other financing activities				(16)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			16,849
Payment of debt issuance costs			(801)
Proceeds from issuance of detachable warrants			6,016
Net proceeds from option exercise				174
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of RSUs			(420)
Net cash provided by financing activities			40,162	33,296
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			7,330	1,028
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period			3,020	1,336	$ 1,336
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	10,350	2,364	10,350	2,364	3,020
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			3,020	1,336	1,336
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period			3,020	1,336	1,336
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,850	2,364	2,850	2,364	3,020
Restricted cash at end of period	7,500		7,500
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	10,350	$ 2,364	10,350	2,364	$ 3,020
Non-cash transactions:
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid			324	$ 164
Right-of-use assets and corresponding operating lease obligations			5,166
Non-cash consideration RXP acquisition			1,641
Stock issued in connection with acquisition				51,653
Non-cash licensing arrangement			3,500
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature			367
Deemed dividend related to down-round features	$ 564		564
ATM
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			2,741
Payment of common stock issuance costs			(178)
Registered Direct Offering
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			19,908	$ 35,000
Payment of common stock issuance costs			$ (1,641)	$ (2,516)

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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 1. - NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation – 22nd Century Group, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “22^nd Century Group” or the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation publicly traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “XXII.” 22nd Century Group is a leading agricultural biotechnology and intellectual property company dedicated to improving health with reduced nicotine tobacco, hemp/cannabis and hops advanced plant technologies.

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States ("U.S.") Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and do not include all of the disclosures normally required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) as contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

In the opinion of management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the Company for the periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results or trends that may be expected for the fiscal year as a whole. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared using U.S. GAAP, which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, certain components of equity, sales, expenses, and related disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

Liquidity and Capital Resources – These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

The Company has incurred significant losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expects to incur additional losses until such time that it can generate significant revenue and profit in its tobacco and hemp/cannabis businesses. The Company had negative cash flow from operations of $50,184 and $32,648 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and an accumulated deficit of $349,373 and $237,814 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $2,850 and restricted cash of $7,500. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, the Company completed an offering of its securities with gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $5,250, before deducting the placement agent fees of $367 and other offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $288 (see Note 17 “Subsequent Events”).

Additionally, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company was not in compliance with the financial covenant related to consolidated Revenues, net pursuant to the Senior Secured Credit Facility debentures. The lenders have granted a waiver for the covenant violation (see Note 17 “Subsequent Events”). Without a waiver or other relief under the Senior Secured Credit Facility debenture agreements, one of the remedies the lenders have available to it, amongst others, is the ability to accelerate repayment of the debt, which the Company would not be able to immediately repay. 

Given the Company’s projected operating requirements and its existing cash and cash equivalents, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year following the date that the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are issued.

In response to these conditions, management is currently evaluating different strategies for reducing expenses, as well as pursuing financing strategies which include raising additional funds through the issuance of securities, asset sales, and through arrangements with strategic partners. The Company has engaged a financial advisor to assist it in identifying strategic partners and financing to fund operations and to take actions to maximize the Company’s liquidity. If capital is not available to the Company when, and in the amounts needed, it could be required to liquidate inventory, cease or curtail operations, or seek protection under applicable bankruptcy laws or similar state proceedings. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the capital it needs to continue operations. Management’s plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year following the date that the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are issued.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Other Significant Risks and Uncertainties - The Company is subject to a number of risks, including, but not limited to, the lack of available capital; the possible delisting of our common stock from Nasdaq; future covenant non-compliance with respect to the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility giving rise to an event of default; inability to identify or consummate any strategic initiatives and transactions; unsuccessful commercialization strategy and launch plans for the Company’s products or market acceptance of the Company’s products; risks inherent in litigation, including purported class actions; and protection of proprietary technology.

Reclassifications – The Company has revised the presentation and classification of Other operating expenses, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2022						September 30, 2022
	As originally						As originally
	reported		Reclass		Revised		reported		Reclass		Revised
Revenues, net	$	19,383	$	—	$	19,383	$	42,905	$	—	$	42,905
Cost of goods sold		18,764		—		18,764		41,086		—		41,086
Gross profit		619		—		619		1,819		—		1,819
Operating expenses:		—		—		—		—		—		—
Sales, general and administrative		14,569		(41)		14,528		31,355		(880)		30,475
Research and development		1,318		—		1,318		4,355		—		4,355
Other operating expense, net		—		41		41		—		880		880
Total operating expenses		15,887		—		15,887		35,710		—		35,710
Operating loss	$	(15,268)	$	—	$	(15,268)	$	(33,891)	$	—	$	(33,891)

Reverse Stock Split – On July 5, 2023, the Company effected a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of its common stock in order to regain compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing requirements. Fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were rounded up to the nearest whole share, which resulted in the issuance of a total of 66,035 shares of common stock to implement the reverse stock split. All share and per share amounts, and exercise prices of stock options, and warrants in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to give effect to this reverse stock split.

Restricted Cash - Restricted cash includes minimum escrow funds the Company maintains in a money market account pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility. See Note 17 “Subsequent Events” for additional information.

Credit Losses - The Company estimates and records a provision for its expected credit losses related to its financial instruments, including its trade receivables and contract assets. The Company considers historical collection rates, current financial status of its customers, macroeconomic factors, and other industry-specific factors when evaluating for current expected credit losses. Forward-looking information is also considered in the evaluation of current expected credit losses. However, because of the short time to the expected receipt of accounts receivable and contract assets, the Company believes that the carrying value, net of expected losses, approximates fair value and therefore, relies more on historical and current analysis of such financial instruments.

To determine the provision for credit losses for accounts receivable, including consideration of contract assets or unbilled receivables, the Company has disaggregated its accounts receivable by nature and type of product being sold, as the Company determined that risk profile of its customers is consistent based on the type of product and industry in which they operate. These customer classes include tobacco distributors/wholesalers for its CMO cigarette and filtered cigar tobacco product sales, hemp/cannabis bulk ingredient product sales, and hemp/cannabis white label product sales. Each class of customer is analyzed for estimated credit losses individually. In doing so, the Company establishes a historical loss matrix, based on the previous collections of accounts receivable by the age of such receivables, and evaluates the current and forecasted financial position of its customers, as available. Further, the Company considers macroeconomic factors and the status of the related industry, including unemployment rates, industry indices, and other factors, to estimate if there are current expected credit losses within its trade receivables based on the trends and the Company’s expectation of the future status of such economic and industry-specific factors. The Company believes that its customers, the majority of which are in industries with sound financial condition, and therefore, the Company’s evaluation of macroeconomic and industry-specific factors did not have a material impact on the provision for credit losses. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $736 and $372 respectively.

Acquisitions - The Company accounts for acquisitions under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Results of operations of acquired companies are included in the Company’s results of operations as of the respective acquisition dates. The purchase price of each acquisition is allocated to the net assets acquired based on estimates of their fair values at the date of the acquisition. Any purchase price in excess of these net assets is recorded as goodwill.

All direct acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred and are recognized in operating expenses on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The allocation of purchase price in certain cases may be subject to revision based on the final determination of fair values during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date.

Contingent Consideration - Contingent consideration arising from a business acquisition is included as part of the purchase price and is recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. Subsequent to the acquisition date, the Company remeasures contingent consideration arrangements at fair value at each reporting period until the contingency is resolved. The changes in fair value are recognized within Other Operating Expenses, Net in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Changes in fair values reflect new information about the likelihood of the payment of the contingent consideration and the passage of time. See Note 2 for the contingent consideration arising from the acquisition of RX Pharmatech Ltd.

Warrants - The Company accounts for stock warrants as either equity instruments, derivative liabilities, or liabilities in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (ASC 480) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815) depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement. The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding. 

Warrants that the Company may be required to redeem through payment of cash or other assets outside its control are classified as liabilities pursuant to ASC 480 and are initially and subsequently measured at their estimated fair values. For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For additional discussion on warrants, see Note 6 and Note 10.

Deemed dividends associated with anti-dilution or down round provisions (commonly referred to as “ratchets”) represent the economic transfer of value to holders of equity-classified freestanding financial instruments when these provisions are triggered. These deemed dividends are presented as a reduction in net income or an increase in net loss available to common stockholders and a corresponding increase to additional paid-in-capital resulting in no change to stockholders’ equity/deficit. The incremental value of modifications to warrants as a result of the trigger of down round provisions of $564 were recorded as deemed dividends for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023.  The incremental value of modifications to warrants as a result of the trigger of down round provisions and anti-dilution provisions of $931 were recorded as deemed dividends for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.

Debt Issued with Detachable Warrants - The Company considers guidance within ASC 470-20, Debt (ASC 470), ASC 480, and ASC 815 when accounting for the issuance of debt with detachable warrants. As described above under the caption “Warrants”, the Company classifies stock warrants as either equity instruments, derivative liabilities, or liabilities depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement. In circumstances in which debt is issued with detachable warrants, the proceeds from the issuance of the debt are first allocated to the warrants at their full estimated fair value with a corresponding debt discount. The remaining proceeds, as further reduced by discounts (including those created by the bifurcation of embedded derivatives), is allocated to the debt. The Company accounts for debt as liabilities measured at amortized cost and amortizes the resulting debt discount from the allocation of proceeds, to interest expense using the effective interest method over the expected term of the debt instrument pursuant to ASC 835, Interest (ASC 835).

Embedded Derivatives - The Company considers whether there are any embedded features in debt instruments that require bifurcation and separate accounting as derivative financial instruments pursuant to ASC 815. Embedded derivatives are initially and subsequently measured at fair value. The embedded derivatives associated with the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinated Note are not material.

Debt Issuance Costs and Discounts - Debt issuance costs and discounts associated with the issuance of debt by the Company are deferred and amortized over the term of the related debt. Debt issuance costs and discounts related to the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinated Note are recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of the related debt and are amortized to Interest expense using the effective interest method over the period from the date of issuance to the maturity date, whichever is earlier. The amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts are included in Debt related charges included in interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Note 7 “Debt” contains additional information on the Company’s debt issuance costs and discounts.

Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined using the first-in first-out method, or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Write-downs for excess, obsolete or expired inventory are based primarily on how long the inventory has been held, historical sales volume, and estimates of forecasted net sales of that product. A significant change in the timing or level of demand for products may result in recording additional write-downs for excess, obsolete or expired inventory in the future. Note 3, “Inventories,” contains additional information on the Company’s inventory. In connection with evaluation of strategic alternatives for the Company’s assets and cost cut initiatives, during the third quarter of 2023, the Company increased the reserve for excess, obsolete or expired hemp/cannabis inventory by $1,687.

Goodwill - Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of identifiable net assets of a business acquired and is assigned to one or more reporting units. The Company’s reporting units are the same as its two reportable segments, which is (1) Tobacco, and (2) Hemp/Cannabis. The Company tests its reporting unit’s goodwill for impairment at least annually as of the measurement date year and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more-likely-than-not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount.

The Company concluded an interim impairment trigger event occurred and tested its goodwill for impairment during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and concluded that goodwill impairment existed. No goodwill remained as of September 30, 2023. See Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net” and Note 6 “Fair Value Measurements”, for additional information.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - The Company reviews all long-lived assets to be held and used for recoverability, when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on the ability to recover the carrying value of the assets from the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest expense) of the related operations. If these cash flows are less than the carrying value of such assets, an impairment loss for the difference between the estimated fair value and carrying value is recorded. The Company determined that impairment indicators occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and concluded that impairments existed. See Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net” for additional information related to impairment charges of Property, plant and equipment, net, Intangible assets, net and Operating lease right-of-use assets, net and Note 6 “Fair Value Measurements.”

Gain and Loss Contingencies – The Company establishes an accrued liability for litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and estimable. In such cases, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability. As a litigation or regulatory matter develops, the Company, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter, evaluates on an ongoing basis whether such matter presents a loss contingency that is probable and estimable. If, at the time of evaluation, the loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is not both probable and estimable, the matter will continue to be monitored for further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and estimable. When a loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is deemed to be both probable and estimable, the Company will establish an accrued liability with respect to such loss contingency and record a corresponding amount of related expenses. The Company will then continue to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of any such accrued liability.

In accordance with ASC 450-30, Gain Contingencies, gain contingencies are recognized when earned and realized, which typically will occur at the time of final settlement or when cash is received. Insurance recoveries may be realized earlier than cash receipt if a claim and amount of reimbursement is acknowledged by the insurance company that payment is due and collection is probable.

The Company maintains general liability insurance policies for its facilities. Under the terms of our insurance policies, in the case of loss to a property, the Company follows the guidance in ASC 610-30, Other Income —Gains and Losses on Involuntary Conversions, for the conversion of nonmonetary assets (the properties) to monetary assets (insurance recoveries). Under ASC 610-30, once the recovery is deemed probable the Company recognizes an asset for the insurance recovery receivable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with corresponding income that is offsetting to the casualty losses recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. If the insurance recovery is less than the amount of the casualty charges recognized, the Company will recognize a loss whereas if the insurance recovery is greater than the amount of casualty loss recognized, the Company will only recognize a recovery up to the amount of the casualty loss and will account for the excess as a gain contingency. Business interruption insurance is treated as a gain contingency.

Refer to further discussion of all commitments and contingencies in Note 11.

Severance charges - From time to time, the Company evaluates its resources and optimizes its business plan to align to changing needs of executing on its strategy. These actions may result in voluntary or involuntary employee termination benefits. Voluntary termination benefits are accrued when an employee accepts the related offer. Involuntary termination benefits are accrued upon the commitment to a termination plan and when the benefit arrangement is communicated to affected employees, or when liabilities are determined to be probable and estimable, depending on the existence of a substantive plan for severance or termination. The following table summarizes the change in accrued liabilities, presented within Other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Balance at January 1, 2023	$	634
Accruals		727
Reversal from settlement		(168)
Cash payments		(523)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	670

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Current	$	657	$	349
Noncurrent		13		285
Total severance liability	$	670	$	634

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Sales, general, and administrative	$	(168)	$	692	$	400	$	692
Other operating expense, net		159		—		159		—
Total severance charges	$	(9)	$	692	$	559	$	692

In addition, the Company recorded $523 and $1,237 of accelerated equity compensation expense for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in connection with the vesting of employees’ outstanding equity awards as part of their termination severance agreements. Amounts are recorded as Selling, general and administrative in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Income Taxes - For interim income tax reporting, due to a full valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets, no income tax expense or benefit is recorded unless it is related to certain state, local, or franchise taxes, or an unusual or infrequently occurring item. The tax effects of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 326

The Company adopted ASU 2016-13, or ASC 326 Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, effective January 1, 2023 under a modified retrospective approach. Under the current expected credit losses (“CECL”) model, the Company immediately recognizes an estimate of credit losses expected to occur over the life of the financial asset at the time the financial asset is originated or acquired. Estimated credit losses are determined by taking into consideration historical loss conditions, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Changes to the expected lifetime credit losses are recognized each period. The new guidance applies to the Company’s trade receivables and contract asset balances. Due to the nature of business operations and contracts with customers, the Company has historically not experienced significant bad debt expense or write-offs and as a result, the adoption of ASC 326 did not have a material impact to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In connection with the adoption of ASC 326, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $118 with an offsetting cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2023.

We consider the applicability and impact of all ASUs. If the ASU is not listed above, it was determined that the ASU was either not applicable or would have an immaterial impact on our financial statements and related disclosures.

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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

NOTE 2. – BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

RX Pharmatech, Ltd.

On January 19, 2023, the Company acquired RX Pharmatech Ltd (“RXP”) a privately held distributor of cannabinoids with 1,276 novel food applications with the U.K. Food Standards Agency (“FSA”). RXP’s products include CBD isolate and numerous variations of finished products like gummies, oils, drops, candies, tinctures, sprays, capsules and others. RXP is included in the Company’s Hemp/cannabis reportable segment.

The initial consideration paid to acquire RXP included $200 in cash and $503 in common stock (consisting of 31,056 unregistered shares of common stock), and an initial estimate of target working capital true-up of $286. The fair value of the Company’s common stock issued as part of the consideration was determined based upon the opening stock price of the Company’s shares as of the acquisition date. Additionally, the contingent consideration in the transaction represents the estimated fair value of the Company’s obligation, under the share purchase agreement, to make additional equity based payments of up to $1,550 over the next three years based on specified conditions being met, which has an initial fair value of contingent consideration of $1,138. The fair value of the aggregate consideration in the transaction is $2,127.

Based on the preliminary purchase price allocation, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed principally comprise $1,744 of intangible assets, and other immaterial working capital items representing a net asset of $93 (net of cash acquired of $290). There was no excess purchase price and therefore no goodwill recorded as part of the business combination. The determination of estimated fair value required management to make significant estimates and assumptions based on information that was available at the time the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared.

Intangible assets include the intellectual property associated with the 1,276 novel food applications with the FSA, which is determined to be indefinite lived. The preliminary fair value was determined by utilizing the cost approach and considered market data to evaluate the replacement cost per application. The intellectual property is included in the hemp/cannabis reporting unit, see Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net,” which includes discussion of subsequent impairment charges recorded in the third quarter of 2023.

The Company utilizes third-party valuation experts to assist in estimating the fair value of the contingent consideration and develops estimates by considering weighted-average probabilities of likely outcomes and discounted cash flow analysis. These estimates require the Company to make various assumptions about forecasted revenues and discount rates, which are unobservable and considered Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. A change in these inputs to a different amount might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The following table provides quantitative information associated with the initial fair value measurement of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration as of January 19, 2023:

	Maximum Payout					Weighted Average
Contingency Type	(undiscounted)		Fair Value		Unobservable Inputs	or Range
Revenue-based payments	$	1,550	$	1,138	Discount rate	16	%
					Projected year(s) of payment	2024-2026

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company finalized amounts recorded as purchase price allocation and recorded measurement period adjustments of $53, resulting from an increase of the working capital true-up amount based on final payment made to the sellers.

GVB Biopharma

On May 13, 2022, the Company entered into and closed the transactions contemplated by the Reorganization and Acquisition Agreement (the “Reorganization Agreement”) with GVB Biopharma (“GVB”). Under the terms of the Reorganization Agreement, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of GVB’s business dedicated to hemp-based cannabinoid extraction, refinement, contract manufacturing and product development (the “Transaction”). The acquisition of GVB allows the Company to leverage its expertise in receptor and plant science to develop its hemp/cannabis franchise and add significant scale. GVB is included in the Company’s Hemp/cannabis reportable segment.

The aggregate consideration for the Transaction consisted of (i) the assumption of approximately $4,637 of debt, (ii) the assumption and direct payment of certain third-party transaction costs incurred by GVB in connection with the Transaction totaling approximately $1,753 and (iii) the issuance to GVB of 2,193,334 unregistered shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) with a fair value of $51,653. The fair value of the Company’s common stock issued as part of the consideration was determined based upon the opening stock price of the Company’s shares as of the acquisition date. The Shares were subject to a lock-up and restrictions on transfer for at least six months following closing and thereafter, one-third of the Shares will be released from the lock-up after six months, one-third will be released from the lock-up after nine months and the remainder will be released after one year.

The Transaction was structured as a tax-free re-organization pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 368(a)(1)(c). Accordingly, the tax basis of net assets acquired retain their carry over tax basis and holding period in purchase accounting.

The Company recorded provisional estimated fair values for the assets purchased, liabilities assumed and purchase consideration as of the date of the acquisition during the second quarter of 2022, resulting in goodwill of $44,200. The determination of estimated fair value required management to make significant estimates and assumptions based on information that was available at the time the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared.

Following the initial acquisition accounting, the Company recorded final measurement period adjustments, in which the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of May 13, 2022 were adjusted to reflect the ongoing acquisition valuation analysis procedures of property and equipment, intangible assets, deferred taxes, and working capital adjustments. These adjustments resulted in a combined reduction to goodwill of $10,840. The impact of depreciation and amortization to Operating loss recorded in the third quarter of 2022 as a result of completing valuation procedures for property and equipment and intangible assets, that would have been recorded in the prior period since the date of acquisition was $70. See Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net,” which includes discussion of subsequent impairment charges recorded in the third quarter of 2023.

The following table presents management’s purchase price allocation:

Cash	$	456
Accounts receivable		2,944
Inventory		3,551
Other assets		519
Property, plant & equipment		11,189
Operating leases right-of-use assets, net		1,231
Goodwill		33,360
Tradename		4,600
Customer relationships		5,800
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(2,777)
Other current liabilities		(944)
Lease liabilities		(1,259)
Auto loans		(387)
Deferred tax liability		(627)
Bridge loan		(4,250)
Fair value of net assets acquired	$	53,406

The fair values of the assets acquired were determined using one of three valuation approaches: market, income or cost. The selection of a particular method for a given asset depended on the reliability of available data and the nature of the asset, among other considerations.

The market approach estimates the value for a subject asset based on available market pricing for comparable assets. The income approach estimates the value for a subject asset based on the present value of cash flows projected to be generated by the asset. The projected cash flows were discounted at a required rate of return that reflects the relative risk of the asset and the time value of money. The projected cash flows for each asset considered multiple factors from the perspective of a marketplace participant including revenue projections from existing customers, attrition trends, tradename life-cycle assumptions, marginal tax rates and expected profit margins giving consideration to historical and expected margins. The cost approach estimates the value for a subject asset based on the cost to replace the asset and reflects the estimated reproduction or replacement cost for the asset, less an allowance for loss in value due to depreciation or obsolescence, with specific consideration given to economic obsolescence if indicated. These fair value measurement approaches are based on significant unobservable inputs, including management estimates and assumptions.

Current Assets and Liabilities

The fair value of current assets and liabilities, excluding inventory, was assumed to approximate their carrying value as of the acquisition date due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities.

The fair value of in-process and finished goods inventory acquired was estimated by applying a version of the income approach called the comparable sales method. This approach estimates the fair value of the assets by calculating the potential revenue generated from selling the inventory and subtracting from it the costs related to the completion and sale of that inventory and a reasonable profit allowance for these remaining efforts. Based upon this methodology, the Company recorded the inventory acquired at fair value resulting in an increase in inventory of $978, which was fully amortized in the three month period ended June 30, 2022 in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Property, Plant and Equipment

The fair value of PP&E acquired was estimated by applying the cost approach for personal property and leasehold improvements. The cost approach was applied by developing a replacement cost and adjusting for economic depreciation and obsolescence.

Leases

The Company recognized operating lease liabilities and operating lease right-of-use assets for office and manufacturing facilities in (i) Las Vegas, Nevada (ii) Grass Valley, Oregon (iii) Prineville, Oregon, and (iv) Tygh Valley, Oregon, accordance with ASC 842, Leases.

The following table summarizes the Company’s discount rate and remaining lease terms as of the acquisition date:

Weighted average remaining lease term in years	3.8
Weighted average discount rate	8.3	%

The Company concluded there were no off-market lease intangibles on the date of acquisition based on an evaluation of market rents per square foot, geographic location and nature of use of the underlying asset, among other considerations.

Intangible assets

The purchase price was allocated to intangible assets as follows:

			Weighted Average
	Fair Value		Amortization Period		Weighted Average
Definite-lived Intangible Assets	Assigned		(Years)		Discount Rate
Customer relationships	$	5,800		10		23.50%
Tradename	$	4,600		Indefinite		23.50%

Customer Relationships

Customer relationships represent the estimated fair value of contractual and non-contractual customer relationships GVB had as of the acquisition date. These relationships were valued separately from goodwill at the amount that an independent third party would be willing to pay for these relationships. The fair value of customer relationships was determined using the multi-period excess-earnings method, a form of the income approach. The estimated useful life of the existing customer base was based upon the historical customer annual attrition rate of 20%, as well as management’s understanding of the industry and product life cycles.

Tradename

Tradename represents the estimated fair value of GVB’s corporate and product names. The acquired tradename was valued separately from goodwill at the amount that an independent third party would be willing to pay for use of these names. The fair value of the tradename was determined by utilizing the relief from royalty method, a form of the income approach, with a royalty rate of 1.0%. The GVB tradename was assumed to have an indefinite useful life based upon long-term management expectations and future operating plans.

Deferred Taxes

The Company determined the deferred tax position to be recorded at the time of the GVB acquisition in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, resulting in recognition of deferred tax liabilities for future reversing of taxable temporary differences primarily for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment. This resulted in a preliminary net deferred tax liability of $627, which includes the carryover basis of historical recognized deferred tax assets, liabilities and valuation allowance.

The net deferred tax liabilities recorded as a result of the acquisition of GVB was determined by the Company to also provide future taxable temporary differences that allow for the Company to utilize certain previously fully reserved deferred tax assets. Accordingly, the Company recognized a reduction to its valuation allowance resulting in a net tax benefit of approximately $434 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Goodwill

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed was allocated to goodwill. A variety of factors contributed to the goodwill recognized, including the value of GVB’s assembled work force, the incremental value resulting from GVB’s capabilities in hemp/cannabis, operational synergies across the plant science platform, and the expected revenue growth over time that is attributable to increased market share from future products and customers. See Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net” for additional information.

Actual and Pro Forma (unaudited) disclosures

For segment reporting purposes, the results of operations and net assets from the RXP and GVB acquisitions have been included in the Company’s Hemp/cannabis reportable segment since the respective acquisition dates. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, net revenues related to GVB were $9,736 and $37,815, respectively, and net loss was $56,318 and $66,212. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, net revenues related to GVB were $7,848 and $12,354, respectively, and net loss was $2,743 and $4,217, respectively. The operating results of RXP for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were immaterial.

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the consolidated results of operations of the Company and assumes the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2021:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2022
	(in thousands, except for per-share data)
Revenues, net	$	53,630
Net loss available to common shareholders	$	(33,438)
Basic and diluted loss per common share	$	(2.49)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		13,420

The unaudited pro forma results are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect the realization of potential cost savings, and any related integration costs. Certain costs savings may result from the acquisition; however, there can be no assurance that these cost savings will be achieved. These unaudited pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have been obtained, or to be a projection of results that may be obtained in the future. These unaudited pro forma results include certain adjustments, primarily due to amortization expense due to the fair value adjustment of inventory, acquisition related costs and the impact of income taxes on the pro forma adjustments.

Acquisition costs

During the nine-month period ending September 30, 2023, direct costs incurred as a result of the acquisition of RXP were $130, compared to direct costs incurred as a result of the acquisition of GVB of $839 during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred and included in Other operating expenses, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

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Sep. 30, 2023

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

NOTE 3. – INVENTORIES

Inventories at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Raw materials	$	9,849	$	8,743
Work in process		1,750		441
Finished goods		4,356		824
	$	15,955	$	10,008

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9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

NOTE 4. – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET 

Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is as follows:

Balance at January 1, 2023	$	33,160
Measurement period adjustments		200
Impairment		(33,360)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	0

During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company identified certain events and circumstances that could potentially be an impairment triggering event for both the tobacco and hemp/cannabis reporting units in connection with (1) the announcement of initiating a process to evaluate strategic alternatives for the Company’s assets, and (2) announcement of cost cut initiatives intended to yield significant cash savings on an annual basis. The initiation of these two processes is in response to the sustained decline in the Company's market capitalization, operating losses and negative cash flows from operations, and current liquidity position, and is intended to monetize the value or more effectively expand the market reach of our products.

These processes have included consideration of a range of strategic, operational and financial transactions and alternatives, such as business combinations, asset sales, licensing agreements, alternative financing strategies and other options. Additionally, the Company undertook various restructuring activities in an effort to better align its internal organizational structure and costs with its strategy, as well as preserve liquidity, as further outlined in Note 9 “Other Operating Expenses, Net.”

Accordingly, the Company evaluated the impact on each of its reporting units to assess whether there was an impairment triggering event requiring it to perform a goodwill impairment test. The Company had no recorded goodwill in its tobacco reporting unit. For the hemp/cannabis reporting unit, as part of this impairment test, the Company considered certain qualitative factors, such as the Company’s performance, business forecasts, and strategic plans. It reviewed key assumptions, including projected cash flows and future revenues. After reviewing the qualitative assessment, the Company determined a quantitative assessment was required to be performed.

Using the income approach, with the discount rate selected considering and capturing the related risk associated with the forecast, the Company compared the fair value of the reporting unit to carrying value. Based on the results, the carrying value of the hemp/cannabis reporting unit exceeded its fair value and the goodwill was determined to be impaired and $33,360, representing the full amount of goodwill recorded to the hemp/cannabis reporting unit, was written off as impaired during the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

The impairment charge is the result of the Company's Step-1 goodwill impairment test for the hemp/cannabis reporting unit, which reflected a decrease in the future expected cash flows related to bulk ingredient and CDMO+D product sales, along with increases in discount rates to reflect the uncertainty of future cash flows. Estimating the fair value of goodwill requires the use of estimates and significant judgments that are based on a number of factors, including unobservable level 3 inputs. These estimates and judgments may not be within the control of the Company and accordingly it is reasonably possible that the judgments and estimates could change in future periods.

Other Intangible Assets, Net

Our other intangible assets, net at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:

	Gross		Accumulated				Net Carrying
September 30, 2023	Carrying Amount		Amortization		Impairment		Amount
Definite-lived:
Patent	$	5,838	$	(3,883)	$	—	$	1,955
License fees		7,446		(2,209)		(3,037)		2,200
Customer relationships		5,800		(737)		(5,063)		—
Total amortizing intangible assets	$	19,084	$	(6,829)	$	(8,100)	$	4,155
Indefinite-lived:
Tradename and trademarks	$	3,340		NA	$	(3,147)	$	193
U.K. FSA portfolio1		1,770		NA		(1,770)		—
MSA signatory costs		2,202		NA		-		2,202
License fee for predicate cigarette brand		350		NA		-		350
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets	$	7,662		NA	$	(4,917)	$	2,745
Total intangible assets, net	$	26,746	$	(6,829)	$	(13,017)	$	6,900
1 includes foreign exchange fluctuation, which for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2023 was not material

	Gross		Accumulated		Net Carrying
December 31, 2022	Carrying Amount		Amortization		Amount
Definite-lived:
Patent	$	6,513	$	(3,711)	$	2,802
License fees		3,876		(1,446)		2,430
Customer relationships		5,800		(20)		5,780
Total amortizing intangible assets	$	16,189	$	(5,177)	$	11,012
Indefinite-lived:
Tradename and trademarks					$	3,289
MSA signatory costs						2,202
License fee for predicate cigarette brand						350
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets					$	5,841
Total intangible assets, net					$	16,853

See Note 2 “Business Acquisitions” for additional details regarding goodwill and intangible assets acquired as a result of the acquisitions of RXP and GVB, including any measurement period adjustments.

When acquiring certain assets, the Company assesses whether the acquired assets are a result of a business combination or a purchase of an asset. During the second quarter of 2023, the Company acquired a set of similar identifiable intangible assets relating to a license to manufacture and distribute Cookies branded hemp-derived hemp/cannabis products to retailers within the United States. The Company purchased the license for 333,334 shares of common stock and capitalized $75 of costs associated with acquiring the license as an intangible asset. The resulting intangible asset of $3,645 was being amortized over 3 years. Subsequently, during the third quarter of 2023, the Cookies license was written-off and fully impaired in the amount of $3,037.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company abandoned, impaired and recorded a write-off of $135 related to tobacco patents and equipment and $834 of hemp/cannabis patents and licenses that were deemed to have no future use relative to the Company’s ongoing strategy.

In connection with the events and circumstances that led to an impairment triggering event identified for the hemp/cannabis reporting unit during the third quarter of 2023, the Company evaluated the recoverability of its hemp/cannabis other intangible assets, net and long-lived assets to determine whether any assets or asset groups were impaired. The Company determined that the carrying value of certain tradenames, patents and license intangible assets, net were greater than their fair value, as these intangible assets

related to hemp/cannabis operations. Therefore, the Company recorded additional provision for impairment in the amount of $9,980. Additionally, through a similar analysis, the Company recorded provision for impairment of $5,876 for hemp/cannabis manufacturing equipment property, plant and equipment and $4,034 for hemp/cannabis operating lease right-of-use assets related to manufacturing facilities. The undiscounted cash flow analysis and fair value determination requires the use of estimates and significant judgments that are based on a number of factors, including unobservable level 3 inputs. These estimates and judgments may not be within the control of the Company and accordingly it is reasonably possible that the judgments or estimates could change in future periods.

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company also reviewed the portfolio of tobacco related patents, licenses, and intellectual property recorded as other intangible assets, net, indefinite lived intangible assets, and long-lived assets and concluded based on the nature and use of the related assets, the events and circumstances identified did not require further recoverability analysis to be performed. The Company record impairment charges of $55 related to certain corporate property, plant and equipment assets.

Aggregate intangible asset amortization expense comprises of the following:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Cost of goods sold	$	3	$	3	$	9	$	8
Sales, general, and administrative		543		12		1,324		12
Research and development		180		163		526		482
Total amortization expense	$	726	$	178	$	1,859	$	502

Estimated future intangible asset amortization expense based on the carrying value as of September 30, 2023 is as follows:

	Remainder of 2023		2024		2025		2026		2027		Thereafter
Amortization expense	$	164	$	655	$	655	$	547	$	520	$	1,614

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Sep. 30, 2023

INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS

INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS

NOTE 5. – INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS

The total carrying value of the Company’s investments at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Change Agronomy Ltd. ordinary shares	$	682	$	682
Total investments	$	682	$	682

Investment in Change Agronomy Ltd.

On December 10, 2021, the Company entered into a subscription agreement to invest £500 (pounds sterling, in thousands), in exchange for 592,888 ordinary shares of Change Agronomy Ltd. (“CAL”), a private company existing under the laws of England, at a price per share of £0.84333. CAL is a vertically integrated sustainable industrial hemp business that combines world-class genetics with leading agronomic techniques and infrastructure to provide full-service industrial hemp products to multiple global end markets. CAL presently has operations in Manitoba, Canada, and Italy. This equity investment was part of an Offer for Subscription by CAL for a minimum total of £3,000 at the same price per ordinary share. Approximately U.S. $682 in funds were wired to CAL on January 26, 2022, and our investment of £500 equates to approximately 1.8% of CAL’s total equity.

In accordance with ASU 2019-04, a foreign currency-denominated equity investments that are measured using the measurement alternative are nonmonetary items that should be remeasured using their historical exchange rates. Accordingly, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 there is no foreign currency exchange gain or loss recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss related to the investment in Change Agronomy Ltd.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, there were no impairment triggering events identified for investments.

Panacea Investment – Promissory Note:

On June 30, 2021, the Company entered into a Promissory Note Exchange Agreement with Panacea and a Securities Exchange Agreement with Panacea, Exactus, Inc. (“Exactus”) (OTCQB:EXDI) and certain other Panacea shareholders. The promissory note was issued in the amount of $4,300 (the “Promissory note receivable”) with a maturity date of June 30, 2026 and a 0% interest rate. The Promissory note receivable is with a related party of Panacea and is fully secured by a first priority lien on Panacea’s headquarters located in Golden, Colorado.

The Promissory note receivable was originally valued at $3,684 ($4,300 face value less $616 discount) and is included within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as “Other Assets.” Subsequently, on December 31, 2022 the Company and Panacea Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. entered into a settlement agreement in which the Company agreed to a reduction to the face value of the Promissory note receivable of $500, in exchange for resolution to all contractual requirements from the June 30, 2021 Promissory Note Exchange Agreement and Securities Exchange Agreement surrounding the investment and business relationship. Accordingly, the Company recognized an extinguishment charge of note receivable of $500 less adjusted discount of $51 during the year-ended December 31, 2022. As of September 30, 2023, the Company intended to hold the remaining outstanding Promissory note receivable to maturity and the associated discount will be amortized into interest income over the term of the note. As of October 16, 2023, the Promissory note was fully assigned; refer to Note 17 “Subsequent events”

The following table provides the promissory note receivable balance:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Promissory note receivable	$	3,490	$	3,410

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9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

NOTE 6. – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Fair value measurement standards apply to certain financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (each reporting period). For the Company, these financial assets and liabilities include its short-term investment securities and equity investments. The Company does not have any nonfinancial assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

	Fair Value
	September 30, 2023
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Restricted cash		7,500		—		—		7,500
Change Agronomy Ltd. ordinary shares		—		—		682		682
Total assets	$	7,500	$	—	$	682	$	8,182
Liabilities
Detachable warrants	$	—	$	—	$	3,675	$	3,675
Contingent consideration		—		—		952		952
Total liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	4,627	$	4,627

	Fair Value
	December 31, 2022
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	10,163	$	—	$	—	$	10,163
Corporate bonds		—		7,031		—		7,031
U.S. treasury securities		—		999		—		999
Change Agronomy Ltd. ordinary shares		—		—		682		682
Total assets	$	10,163	$	8,030	$	682	$	18,875

Money market funds

Money market mutual funds are valued at their daily closing price as reported by the fund. Money market mutual funds held by the Company are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the SEC that generally transact at a stable $1.00 Net Asset Value (“NAV”) representing its estimated fair value. On a daily basis the fund’s NAV is determined by the fund based on the amortized cost of the funds underlying investments.

Corporate bonds

Corporate bonds are valued using pricing models maximizing the use of observable inputs for similar securities.

The following tables sets forth a summary of the Company’s available-for-sale debt securities from amortized cost basis to fair value as of December 31, 2022:

	Available for Sale Debt Securities
	December 31, 2022
	Amortized		Gross		Gross
	Cost		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Basis		Gains		Losses		Value
Corporate bonds	$	7,143	$	—	$	(112)	$	7,031

The following table sets forth a summary of the Company’s available-for-sale securities at amortized cost basis and fair value by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2022:

	December 31, 2022
	Amortized
	Cost Basis		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	7,143	$	7,031

Investment in Change Agronomy

The investment in Change Agronomy Ltd. is in a privately held company and its stock does not have a readily determinable fair value; therefore, the investment is carried at cost less impairment, adjusted for observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer.

Contingent Consideration

On January 19, 2023, the Company acquired the assets and liabilities of RXP, a privately-held company based in the U.K. The contingent consideration at September 30, 2023 is the estimated fair value of the Company’s obligations, under the sale and purchase agreement for RXP, to make additional equity based payments if certain revenue goals are met.

The following table presents the changes in the estimated fair values of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:

Fair value measurement at January 1, 2023	$	—
Initial measurement (see Note 2)		1,138
Fair value measurement adjustment		22
Fair value measurement at March 31, 2023	$	1,160
Fair value measurement adjustment		(217)
Fair value measurement at June 30, 2023	$	943
Fair value measurement adjustment		9
Fair value measurement at September 30, 2023	$	952

As of September 30, 2023, the current portion of contingent consideration liabilities included in Other current liabilities was $606, and the non-current portion included in Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $346.

The following table provides quantitative information associated with the fair value measurement of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration as of September 30, 2023:

	Maximum Payout					Weighted Average
Contingency Type	(undiscounted)		Fair Value		Unobservable Inputs	or Range
Revenue-based payments	$	1,550	$	952	Discount rate	15	%
					Projected year(s) of payment	2024-2026

Detachable Warrants

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in fair value of the Company’s stock warrants accounted for as liabilities (Level 3 asset) for the period ended September 30, 2023:

Fair value measurement at January 1, 2023	$	—
Initial measurement (see Note 1 and 10)		4,214
Fair value measurement adjustment		139
Fair value measurement at March 31, 2023	$	4,353
Fair value measurement adjustment		584
Fair value measurement at June 30, 2023	$	4,937
Fair value measurement adjustment		(1,262)
Fair value measurement at September 30, 2023	$	3,675

The detachable warrants are measured at fair value using certain estimated factors which are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. Significant unobservable inputs that are used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s detachable warrants include the volatility factor, anti-dilution provisions, and contingent put option. Significant increases or decreases in the volatility factor would have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. Additionally, a change in probability regarding the anti-dilution provision or put option would have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement.

The JGB detachable warrants were measured at September 30, 2023 using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.6	%
Expected volatility per year		97.9	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		4.9	years
Exercise price	$	12.828
Stock price	$	0.98

The Omnia detachable warrants were measured at September 30, 2023 using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.6	%
Expected volatility per year		90.9	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		6.9	years
Exercise price	$	12.828
Stock price	$	0.98

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company’s non-recurring fair value measurements consisted of the fair value of impaired long-lived assets, including goodwill, other intangible assets, net, and property, plant and equipment, net that were determined using Level 3 inputs. See Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net”. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company did not have any financial assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

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NOTE 7. DEBT

The Company has a senior secured credit facility (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”), which consists of three-year $21,053 Debentures (as defined below) and $2,865 subordinated promissory note (the “Subordinated Note). The Debentures were issued at a 5% original issuance discount and are subject to a 5% exit payment.

Debt related to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinate Note as of September 30, 2023, consists of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Senior Secured Credit Facility	$	22,105	$	—
Subordinated Note		3,315		—
Unamortized discount on loan and deferred debt issuance costs		(7,255)		—
Total current portion of long-term debt	$	18,165	$	—

Debentures

On March 3, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with each of the purchasers party thereto (collectively, the “Purchasers”) and JGB Collateral, LLC, as collateral agent for the Purchasers (the “Agent”) which pursuant to the agreement, the Company sold 5% original issuance discount senior secured debentures with an aggregate principal amount of $21,053. The Debentures bear interest at a rate of 7% per annum, payable monthly in arrears as of the last trading day of each month and on the maturity date. The Debentures mature on March 3, 2026. At the Company’s election, subject to certain conditions, interest can be paid in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof. The Debentures are subject to an exit payment equal to 5% of the original principal amount, or $1,053, payable on the maturity date or the date the Debentures are paid in full (the “Exit Payment”). Any time after, March 3, 2024, the Company may irrevocably elect to redeem all of the then outstanding principal amount of the Debentures for cash in an amount equal to the entire outstanding principal balance, including accrued and unpaid interest, the Exit Payment and a prepayment premium in an amount equal to 3% of the outstanding principal balance as of the prepayment date (collectively, the “Prepayment Amount”). Upon the entry into a definitive agreement that would effect a change in control (as defined in the Debentures) of the Company, the Agent may require the Company to prepay the outstanding principal balance in an amount equal to the Prepayment Amount. Commencing on March 3, 2024, at its option, the holder of a Debenture may require the Company to redeem 2% of the original principal amount of the Debentures per calendar month which amount may at the Company’s election, subject to certain exceptions, be paid in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof.

The Company’s obligations under the Debentures can be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain customary events of default. In the event of a default and acceleration of the Company’s obligations, the Company would be required to pay the Prepayment Amount, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration.

The Debentures contain customary representations, warranties and covenants including among other things and subject to certain exceptions, covenants that restrict the Company from incurring additional indebtedness, creating or permitting liens on assets, making or holding any investments, repaying outstanding indebtedness, paying dividends or distributions and entering into transactions with affiliates. Substantially all of the company’s assets, including intellectual property, are collateralized and at risk if Debenture obligation is not satisfied. In addition, the Company is required to maintain at least $7,500 on its balance sheet as restricted cash in a separate account and has financial covenants to maintain certain quarterly revenue targets.

In connection with the sale of the Debentures, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $19.125 per share (the “JGB Warrants”), which had an initial fair value of $4,475 net of issuance costs of $139 (see Note 6 and Note 10). On June 22, 2023, as a result of the June 19, 2023 offering, the Company’s outstanding JGB warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of the Company’s common stock for an exercise price of $19.125 per share were automatically adjusted to be $12.828 exercise price for up to 496,960 shares of common stock. There are no further anti-dilution adjustments on such warrants.

The Company was not expected to be in compliance with its financial covenant tied to minimum consolidated Revenues, net of $18,500, for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The Company has obtained a waiver with the lender executed on October 16, 2023; accordingly no event of default has occurred. See Note 17 “Subsequent Events.”

Based on the remaining uncertainty associated with maintaining compliance with the financial covenants through the next four quarters, or one year from the date of issuance of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the outstanding debt balance under the Senior Secured Credit Facility is presented as Current portion of long term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Subordinated Note

On March 3, 2023, the Company executed a Subordinated Promissory Note (the “Subordinated Note”) with a principal amount of $2,865 in favor of Omnia Ventures, LP (“Omnia”). The Subordinated Note refinanced the 12% Secured Promissory Note with a principal amount of $1,000 dated as of October 29, 2021 payable to Omnia (the “October Note”) and the 12% Secured Promissory Note with a principal amount of $1,500 dated as of January 14, 2022 payable to Omnia (the “January Note”, and together with the October Note, the “Original Notes”), which were assumed by the Company in connection with the acquisition of GVB Biopharma (see Note 8). The accrued PIK interest refinanced from the Original Notes was $365.

Under the terms of the Subordinated Note, the Company is obligated to make interest payments in-kind (the “PIK Interest”). The PIK Interest accrues monthly at a compounding rate of 26.5% per annum. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 the PIK Interest accrual amounts were $201 and $450, respectively. The Company is not permitted to prepay all or any portion of the outstanding balance on the Subordinated Note prior to maturity. The maturity date of the Subordinated Note is May 1, 2024. The Subordinated Note includes customary event of default provisions. The Subordinated Note is subordinated to the Debenture pursuant to a Subordination Agreement between the Company, the Agent and Omnia.

In connection with the Subordinated Note, the Company issued to Omnia, warrants to purchase up to 45,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Omnia Warrants”). The Omnia Warrants are exercisable for seven years from September 3, 2023, at an exercise price of $12.828 per share, subject, with certain exceptions, to adjustments in the event of stock splits, dividends, subsequent dilutive offerings and certain fundamental transactions, as more fully described in the Omnia Warrants.  The Omnia warrants initial fair value was $1,316 (see Note 6 and 10).

Contractual maturities under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinate Note for the remainder of 2023 and through maturity, excluding any discounts or premiums, as of September 30, 2023 is as follows:

	Remainder of
	2023		2024		2025		2026		2027		Thereafter
Future minimum principal payments	$	—	$	2,354	$	—	$	15,811	$	—	$	—

The fair values of the warrants at issuance of $5,791, together with the Debentures original issuance discount of $1,053, Debentures exit payment of $1,053, and third-party debt issuance costs of $801, are being amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the respective debt instrument, recorded as Interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The components and activity of unamortized discount and deferred debt issuance costs related to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinated Note is as follows:

	Total
Issuance	$	(8,698)
Amortization during the period		171
March 31, 2023	$	(8,527)
Amortization during the period		594
June 30, 2023	$	(7,933)
Amortization during the period		678
September 30, 2023	$	(7,255)

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NOTES & LOANS PAYABLE

NOTE 8. – NOTES & LOANS PAYABLE

The table below outlines our notes payable balances as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Insurance loans payable	$	1,314	$	780
Vehicle loans		127		128
Total current notes and loans payable	$	1,441	$	908
Bridge loan	$	—	$	2,814
Vehicle loans		156		187
Total long-term notes and loans payable	$	156	$	3,001

Insurance loans payable

During the second quarter of 2023, the Company renewed its Director and Officer (“D&O”) insurance for a one-year policy premium totaling $1,626. The Company paid $285 as a premium down payment and financed the remaining $1,341 of policy premiums over ten months at a 7.88% annual percentage rate. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2023, the Company expanded its D&O coverage, resulting in additional financing of $143, at 9.38% annual percentage rate over six months.

During the second quarter of 2022, the Company renewed its Director and Officer (“D&O”) insurance for a one-year policy premium totaling $2,394. The Company paid $400 as a premium down payment and financed the remaining $1,994 of policy premiums over ten months at a 3.25% annual percentage rate. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2022, the Company expanded its D&O coverage as a result of the acquisition of GVB, resulting in an additional premium down payment of $90 and financing of $168, under the same terms as the original one-year policy.

The Company also has other insurance loans payables related to pollution, property, and general liability across the Company.

GVB Bridge Note

In connection with the acquisition of GVB in May 2022 (see Note 2), the Company assumed the outstanding principal balance of 12% secured promissory note in the principal amount of $4,250 (“GVB Bridge Note”). On October 31, 2022, the Company repaid $1,899 (outstanding principal of $1,750 and accrued interest of $149). The remaining outstanding principal of $2,500 and accrued interest of $314 was refinanced on March 3, 2023 and has a maturity date of May 1, 2024 (see Note 7).

Vehicle Loans

The Company has various vehicle loans with monthly payments ranging from $0.8 to $2.1, interest rates ranging from 0% to 11%, and maturity dates ranging from May 2024 to September 2026.

Estimated future principal payments to be made under the above notes and loans payable as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:

Remainder of 2023	$	756
2024		715
2025		68
2026		20
2027		15
Thereafter		23
Total	$	1,597

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OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, NET

NOTE 9. – OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, NET

The components of “Other operating expenses, net” were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Grass Valley fire:
Professional services	$	53	$	—	$	377	$	—
Total Grass Valley fire		53		—		377		—
Restructuring costs:
Impairment of intangible assets (see Note 4)		13,986		—		13,986		—
Impairment of fixed assets		5,931		—		5,931		—
Impairment of right-of-use assets		4,034		—		4,034		—
Professional services		207		—		207		—
Severance (see Note 1)		159		—		159		—
Total Restructuring costs		24,317		—		24,317		—
Acquisition and transaction costs		218		43		357		882
Needlerock Farms settlement (see Note 11)		9		—		765		—
Gain on change in warrant liability (see Note 6)		(1,262)		—		(540)		—
Loss (gain) on change in contingent consideration (see Note 6)		9		—		(186)		—
Gain on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment		—		(2)		(173)		(2)
Total other operating expenses, net	$	23,344	$	41	$	24,917	$	880

Grass Valley fire

In November 2022, there was a fire at our Grass Valley manufacturing facility in Oregon, which manufactures bulk ingredients, primarily CBD isolate and distillate. The Company has incurred continuous expenses throughout 2023 related to consulting, legal and demolition at this facility.

Restructuring costs

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company undertook various restructuring activities in an effort to better align its internal organizational structure and costs with its strategy, as well as preserve liquidity. As a component of the restructuring, the Company has initiated a process to evaluate strategic alternatives with respect to the Company’s assets and implemented cost cut initiatives. These processes included consideration of a range of strategic, operational and financial transactions and alternatives, such as business combinations, asset sales, licensing agreements, alternate financing strategies and other options.

As a result, the Company incurred $24,317 in restructuring costs in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, which included costs related to employee termination, professional services and consulting, and long-lived asset impairment.  

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CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY

NOTE 10. – CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY

The following table summarizes the Company’s warrant activity:

Warrants outstanding at January 1, 2023	1,138
Issued	378
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2023	1,516
Issued	912
Warrants outstanding at June 30, 2023	2,428
Issued	10,304
Warrants outstanding at September 30, 2023	12,732

2022 Registered Direct Offering & Warrant Repricing

On July 21, 2022, the Company and certain institutional investors (the “July 2022 Investors”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “July 2022 Securities Purchase Agreement”) relating to the issuance and sale of shares of common stock pursuant to a registered direct offering (the “July 2022 Registered Offering” and, together with the July 2022 Private Placement (as defined below), the “July 2022 Offerings”). The July 2022 Investors purchased approximately $35,000 of shares, consisting of an aggregate of 1,138,221 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $30.75 per share, subject to certain restrictions. The net proceeds to the Company from the July 2022 Offerings, after deducting the fees and the Company’s offering expenses, were $32,484.

Pursuant to the July 2022 Securities Purchase Agreement, in a concurrent private placement, the Company issued and sold to the July 2022 Investors warrants (the “July 2022 Warrants”) to purchase up to 1,138,221 shares of common stock (the “July 2022 Private Placement”). The July 2022 Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance at an exercise price of $30.75 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, and expire on July 25, 2027.

As a result of the June 19, 2023 offering described below, certain of the July 2022 Investors and the Company entered a warrant reprice letter (the “Warrant Repricing”) and agreed to reduce the exercise price on the previously issued 747,974 warrants owned by the investors participating in the June 19, 2023 offering from $30.75 to $7.05 and to add a provision in the warrants that upon any subsequent equity sales at a price per share lower than the then effective exercise price of such warrants, such exercise price shall be lowered to such price at which the shares were offered. The Warrant Repricing is accounted for as a modification of a freestanding equity-classified written call option, and therefore resulted in an immediate and incremental increase of approximately $2,025 in the estimated fair value of the related 747,974 warrants, recorded as a component of Capital in excess of par value, with an offsetting equal amount recorded as equity issuance costs.

As a result of subsequent offerings, the exercise price on 747,974 warrants was automatically adjusted triggering non-cash deemed dividend as a result of the down-round adjustments. In July 2023 the exercise price was adjusted to $3.80 and $2.42, respectively, and further in October 2023 was adjusted to $0.525. See “Subsequent Events.”

The remaining 390,247 previously issued July 2022 Warrants were not repriced and remain at an exercise price of $30.75 on their original terms.

June 19, 2023 Registered Direct Offering  

On June 19, 2023, the Company and certain investors entered into a securities purchase agreement relating to the issuance and sale of shares of approximately $5,300 of shares and warrants, consisting of an aggregate of 747,974 shares of common stock and 747,974 warrants to purchase an equal number of shares, at a purchase price of $7.05 per unit.  The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $4,800.

The warrants were exercisable immediately upon issuance at an exercise price of $7.05 per share of common stock, expire on June 22, 2028 and are subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, including upon any subsequent equity sales at a price per share lower than the then effective exercise price of such warrants, then such exercise price shall be lowered to such price at which the shares were offered.

As a result of the offerings, the exercise price on the 747,974 warrants was automatically adjusted triggering non-cash deemed dividend as a result of the down-round adjustments. In July 2023 the exercise price was adjusted to $3.80 and $2.42, respectively, and further in October 2023 was adjusted to $0.525. See “Subsequent Events.”

July 6, 2023 Registered Direct Offering.  

On July 6, 2023, the Company and certain investors entered into a securities purchase agreement relating to the issuance and sale of approximately $3,000 of shares and warrants, consisting of an aggregate of 778,634 shares of common stock and 1,557,268 warrants to purchase an equal number of shares, at a purchase price of $3.80 per unit. The warrants are exercisable six months after issuance at an exercise price of $3.80 per share of common stock and expire on January 10, 2029. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $2,722.

As a result of subsequent offerings, the exercise price on 1,557,268 warrants was automatically adjusted triggering non-cash deemed dividend as a result of the down-round adjustments. In July 2023 the exercise price was adjusted to $2.42 and further in October 2023 was adjusted to $0.525. See “Subsequent Events.”

July 19, 2023 Registered Direct Offering.  

On July 19, 2023, the Company and certain investors entered into a securities purchase agreement relating to the issuance and sale of approximately $11,700 of shares and warrants, consisting of an aggregate of 4,373,219 shares of common stock and 8,746,438 warrants to purchase an equal number of shares, at a purchase price of $2.67 per unit. The warrants are exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $2.42 per share of common stock and expire five years after issuance. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $10,742.

As a result of a subsequent offering, the exercise price on 8,746,438 warrants was automatically adjusted triggering non-cash deemed dividend as a result of the down-round adjustment. In October 2023 the exercise price was adjusted to $0.525. See “Subsequent Events.”

March 2023 JGB Warrants

In connection with the sale of the Debentures, the Company issued the JGB Warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $19.125 per share. The JGB Warrants are exercisable for five years from September 3, 2023, at an exercise price of $19.125 per share, determined as a 50% premium to the VWAP on the closing date, subject, with certain exceptions, to adjustments in the event of stock splits, dividends, subsequent dilutive offerings and certain fundamental transactions. The JGB warrants initial fair value of $4,475 net of issuance costs of $139 (see Note 6), of which half of the warrants meet the criteria for liability classification due to a contingent put option which allows the holder to require that the Company redeem the warrants in cash for a purchase price equal to $15.00 upon certain conditional events such as change in control or event of default. Accordingly, half of the warrants are classified as Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The remainder of the JGB warrants are equity classified and recorded as a component of Capital in excess of par value.

As a result of the June 19, 2023 offering, the Company’s outstanding JGB warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of the Company’s common stock for an exercise price of $19.125 per share were automatically adjusted to be $12.828 exercise price for up to 496,960 shares of common stock. As a result of the anti-dilution provision being triggered, the Company recognized a non-cash deemed dividend of $367 in connection with these adjustments, recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss and within Capital in excess of par value (as the Company has an accumulated deficit and therefore the deemed dividend is treated as paid out of Capital in excess of par value). There are no further anti-dilution adjustments on such warrants.

The Company redeemed 166,667 of such warrants for an aggregate put price equal to $2,500.  See Note 17 “Subsequent Events.”  

The JGB detachable warrants were valued at the closing dates of the Senior Secured Credit Facility using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.2	%
Expected volatility per year		88.1	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		5.5	years
Exercise price	$	19.125
Stock price	$	13.65

March 2023 Omnia Warrants

In connection with the Subordinated Note, the Company issued to Omnia, the Omnia Warrants to purchase up to 45,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Omnia Warrants”). The Omnia Warrants are exercisable for seven years from September 3, 2023, at an exercise price of $12.828 per share, subject, with certain exceptions, to adjustments in the event of stock splits, dividends, subsequent dilutive offerings and certain fundamental transactions. The Omnia warrants initial fair value was $1,316 (see Note 6), and meet the criteria for liability classification due to contingent put option which allows the holder to require that the Company redeem the warrants in cash for a purchase price equal to $30.00 upon certain conditional events such as change in control or event of default. The Omnia warrants are classified as Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Omnia detachable warrants were valued at the closing dates of the Subordinated Note using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.1	%
Expected volatility per year		83.8	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		7.5	years
Exercise price	$	12.828
Stock price	$	13.65

ATM Offering

On March 31, 2023, the Company established an at-the-market common equity offering program (“ATM Program”), through which it may, through which it had the ability to offer and sell shares of common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $50,000. The Company paid a 3.00% sales commission based on the gross proceeds of the sales price per share of common stock sold. On June 19, 2023, the Company terminated the ATM Program in connection with the June 2023 Capital Raise. The following table shows the number of shares sold under the ATM Program prior to its termination:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
(in thousands, except for per-share data)	2023
Number of common shares issued		284
Weighted average sale price per share	$	9.65
Gross proceeds	$	2,741
Net proceeds	$	2,563

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NOTE 11. - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

License agreements and sponsored research – The Company has entered into various license, sponsored research, collaboration, and other agreements (the “Agreements”) with various counterparties in connection with the Company’s plant biotechnology business relating to tobacco, hemp/cannabis and hops. The schedule below summarizes the Company’s commitments, both financial and other, associated with each Agreement. Costs incurred under the Agreements are generally recorded as research and development expenses on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

A
				Future Commitments
Commitment	Counter Party	Product Relationship	Commitment Type	2023		2024		2025		2026		2027 & After		Total
Research Agreement	KeyGene	Hemp / Cannabis / Hops	Contract fee	$	1,824	$	2,081	$	1,589	$	1,302	$	328	$	7,124	(1)
License Agreement	NCSU	Tobacco	Minimum annual royalty		—		100		100		100		1,000		1,300	(2)
Research Agreement	NCSU	Tobacco	Contract fee		95		114		—		—		—		209	(3)
Growing Agreements	Various	Tobacco	Contract fee		119		127		—		—		—		246	(4)
				$	2,038	$	2,422	$	1,689	$	1,402	$	1,328	$	8,879

(1) Exclusive agreement with the Company in the field of the Cannabis Sativa L. plant. The initial term of the agreement was five years with an option for an additional two years. On April 30, 2021, the Company and KeyGene entered into a First Amended and Restated Framework Collaborative Research Agreement which extended the agreement term, from first-quarter 2024 to first-quarter 2027, and preserves the Company’s option for an additional 2-year extension, now through first quarter of 2029. On March 30, 2022, the Company and KeyGene entered into a new Framework Collaborative Research Agreement for a term of three years at an aggregate cost of $1,830 in the field related to the hops plant.

The Company will exclusively own all results and all intellectual property relating to the results of the collaboration with KeyGene (the "Results”). The Company will pay royalties in varying amounts to KeyGene relating to the Company's commercialization in the stated fields of each agreement. The Company has also granted KeyGene a license to commercialize the Results outside of each field and KeyGene will pay royalties in varying amounts to the Company relating to KeyGene's commercialization of the Results outside of each field.

(2) The minimum annual royalty fee is credited against running royalties on sales of licensed products. The Company is also responsible for reimbursing NCSU for actual third-party patent costs incurred, including capitalized patent costs and patent maintenance costs. These costs vary from year to year and the Company has certain rights to direct the activities that result in these costs. Additionally, see Note 17 “Subsequent events.”

(3) On August 4, 2023, the Company entered into a one-year Sponsored Project Agreement with NCSU for continued research of tobacco alkaloid formation.

(4) Various R&D growing agreements for tobacco.

Litigation - In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the Company establishes an accrued liability for litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and estimable. In such cases, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability. As a litigation or regulatory matter develops, the Company, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter, evaluates on an ongoing basis whether such matter presents a loss contingency that is probable and estimable. If, at the time of evaluation, the loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is not both probable and estimable, the matter will continue to be monitored for further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and estimable. When a loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is deemed to be both probable and estimable, the Company will establish an accrued liability with respect to such loss contingency and record a corresponding amount of related expenses. The Company will then continue to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of any such accrued liability. 

Class Action

On January 21, 2019, Matthew Jackson Bull, a resident of Denver, Colorado, filed a Complaint against the Company, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, and the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entitled: Matthew Bull, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. 22nd Century Group, Inc., Henry Sicignano III, and John T. Brodfuehrer, Case No. 1:19 cv 00409.

On January 29, 2019, Ian M. Fitch, a resident of Essex County Massachusetts, filed a Complaint against the Company, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, and the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entitled: Ian Fitch, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. 22nd Century Group, Inc., Henry Sicignano III, and John T. Brodfuehrer, Case No. 2:19 cv 00553.

On May 28, 2019, the plaintiff in the Fitch case voluntarily dismissed that action. On August 1, 2019, the Court in the Bull case issued an order designating Joseph Noto, Garden State Tire Corp, and Stephens Johnson as lead plaintiffs.

On September 16, 2019, pursuant to a joint motion by the parties, the Court in the Bull case transferred the class action to federal district court in the Western District of New York, where it remains pending as Case No. 1:19-cv-01285.

Plaintiffs in the Bull case filed an Amended Complaint on November 19, 2019 that alleges three counts: Count I sues the Company and Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer and alleges that the Company's quarterly and annual reports, SEC filings, press releases and other public statements and documents contained false statements in violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5; Count II sues Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer pursuant to Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b5(a) and (c); and Count III sues Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer for the allegedly false statements pursuant to Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act. The Amended Complaint seeks to certify a class, and unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, and attorney's fees and costs.

On January 29, 2020, the Company and Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer filed a Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. On January 14, 2021, the Court granted the motion, dismissing all claims with prejudice. The Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal on February 12, 2021 to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. On May 24, 2022, after briefing and oral argument, the Second Circuit issued an order affirming in part, and reversing in part, the District Court’s dismissal order. The Second Circuit affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of the claims relating to the non-disclosure of stock promotion articles, but reversed the District Court’s dismissal order of the claims alleging the non-disclosure of an SEC investigation. The Second Circuit noted in its opinion, however, that the District Court had not addressed certain arguments raised by the Company and Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer in the Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint as to these remaining claims, and remanded the case to the District Court to address these arguments for the dismissal of the remaining claims. On August 8, 2022, the Company and Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer filed a renewed motion to dismiss the remaining claims in the Amended Complaint to address the arguments not previously addressed by the District Court. On September 22, 2022, Plaintiffs filed a brief in opposition to the motion. On October 12, 2022, the Company and Messrs. Sicignano and Brodfuehrer filed a reply brief in further support of the motion. On January 6, 2023, the District Court denied the motion to dismiss, and the case will proceed forward on the remaining claims.

The parties participated in a mediation on March 21, 2023 and reached an initial memorandum of understanding for settlement in principle to resolve the litigation and release all claims against the Company. On April 25, 2023, the parties filed with the Court the Motion for Preliminary Approval of the Settlement, which includes the final terms of the proposed settlement. The Court preliminarily approved the settlement on June 30, 2023, and scheduled a further settlement hearing for October 3, 2023. The Court entered the Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice of the action on October 23, 2023. The settlement amount that the defendants paid is $3,000 and is fully covered by the Company’s insurance, which has been funded by the Company’s insurance carrier in an escrow account and anticipated to be disbursed in the fourth quarter of 2023. Accordingly, the Company has recorded an accrual for litigation settlement and corresponding indemnification receivable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2023.

Shareholder Derivative Cases

On February 6, 2019, Melvyn Klein, a resident of Nassau County New York, filed a shareholder derivative claim against the Company, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, and each member of the Company’s Board of Directors in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entitled: Melvyn Klein, derivatively on behalf of 22nd Century Group v. Henry Sicignano, III, Richard M. Sanders, Joseph Alexander Dunn, Nora B. Sullivan, James W. Cornell, John T. Brodfuehrer and 22nd Century Group, Inc., Case No. 1:19 cv 00748. Mr. Klein brings this action derivatively alleging that (i) the director defendants supposedly breached their fiduciary duties for allegedly allowing the Company to make false statements; (ii) the director defendants supposedly wasted corporate assets to defend this lawsuit and the other related lawsuits; (iii) the defendants allegedly violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b 5 promulgated thereunder for allegedly approving or allowing false statements regarding the Company to be made; and (iv) the director defendants allegedly violated Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 14a 9 promulgated thereunder for allegedly approving or allowing false statements regarding the Company to be made in the Company’s proxy statement.

On February 11, 2019, Stephen Mathew filed a shareholder derivative claim against the Company, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, and each member of the Company’s Board of Directors in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Erie, entitled: Stephen Mathew, derivatively on behalf of 22nd Century Group, Inc. v. Henry Sicignano, III, John T. Brodfuehrer, Richard M. Sanders, Joseph Alexander Dunn, James W. Cornell, Nora B. Sullivan and 22nd Century Group, Inc., Index No. 801786/2019. Mr. Mathew brings this action derivatively generally alleging the same allegations as in the Klein case. The Complaint seeks declaratory relief, unspecified monetary damages, corrective corporate governance actions, and attorney’s fees and costs.

On August 15, 2019, the Court consolidated the Mathew and Klein actions pursuant to a stipulation by the parties (Western District of New York, Case No. 1-19-cv-0513). On May 3, 2019, the Court ordered the Mathew case stayed. This stay was applied to the Consolidated Action pursuant to the Court’s August 15, 2019 Order Consolidated Related Shareholder Derivative Actions and Establishing a Leadership Structure. As a result of the Court’s denial of the renewed Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint, the May 3, 2019 stay will be lifted. No trial date has been set. We intend to vigorously defend the Company and the individual defendants against such claims.

On June 10, 2019, Judy Rowley filed a shareholder derivative claim against the Company, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, and each member of the Company’s Board of Directors in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Erie, entitled: Judy Rowley, derivatively on behalf of 22nd Century Group, Inc. v. Henry Sicignano, III, Richard M. Sanders, Joseph Alexander Dunn, Nora B. Sullivan, James W. Cornell, John T. Brodfuehrer, and 22nd Century Group, Inc., Index No. 807214/2019. Ms. Rowley brought the action derivatively alleging that the director defendants supposedly breached their fiduciary duties by allegedly allowing the Company to make false statements. The Complaint sought declaratory relief, unspecified monetary damages, corrective corporate governance actions, and attorney’s fees and costs. We intend to vigorously defend the Company and the individual defendants against such claims. On September 13, 2019, the Court ordered the litigation stayed pursuant to a joint stipulation by the parties. On August 3, 2022, Plaintiff dismissed the case with prejudice by filing a stipulation of discontinuance with the Court. This dismissal was not pursuant to a settlement.

On January 15, 2020, Kevin Broccuto filed a shareholder derivative claim against the Company, the Company's then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, and certain members of the Company's prior Board of Directors in the District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Clark, entitled: Kevin Broccuto, derivatively on behalf of 22nd Century Group, Inc. v. James W. Cornell, Richard M. Sanders, Nora B. Sullivan, Henry Sicignano, III, and John T. Brodfuehrer, Case No. A-20-808599. Mr. Broccuto brings this action derivatively alleging three counts: Count I alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties; Count II alleges they committed corporate waste; and Count III that they were unjustly enriched, by allegedly allowing the Company to make false statements.

On February 11, 2020, Jerry Wayne filed a shareholder derivative claim against the Company, the Company's then Chief Executive Officer, Henry Sicignano III, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, John T. Brodfuehrer, and certain members of the Company's prior Board of Directors in the District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Clark, entitled: Jerry Wayne, derivatively on behalf of 22nd Century Group, Inc. v. James W. Cornell, Richard M. Sanders, Nora B. Sullivan, Henry Sicignano, III, and John T. Brodfuehrer, Case No. A-20-808599. Mr. Wayne brings this action derivatively alleging generally the same allegations as the Broccuto case. The Complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages, corrective corporate governance actions, disgorgement of alleged profits and imposition of constructive trusts, and attorney's fees and costs. The Complaint also seeks to declare as unenforceable the Company's Bylaw requiring derivative lawsuits to be filed in Erie County, New York, where the Company is headquartered.

On March 25, 2020, the Court ordered the Broccuto and Wayne cases consolidated and stayed pursuant to a joint stipulation from the parties. On June 27, 2022, the Court ordered that the stay continue until thirty (30) days after the District Court rules on the renewed Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint in the Noto Class Action case. As a result of the Court’s denial of the Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint, the June 27, 2022 stay will be lifted. No trial date has been set. The parties participated in a mediation on March 21, 2023, and a subsequent mediation on October 17, 2023, which process is continuing.

We intend to vigorously defend the Company and the individual defendants against such claims.

Insurance Litigation 

In November 2022, there was a fire at the Company’s Grass Valley manufacturing facility in Oregon, which resulted in a total loss of the facility. The Company submitted an insurance claim with Dorchester Insurance Company, Ltd. (“Dorchester”) for casualty loss and business interruption coverage which was acknowledged on November 23, 2022. Dorchester funded $5,000 of casualty loss insurance but has failed to issue any payments in connection with the Company’s business interruption claim.

      On July 19, 2023, the Company filed a Complaint against Dorchester in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Pendleton Division, Case No. 2:23-cv-01057-HL. The Company is alleging breach of contract, breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing and negligence per se. The Company is seeking full recovery of its business interruption claim under the policy plus direct, indirect and consequential damages resulting from Dorchester’s continued delay in issuing coverage payments. Discovery is ongoing.

Needle Rock Farms – Settlement Agreement

During March 2023, the Company negotiated and entered into a settlement agreement related to a water rights dispute with the adjacent property owner for Needle Rock Farms in which the Company agreed to pay $250 in cash upon execution of the settlement, transferred certain farm equipment with net book value of $272, and accrued an additional payment of $225 that is contingent on either the sale of the farm or will be paid within one year. The total charges of $747 recorded in connection with the settlement agreement is included within Other operating expenses, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

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EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 12 – EQUITY- BASED COMPENSATION

The Company maintains certain stock-based compensation plans that were approved by the Company’s stockholders and are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The stock-based compensation plans provide for the granting of stock options, time and performance based restricted stock units (RSU’s), among other awards to employees, non-employee directors, consultants, and service providers. The 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan was amended on June 16, 2023, increasing the authorized shares by 233,334. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had available 436,775 shares remaining for future awards under its Omnibus Incentive Plans.

Compensation Expense – The Company recognized the following compensation costs, net of actual forfeitures, related to restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and stock options:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Sales, general, and administrative	$	555	$	2,201	$	3,099	$	4,431
Research and development		21		46		138		135
Total RSUs and stock option compensation	$	576	$	2,247	$	3,237	$	4,566

Restricted Stock Units – We typically grant RSUs to employees and non-employee directors. The following table summarizes the changes in unvested RSUs from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023.

	Unvested RSUs
		Weighted
		Average
	Number of	Grant-date
	Shares	Fair Value
	in thousands	$ per share
Unvested at January 1, 2023	269	$	31.88
Granted	293		12.44
Vested	(122)		31.16
Forfeited	(2)		36.35
Unvested at March 31, 2023	438		19.06
Vested	(25)		22.47
Forfeited	(22)		17.77
Unvested at June 30, 2023	391		18.92
Forfeited	(75)		20.86
Unvested at September 30, 2023	316	$	18.45

The fair value of RSUs that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was approximately $1,838 based on the stock price at the time of vesting. As of September 30, 2023, unrecognized compensation expense for RSUs amounted to $3,280 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.7 years. In addition, there is approximately $786 of unrecognized compensation expense that requires the achievement of certain milestones which are not yet probable.

Stock Options – Our outstanding stock options were valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the date of the award. There was no stock option grant activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. A summary of the status of stock options activity since January 1, 2023 and at September 30, 2023 is as follows:

				Weighted
		Weighted		Average
		Average		Remaining		Aggregate
	Number of	Exercise		Contractual		Intrinsic
	Options	Price		Term		Value
	in thousands	$ per share
Outstanding at January 1, 2023	327	$	24.82
Expired	(7)	$	41.40
Outstanding at March 31, 2023	320	$	24.74	2.1	years	$	—
Outstanding at June 30, 2023	320	$	24.74	1.8	years	$	—
Expired	(92)	$	21.34
Outstanding at September 30, 2023	228	$	26.12	2.0	years	$	—
Exercisable at September 30, 2023	221	$	25.74	1.9	years	$	—

The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the current market value or the market value upon exercise of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option.

As of September 30, 2023, there is approximately $190 of unrecognized compensation expense for stock options that requires the achievement of certain milestones which are not yet probable.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE

NOTE 13. – EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Outstanding warrants, options and RSUs were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS as the effect was antidilutive.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(in thousands, except for per-share data)
Net loss	$	(72,720)	$	(13,102)	$	(111,441)	$	(33,518)
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature		—		—		(367)		—
Deemed dividend related to down-round features		(564)		—		(564)		—
Net loss available to common shareholders	$	(73,284)	$	(13,102)	$	(112,372)	$	(33,518)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		19,887		14,009		16,411		12,351
Basic and diluted loss per common share	$	(3.68)	$	(0.94)	$	(6.85)	$	(2.71)
Anti-dilutive shares are as follows as of September 30:
Warrants		12,732		1,138		12,732		1,138
Options		228		327		228		327
Restricted stock units		316		212		316		212
		13,276		1,677		13,276		1,677

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

NOTE 14. – ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table is a summary of the components and activity of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“AOCI”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Corporate		Foreign
	securities/		Translation		Pre-tax				Net of
	investments		Adjustment		Amount		Tax		Tax Amount
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	(112)	$	1	$	(111)	$	—	$	(111)
Unrealized gain on short-term investment securities		61		—		61		—		61
Foreign currency translation		—		(4)		(4)		—		(4)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		13		—		13		—		13
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	(38)	$	(3)	$	(41)	$	—	$	(41)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		10		—		10		—		10
Foreign currency translation		—		42		42		—		42
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		28		—		28		—		28
Balance at June 30, 2023	$	(0)	$	39	$	39	$	—	$	39
Foreign currency translation		—		(69)		(69)		—		(69)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	(0)	$	(30)	$	(30)	$	—	$	(30)

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Corporate		Foreign
	securities/		Translation		Pre-tax				Net of
	investments		Adjustment		Amount		Tax		Tax Amount
Balance at January 1, 2022	$	(162)	$	—	$	(162)	$	—	$	(162)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		(400)		—		(400)		—		(400)
Balance at March 31, 2022	$	(562)	$	—	$	(562)	$	—	$	(562)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		(69)		—		(69)		—		(69)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		108		—		108		—		108
Balance at June 30, 2022	$	(523)	$	—	$	(523)	$	—	$	(523)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		(19)		—		(19)		—		(19)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		35		—		35		—		35
Balance at September 30, 2022	$	(507)	$	—	$	(507)	$	—	$	(507)

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REVENUE RECOGNITION

NOTE 15. – REVENUE RECOGNITION

Tobacco

The Company’s tobacco reportable segment revenues are derived primarily from contract manufacturing organization (“CMO”) customer contracts that consist of obligations to manufacture the customers’ branded filtered cigars and cigarettes. Additional revenues are generated from sale of the Company’s proprietary low nicotine content cigarettes, sold under the brand name VLN^®, or research cigarettes sold under the brand name SPECTRUM^®.

The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of the product to a customer. For certain CMO contracts, the performance obligation is satisfied over time as the Company determines, due to contract restrictions, it does not have an alternative use of the product and it has an enforceable right to payment as the product is manufactured. The Company recognizes revenue under those contracts at the unit price stated in the contract based on the units manufactured. Tobacco revenue from the sale of the Company’s products, which include excise taxes and shipping and handling charges billed to customers, is recognized net of cash discounts, sales returns and allowances. There was no allowance for discounts or returns and allowances at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Excise taxes recorded in Cost of Goods Sold on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $2,554 and $3,747, respectively. Excise taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $7,990 and $9,299, respectively.

Hemp/Cannabis

The Company’s hemp/cannabis reportable segment revenues are derived primarily from a CBD wholesale extracts and bulk ingredient distillate or isolate. Additional revenues are generated from private/white label contract manufacturing.

The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of the product to a customer. Revenue is recorded at the estimated amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled. For certain sales where the company licenses its formulations for hemp-based products, it recognizes revenue once the products have been sold to customers by the licensee.

When applicable, the Company pays imports duties in the various countries to which it sends products to and bills the customer for such import costs. The Company recognizes the import duties as part of revenue in accordance with ASC 606.

There are no material sales provisions or volume discounts that provide variability in recording revenue amounts.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company’s net revenue is derived from customers located primarily in the United States and is disaggregated by major product line because the Company believes it best depicts the nature, amount, and timing of revenue and cash flows. Revenue recognized from Tobacco products transferred to customers over time represented 57% and 63%, respectively, of total Tobacco revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 74% and 73%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Revenue recognized from Hemp/cannabis products is all recognized point-in-time.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Tobacco	$	7,871	$	11,535	$	24,848	$	30,551
Hemp/cannabis		9,940		7,848		38,352		12,354
Total revenues, net	$	17,811	$	19,383	$	63,200	$	42,905

The following table presents net revenues by significant customers, which are defined as any customer who individually represents 10% or more of disaggregated product line net revenues:

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023				2022
	Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis		Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis
Customer A	37.80	%	*		42.14	%	*
Customer B	18.00	%	*		*		*
Customer C	21.97	%	*		7.06	%	*
Customer D	*		*		14.33	%	*
Customer E	*		12.82	%	*		11.25	%
Customer F	*		25.39	%	*		11.22	%
Customer G	*		*		*		17.52	%
All other customers	22.23	%	61.79	%	36.47	%	60.01	%
*Less than 10% of product line’s total revenues for the period.

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023				2022
	Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis		Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis
Customer A	34.92	%	*		23.05	%	*
Customer B	24.44	%	*		23.11	%	*
Customer C	13.72	%	*		14.48	%	*
Customer D	*		*		17.17	%	*
Customer E	*		*		*		*
Customer F	*		18.33	%	*		16.48	%
Customer G	*		*		*		13.41	%
All other customers	26.92	%	81.67	%	22.19	%	70.11	%
*Less than 10% of product line’s total revenues for the period.

Contract Assets and Liabilities

Unbilled receivables (contract assets) represent revenues recognized for performance obligations that have been satisfied but have not been billed. These receivables are included as Accounts receivable, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Customer payment terms vary depending on the terms of each customer contract, but payment is generally due prior to product shipment or within credit terms up to 30 days after shipment. Deferred income (contract liabilities) relates to down payments received from customers in advance of satisfying a performance obligation and is included as Deferred income on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Total contract assets and contract liabilities are as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Unbilled receivables	$	1,745	$	354
Deferred income		(704)		(831)
Net contract assets (liabilities)	$	1,041	$	(477)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized $802 of revenue that was included in the contract liability balance as of December 31, 2022. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized $119 of revenue that was included in the contract asset balance as of December 31, 2021.

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

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NOTE 16. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

The Company organizes its business into two reportable segments: (1) Tobacco and (2) Hemp/Cannabis. This segment structure reflects the financial information and reports used by the Company’s management, specifically its Chief Operating Decision Maker, to make decisions regarding the Company’s business, including resource allocations and performance assessments. This segment structure reflects the Company’s current operating focus in compliance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting.

The Company defines segment income from operations as revenues, net less cost of goods sold and expenses attributable to segment-specific selling, general, administrative, research, development, and other operating activities. The remaining unallocated operating and other income and expenses are primarily administrative corporate overhead expenses such as corporate personnel costs, equity compensation, investor relations, strategic consulting, research and development costs that apply broadly to the overall plant science platform, and that are not allocated to reportable segments. Unallocated corporate assets consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investment securities, prepaid and other assets, property and equipment, and intangible assets. Transactions between the two segments are not significant.

The following table presents revenues, net by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Tobacco	$	7,871	$	11,535	$	24,848	$	30,551
Hemp/cannabis		9,940		7,848		38,352		12,354
Total revenues, net	$	17,811	$	19,383	$	63,200	$	42,905

The following table presents loss from continuing operations for the Company’s reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Tobacco	$	2,798	$	1,674	$	10,072	$	3,337
Hemp/cannabis		62,655		4,326		74,604		7,316
Total segment operating loss		65,453		6,000		84,676		10,653
Unallocated operating expenses		6,029		9,268		23,983		23,238
Operating loss		71,482		15,268		108,659		33,891
Tobacco other (income) expense, net		—		—		10		—
Hemp/cannabis other (income) expense, net		25		136		50		203
Unallocated other expense, net		1,213		279		2,676		2,005
Loss before income taxes	$	72,720	$	15,683	$	111,395	$	36,099

The hemp/cannabis segment included impairment charges and write-downs in total of $58,808 recorded during the third quarter of 2023. Refer to Note 1, Note 4, and Note 9 for additional information on the nature of such charges.

The following table presents total assets for the Company’s reportable segments as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Tobacco	$	21,271	$	15,748
Hemp/cannabis		18,747		65,965
Total reportable segments		40,018		81,713
Unallocated assets		24,178		32,938
Total assets	$	64,196	$	114,651

The following table presents capital expenditures for the Company’s reportable segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023		2022
Tobacco	$	717	$	589
Hemp/cannabis		2,864		1,495
Total reportable segments		3,581		2,084
Unallocated expenditures for long-lived tangible assets		370		417
Total expenditures	$	3,951	$	2,501

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 17. – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Senior Secured Credit Facility Amendment

On October 16, 2023, the Company entered into a Waiver and Amendment Agreement (the “ Credit Facility Amendment”) with each of the subsidiaries of the Company executing the Debentures, the Purchasers and the Agent, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) the Purchasers waived an event of default under Section 7(d) of the Debentures which required the Company to achieve revenue of at least $18,500 for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 (the “waiver”), (b) the parties agreed to amend Schedule E of the Debentures to reduce the Revenue Target (as such term is defined in the Debentures), for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, to $15,500, and (c) the Company agreed to release to the Purchasers the $7,500 that the Company was required to maintain in a separate account (the “Escrow Funds”) which Escrow Funds were be applied to, and reduce, the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

Additionally, as additional consideration for the waiver, the Company agreed to assign, transfer and convey to the Agent, the Company’s entire right, title and interest in and to (i) the Promissory Note made by J&N Real Estate Company, L.L.C. (“J&N”) payable to the Company in the principal amount of $3,800 and (ii) the Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated June 30, 2021, between J&N, as borrower, for the benefit of the Company, as lender (collectively, the “Pledged Indebtedness”). Upon assignment of the Pledged Indebtedness, the Company will recognize as a non-monetary transaction, $2,600 of consideration in exchange to be applied as a $2,000 reduction of the Put Price (as defined below) and $600 reduction of the outstanding principal amount of Debentures.

In connection with the waiver, the Company and Purchasers agreed to exercise the outstanding put provision to redeem 166,667 Warrants for an aggregate put price equal to $2,500 (the “Put Price”), which is concurrently reduced by $2,000, as described above, with the remaining $500 payable by the Company on the Maturity Date. No cash was exchanged as a result of executing the Credit Facility Amendment.

The Credit Facility Amendment contains customary reaffirmations, reconfirmations of security interests and subsidiary guarantees, and representations and warranties typical for a waiver and amendment of this type.

Increase in Authorized Shares

On October 16, 2023, our stockholders approved an amendment (the “Articles Amendment”) to our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from thirty-three million three hundred thirty-three thousand and three hundred thirty-four (33,333,334) shares to sixty-six million, six hundred sixty-six thousand sixty hundred sixty-seven (66,666,667), which Articles Amendment was filed and effective with the Secretary of the State of Nevada on October 16, 2023.

October 2023- Public Equity Offering

On October 17, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue, in a registered public offering, (i) an aggregate of 7,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, (ii) warrants to purchase 20,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Common Warrants”) and (iii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 2,400,000 shares of common stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”). The Common Warrants have an exercise price of $0.525, are immediately exercisable and have a term of exercise equal to five years following the original issuance date. The Pre-Funded Warrants have an exercise price of $0.0001, are immediately exercisable and will be able to be exercised at any time after their original issuance until such Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. The shares were offered at a combined public offering price of $0.525 per share and two accompanying Common Warrants. The Pre-Funded Warrants were offered at a combined public offering price of $0.5249 per Pre-Funded Warrant and two accompanying Common Warrants.

In addition, the Company issued the placement agent warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock (equal to 10% of the aggregate number of shares and Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the offering) at an exercise price of $0.65625, which represents 125% of the public offering price per share and accompanying Common Warrant. The placement agent agreed not to exercise the such warrants until the Company subsequently increases its authorized shares of common stock.

The offering closed on October 19, 2023 with gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $5,250, before deducting the placement agent fees of $367 and other offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $288. As a result of the offering, the exercise price on 11,799,654 previously outstanding warrants were automatically adjusted from $2.42 per share to $0.525 per share.

The Pre-Funded Warrants were subsequently exercised on a cashless basis in October 2023, resulting in issuance of 2,399,512 shares of common stock.

Tobacco - NCSU Technology License

The Company signed on November 1, 2023, an additional reduced nicotine content technology license with North Carolina State University. On the date of signing, the Company paid to NCSU a non-refundable license fee of $250 and as partial consideration the Company will grant NCSU an award of common stock equal to $100 within fifteen business days. Additional consideration will be paid at successive intervals of the license following a schedule over two years for a total of up to $650, unless earlier terminated by the Company.

The latest license provides additional modes of efficiently producing reduced nicotine content tobacco plants, extending the Company’s already extensive IP portfolio. The license will provide the Company exclusive rights to the technology, which the term shall continue on a country by-country basis until the date of expiration of the last to expire of the patent rights and/or plant variety rights, including any renewals or extensions thereof, or nineteen (19) years from the effective date of this license agreement if no patents in the patent rights and/or plant variety rights are issued in the applicable country.

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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

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Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation – 22nd Century Group, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “22^nd Century Group” or the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation publicly traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “XXII.” 22nd Century Group is a leading agricultural biotechnology and intellectual property company dedicated to improving health with reduced nicotine tobacco, hemp/cannabis and hops advanced plant technologies.

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States ("U.S.") Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and do not include all of the disclosures normally required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) as contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

In the opinion of management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the Company for the periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results or trends that may be expected for the fiscal year as a whole. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared using U.S. GAAP, which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, certain components of equity, sales, expenses, and related disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity and Capital Resources – These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

The Company has incurred significant losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expects to incur additional losses until such time that it can generate significant revenue and profit in its tobacco and hemp/cannabis businesses. The Company had negative cash flow from operations of $50,184 and $32,648 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and an accumulated deficit of $349,373 and $237,814 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $2,850 and restricted cash of $7,500. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, the Company completed an offering of its securities with gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $5,250, before deducting the placement agent fees of $367 and other offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $288 (see Note 17 “Subsequent Events”).

Additionally, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company was not in compliance with the financial covenant related to consolidated Revenues, net pursuant to the Senior Secured Credit Facility debentures. The lenders have granted a waiver for the covenant violation (see Note 17 “Subsequent Events”). Without a waiver or other relief under the Senior Secured Credit Facility debenture agreements, one of the remedies the lenders have available to it, amongst others, is the ability to accelerate repayment of the debt, which the Company would not be able to immediately repay. 

Given the Company’s projected operating requirements and its existing cash and cash equivalents, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year following the date that the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are issued.

In response to these conditions, management is currently evaluating different strategies for reducing expenses, as well as pursuing financing strategies which include raising additional funds through the issuance of securities, asset sales, and through arrangements with strategic partners. The Company has engaged a financial advisor to assist it in identifying strategic partners and financing to fund operations and to take actions to maximize the Company’s liquidity. If capital is not available to the Company when, and in the amounts needed, it could be required to liquidate inventory, cease or curtail operations, or seek protection under applicable bankruptcy laws or similar state proceedings. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the capital it needs to continue operations. Management’s plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year following the date that the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are issued.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Other Significant Risks and Uncertainties

Other Significant Risks and Uncertainties - The Company is subject to a number of risks, including, but not limited to, the lack of available capital; the possible delisting of our common stock from Nasdaq; future covenant non-compliance with respect to the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility giving rise to an event of default; inability to identify or consummate any strategic initiatives and transactions; unsuccessful commercialization strategy and launch plans for the Company’s products or market acceptance of the Company’s products; risks inherent in litigation, including purported class actions; and protection of proprietary technology.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications – The Company has revised the presentation and classification of Other operating expenses, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2022						September 30, 2022
	As originally						As originally
	reported		Reclass		Revised		reported		Reclass		Revised
Revenues, net	$	19,383	$	—	$	19,383	$	42,905	$	—	$	42,905
Cost of goods sold		18,764		—		18,764		41,086		—		41,086
Gross profit		619		—		619		1,819		—		1,819
Operating expenses:		—		—		—		—		—		—
Sales, general and administrative		14,569		(41)		14,528		31,355		(880)		30,475
Research and development		1,318		—		1,318		4,355		—		4,355
Other operating expense, net		—		41		41		—		880		880
Total operating expenses		15,887		—		15,887		35,710		—		35,710
Operating loss	$	(15,268)	$	—	$	(15,268)	$	(33,891)	$	—	$	(33,891)

Reverse Stock Split

Reverse Stock Split – On July 5, 2023, the Company effected a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of its common stock in order to regain compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing requirements. Fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were rounded up to the nearest whole share, which resulted in the issuance of a total of 66,035 shares of common stock to implement the reverse stock split. All share and per share amounts, and exercise prices of stock options, and warrants in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to give effect to this reverse stock split.

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash - Restricted cash includes minimum escrow funds the Company maintains in a money market account pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility. See Note 17 “Subsequent Events” for additional information.

Credit Losses

Credit Losses - The Company estimates and records a provision for its expected credit losses related to its financial instruments, including its trade receivables and contract assets. The Company considers historical collection rates, current financial status of its customers, macroeconomic factors, and other industry-specific factors when evaluating for current expected credit losses. Forward-looking information is also considered in the evaluation of current expected credit losses. However, because of the short time to the expected receipt of accounts receivable and contract assets, the Company believes that the carrying value, net of expected losses, approximates fair value and therefore, relies more on historical and current analysis of such financial instruments.

To determine the provision for credit losses for accounts receivable, including consideration of contract assets or unbilled receivables, the Company has disaggregated its accounts receivable by nature and type of product being sold, as the Company determined that risk profile of its customers is consistent based on the type of product and industry in which they operate. These customer classes include tobacco distributors/wholesalers for its CMO cigarette and filtered cigar tobacco product sales, hemp/cannabis bulk ingredient product sales, and hemp/cannabis white label product sales. Each class of customer is analyzed for estimated credit losses individually. In doing so, the Company establishes a historical loss matrix, based on the previous collections of accounts receivable by the age of such receivables, and evaluates the current and forecasted financial position of its customers, as available. Further, the Company considers macroeconomic factors and the status of the related industry, including unemployment rates, industry indices, and other factors, to estimate if there are current expected credit losses within its trade receivables based on the trends and the Company’s expectation of the future status of such economic and industry-specific factors. The Company believes that its customers, the majority of which are in industries with sound financial condition, and therefore, the Company’s evaluation of macroeconomic and industry-specific factors did not have a material impact on the provision for credit losses. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $736 and $372 respectively.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions - The Company accounts for acquisitions under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Results of operations of acquired companies are included in the Company’s results of operations as of the respective acquisition dates. The purchase price of each acquisition is allocated to the net assets acquired based on estimates of their fair values at the date of the acquisition. Any purchase price in excess of these net assets is recorded as goodwill.

All direct acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred and are recognized in operating expenses on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The allocation of purchase price in certain cases may be subject to revision based on the final determination of fair values during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date.

Contingent Consideration

Contingent Consideration - Contingent consideration arising from a business acquisition is included as part of the purchase price and is recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. Subsequent to the acquisition date, the Company remeasures contingent consideration arrangements at fair value at each reporting period until the contingency is resolved. The changes in fair value are recognized within Other Operating Expenses, Net in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Changes in fair values reflect new information about the likelihood of the payment of the contingent consideration and the passage of time. See Note 2 for the contingent consideration arising from the acquisition of RX Pharmatech Ltd.

Warrants

Warrants - The Company accounts for stock warrants as either equity instruments, derivative liabilities, or liabilities in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (ASC 480) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815) depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement. The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding. 

Warrants that the Company may be required to redeem through payment of cash or other assets outside its control are classified as liabilities pursuant to ASC 480 and are initially and subsequently measured at their estimated fair values. For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For additional discussion on warrants, see Note 6 and Note 10.

Deemed dividends associated with anti-dilution or down round provisions (commonly referred to as “ratchets”) represent the economic transfer of value to holders of equity-classified freestanding financial instruments when these provisions are triggered. These deemed dividends are presented as a reduction in net income or an increase in net loss available to common stockholders and a corresponding increase to additional paid-in-capital resulting in no change to stockholders’ equity/deficit. The incremental value of modifications to warrants as a result of the trigger of down round provisions of $564 were recorded as deemed dividends for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023.  The incremental value of modifications to warrants as a result of the trigger of down round provisions and anti-dilution provisions of $931 were recorded as deemed dividends for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.

Debt Issued with Detachable Warrants

Debt Issued with Detachable Warrants - The Company considers guidance within ASC 470-20, Debt (ASC 470), ASC 480, and ASC 815 when accounting for the issuance of debt with detachable warrants. As described above under the caption “Warrants”, the Company classifies stock warrants as either equity instruments, derivative liabilities, or liabilities depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement. In circumstances in which debt is issued with detachable warrants, the proceeds from the issuance of the debt are first allocated to the warrants at their full estimated fair value with a corresponding debt discount. The remaining proceeds, as further reduced by discounts (including those created by the bifurcation of embedded derivatives), is allocated to the debt. The Company accounts for debt as liabilities measured at amortized cost and amortizes the resulting debt discount from the allocation of proceeds, to interest expense using the effective interest method over the expected term of the debt instrument pursuant to ASC 835, Interest (ASC 835).

Embedded Derivatives

Embedded Derivatives - The Company considers whether there are any embedded features in debt instruments that require bifurcation and separate accounting as derivative financial instruments pursuant to ASC 815. Embedded derivatives are initially and subsequently measured at fair value. The embedded derivatives associated with the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinated Note are not material.

Debt Issuance Costs and Discounts

Debt Issuance Costs and Discounts - Debt issuance costs and discounts associated with the issuance of debt by the Company are deferred and amortized over the term of the related debt. Debt issuance costs and discounts related to the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinated Note are recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of the related debt and are amortized to Interest expense using the effective interest method over the period from the date of issuance to the maturity date, whichever is earlier. The amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts are included in Debt related charges included in interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Note 7 “Debt” contains additional information on the Company’s debt issuance costs and discounts.

Inventories

Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined using the first-in first-out method, or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Write-downs for excess, obsolete or expired inventory are based primarily on how long the inventory has been held, historical sales volume, and estimates of forecasted net sales of that product. A significant change in the timing or level of demand for products may result in recording additional write-downs for excess, obsolete or expired inventory in the future. Note 3, “Inventories,” contains additional information on the Company’s inventory. In connection with evaluation of strategic alternatives for the Company’s assets and cost cut initiatives, during the third quarter of 2023, the Company increased the reserve for excess, obsolete or expired hemp/cannabis inventory by $1,687.

Goodwill

Goodwill - Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of identifiable net assets of a business acquired and is assigned to one or more reporting units. The Company’s reporting units are the same as its two reportable segments, which is (1) Tobacco, and (2) Hemp/Cannabis. The Company tests its reporting unit’s goodwill for impairment at least annually as of the measurement date year and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more-likely-than-not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount.

The Company concluded an interim impairment trigger event occurred and tested its goodwill for impairment during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and concluded that goodwill impairment existed. No goodwill remained as of September 30, 2023. See Note 4 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net” and Note 6 “Fair Value Measurements”, for additional information.

Gain and Loss Contingencies

Gain and Loss Contingencies – The Company establishes an accrued liability for litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and estimable. In such cases, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability. As a litigation or regulatory matter develops, the Company, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter, evaluates on an ongoing basis whether such matter presents a loss contingency that is probable and estimable. If, at the time of evaluation, the loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is not both probable and estimable, the matter will continue to be monitored for further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and estimable. When a loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is deemed to be both probable and estimable, the Company will establish an accrued liability with respect to such loss contingency and record a corresponding amount of related expenses. The Company will then continue to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of any such accrued liability.

In accordance with ASC 450-30, Gain Contingencies, gain contingencies are recognized when earned and realized, which typically will occur at the time of final settlement or when cash is received. Insurance recoveries may be realized earlier than cash receipt if a claim and amount of reimbursement is acknowledged by the insurance company that payment is due and collection is probable.

The Company maintains general liability insurance policies for its facilities. Under the terms of our insurance policies, in the case of loss to a property, the Company follows the guidance in ASC 610-30, Other Income —Gains and Losses on Involuntary Conversions, for the conversion of nonmonetary assets (the properties) to monetary assets (insurance recoveries). Under ASC 610-30, once the recovery is deemed probable the Company recognizes an asset for the insurance recovery receivable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with corresponding income that is offsetting to the casualty losses recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. If the insurance recovery is less than the amount of the casualty charges recognized, the Company will recognize a loss whereas if the insurance recovery is greater than the amount of casualty loss recognized, the Company will only recognize a recovery up to the amount of the casualty loss and will account for the excess as a gain contingency. Business interruption insurance is treated as a gain contingency.

Refer to further discussion of all commitments and contingencies in Note 11.

Severance charges

Severance charges - From time to time, the Company evaluates its resources and optimizes its business plan to align to changing needs of executing on its strategy. These actions may result in voluntary or involuntary employee termination benefits. Voluntary termination benefits are accrued when an employee accepts the related offer. Involuntary termination benefits are accrued upon the commitment to a termination plan and when the benefit arrangement is communicated to affected employees, or when liabilities are determined to be probable and estimable, depending on the existence of a substantive plan for severance or termination. The following table summarizes the change in accrued liabilities, presented within Other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Balance at January 1, 2023	$	634
Accruals		727
Reversal from settlement		(168)
Cash payments		(523)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	670

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Current	$	657	$	349
Noncurrent		13		285
Total severance liability	$	670	$	634

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Sales, general, and administrative	$	(168)	$	692	$	400	$	692
Other operating expense, net		159		—		159		—
Total severance charges	$	(9)	$	692	$	559	$	692

In addition, the Company recorded $523 and $1,237 of accelerated equity compensation expense for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in connection with the vesting of employees’ outstanding equity awards as part of their termination severance agreements. Amounts are recorded as Selling, general and administrative in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes - For interim income tax reporting, due to a full valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets, no income tax expense or benefit is recorded unless it is related to certain state, local, or franchise taxes, or an unusual or infrequently occurring item. The tax effects of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 326

The Company adopted ASU 2016-13, or ASC 326 Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, effective January 1, 2023 under a modified retrospective approach. Under the current expected credit losses (“CECL”) model, the Company immediately recognizes an estimate of credit losses expected to occur over the life of the financial asset at the time the financial asset is originated or acquired. Estimated credit losses are determined by taking into consideration historical loss conditions, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Changes to the expected lifetime credit losses are recognized each period. The new guidance applies to the Company’s trade receivables and contract asset balances. Due to the nature of business operations and contracts with customers, the Company has historically not experienced significant bad debt expense or write-offs and as a result, the adoption of ASC 326 did not have a material impact to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In connection with the adoption of ASC 326, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $118 with an offsetting cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2023.

We consider the applicability and impact of all ASUs. If the ASU is not listed above, it was determined that the ASU was either not applicable or would have an immaterial impact on our financial statements and related disclosures.

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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of reclassification

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2022						September 30, 2022
	As originally						As originally
	reported		Reclass		Revised		reported		Reclass		Revised
Revenues, net	$	19,383	$	—	$	19,383	$	42,905	$	—	$	42,905
Cost of goods sold		18,764		—		18,764		41,086		—		41,086
Gross profit		619		—		619		1,819		—		1,819
Operating expenses:		—		—		—		—		—		—
Sales, general and administrative		14,569		(41)		14,528		31,355		(880)		30,475
Research and development		1,318		—		1,318		4,355		—		4,355
Other operating expense, net		—		41		41		—		880		880
Total operating expenses		15,887		—		15,887		35,710		—		35,710
Operating loss	$	(15,268)	$	—	$	(15,268)	$	(33,891)	$	—	$	(33,891)

Schedule of change in accrued liabilities

Balance at January 1, 2023	$	634
Accruals		727
Reversal from settlement		(168)
Cash payments		(523)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	670

Schedule of accrued liabilities

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Current	$	657	$	349
Noncurrent		13		285
Total severance liability	$	670	$	634

Schedule of severance charges by their location on income statement

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Sales, general, and administrative	$	(168)	$	692	$	400	$	692
Other operating expense, net		159		—		159		—
Total severance charges	$	(9)	$	692	$	559	$	692

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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

Schedule of quantitative information associated with fair value measurement

The following table provides quantitative information associated with the fair value measurement of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration as of September 30, 2023:

	Maximum Payout					Weighted Average
Contingency Type	(undiscounted)		Fair Value		Unobservable Inputs	or Range
Revenue-based payments	$	1,550	$	952	Discount rate	15	%
					Projected year(s) of payment	2024-2026

Schedule of management's purchase price allocation

Cash	$	456
Accounts receivable		2,944
Inventory		3,551
Other assets		519
Property, plant & equipment		11,189
Operating leases right-of-use assets, net		1,231
Goodwill		33,360
Tradename		4,600
Customer relationships		5,800
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(2,777)
Other current liabilities		(944)
Lease liabilities		(1,259)
Auto loans		(387)
Deferred tax liability		(627)
Bridge loan		(4,250)
Fair value of net assets acquired	$	53,406

Schedule of discount rate and remaining lease terms

Weighted average remaining lease term in years	3.8
Weighted average discount rate	8.3	%

Schedule of purchase price allocated to intangible assets

			Weighted Average
	Fair Value		Amortization Period		Weighted Average
Definite-lived Intangible Assets	Assigned		(Years)		Discount Rate
Customer relationships	$	5,800		10		23.50%
Tradename	$	4,600		Indefinite		23.50%

Schedule of pro forma information

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2022
	(in thousands, except for per-share data)
Revenues, net	$	53,630
Net loss available to common shareholders	$	(33,438)
Basic and diluted loss per common share	$	(2.49)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		13,420

RX Pharmatech Ltd

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

Schedule of quantitative information associated with fair value measurement

The following table provides quantitative information associated with the initial fair value measurement of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration as of January 19, 2023:

	Maximum Payout					Weighted Average
Contingency Type	(undiscounted)		Fair Value		Unobservable Inputs	or Range
Revenue-based payments	$	1,550	$	1,138	Discount rate	16	%
					Projected year(s) of payment	2024-2026

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INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

INVENTORIES

Schedule of Inventories

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Raw materials	$	9,849	$	8,743
Work in process		1,750		441
Finished goods		4,356		824
	$	15,955	$	10,008

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Schedule of goodwill

Balance at January 1, 2023	$	33,160
Measurement period adjustments		200
Impairment		(33,360)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	0

Schedule of total intangible assets

	Gross		Accumulated				Net Carrying
September 30, 2023	Carrying Amount		Amortization		Impairment		Amount
Definite-lived:
Patent	$	5,838	$	(3,883)	$	—	$	1,955
License fees		7,446		(2,209)		(3,037)		2,200
Customer relationships		5,800		(737)		(5,063)		—
Total amortizing intangible assets	$	19,084	$	(6,829)	$	(8,100)	$	4,155
Indefinite-lived:
Tradename and trademarks	$	3,340		NA	$	(3,147)	$	193
U.K. FSA portfolio1		1,770		NA		(1,770)		—
MSA signatory costs		2,202		NA		-		2,202
License fee for predicate cigarette brand		350		NA		-		350
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets	$	7,662		NA	$	(4,917)	$	2,745
Total intangible assets, net	$	26,746	$	(6,829)	$	(13,017)	$	6,900
1 includes foreign exchange fluctuation, which for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2023 was not material

	Gross		Accumulated		Net Carrying
December 31, 2022	Carrying Amount		Amortization		Amount
Definite-lived:
Patent	$	6,513	$	(3,711)	$	2,802
License fees		3,876		(1,446)		2,430
Customer relationships		5,800		(20)		5,780
Total amortizing intangible assets	$	16,189	$	(5,177)	$	11,012
Indefinite-lived:
Tradename and trademarks					$	3,289
MSA signatory costs						2,202
License fee for predicate cigarette brand						350
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets					$	5,841
Total intangible assets, net					$	16,853

Schedule of aggregate intangible asset amortization expense

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Cost of goods sold	$	3	$	3	$	9	$	8
Sales, general, and administrative		543		12		1,324		12
Research and development		180		163		526		482
Total amortization expense	$	726	$	178	$	1,859	$	502

Schedule of estimated future intangible asset amortization expense

	Remainder of 2023		2024		2025		2026		2027		Thereafter
Amortization expense	$	164	$	655	$	655	$	547	$	520	$	1,614

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INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Marketable Securities [Line Items]

Schedule of carrying value of investments

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Change Agronomy Ltd. ordinary shares	$	682	$	682
Total investments	$	682	$	682

Investment in Panacea

Marketable Securities [Line Items]

Schedule of carrying value of investments

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Promissory note receivable	$	3,490	$	3,410

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value

	Fair Value
	September 30, 2023
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Restricted cash		7,500		—		—		7,500
Change Agronomy Ltd. ordinary shares		—		—		682		682
Total assets	$	7,500	$	—	$	682	$	8,182
Liabilities
Detachable warrants	$	—	$	—	$	3,675	$	3,675
Contingent consideration		—		—		952		952
Total liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	4,627	$	4,627

	Fair Value
	December 31, 2022
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	10,163	$	—	$	—	$	10,163
Corporate bonds		—		7,031		—		7,031
U.S. treasury securities		—		999		—		999
Change Agronomy Ltd. ordinary shares		—		—		682		682
Total assets	$	10,163	$	8,030	$	682	$	18,875

Schedule of available-for-sale securities reconciliation

	Available for Sale Debt Securities
	December 31, 2022
	Amortized		Gross		Gross
	Cost		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Basis		Gains		Losses		Value
Corporate bonds	$	7,143	$	—	$	(112)	$	7,031

Schedule of available for sale securities classified by contractual maturity

	December 31, 2022
	Amortized
	Cost Basis		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	7,143	$	7,031

Schedule of the changes in fair value of Level 3 investments

The following table presents the changes in the estimated fair values of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:

Fair value measurement at January 1, 2023	$	—
Initial measurement (see Note 2)		1,138
Fair value measurement adjustment		22
Fair value measurement at March 31, 2023	$	1,160
Fair value measurement adjustment		(217)
Fair value measurement at June 30, 2023	$	943
Fair value measurement adjustment		9
Fair value measurement at September 30, 2023	$	952

Schedule of quantitative information associated with fair value measurement

The following table provides quantitative information associated with the fair value measurement of the Company’s liabilities for contingent consideration as of September 30, 2023:

	Maximum Payout					Weighted Average
Contingency Type	(undiscounted)		Fair Value		Unobservable Inputs	or Range
Revenue-based payments	$	1,550	$	952	Discount rate	15	%
					Projected year(s) of payment	2024-2026

JGB warrants

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Schedule of valuation technique used for measuring warrant liability

The JGB detachable warrants were measured at September 30, 2023 using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.6	%
Expected volatility per year		97.9	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		4.9	years
Exercise price	$	12.828
Stock price	$	0.98

Omnia Warrants

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Schedule of valuation technique used for measuring warrant liability

The Omnia detachable warrants were measured at September 30, 2023 using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.6	%
Expected volatility per year		90.9	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		6.9	years
Exercise price	$	12.828
Stock price	$	0.98

Detachable warrants

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Schedule of the changes in fair value of Level 3 investments

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in fair value of the Company’s stock warrants accounted for as liabilities (Level 3 asset) for the period ended September 30, 2023:

Fair value measurement at January 1, 2023	$	—
Initial measurement (see Note 1 and 10)		4,214
Fair value measurement adjustment		139
Fair value measurement at March 31, 2023	$	4,353
Fair value measurement adjustment		584
Fair value measurement at June 30, 2023	$	4,937
Fair value measurement adjustment		(1,262)
Fair value measurement at September 30, 2023	$	3,675

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DEBT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

DEBT

Schedule of long-term debt

Debt related to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinate Note as of September 30, 2023, consists of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Senior Secured Credit Facility	$	22,105	$	—
Subordinated Note		3,315		—
Unamortized discount on loan and deferred debt issuance costs		(7,255)		—
Total current portion of long-term debt	$	18,165	$	—

Schedule of future principal payments

Contractual maturities under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinate Note for the remainder of 2023 and through maturity, excluding any discounts or premiums, as of September 30, 2023 is as follows:

	Remainder of
	2023		2024		2025		2026		2027		Thereafter
Future minimum principal payments	$	—	$	2,354	$	—	$	15,811	$	—	$	—

Schedule of components and activity of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs

	Total
Issuance	$	(8,698)
Amortization during the period		171
March 31, 2023	$	(8,527)
Amortization during the period		594
June 30, 2023	$	(7,933)
Amortization during the period		678
September 30, 2023	$	(7,255)

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NOTES & LOANS PAYABLE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

NOTES & LOANS PAYABLE

Schedule of notes payable balances

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Insurance loans payable	$	1,314	$	780
Vehicle loans		127		128
Total current notes and loans payable	$	1,441	$	908
Bridge loan	$	—	$	2,814
Vehicle loans		156		187
Total long-term notes and loans payable	$	156	$	3,001

Schedule of future principal payments

Contractual maturities under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Subordinate Note for the remainder of 2023 and through maturity, excluding any discounts or premiums, as of September 30, 2023 is as follows:

	Remainder of
	2023		2024		2025		2026		2027		Thereafter
Future minimum principal payments	$	—	$	2,354	$	—	$	15,811	$	—	$	—

Notes and loans payable

NOTES & LOANS PAYABLE

Schedule of future principal payments

Estimated future principal payments to be made under the above notes and loans payable as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:

Remainder of 2023	$	756
2024		715
2025		68
2026		20
2027		15
Thereafter		23
Total	$	1,597

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OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, NET (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, NET

Components of "Other operating expenses, net"

The components of “Other operating expenses, net” were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Grass Valley fire:
Professional services	$	53	$	—	$	377	$	—
Total Grass Valley fire		53		—		377		—
Restructuring costs:
Impairment of intangible assets (see Note 4)		13,986		—		13,986		—
Impairment of fixed assets		5,931		—		5,931		—
Impairment of right-of-use assets		4,034		—		4,034		—
Professional services		207		—		207		—
Severance (see Note 1)		159		—		159		—
Total Restructuring costs		24,317		—		24,317		—
Acquisition and transaction costs		218		43		357		882
Needlerock Farms settlement (see Note 11)		9		—		765		—
Gain on change in warrant liability (see Note 6)		(1,262)		—		(540)		—
Loss (gain) on change in contingent consideration (see Note 6)		9		—		(186)		—
Gain on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment		—		(2)		(173)		(2)
Total other operating expenses, net	$	23,344	$	41	$	24,917	$	880

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CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Schedule of sale of stock

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
(in thousands, except for per-share data)	2023
Number of common shares issued		284
Weighted average sale price per share	$	9.65
Gross proceeds	$	2,741
Net proceeds	$	2,563

Warrants activity

Warrants outstanding at January 1, 2023	1,138
Issued	378
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2023	1,516
Issued	912
Warrants outstanding at June 30, 2023	2,428
Issued	10,304
Warrants outstanding at September 30, 2023	12,732

JGB warrants

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Schedule of valuation technique used for measuring warrant liability

The JGB detachable warrants were measured at September 30, 2023 using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.6	%
Expected volatility per year		97.9	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		4.9	years
Exercise price	$	12.828
Stock price	$	0.98

JGB warrants | Senior secured debentures

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Schedule of valuation technique used for measuring warrant liability

The JGB detachable warrants were valued at the closing dates of the Senior Secured Credit Facility using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.2	%
Expected volatility per year		88.1	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		5.5	years
Exercise price	$	19.125
Stock price	$	13.65

Omnia Warrants

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Schedule of valuation technique used for measuring warrant liability

The Omnia detachable warrants were measured at September 30, 2023 using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.6	%
Expected volatility per year		90.9	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		6.9	years
Exercise price	$	12.828
Stock price	$	0.98

Omnia Warrants | Senior secured debentures

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Schedule of valuation technique used for measuring warrant liability

The Omnia detachable warrants were valued at the closing dates of the Subordinated Note using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate per year		4.1	%
Expected volatility per year		83.8	%
Expected dividend yield		—	%
Contractual expiration		7.5	years
Exercise price	$	12.828
Stock price	$	13.65

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Schedule of future commitments

A
				Future Commitments
Commitment	Counter Party	Product Relationship	Commitment Type	2023		2024		2025		2026		2027 & After		Total
Research Agreement	KeyGene	Hemp / Cannabis / Hops	Contract fee	$	1,824	$	2,081	$	1,589	$	1,302	$	328	$	7,124	(1)
License Agreement	NCSU	Tobacco	Minimum annual royalty		—		100		100		100		1,000		1,300	(2)
Research Agreement	NCSU	Tobacco	Contract fee		95		114		—		—		—		209	(3)
Growing Agreements	Various	Tobacco	Contract fee		119		127		—		—		—		246	(4)
				$	2,038	$	2,422	$	1,689	$	1,402	$	1,328	$	8,879

(1) Exclusive agreement with the Company in the field of the Cannabis Sativa L. plant. The initial term of the agreement was five years with an option for an additional two years. On April 30, 2021, the Company and KeyGene entered into a First Amended and Restated Framework Collaborative Research Agreement which extended the agreement term, from first-quarter 2024 to first-quarter 2027, and preserves the Company’s option for an additional 2-year extension, now through first quarter of 2029. On March 30, 2022, the Company and KeyGene entered into a new Framework Collaborative Research Agreement for a term of three years at an aggregate cost of $1,830 in the field related to the hops plant.

The Company will exclusively own all results and all intellectual property relating to the results of the collaboration with KeyGene (the "Results”). The Company will pay royalties in varying amounts to KeyGene relating to the Company's commercialization in the stated fields of each agreement. The Company has also granted KeyGene a license to commercialize the Results outside of each field and KeyGene will pay royalties in varying amounts to the Company relating to KeyGene's commercialization of the Results outside of each field.

(2) The minimum annual royalty fee is credited against running royalties on sales of licensed products. The Company is also responsible for reimbursing NCSU for actual third-party patent costs incurred, including capitalized patent costs and patent maintenance costs. These costs vary from year to year and the Company has certain rights to direct the activities that result in these costs. Additionally, see Note 17 “Subsequent events.”

(3) On August 4, 2023, the Company entered into a one-year Sponsored Project Agreement with NCSU for continued research of tobacco alkaloid formation.

(4) Various R&D growing agreements for tobacco.

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EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION

Schedule of compensation costs related to restricted stock and stock options

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Sales, general, and administrative	$	555	$	2,201	$	3,099	$	4,431
Research and development		21		46		138		135
Total RSUs and stock option compensation	$	576	$	2,247	$	3,237	$	4,566

Summary of changes in unvested restricted stock

	Unvested RSUs
		Weighted
		Average
	Number of	Grant-date
	Shares	Fair Value
	in thousands	$ per share
Unvested at January 1, 2023	269	$	31.88
Granted	293		12.44
Vested	(122)		31.16
Forfeited	(2)		36.35
Unvested at March 31, 2023	438		19.06
Vested	(25)		22.47
Forfeited	(22)		17.77
Unvested at June 30, 2023	391		18.92
Forfeited	(75)		20.86
Unvested at September 30, 2023	316	$	18.45

Schedule of stock option activity

				Weighted
		Weighted		Average
		Average		Remaining		Aggregate
	Number of	Exercise		Contractual		Intrinsic
	Options	Price		Term		Value
	in thousands	$ per share
Outstanding at January 1, 2023	327	$	24.82
Expired	(7)	$	41.40
Outstanding at March 31, 2023	320	$	24.74	2.1	years	$	—
Outstanding at June 30, 2023	320	$	24.74	1.8	years	$	—
Expired	(92)	$	21.34
Outstanding at September 30, 2023	228	$	26.12	2.0	years	$	—
Exercisable at September 30, 2023	221	$	25.74	1.9	years	$	—

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Schedule of computation of basic and diluted loss per common share

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(in thousands, except for per-share data)
Net loss	$	(72,720)	$	(13,102)	$	(111,441)	$	(33,518)
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature		—		—		(367)		—
Deemed dividend related to down-round features		(564)		—		(564)		—
Net loss available to common shareholders	$	(73,284)	$	(13,102)	$	(112,372)	$	(33,518)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		19,887		14,009		16,411		12,351
Basic and diluted loss per common share	$	(3.68)	$	(0.94)	$	(6.85)	$	(2.71)
Anti-dilutive shares are as follows as of September 30:
Warrants		12,732		1,138		12,732		1,138
Options		228		327		228		327
Restricted stock units		316		212		316		212
		13,276		1,677		13,276		1,677

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Corporate		Foreign
	securities/		Translation		Pre-tax				Net of
	investments		Adjustment		Amount		Tax		Tax Amount
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	(112)	$	1	$	(111)	$	—	$	(111)
Unrealized gain on short-term investment securities		61		—		61		—		61
Foreign currency translation		—		(4)		(4)		—		(4)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		13		—		13		—		13
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	(38)	$	(3)	$	(41)	$	—	$	(41)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		10		—		10		—		10
Foreign currency translation		—		42		42		—		42
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		28		—		28		—		28
Balance at June 30, 2023	$	(0)	$	39	$	39	$	—	$	39
Foreign currency translation		—		(69)		(69)		—		(69)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	(0)	$	(30)	$	(30)	$	—	$	(30)

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Corporate		Foreign
	securities/		Translation		Pre-tax				Net of
	investments		Adjustment		Amount		Tax		Tax Amount
Balance at January 1, 2022	$	(162)	$	—	$	(162)	$	—	$	(162)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		(400)		—		(400)		—		(400)
Balance at March 31, 2022	$	(562)	$	—	$	(562)	$	—	$	(562)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		(69)		—		(69)		—		(69)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		108		—		108		—		108
Balance at June 30, 2022	$	(523)	$	—	$	(523)	$	—	$	(523)
Unrealized loss on short-term investment securities		(19)		—		(19)		—		(19)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		35		—		35		—		35
Balance at September 30, 2022	$	(507)	$	—	$	(507)	$	—	$	(507)

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REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Schedule of disaggregation of revenue

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Tobacco	$	7,871	$	11,535	$	24,848	$	30,551
Hemp/cannabis		9,940		7,848		38,352		12,354
Total revenues, net	$	17,811	$	19,383	$	63,200	$	42,905

Schedule of concentration of risk

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Tobacco	$	7,871	$	11,535	$	24,848	$	30,551
Hemp/cannabis		9,940		7,848		38,352		12,354
Total revenues, net	$	17,811	$	19,383	$	63,200	$	42,905

The following table presents net revenues by significant customers, which are defined as any customer who individually represents 10% or more of disaggregated product line net revenues:

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023				2022
	Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis		Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis
Customer A	37.80	%	*		42.14	%	*
Customer B	18.00	%	*		*		*
Customer C	21.97	%	*		7.06	%	*
Customer D	*		*		14.33	%	*
Customer E	*		12.82	%	*		11.25	%
Customer F	*		25.39	%	*		11.22	%
Customer G	*		*		*		17.52	%
All other customers	22.23	%	61.79	%	36.47	%	60.01	%
*Less than 10% of product line’s total revenues for the period.

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023				2022
	Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis		Tobacco		Hemp/cannabis
Customer A	34.92	%	*		23.05	%	*
Customer B	24.44	%	*		23.11	%	*
Customer C	13.72	%	*		14.48	%	*
Customer D	*		*		17.17	%	*
Customer E	*		*		*		*
Customer F	*		18.33	%	*		16.48	%
Customer G	*		*		*		13.41	%
All other customers	26.92	%	81.67	%	22.19	%	70.11	%
*Less than 10% of product line’s total revenues for the period.

Schedule of contract assets and liabilities

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Unbilled receivables	$	1,745	$	354
Deferred income		(704)		(831)
Net contract assets (liabilities)	$	1,041	$	(477)

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Schedule of revenues, net by segment

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Tobacco	$	7,871	$	11,535	$	24,848	$	30,551
Hemp/cannabis		9,940		7,848		38,352		12,354
Total revenues, net	$	17,811	$	19,383	$	63,200	$	42,905

Schedule of segments information

The following table presents loss from continuing operations for the Company’s reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Tobacco	$	2,798	$	1,674	$	10,072	$	3,337
Hemp/cannabis		62,655		4,326		74,604		7,316
Total segment operating loss		65,453		6,000		84,676		10,653
Unallocated operating expenses		6,029		9,268		23,983		23,238
Operating loss		71,482		15,268		108,659		33,891
Tobacco other (income) expense, net		—		—		10		—
Hemp/cannabis other (income) expense, net		25		136		50		203
Unallocated other expense, net		1,213		279		2,676		2,005
Loss before income taxes	$	72,720	$	15,683	$	111,395	$	36,099

The hemp/cannabis segment included impairment charges and write-downs in total of $58,808 recorded during the third quarter of 2023. Refer to Note 1, Note 4, and Note 9 for additional information on the nature of such charges.

The following table presents total assets for the Company’s reportable segments as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Tobacco	$	21,271	$	15,748
Hemp/cannabis		18,747		65,965
Total reportable segments		40,018		81,713
Unallocated assets		24,178		32,938
Total assets	$	64,196	$	114,651

The following table presents capital expenditures for the Company’s reportable segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023		2022
Tobacco	$	717	$	589
Hemp/cannabis		2,864		1,495
Total reportable segments		3,581		2,084
Unallocated expenditures for long-lived tangible assets		370		417
Total expenditures	$	3,951	$	2,501

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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 05, 2023 shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Number of reportable segments | segment			2
Impairment of goodwill		$ 33,360	$ 33,360
Goodwill		0	0		$ 33,160
Provision for credit losses			736		372
Deemed dividend related to down-round features		564	564
Deemed dividend related to down-round provisions and anti-dilution provisions			931
Increase in inventory reserves		1,687	1,687
Impairments of long-lived assets			57,311
Accelerated equity compensation expense			523	$ 1,237
Provision for credit losses			246
Cash and cash equivalents		2,850	2,850	2,364	3,020	$ 1,336
Restricted cash		7,500	$ 7,500
Substantial Doubt about Going Concern, within One Year [true false]			true
Reverse stock split, ratio	0.0667
Cash flow from operations			$ (50,184)	$ (32,648)
Accumulated deficit		$ (349,373)	$ (349,373)		(237,814)
Shares issued for reverse stock split | shares	66,035
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Provision for credit losses					$ 118

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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Reclassifications (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Revenues, net	$ 17,811	$ 19,383	$ 63,200	$ 42,905
Cost of goods sold	19,777	18,764	68,688	41,086
Gross (loss) profit	(1,966)	619	(5,488)	1,819
Operating expenses:
Sales, general and administrative	11,199	14,528	39,971	30,475
Research and development	1,613	1,318	4,923	4,355
Other operating expense, net	23,344	41	24,917	880
Impairment of intangible assets			13,017
Total operating expenses	69,516	15,887	103,171	35,710
Operating loss	$ (71,482)	(15,268)	$ (108,659)	(33,891)
As originally reported
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Revenues, net		19,383		42,905
Cost of goods sold		18,764		41,086
Gross (loss) profit		619		1,819
Operating expenses:
Sales, general and administrative		14,569		31,355
Research and development		1,318		4,355
Total operating expenses		15,887		35,710
Operating loss		(15,268)		(33,891)
Reclass
Operating expenses:
Sales, general and administrative		(41)		(880)
Other operating expense, net		$ 41		$ 880

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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Change in accrued liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Beginning balance	$ 634
Accruals	727
Cash payments	(523)
Reversal from settlement	(168)
Ending balance	670
Current	657	$ 349
Noncurrent	13	285
Total severance liability	$ 670	$ 634

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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Severance Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Severance Charges
Total severance charges	$ (9)	$ 692	$ 559	$ 692
Sales, general, and administrative
Severance Charges
Total severance charges	(168)	$ 692	400	$ 692
Other operating expense, net
Severance Charges
Total severance charges	$ 159		$ 159

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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS (Details)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 19, 2023 USD ($) item shares	May 13, 2022 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Contingent consideration	$ 1,138,000
Goodwill			$ 0		$ 0		$ 33,160,000
Measurement period adjustments			53,000		200,000
GVB Biopharma
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Debt assumed		$ 4,637,000
Transaction costs		$ 1,753,000
Shares issued | shares		2,193,334
Fair value of shares issued		$ 51,653,000
Lock up period of shares		6 months
Increase (decrease) in inventory				$ 978,000
Goodwill		$ 44,200	33,360,000		33,360,000
Reduction to goodwill		10,840,000
Deferred tax liability		627,000	$ 627,000		627,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance							$ 434,000
Valuation of property plant and equipment		$ 70,000
GVB Biopharma | Sales, general, and administrative
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Acquisition related costs						$ 839,000
GVB Biopharma | Six months
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Lock up period of shares		6 months
Shares transferable after lock up period (as a percent)		0.3333%
GVB Biopharma | Nine months
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Lock up period of shares		9 months
Shares transferable after lock up period (as a percent)		0.3333%
GVB Biopharma | One Year
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Lock up period of shares		1 year
GVB Biopharma | Tradename
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Royalty rate		1.00%
GVB Biopharma | Off-market lease
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Intangible assets		$ 0
GVB Biopharma | Customer relationships
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Historical customer annual attrition rate		20.00%
RX Pharmatech Ltd
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Number of novel food applications | item	1,276
Cash consideration	$ 200,000
Equity consideration	503,000
Target working capital, true up	286,000
Contingent consideration	1,138,000
Fair value of contingent consideration	2,127,000
Intangible assets	1,744,000
Net asset	93,000
Excess purchase price	$ 0
Contingent consideration, earn out period	3 years
Shares issued | shares	31,056
Cash acquired	$ 290,000
Goodwill	0
RX Pharmatech Ltd | Sales, general, and administrative
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Acquisition related costs					$ 130,000
RX Pharmatech Ltd | Maximum
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Contingent consideration	$ 1,550,000

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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Initial fair value measurements (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 19, 2023 USD ($)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Maximum Payout		$ 1,550
Fair Value		$ 1,138
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input [Extensible Enumeration]	Discount Rate
Discount Rate
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Maximum Payout	$ 1,550
Fair Value	$ 952
Measurement Inputs	15	16
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input [Extensible Enumeration]	Discount Rate

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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Purchase price allocation (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	May 13, 2022
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Goodwill	$ 0	$ 33,160,000
GVB Biopharma
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Cash	456,000
Accounts receivable	2,944,000
Inventory	3,551,000
Other assets	519,000
Property, plant & equipment	11,189,000
Operating leases right-of-use assets, net	1,231,000
Goodwill	33,360,000		$ 44,200
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(2,777,000)
Other current liabilities	(944,000)
Lease liabilities	(1,259,000)
Auto loans			(4,637,000)
Deferred tax liability	(627,000)		$ (627,000)
Fair value of net assets acquired	53,406,000
GVB Biopharma | Auto loans
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Auto loans	(387,000)
GVB Biopharma | Bridge Loan.
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Auto loans	(4,250,000)
GVB Biopharma | Tradename
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Intangible assets	4,600,000
GVB Biopharma | Customer relationships
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Intangible assets	$ 5,800,000

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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Discount rate and remaining lease terms (Details) - GVB Biopharma	May 13, 2022
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Weighted average remaining lease term in years	3 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted average discount rate	8.30%

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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Purchase price allocated to intangible assets (Details) - GVB Biopharma $ in Thousands	May 13, 2022 USD ($)
Customer relationships
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Fair Value Assigned	$ 5,800
Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)	10 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate	23.50%
Tradename
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Fair Value Assigned	$ 4,600
Weighted Average Discount Rate	23.50%

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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Pro forma information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Revenue, net				$ 53,630
Net loss available to common shareholders				$ (33,438)
Basic loss per common share				$ (2.49)
Diluted loss per common share				$ (2.49)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic				13,420
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted				13,420
GVB Biopharma
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Revenue, net	$ 9,736	$ 7,848	$ 37,815	$ 12,354
Net loss available to common shareholders	$ (56,318)	$ (2,743)	$ (66,212)	$ (4,217)

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INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
INVENTORIES
Raw materials	$ 9,849	$ 8,743
Work in process	1,750	441
Finished goods	4,356	824
Inventory, Net	$ 15,955	$ 10,008

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET - Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Goodwill
Balance at beginning		$ 33,160
Measurement period adjustments	$ 53	200
Impairment	(33,360)	(33,360)
Balance at ending	$ 0	$ 0

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET - Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Intangible assets, net
Gross carrying amount, finite-lived	$ 19,084	$ 16,189
Accumulated amortization, finite-lived	(6,829)	(5,177)
Impairment of intangible assets, Finite-lived	(8,100)
Net carrying amount, finite-lived	4,155	11,012
Gross carrying amount, indefinite-lived	7,662
Impairment of intangible assets, Infinite-lived	(4,917)
Net carrying amount, indefinite-lived	2,745	5,841
Total intangible assets, net	26,746
Impairment of intangible assets, Total	(13,017)
Total intangible assets, net	6,900	16,853
Tradename and trademarks
Intangible assets, net
Gross carrying amount, indefinite-lived	3,340
Impairment of intangible assets, Infinite-lived	(3,147)
Net carrying amount, indefinite-lived	193	3,289
U.K. FSA portfolio
Intangible assets, net
Gross carrying amount, indefinite-lived	1,770
Impairment of intangible assets, Infinite-lived	(1,770)
MSA signatory costs
Intangible assets, net
Gross carrying amount, indefinite-lived	2,202
Net carrying amount, indefinite-lived	2,202	2,202
License fee for predicate cigarette brand
Intangible assets, net
Gross carrying amount, indefinite-lived	350
Net carrying amount, indefinite-lived	350	350
Patent
Intangible assets, net
Gross carrying amount, finite-lived	5,838	6,513
Accumulated amortization, finite-lived	(3,883)	(3,711)
Net carrying amount, finite-lived	1,955	2,802
License fee for predicate cigarette brand
Intangible assets, net
Gross carrying amount, finite-lived	7,446	3,876
Accumulated amortization, finite-lived	(2,209)	(1,446)
Impairment of intangible assets, Finite-lived	(3,037)
Net carrying amount, finite-lived	2,200	2,430
Customer relationships
Intangible assets, net
Gross carrying amount, finite-lived	5,800	5,800
Accumulated amortization, finite-lived	(737)	(20)
Impairment of intangible assets, Finite-lived	$ (5,063)
Net carrying amount, finite-lived		$ 5,780

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Intangible Assets Line Items
Intangible asset amortized	$ 19,084		$ 19,084	$ 16,189
Goodwill impairment	$ 33,360		$ 33,360
Hemp-derived hemp/cannabis products
Intangible Assets Line Items
Stock issued in connection with licensing arrangement (in shares)		333,334
Cost related to acquiring the license		$ 75
Intangible asset amortized		$ 3,645
Intangible asset useful life		3 years

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET - Aggregate intangible asset amortization expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Aggregate intangible assets amortization expense	$ 726	$ 178	$ 1,859	$ 502
Impairment charges, intangible assets excluding goodwill			4,917
Impairment of intangible assets			13,017
Intangible assets write-off	5,931		5,931
Hemp / Cannabis Reporting Unit [Member]
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Impairment of intangible assets	9,980
Provision for impairment	5,876
Hemp-derived hemp/cannabis products
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Aggregate intangible assets amortization expense	4,034
Impairment of intangible assets	3,037
Patent
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Intangible assets write-off			135
Licensing Fees
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Intangible assets write-off			834
Cost of goods sold
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Aggregate intangible assets amortization expense	3	3	9	8
Cost of goods sold | Hemp-derived hemp/cannabis products
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Impairment of intangible assets	55
Sales, general, and administrative
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Aggregate intangible assets amortization expense	543	12	1,324	12
Research and development
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Aggregate intangible assets amortization expense	$ 180	$ 163	$ 526	$ 482

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET - Estimated future intangible asset amortization expense (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Estimated future intangible asset amortization expense
Remainder of 2023	$ 164
2024	655
2025	655
2026	547
2027	520
Thereafter	$ 1,614

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INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS - Total carrying value (Details) £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 26, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 10, 2021 GBP (£)
INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS
Investments	$ 682	$ 682
Change Agronomy
INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS
Investments			$ 682	£ 500
Change Agronomy | Common Stock
INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS
Investments	$ 682	$ 682

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INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS - Investment in Change Agronomy (Details) £ / shares in Units, £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Dec. 10, 2021 GBP (£) £ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 26, 2022 USD ($)
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Investments		$ 682			$ 682		$ 682
Minimum total of equity investments		13,416	$ 4,851	$ 32,484
Change Agronomy
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Investments | £	£ 500
Foreign currency exchange gain or loss		0		0	0	$ 0
Impairment of long term investments		$ 0		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Change Agronomy
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Investments	£ 500							$ 682
Number of ordinary shares | shares	592,888
Number of ordinary price per share | £ / shares	£ 0.84333
Ownership percentage (in percent)	1.80%
Change Agronomy | Minimum
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Minimum total of equity investments | £	£ 3,000

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INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS - Investment in Panacea Life Sciences, Inc (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Jul. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2021
INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS
Long-term Investments	$ 682		$ 682	$ 682
Stock issued in connection with Panacea investment		$ 3,570
Shares represented by warrants					390,247
Investment in Panacea
INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS
Notes receivable issued value						$ 3,684
Note receivable						4,300
Note receivable, face amount						$ 4,300
Note receivable interest rate						0.00%
Decrease in related party notes receivable	500
Extinguishment of related party notes receivable			500
Related party notes receivable discount			51
Promissory note receivable	$ 3,410		$ 3,410	$ 3,490
Note receivable, discount						$ 616

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - Recurring (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Money Market Funds
Assets
Net Asset Value	$ 1.00
Fair Value, Recurring
Assets
Assets at fair value	$ 8,182	$ 18,875
Liabilities at fair value	4,627
Fair Value, Recurring | Detachable warrants
Assets
Liabilities at fair value	3,675
Fair Value, Recurring | Contingent consideration
Assets
Liabilities at fair value	952
Fair Value, Recurring | Money Market Funds
Assets
Assets at fair value		10,163
Fair Value, Recurring | Restricted cash
Assets
Assets at fair value	7,500
Fair Value, Recurring | Corporate Bonds
Assets
Assets at fair value		7,031
Fair Value, Recurring | US Treasury Securities
Assets
Assets at fair value		999
Fair Value, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Assets
Assets at fair value	7,500	10,163
Fair Value, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Money Market Funds
Assets
Assets at fair value		10,163
Fair Value, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Restricted cash
Assets
Assets at fair value	7,500
Fair Value, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Assets
Assets at fair value		8,030
Fair Value, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Corporate Bonds
Assets
Assets at fair value		7,031
Fair Value, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | US Treasury Securities
Assets
Assets at fair value		999
Fair Value, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Assets
Assets at fair value	682	682
Liabilities at fair value	4,627
Fair Value, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Detachable warrants
Assets
Liabilities at fair value	3,675
Fair Value, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Contingent consideration
Assets
Liabilities at fair value	952
Change Agronomy | Fair Value, Recurring
Assets
Assets at fair value	682	682
Change Agronomy | Fair Value, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Assets
Assets at fair value	$ 682	$ 682

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - Available-for-sale debt securities (Details) - Corporate Bonds $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Available-for-sale Securities - Amortized Cost Basis	$ 7,143
Available-for-sale Securities - Gross Unrealized Losses	(112)
Available-for-sale Securities - Fair Value	$ 7,031

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - Estimated fair values of company's liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023
Detachable warrants
Estimated fair value of company's liability
Fair value measurement beginning balance	$ 4,937	$ 4,353
Initial measurement			$ 4,214
Fair value measurement adjustment	(1,262)	584	139
Fair value measurement ending balance	3,675	4,937	4,353
Contingent consideration
Estimated fair value of company's liability
Fair value measurement beginning balance	943	1,160
Initial measurement			1,138
Fair value measurement adjustment	9	(217)	22
Fair value measurement ending balance	$ 952	$ 943	$ 1,160

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - Maturity of available-for-sale securities by contractual maturity (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Available For Sale, Maturities One Year or Less, Amortized Cost	$ 7,143
Available For Sale, Maturities One Year or Less, Fair Value	$ 7,031

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Contingent consideration liability, Current	$ 606
Contingent consideration liability, Non Current	$ 346

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - Warrant liability - Valuation technique (Details)	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares Y	Mar. 03, 2023 Y $ / shares
JGB warrants | Risk-free interest rate per year
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	4.6	4.2
JGB warrants | Expected volatility per year
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	97.9	88.1
JGB warrants | Contractual expiration
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input | Y	4.9	5.5
JGB warrants | Exercise price
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	12.828	19.125
JGB warrants | Stock price
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	0.98	13.65
Omnia Warrants | Risk-free interest rate per year
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	4.6	4.1
Omnia Warrants | Expected volatility per year
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	90.9	83.8
Omnia Warrants | Contractual expiration
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input | Y	6.9	7.5
Omnia Warrants | Exercise price
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	12.828	12.828
Omnia Warrants | Stock price
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	0.98	13.65

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - Initial fair value measurement (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 19, 2023 USD ($)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Maximum Payout		$ 1,550
Fair Value		$ 1,138
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input [Extensible Enumeration]	Discount Rate
Discount Rate
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Maximum Payout	$ 1,550
Fair Value	$ 952
Measurement Inputs	15	16
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input [Extensible Enumeration]	Discount Rate

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DEBT - (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2023	Jun. 22, 2023	Jun. 19, 2023	Mar. 03, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Jul. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Jan. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate of interest					9.38%	9.38%		7.88%			0.0325%
Shares represented by warrants							390,247
Fair value of warrants									$ 5,791
Debt issuance costs									1,053
Debt exit payments									1,053
Third party debt issuance costs									$ 801
Restricted cash					$ 7,500	$ 7,500
Debt Covenant, Minimum Consolidated Revenues, Net					18,500
JGB warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares represented by warrants			496,960	333,334
Warrants term				5 years
Exercise price			$ 12.828	$ 19.125						$ 15.00
Fair value of warrants				$ 4,475
Anti-dilution adjustments on warrants			$ 0
Omnia Warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares represented by warrants				45,000
Warrants term				7 years
Exercise price				$ 12.828						$ 30.00
Fair value of warrants				$ 1,316
Senior secured debentures
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal balance				$ 21,053	21,053	$ 21,053
Rate of interest				7.00%
Exit payment				$ 1,053
Original issue discount (as a percent)				5.00%		5.00%
Redemption price (as a percent)				5.00%		5.00%
Senior secured debentures | Company's option, any time after March 3, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as a percent)				3.00%
Senior secured debentures | Holders option, commencing on March 3, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as a percent)				2.00%
Senior secured debentures | JGB warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares represented by warrants		496,960		333,334
Exercise price		$ 12.828		$ 19.125
Fair value of warrants				$ 4,475
Debt issuance costs				139
Anti-dilution adjustments on warrants		$ 0
Subordinated note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal balance				2,865	2,865	$ 2,865
Accrued PIK interest					$ 201	$ 450
Accrued paid in kind interest refinanced				365
Subordinated note | Omnia Warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
PIK Interest rate	26.50%
Shares represented by warrants	45,000
Warrants term	7 years
Exercise price	$ 12.828
Fair value of warrants				1,316
October note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal balance				$ 1,000
Rate of interest				12.00%
January note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal balance				$ 1,500
Rate of interest				12.00%

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DEBT - Long-term debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 03, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount on loan and deferred debt issuance costs	$ (7,255)	$ (7,933)	$ (8,527)	$ (8,698)
Total	18,165
Current portion of long-term debt	(18,165)
Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	22,105
Subordinated Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 3,315

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DEBT - Contractual maturities (Details) - Senior Secured Credit Facility $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Future minimum principal payments
2024	$ 2,354
2026	$ 15,811

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DEBT - Unamortized discount and deferred debt issuance costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023
DEBT
Issuance	$ (7,933)	$ (8,527)
Amortization during the period	678	594	$ 171
Unamortized discount and deferred debt issuance costs, at the end	$ (7,255)	$ (7,933)	$ (8,527)

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NOTES & LOANS PAYABLE (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
NOTES PAYABLE
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross		$ 19,084,000				$ 19,084,000		$ 16,189,000
Directors And Officers insurance, policy term			1 year	1 year	1 year
Annual premium			$ 1,626,000		$ 2,394,000
Premium paid		$ 143,000	285,000	$ 90,000	400,000
Proceeds from Notes Payable			$ 1,341,000	$ 168,000	$ 1,994,000
Debt Instrument, Term		6 months	10 months		10 months
Rate of interest		9.38%	7.88%		0.0325%	9.38%
Repayments of notes payable						$ 4,672,000	$ 1,508,000
Insurance loans payable		$ 1,314,000				1,314,000		780,000
Vehicle loans		127,000				127,000		128,000
Total current notes and loans payable		1,441,000				1,441,000		908,000
Bridge loan								2,814,000
Vehicle loans		156,000				156,000		187,000
Total long-term notes and loans payable		$ 156,000				156,000		$ 3,001,000
Vehicle loans | Minimum
NOTES PAYABLE
Periodic payment						$ 800
Rate of interest		0.00%				0.00%
Vehicle loans | Maximum
NOTES PAYABLE
Periodic payment						$ 2,100
Rate of interest		11.00%				11.00%
GVB Bridge Note
NOTES PAYABLE
Rate of interest		12.00%				12.00%
Principal balance		$ 4,250,000				$ 4,250,000
Repayments of notes payable	$ 1,899,000
Notes and loans payable	1,750,000
Debt instrument, accrued interest	149,000
Remaining outstanding principal	2,500,000
Accrued interest	$ 314,000

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NOTES & LOANS PAYABLE - Future principal payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
NOTES & LOANS PAYABLE
Total	$ 18,165
Notes and loans payable
NOTES & LOANS PAYABLE
Remainder of 2023	756
2024	715
2025	68
2026	20
2027	15
Thereafter	23
Total	$ 1,597

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OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, NET - Components (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, NET
Fixed asset write-offs	$ 5,931		$ 5,931
Professional services	53		377
Total Grass Valley fire expenses	53		377
Restructuring costs:
Impairment of intangible assets (see Note 4)	13,986		13,986
Impairment of fixed assets	5,931		5,931
Impairment of right-of-use assets	4,034		4,034
Professional services	207		207
Severance (see Note 1)	159		159
Total Restructuring costs	24,317		24,317
Acquisition and transaction costs	218	$ 43	357	$ 882
Needlerock Farms settlement	9		765
Loss on change in warrant liability	(1,262)		(540)
Gain on change of contingent consideration	9		(186)
Gain on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment		(2)	(173)	(2)
Total other operating expenses, net	$ 23,344	$ 41	$ 24,917	$ 880

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CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY - Direct Offering & Warrant Repricing (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 19, 2023	Jul. 19, 2023	Jul. 06, 2023	Jun. 19, 2023	Jul. 21, 2022	Oct. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Oct. 20, 2023	Oct. 18, 2023	Oct. 16, 2023	Jul. 31, 2023	Jun. 18, 2023
CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY
Stock issued during period							$ 13,416	$ 4,851	$ 32,484
Shares represented by warrants															390,247
Gain on change of warrant liabilities							$ (1,262)			$ (540)
Subsequent Event
CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY
Other general expense	$ 288
Net proceeds from direct offering	5,250
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs	$ 367
Shares represented by warrants														166,667
Number of warrants repriced						747,974
Private placement
CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY
Stock issued during period					$ 35,000
Stock issued during period (in shares)					1,138,221
Shares issue price					$ 30.75
Net proceeds from direct offering					$ 32,484
Exercise price															$ 30.75
Registered Direct Offering
CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY
Stock issued during period		$ 11,700	$ 3,000	$ 5,300
Stock issued during period (in shares)		4,373,219	778,634	747,974
Shares issue price		$ 2.67	$ 3.80	$ 7.05
Net proceeds from direct offering		$ 10,742	$ 2,722	$ 4,800						19,908	$ 35,000
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs										$ 1,641	$ 2,516
Shares represented by warrants		8,746,438	1,557,268	747,974
Exercise price		$ 2.42	$ 3.80	$ 7.05											2.42
Number of warrants repriced		8,746,438	1,557,268
Registered Direct Offering | Subsequent Event
CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY
Exercise price	$ 2.42					$ 0.525						$ 0.525	$ 3.80
Class Of warrant Or right exercise price one | Registered Direct Offering
CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY
Exercise price															3.80
Class Of warrant Or right exercise price two | Registered Direct Offering
CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY
Exercise price															$ 2.42
Private Placement Warrants
CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY
Exercise price				$ 7.05												$ 30.75
Number of warrants repriced				747,974
Gain on change of warrant liabilities				$ 2,025
Private Placement Warrants | Private placement
CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY
Exercise price					$ 30.75
Private Placement Warrants | Private placement | Maximum
CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY
Shares represented by warrants					1,138,221

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CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY - Warrants and ATM Offerings (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 16, 2023	Jun. 22, 2023	Jun. 19, 2023	Mar. 03, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Jul. 31, 2023	Jan. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Issued					10,304	912	378
Warrant outstanding balance					12,732	2,428	1,516	12,732			1,138
Shares represented by warrants									390,247
Fair value of warrants							$ 5,791
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature								$ 367
Subsequent Event
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares represented by warrants	166,667
Warrant aggregate put price	$ 2,500
JGB warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares represented by warrants			496,960	333,334
Exercise price			$ 12.828	$ 19.125						$ 15.00
Warrants term				5 years
Premium percentage				50.00%
Fair value of warrants				$ 4,475
Warrants issuance costs				$ 139
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature			$ 367
Anti-dilution adjustments on warrants			$ 0
JGB warrants | Senior secured debentures
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares represented by warrants		496,960		333,334
Exercise price		$ 12.828		$ 19.125
Fair value of warrants				$ 4,475
Anti-dilution adjustments on warrants		$ 0
Omnia Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares represented by warrants				45,000
Exercise price				$ 12.828						$ 30.00
Warrants term				7 years
Fair value of warrants				$ 1,316
ATM Offering
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Authorized amount							$ 50,000
Percentage of sales commission							3.00%

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CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY - Valuation Techniques (Details)	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares Y	Mar. 03, 2023 Y $ / shares
JGB warrants | Risk-free interest rate per year
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	4.6	4.2
JGB warrants | Expected volatility per year
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	97.9	88.1
JGB warrants | Contractual expiration
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input | Y	4.9	5.5
JGB warrants | Exercise price
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	12.828	19.125
JGB warrants | Stock price
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	0.98	13.65
Omnia Warrants | Risk-free interest rate per year
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	4.6	4.1
Omnia Warrants | Expected volatility per year
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	90.9	83.8
Omnia Warrants | Contractual expiration
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input | Y	6.9	7.5
Omnia Warrants | Exercise price
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	12.828	12.828
Omnia Warrants | Stock price
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants measurement input	0.98	13.65

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CAPITAL RAISE AND WARRANT ACTIVITY - Schedule of sale of stock (Details) - ATM - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of common shares issued	284
Weighted average sale price per share	$ 9.65
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 2,741	$ 2,741
Net proceeds	$ 2,563

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Licenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Aug. 19, 2022	Mar. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023
Future Commitments
2021			$ 2,038
2023			2,422
2024			1,689
2025			1,402
2027 & After			1,328
Contractual Obligation, Total			8,879
Research Agreement | KeyGene
Future Commitments
2021			1,824
2023			2,081
2024			1,589
2025			1,302
2027 & After			328
Contractual Obligation, Total			$ 7,124
Agreement Term		3 years	5 years
Agreement extension period			2 years
Aggregate cost over initial term		$ 1,830
Research Agreement | North Carolina State University
Future Commitments
2021			$ 95
2023			114
Contractual Obligation, Total			209
Agreement Term	1 year
License Agreement | North Carolina State University
Future Commitments
2023			100
2024			100
2025			100
2027 & After			1,000
Contractual Obligation, Total			1,300
Growing Agreements
Future Commitments
2021			119
2023			127
Contractual Obligation, Total			$ 246

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - MRTP, litigation (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 21, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 15, 2020 item	Nov. 19, 2019 item
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Number of counts | item		3	3
Damages sought, Value | $	$ 3,000

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Insurance recoveries (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 19, 2023 USD ($)
Grass Valley Fire [Member]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Insurance proceeds	$ 5,000

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Needle Rock Farms (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Litigation settlement	$ 9		$ 765
Needle Rock Farms
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Cash agreed to pay		$ 250
Net book value		272
Accrued additional payment		$ 225
Contingent payment period		1 year
Litigation settlement		$ 747

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EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 16, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION
Unrecognized compensation expense		$ 190
2021 Plan
EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION
Additional shares authorized during the period	233,334
Number of shares remaining for future awards		436,775

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EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION - Compensation expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION
Equity-based employee compensation expense	$ 576	$ 2,247	$ 3,237	$ 4,566
Sales, general, and administrative
EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION
Equity-based employee compensation expense	555	2,201	3,099	4,431
Research and development
EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION
Equity-based employee compensation expense	$ 21	$ 46	$ 138	$ 135

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EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION - RSUs (Details) - Restricted Stock Units - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
RSUs, Number of shares
Nonvested, Number, Beginning Balance	391	438	269	269
RSUs granted, number			293
RSUs vested, number		(25)	(122)
RSUs forfeited, number	(75)	(22)	(2)
Nonvested, Number, Ending Balance	316	391	438	316
RSUs, Weighted average grant-date fair value
Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Beginning Balance	$ 18.92	$ 19.06	$ 31.88	$ 31.88
RSUs granted, Weighted average grant-date fair value			12.44
RSUs vested, grant-date fair value		22.47	31.16
RSUs forfeited, grant-date fair value	20.86	17.77	36.35
Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Ending Balance	$ 18.45	$ 18.92	$ 19.06	$ 18.45
Fair value of RSUs that vested during the period				$ 1,838
Unrecognized compensation, RSUs	$ 3,280			$ 3,280
Unrecognized compensation, period for recognition				1 year 8 months 12 days
Share based payment arrangement, Non vested award cost not yet recognized	$ 786			$ 786

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EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION - Stock option activity (Details) - Employee Stock Option [Member] - $ / shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023
Number of Options
Options, number, Beginning of Period	320	320	327
Options expired, number	(92)		(7)
Options, number, End of Period	228	320	320
Options exercisable, number, End of Period	221
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Options, Beginning of Period, weighted average exercise price	$ 24.74	$ 24.74	$ 24.82
Options expired, weighted average exercise price	21.34		41.40
Options, End of Period, weighted average exercise price	26.12	$ 24.74	$ 24.74
Options exercisable, End of Period, weighted average exercise price	$ 25.74
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Options, End of Period, weighted average remaining contractual term	2 years	1 year 9 months 18 days	2 years 1 month 6 days
Options exercisable, End of Period, weighted average remaining contractual term	1 year 10 months 24 days

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Net loss	$ (72,720)	$ (20,539)	$ (18,182)	$ (13,102)	$ (11,498)	$ (8,918)	$ (111,441)	$ (33,518)
Deemed dividend from trigger of anti-dilution provision feature							(367)
Deemed dividend related to down-round features	(564)						(564)
Net loss available to common shareholders - Basic	(73,284)			(13,102)			(112,372)	(33,518)
Net loss available to common shareholders - Diluted	$ (69,249)			$ (13,102)			$ (108,338)	$ (33,518)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	19,887			14,009			16,411	12,351
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	19,887			14,009			16,411	12,351
Basic loss per common share	$ (3.68)			$ (0.94)			$ (6.85)	$ (2.71)
Diluted loss per common share	$ (3.48)			$ (0.94)			$ (6.60)	$ (2.71)
Effect of dilutive securities:
Anti-dilutive shares	13,276			1,677			13,276	1,677
Warrants
Effect of dilutive securities:
Anti-dilutive shares	12,732			1,138			12,732	1,138
Options
Effect of dilutive securities:
Anti-dilutive shares	228			327			228	327
Restricted Stock Units
Effect of dilutive securities:
Anti-dilutive shares	316			212			316	212

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023
Pre-tax amount
Foreign currency translation	$ (69)						$ (31)
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning			$ (111)				(111)
Balance at end	(30)						(30)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Pre-tax amount
Balance at beginning	39	$ (41)	(111)	$ (523)	$ (562)	$ (162)	(111)
Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investment securities		10	61	(19)	(69)	(400)
Foreign currency translation	(69)	42	(4)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		28	13	35	108
Balance at end	(30)	39	(41)	(507)	(523)	(562)	(30)
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning	39	(41)	(111)	(523)	(562)	(162)	(111)
Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investment securities		10	61	(19)	(69)	(400)
Foreign currency translation	(69)	42	(4)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		28	13	35	108
Balance at end	(30)	39	(41)	(507)	(523)	(562)	(30)
Corporate securities/investments
Pre-tax amount
Balance at beginning	0	(38)	(112)	(523)	(562)	(162)	(112)
Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investment securities		10	61	(19)	(69)	(400)
Reclassification of realized losses to net loss		28	13	35	108
Balance at end	0	0	(38)	$ (507)	$ (523)	$ (562)	0
Foreign translation adjustment
Pre-tax amount
Balance at beginning	39	(3)	1				1
Foreign currency translation	(69)	42	(4)
Balance at end	$ (30)	$ 39	$ (3)				$ (30)

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REVENUE RECOGNITION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Allowance amount for discounts or returns and allowances			$ 0		$ 0
Excise taxes	$ 2,554	$ 3,747	7,990	$ 9,299
Unbilled receivables	1,745		1,745		354
Deferred income	(704)		(704)		(831)
Net contract assets (liabilities)	1,041		1,041		(477)
Total Revenue, net	$ 17,811	$ 19,383	63,200	42,905
Revenue recorded in contract asset			$ 802	$ 119	$ 802	$ 119
Maximum
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Payment period			30 days
Tobacco
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenue Recognized Over Time, Percent	57.00%	74.00%	63.00%	73.00%
Total Revenue, net	$ 7,871	$ 11,535	$ 24,848	$ 30,551
Hemp/Cannabis
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Total Revenue, net	$ 9,940	$ 7,848	$ 38,352	$ 12,354

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REVENUE RECOGNITION - Concentration of risk (Details) - Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark - Customer Concentration Risk	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Customer A | Tobacco
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	37.80%	42.14%	34.92%	23.05%
Customer B | Tobacco
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	18.00%		24.44%	23.11%
Customer C | Tobacco
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	21.97%	7.06%	13.72%	14.48%
Customer D | Tobacco
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		14.33%		17.17%
Customer E | Hemp/Cannabis
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	12.82%	11.25%
Customer F | Hemp/Cannabis
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	25.39%	11.22%	18.33%	16.48%
Customer G | Hemp/Cannabis
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		17.52%		13.41%
All other customers | Tobacco
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	22.23%	36.47%	26.92%	22.19%
All other customers | Hemp/Cannabis
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	61.79%	60.01%	81.67%	70.11%

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Revenues (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total Revenue, net	$ 17,811	$ 19,383	$ 63,200	$ 42,905
Number of reportable segments | segment			2
Tobacco [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total Revenue, net	7,871	11,535	$ 24,848	30,551
Hemp or Cannabis [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total Revenue, net	$ 9,940	$ 7,848	$ 38,352	$ 12,354

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Loss from continuing operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Operating loss	$ (71,482)	$ (15,268)	$ (108,659)	$ (33,891)
Other (income) expense, net	(1,238)	(415)	(2,736)	(2,208)
Loss before income taxes	(72,720)	(15,683)	(111,395)	(36,099)
Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Operating loss	65,453	6,000	84,676	10,653
Unallocated operating member
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Operating loss	6,029	9,268	23,983	23,238
Other (income) expense, net	1,213	279	2,676	2,005
Tobacco [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Operating loss	2,798	1,674	10,072	3,337
Other (income) expense, net			10
Hemp or Cannabis [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Operating loss	62,655	4,326	74,604	7,316
Other (income) expense, net	$ 25	$ 136	$ 50	$ 203

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Total assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 64,196	$ 64,196	$ 114,651
Impairment of right-of-use assets	4,034	4,034
Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total assets	40,018	40,018	81,713
Unallocated operating member
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total assets	24,178	24,178	32,938
Tobacco [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total assets	21,271	21,271	15,748
Hemp or Cannabis [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total assets	18,747	$ 18,747	$ 65,965
Impairment of right-of-use assets	$ 58,808

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Capital expenditure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total capital expenditures	$ 3,951	$ 2,501
Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total capital expenditures	3,581	2,084
Unallocated operating member
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total capital expenditures	370	417
Tobacco [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total capital expenditures	717	589
Hemp or Cannabis [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total capital expenditures	$ 2,864	$ 1,495

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands									1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 19, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 17, 2023 $ / shares shares	Oct. 16, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jul. 19, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 06, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 05, 2023	Jun. 19, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2023 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 20, 2023 $ / shares	Oct. 18, 2023 $ / shares	Jul. 31, 2023 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2023 shares	Mar. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 shares
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Reverse stock split, ratio							0.0667
Stock issued during period										$ 13,416	$ 4,851	$ 32,484
Shares represented by warrants | shares																	390,247
Warrant outstanding balance | shares										12,732	2,428		12,732					1,516		1,138
Senior secured debentures
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Principal balance										$ 21,053			$ 21,053						$ 21,053
Subordinated note
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Principal balance										$ 2,865			2,865						2,865
October note
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Principal balance																			1,000
January note
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Principal balance																			$ 1,500
Grass Valley Fire [Member]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Insurance proceeds					$ 5,000
Registered Direct Offering
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Stock issued during period					$ 11,700	$ 3,000		$ 5,300
Stock issued during period (in shares) | shares					4,373,219	778,634		747,974
Shares represented by warrants | shares					8,746,438	1,557,268		747,974
Shares issue price | $ / shares					$ 2.67	$ 3.80		$ 7.05
Exercise price | $ / shares					$ 2.42	$ 3.80		$ 7.05									$ 2.42
Net proceeds from direct offering					$ 10,742	$ 2,722		$ 4,800					19,908	$ 35,000
Warrant issuance fees													$ 1,641	$ 2,516
Subsequent Event
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Authorized Stock issued during period (in shares) | shares				33,333,334
Additional Authorized Stock issued during period (in shares) | shares				66,666,667
Shares represented by warrants | shares				166,667
Net proceeds from direct offering		$ 5,250
Amount required in escrow fund				$ 7,500
Revenue Debentures agreement amount				18,500
Amended revenue Debentures agreement amount				15,500
Principal balance				3,800
Pledged Indebtedness nonmonetary transaction				2,600
Reduction of Put Price amount				2,000
Balance reduction of Debentures				600
Note payable amount on the Maturity Date				500
Warrant aggregate put price				$ 2,500
Warrant issuance fees		367
Other General Expense		$ 288
Aggregate number of pre-funded warrants in percentage			10.00%
Percentage of public offering accompanying common warrant			125.00%
Subsequent Event | Prefunded Warrants
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Stock issued during period (in shares) | shares									2,399,512
Shares represented by warrants | shares			2,400,000
Exercise price | $ / shares			$ 0.5249
Combined public offering price, per share | $ / shares			0.0001
Subsequent Event | Common Warrants
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Exercise price | $ / shares			$ 0.525
Subsequent Event | Placement Agent Warrants
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Stock issued during period (in shares) | shares			1,000,000
Shares issue price | $ / shares			$ 0.65625
Subsequent Event | NCSU Technology License
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Stock issued during period	$ 100
Other General Expense	250
Interval common stock amount	$ 650
Subsequent Event | Registered Direct Offering
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Exercise price | $ / shares		$ 2.42							$ 0.525						$ 0.525	$ 3.80
Warrant outstanding balance | shares		11,799,654
Subsequent Event | Public Equity Offering
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Stock issued during period (in shares) | shares			7,600,000
Shares represented by warrants | shares			20,000,000
Shares issue price | $ / shares			$ 0.00001

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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Net Income (Loss)	$ (72,720)	$ (20,539)	$ (18,182)	$ (13,102)	$ (11,498)	$ (8,918)	$ (111,441)	$ (33,518)

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Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false