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ARCVIEW PRESENTS 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade February 4-6, 2020 – Los Angeles, CA Cal Ethos Advanced Propaga�on of MJ & Hemp Using the First-Ever Cannabis Rootstock Contact: Jon Drucker JonD@v-vero.com (323) 977-0200 and www.v-vero.com INDUSTR ABIS Y NN AS A NATIONAL C SOC IATION eC Th rg an y. o n a bisIn d u str
2 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade Hotel Level starlight Main Stage Programming wedgewood ballroom Exhibit Hall foyer fig restaurant Registration foyer lobby event map Jones library Member Lounge/ Workshopping state study room Issuer main house Presentations Member Lounge & Day 3 Roundtables The Bungalow game deck room Track 2 Venue 1:1 Meetings & Day 3 Women’s Investment Luncheon
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 3 Arcview investor network 5 Free Wifi day 1 agenda Connect to the “Fairmont” network main stage 8 Launch your Internet Browser track 2 12 After the splash page loads, please day 2 agenda enter the passcode “enjoywurk” main stage 14 track 2 21 WiFi Provided by day 3 agenda roundtables 22 Educational 24 keynote speaker profiles 27 headline supporter 33 Pathable App Instructions issuers 34 brands 40 Check your email for your service providers 43 individualized App Download Link, click link to download. Non-profit partners 44 The email address you used Ready to Invest?TM Companies 48 to register for the Forum will aqualitas 50 be the address that received the link. This email address will bloomfield robotics 52 grant you access to your profile encore labs 54 on the App. khemia manufacturing 56 If you aren't sure which email address the download link was lost colony botanicals 58 sent to, or if you need any nfuzed 60 other technical support find an Arcview Staff member at the noa botanicals 62 Registration table! rebel spirit 64 Sava 66
4 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade The cannabis market has immeasurable potential, and Arcview combs through the space and identifies potential candidates from among hundreds of emerging companies. troy dayton founder, the arcview group
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 5 the arcview investor network Because Going It Alone, Seldom Leads to the Best Investments We created the Investor Network to connect accredited investors with exceptional cannabis companies. But to truly Access Vetted Deal Flow succeed, you need more. This is why, when you join the Arcview Investor Network, you become part of a curated community of high net- Collaborate on worth individuals, institutional investors, leading brands, Due-Diligence entrepreneurs, and money managers. Access to the shared wisdom of 650+ other Investor Invest in Future Network members, gives you the advantage in a sector Industry Titans unlike most others. Our promise is simple. To help you navigate and profit from the historic cannabis opportunity with exceptional deal-flow, Participate in Private Investment Summits unsurpassed networks, and the industry leading research. Founded in 2010 and listed recently by Forbes as one of the top five financial firms in the cannabis industry, investors Form Relationships with Leading in the Arcview Investor Network have invested more than Cannabis Investors $270 million in over 200 companies.
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8 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade main stage forum agenda Day 1: Main Stage day 1 location – starlight ballroom 8:30- Breakfast Served, Networking & 10:00 Registration AM Location: Wedgewood Ballroom 10:00 Arcview Industry Insights AM Troy Dayton, Founder & Kim Kovacs, President, The Arcview Group Dennis O’Malley CEO, Caliva Dennis O’Malley is CEO of Caliva, one of 10:40 BDS Analytics Industry Intelligence the largest vertically integrated cannabis AM Update companies in California. Driven by a passion Roy Bingham, Co-Founder & CEO to improve people’s daily lives through plant- BDS Analytics provides comprehensive, actionable, and based solutions, Mr. O’Malley has led Caliva to accurate industry research by producing insights from a 10x increase in revenue over the past three dispensary point-of-sale systems through its market- years. Mr. O’Malley has over a 20-year track leading GreenEdge platform, driving consumer research record of leadership roles in rapid growth with its Cannabis Insights group, and providing market forecasts and strategic consulting services through its companies within emerging markets. Before Industry Intelligence group. joining Caliva in 2017, Mr. O’Malley was CEO of a venture backed software company that enabled lifestyle brands like Nike, Adidas, The North Face, Red Bull, Reebok, to leverage 11:00 Interview with Dennis O’Malley, ambassador marketing programs. AM CEO, Caliva 11:40 Interview with Jeff Kirwan, Jeff Kirwan Partner, HERBL AM Partner, HERBL Former Gap Brand President & CEO with responsibility for managing the brand worldwide across multiple channels and geographies. From 2011 to 2014, Jeff led 12:10- Lunch is Served the greater China business for Gap Inc., 1:30 Take this opportunity to explore the Bungalow Venue responsible for all brands and channels in PM where you’ll find Issuer Pitches, One-on-One Meetings & mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Lounge space. Lunch will be offered in the Bungalow, as Previous to his China assignment, Jeff was well as in the Exhibit Hall in the Wedgewood Ballroom. SVP of Stores & Operations for the U.S. and Canada with Gap Inc.’s largest brand, Old Navy. He joined Gap Inc. in May 2004, coming from Target Corporation where he was the Regional Group Director for the Western Region.
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 9 WiFi Provided by main stage day 1 Connect to the “Fairmont” network Launch your Internet Browser After the splash page loads, please enter the passcode “enjoywurk” 1:15 Track 2 Begins PM Location: The Bungalow Venue To view Day 1: Track 2 events please turn to Page 12 3:10 Quick Pitches Led by CanopyBoulder PM Accelerator CanopyBoulder invests in and supports early- stage companies in the ancillary cannabis and READY TO hemp/CBD spaces. Learn about each of the INVEST?™️ teams in this short introduction. by Arcview 3:30 Ready To Invest?TM Introduced by brings cannabis PM Tim Seymour, CIO of Seymour Asset Management & Member of CNBC’s investing to life. Fast Money Investor Panelists Brent Johnson, Hoban Law Arcview READY TO INVEST?™️ Codie Sanchez, Entourage Effect Capital is a turbo-charged, rapid-paced Jeff Zucker, Green Lion Partners group of highly-curated pitch Aqualitas presentations to accredited Myrna Gillis, CEO investors of early-stage and start- Rebel Spirit up cannabis companies. Diane Downey, CEO Day 1 The on-stage pitches must deal with KHEMIA challenging live expert judges as well as Melinda Galloway, CEO audience participation balanced by our Kimberly Cargile, Chief Compliance Officer savvy host.
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The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 11 4:45 What is the REAL Story on Vaping? main stage day 1 PM Get the Facts with: Arnaud Dumas de Rauly, CEO, The Blinc Group & Chairman ISO Standards on Vaping Products & Michael Backes, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Perfect 5:30 Closing Remarks PM 5:30- Welcome Reception 7:30 Enjoy light refreshments alongside Arcview 4:45pm panel PM guests Location: Exhibit Hall, Wedgewood Ballroom What is the REAL Story on Vaping? The cannabis industry took a shocking D AY 1 N O T E S blow before we had the facts on vaping. The “naysayers” came out in droves now trying to “prove” the harm of cannabis. The industry went to work to understand the vaping crisis and these two Arcview Santa Monica Thought Leaders were involved in sorting out the answers. Did you know these serious health incidents occurred ONLY in North America? Did you know that NO legal production or sales of vape pens or oils were found to have the deadly effect? Now, you will meet two amazing and knowledgeable experts; Arnaud Dumas De Rauly, Chairman of the International ISO committee on vaping standards, Day 1 Founder of The Blinc Group and Michael Backes, author, science expert, renowned authority on cannabis science. Join us to hear the facts and get the straight story.
12 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade forum agenda Day 1: Track 2 location – the study of the bungalow 1:15 Miraculo Inc PM Michael Klein, CEO track 2 day 1 1:35 Perfect PM Dean Hollander, Co-Founder & CEO 1:55 CalEthos PM Michael Campbell, CEO Piers Cooper, President 2:15 Gaviota House PM John Rozelle, Managing Partner 2:35 Radiant Farm PM Frederic Rouhana, President & Co-Founder 2:55 Philter Labs PM Christos Nicolaidis, Co-Founder, CEO Arcview’s Issuer Presentations are how 3:15 A42 Systems some of the biggest names PM Dave Hudson, President in cannabis were originally discovered. Catch current 3:35 V-Vero and future industry leaders PM Jon Drucker, VP Business & Legal Affairs presenting to you their full 15-minute investor pitches. For a background on the Issuer companies turn to page 34
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 13 D AY 1 N O T E S track 2 day 1 Additional Spaces to Explore 1:1 Meeting Area, Hosted on the Deck of the Bungalow Member Lounges, Located Day 1 in The Main House of the Bungalow & Jones Library in the Hotel Lobby
14 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade forum agenda Day 2: Main Stage location – starlight ballroom 7:30- Breakfast Served, Networking & 9:00 Registration am Location: Wedgewood Ballroom 9:00 Opening Remarks am Steve DeAngelo, Founder, The Arcview Group stage mainstage 9:20 7 Essential Trends am with Paul Rosen, Executive Chairman, GlobalGo day 2 main 9:45 Interview with Mitch Kahn, Founder 9:20am panel am & CEO, Grassroots Cannabis Mitch Kahn has grown Grassroots Cannabis to become 7 Essential Trends with the largest private multi-state operator in the United States. Grassroots continues to rapidly expand its Paul Rosen, Executive footprint and develop the company’s portfolio to Chairman, GlobalGo address the key medical, wellness and adult-use market sectors. Mitch and Troy will discuss raising capital, how Grassroots is handling recent market volatility, and Paul Rosen is a noted career entrepreneur, where they’re going in the future. management consultant and public speaker. Over the last 7 years, he has become one of the most active entrepreneurs, advisors and investors in the emerging global cannabis industry. Paul will introduce D AY 2 N O T E S and unpack seven trends that are essential to investors and entrepreneurs interested or already actively participating in the emerging global regulated cannabis industry. Trends that will be highlighted include anticipated U.S. federal reform, the role of the F.D.A., the divergence of recreation and medical markets and the end of Canadian domination.
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 15 10:20 Ready To Invest?TM Introduced by am Tim Seymour, CIO of Seymour Asset Management & Member of CNBC’s Fast Money Investor Panelists Alex Brough, Keneh Ventures Jennifer Piro, Angel Investor Brian Schinderle, Grassroots Cannabis Bloomfield Robotics Mark DeSantis, CEO Encore Labs Joe Wang, Co-Founder Help us select Sava main stage day 2 the Best Pitch Andrea Brooks, Founder & CEO Award Winner 11:15 Changing Culture Cannabis am Speakers HOW TO VOTE Kimberly K Dillon, CEO, Plant & Prosper and Frigg Visit Slido.com Wellness Enter code LA20 Steven DeAngelo, Founder, The Arcview Group Kelly Atterton, Beauty Director, C California Style Rank the top pitches Magazine Dorian Morris, Founder & CEO, Undefined Beauty Post live questions How is cannabis culture changing and adapting as it meets the mainstream head-on? Old meets new in this discussion between a legend who has shaped the culture for years and three entrepreneurs engaged in the next wave of revolutionary culture changes ahead. Day 2
16 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade 12:00 PART 1 : All about Cannabis Due PM Diligence You are here to invest, but how do you ‘drill into the company’ to understand if they will scale? On stage: Mr. Bill Morachnick, investor, and Asaf Weinberger, CEO, will present an innovative company, Roxx Labs. This Company aims to fundamentally change cannabis inhalation, as we know it, by creating a soft water mist -- infused with cannabis formulations. Jeanne M. Sullivan, Arcview Ventures and Sumit Mehta, Mazakali, will join the Roxx Labs team on stage to introduce institutional due diligence as it applies to this Company. READY TO main stage 12:30 Lunch is Served INVEST?™️ by Arcview day 2 PM Take this opportunity to explore the Bungalow Venue where you’ll find Issuer Pitches, One-on-One Meetings & Lounge space. Lunch will be offered in the Bungalow, as well as in the Exhibit Hall in the Wedgewood Ballroom. brings cannabis investing to life. 1:30 PART 2 : Interactive Due Diligence PM Workshop Location: The Jones Library, off the Lobby of the Fairmont Hotel Arcview READY TO INVEST?™️ What questions are important for due is a turbo-charged, rapid-paced diligence as it relates to a ROXX Labs? group of highly-curated pitch Come join us at 1:30pm in the Jones presentations to accredited Library for an interactive session – lead by investors of early-stage and start- Jeanne M. Sullivan and Sumit Mehta, CEO of Mazakali. Let’s drill into this company up cannabis companies. together to understand the big picture and The on-stage pitches must deal with the nuances related to an investment in this innovative company. NO RSVP required. challenging live expert judges as well as audience participation balanced by our savvy host. 1:30 Track 2 Begins PM Location: The Bungalow Venue To view Day 2: Track 2 events please turn to Page 21
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 17 WiFi Provided by Connect to the “Fairmont” network Launch your Internet Browser After the splash page loads, please enter the passcode “enjoywurk” 2:05 Fireside Chat PM with Jigar Patel, President, NorCal Cannabis & Troy Dayton, The Arcview Group 2:40 Ready To Invest?TM Jigar Patel PM Investor Panelists main stage day 2 Vanita Spaulding, Singer Lewak Cliff Whatmore, MAB Investments 2:05pm panel Rafael de la Cruz, Universal Brand Ventures Fireside Chat with Jigar Noa Botanicals Brian Goldstein, Founder & CEO Patel & Troy Dayton Lost Colony Geoffrey Lawrence, CEO Nfuzed Jigar Patel Spencer Graff, Owner - Manager President, NorCal Cannabis Jigar Patel, has been an instrumental leader in the California cannabis industry. He is the 3:35 Surviving the Dip founder of four state and locally compliant PM Lets face it, market conditions could be better. cannabis businesses, playing pivotal roles in Join our panel of top cannabis operators real estate sourcing, entitlement, funding, design, build and operations. NorCal Cannabis, and steal their secrets for surviving the one of the largest vertically integrated fluctuations of capital deployment in our cannabis operators in California, operates industry. state-of-the-art production facilities, including more than 100,000 sq. feet of indoor flower Speakers canopy, manufacturing, processing, packaging Day 2 and distribution assets. We’ll be taking a Jon Avidor, Executive Chairman, Shryne Group deep dive into the operations of NorCal and Jigar Patel, President, NorCal Cannabis discussing what the company has planned Tom Zuber, Managing Partner, Zuber Lawler moving forward and navigating the storms. In addition, we’ll discuss NorCal’s plans for the future, M&A in the industry and the evolving California cannabis delivery landscape. 4:10 Networking Break PM
18 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade 4:45 What’s Happened: The Good, Bad & PM New Over the Last Year in Cannabis 4:45pm panel Science, Medicine & Research Dr. Sue Sisley MD, President & Principal Back by popular demand! Investigator, Scottsdale Research Institute These expert scientists and physicians will Dr. Rachel Knox, MD, MBA Endocannabinologist update us on the very latest in cannabis & Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist, Doctors Knox research, science and medicine. What are the results of the latest efficacy cannabis studies? Will NIDA come out of the dark 5:30 Interview with Jamie Pearson, ages and allow properly grown cannabis PM President/CEO, Bhang Inc. be used for clinical trials? Are there any Selected as High Times Female 50 2019 and Top 20 Women changes in the US’s ability to conduct of Weed 2018, Jamie Pearson, COO of Bhang Corporation, is a rare, second-generation cannabis executive. She has clinical trials? What is the latest when it been a leader in numerous industries including real estate comes to improvement for serious health finance, investment, and strategic celebrity cannabis ailments? What’s new and what are the main stage partnerships. Jamie is widely-recognized as a win/win deal-making ninja, and leads negotiations for all global disappointments since the last science joint ventures and licensing deals for Bhang—the world’s seminar at Arcview Santa Monica last day 2 most-awarded and distributed cannabis house of brands year? Hear the experts, distinguished featuring the eight-time Cannabis Cup winning line of gourmet chocolate bars and an award-winning line of CBD medical practitioners with great pedigrees products. and knowledge deliver our Santa Monica 2020 Science & Research Conversation. 6:00 Final Voting, Award Presentation, PM Closing Vote for the company who delivered the Best Pitch 8:00- Evening Reception 11:30 The perfect end of day affair with libations, PM music and networking with industry peers. Dr. Sue Sisley, M.D. As a Forum ticket holder your name is automatically on the guest list, and you may invite one guest to join. Location: 31Ten Lounge, 3110 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Dr. Rachel Knox, M.D.
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 19 D AY 2 N O T E S Help us select main stage day 2 the Best Pitch Award Winner HOW TO VOTE Visit Slido.com Enter code LA20 Rank the top pitches Post live questions Day 2
FOR INVESTORS AT ARCVIEW CanopyBoulder is an experienced venture fund and accelerator, offering investors vetted deals into promising cannabis RAPID PITCH February 4 | 3:10pm | Main Stage companies. Get a one-minute overview of some of CanopyBoulder’s portfolio companies Our accelerator program offers raising capital in the following verticals: resources and mentorship to early-stage cannabis companies, making them prime for rapid TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE growth & investment. MARKETING HEMP/CBD 136 INVESTMENTS TO DATE DATA BUSINESS SERVICES 300% MARK-TO- MARKET INCREASE $200M AGGREGATE VALUATIONS FOR ENTREPRENEURS AT ARCVIEW $90M+ RAISED BY PORTFOLIO JUMPSTART February 6 | 11:45am | Jones Library Educational seminar for entrepreneurs raising capital. Experienced investor and CanopyBoulder CEO, Patrick Rea, will walk founders through best practices and PATRICK REA CEO& Co-founder proven techniques for pitching, enganging patrick@canopyboulder.com investors and closing capital. 303.261.5496 in partnership with
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 21 forum agenda Day 2: Track 2 location – the study of the bungalow 1:30 Pistil PM Greg Vermeulen, CEO 1:50 Xebra Brands PM Robert Giustra, Director 2:10 Hemptown PM Michael Townsend, President 2:30 VerdeMed PM José Bacellar, President & CEO track 2 day 2 2:50 Koach Capital PM Sandy Kronenberg, Managing Partner For a background on the Issuer companies Arcview’s Issuer turn to page 34 Presentations are how some of the biggest names D AY 2 N O T E S in cannabis were originally discovered. Catch current and future industry leaders Day 2 presenting to you their full 15-minute investor pitches.
22 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade forum agenda Day 3: Roundtables location – THE BUNGALOW 9:00- Breakfast Served, Networking & 10:00 Registration am Location: The Bungalow 10:00 Roundtable Discussions am- Join an intimate Roundtable Discussion on 12:00 the Deck of the beautiful Bungalow venue. pm Attendees will have the chance to go deep and shape the conversation on the following key topics: How to Get an Exit, with Matt Hawkins, Entourage Effect Capital Hemp / CBD Products: Opportunities & Obstacles, with Rafael de la Cruz, Universal Brand Ventures 12:00pm - 3:00pm Compassion: The Business Superpower, with Troy Dayton, The Arcview Group Special Event: Valuations - What’s Fair and What’s Changing, Women’s Investor with Codie Sanchez, Entourage Effect Capital Network Luncheon roundtables The Doctors Are In: What Investors Need to Know about the Endocannabinoid System, with Location: The Deck of The Dr. Jessica Knox & Dr. Janice Knox Bungalow day 3 Emerging Industry Valuations, with Tom Adams, Join this active group of female high-net- BDS Analytics worth investors in the cannabis space Arcview Membership Q&A, with Kim Kovacs, for a special lunch. We’ll be updating The Arcview Group and educating you on the cannabis Hire the Talent You Need to Succeed with investing environment and how we as Sarah Falvo, Cannabiz Team women are able to support each other as we engage as investors, mentors, operators and board members. 12:00 Lunch is Served PM Location: The Bungalow
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 23 D AY 3 N O T E S Women’s Investor Network Luncheon WIN Luncheon Topics Cannabis opportunities roundtables day 3 Industry insights Investment landscape Success stories Community ties Day 3
24 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade forum agenda Day 3: Educational 10:00- Canadian Securities Exchange Due Diligence Workshop 11:30 Location: The Jones Library, off the Lobby of the Fairmont Hotel am Come join the Canadian Securities Exchange, alongside its partners, MNP, Haywood Securities, Stockhouse, and Boughton Law for an insightful discussion on mastering the art of due diligence with consideration to both investors and company’s needs in any capital raising exercise. Learn what you should be asking of a company when looking to invest, what are key indicators of a company’s potential success and red flags to watch for. For businesses come discover how you can best promote yourself to potential investors and gain better success in your capital raising efforts. Speakers Include Maruf Raza, Partner, National Director Public Companies, MNP Alexander Ruggieri, Registered Rep, Haywood Securities Conrad Nest, Securities Lawyer, Boughton Law Cindy Broad, Marketing Manager, Stockhouse Anna Serin, Director, Listings Development, Canadian Securities Exchange 11:45 CanopyBoulder Jumpstart Entrepreneur Education Seminar am- Location: The Jones Library, off the Lobby of the Fairmont Hotel 1:15 pm Join CanopyBoulder & The Arcview Group for a deep dive session on how to successfully start a cannabis company and raise capital. Industry experts and investors will walk a select group of entrepreneurs through best practices and proven techniques for getting your business to stand out in a noisy space. Educational day 3
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 25 D AY 3 N O T E S Day 3 educational day 3
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 27 event SPEAKER Dennis O’Malley CEO, Caliva Dennis O’Malley is CEO of Caliva, one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in California. Driven by a passion to improve people’s daily lives through plant-based solutions, Mr. O’Malley has led Caliva to a 10x increase in revenue over the past three years. Mr. O’Malley has over a 20-year track record of leadership roles in rapid growth companies within emerging markets. Before joining Caliva in 2017, Mr. O’Malley was CEO of a venture backed software company that enabled lifestyle brands like Nike, Adidas, The North Face, Red Bull, Reebok, to leverage ambassador marketing programs. The company was sold in 2016. Mr. O’Malley holds multiple technology patents as well as an MBA from Santa Clara University where he graduated with honors. event SPEAKER Jeff Kirwan Partner, HERBL, Former Gap Brand President & CEO Former Gap Brand President & CEO with responsibility for managing the brand worldwide across multiple channels and geographies. From 2011 to 2014, Jeff led the greater China business for Gap Inc., responsible for all brands and channels in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Previous to his China assignment, Jeff was SVP of Stores & Operations for the U.S. and Canada with Gap Inc.’s largest brand, Old Navy. He joined Gap Inc. in May 2004, coming from Target Corporation where he was the Regional Group Director for the Western Region.
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The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 29 event SPEAKER Paul Rosen Executive Chairman, GlobalGo Paul Rosen is a noted career entrepreneur, management consultant and public speaker. Over the last 7 years, he has become one of the most active entrepreneurs, advisors and investors in the emerging global cannabis industry. Paul will introduce and unpack seven trends that are essential to investors and entrepreneurs interested or already actively participating in the emerging global regulated cannabis industry. Trends that will be highlighted include anticipated U.S. federal reform, the role of the F.D.A., the divergence of recreation and medical markets and the end of Canadian domination. event SPEAKER Mitch Kahn CEO, Grassroots Cannabis Mitch Kahn has grown Grassroots Cannabis to become the largest private multi-state operator in the United States. Grassroots continues to rapidly expand its footprint and develop the company’s portfolio to address the key medical, wellness and adult-use market sectors. Mitch and Troy will discuss raising capital, how Grassroots is handling recent market volatility, and where they’re going in the future.
Advanced Propaga�on of MJ & Hemp Using the First-Ever Cannabis Rootstock Contact: Jon Drucker JonD@v-vero.com (323) 977-0200 and www.v-vero.com
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The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 33 forum supporters Headline Supporter We are a cannabis company focused on the design and delivery of unique wellness and leisure products. We develop brands and cannabis infused beverages for sale globally where cannabis is legal and have a subsidiary specialized in wellness, with a line of CBD products pending regulatory approval. www.xebrabrands.com Brands Intellectual Property Positive Impact A brand is the single most The ultimate brand strategy is We are committed to making a important investment a business to increase value with trademark positive impact on personal and can make intellectual property planetary health
34 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade forum supporters Issuers A42 Systems A42 Systems is a cultivation management platform for high-value crops. Our software helps cultivators grow the best and most consistent crops possible, while making their lives easier. We are a group of operations, software and cannabis experts who are passionate about helping growers make more money. www.a42.ag BDS Analytics BDS Analytics provides comprehensive, actionable, and accurate industry research by producing insights from dispensary point-of-sale systems through its market-leading GreenEdge platform, driving consumer research with its Cannabis Insights group, and providing market forecasts and strategic consulting services through its Industry Intelligence group. www.bdsanalytics.com CanopyBoulder CanopyBoulder is a venture fund & business accelerator for ancillary cannabis & hemp/CBD businesses. To date, they’ve made 120 investments into 100 companies in the space. www.canopyboulder.com CalEthos Cal Ethos Coming Soon to Southern California - SHOWCASE Cannabis Superstore & Event Centers. CalEthos is building a chain of 10 large-format retail store and event center facilities to serve the needs of the rapidly-growing Southern California cannabis market. Each SHOWCASE will avg. 20,000 sf of showroom, event center, pharmacy, cafe and lounge areas. www.calethos.com Gaviota House Gaviota House is a licensed California cannabis manufacturing and logistics service provider offering production and fulfillment of every product category except beverages. Whether looking to add SKU’s, expand into California, or establish a new brand, Gaviota can secure the biomass, extract, formulate, manufacture, and distribute products to retailers on your behalf. www.gaviotahouse.com Hemptown Hemptown USA is growing some of the finest cannabinoid-rich hemp plants in the world to meet the ever-increasing global demand for premium cannabinoid products. In total, the company cultivated more than 1,500 acres in three states - Oregon, Colorado and Kentucky. Hemptown USA is well-positioned to capitalize on a global market expected to exceed $22 billion by 2020. www.hemptownusa.com
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The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 37 forum supporters Issuers (cont.) Koach Capital Koach Capital provides Sale-Leasebacks on retail portfolios that can maximize returns for our limited partners with a focus on capital preservation. www.koachcap.com Miraculo Inc. Miraculo is an integrated data and media company that addresses the needs of underserved audiences in the medical cannabis and CBD market. It operates the verticals cannabisMD, the leading non-advocacy destination for consumer education, and God’s Greenery, the first direct sales channel for hemp derived CBD products for Christians. www.miraculo.com Perfect Perfect has developed a new type of blended flower product that results in unique entourage effects no single plant can deliver. UltraFresh, the company’s patent pending manufacturing process, preserves terpenes to provide a fresh from harvest experience and deliver the benefits of concentrates in the form of flower. www.perfect-blends.com Philter Labs, Inc. Philter Labs, Inc is a technology company with a patented filtration technique that eliminates secondhand smoke and smell. Its robust product pipeline integrates this disruptive technology into ™ a collection of micro-sized, personal filters that empower responsible adults with the choice to keep the air clean for those around them by filtering their emissions while still enjoying their lifestyle. Filter your vape, not your life www.philterlabs.com Pistil Pistil is the leading producer of CBD hemp in the State of NC. We convert tobacco farmers over to hemp through our highly scalable, low cost, high volume model. We cultivate hemp biomass and extract the valuable cannabinoids for sale to CBD product manufacturers. www.pistil.com Radiant Farm Radiant Farm is a Santa Rosa-based, operating, post-revenue, vertically-integrated cannabis manufacturing and distribution company built by industry veterans to provide consumers access to a diverse array of quality, affordable, legacy and house cannabis brands.. www.radiantfarm.com
forum supporters Issuers (cont.) V-Vero After 4 years of R&D, V-Vero has developed the first-ever rootstock for cannabis. It boosts the plant’s production of flower by 15-30% (depending on the strain, ave. 25%), speeds its growth, and increases its resistance to insects and other challenges. V-Vero will take a grower’s desired strain, graft it onto the V-Vero rootstock, and return the new more robust plant to the grower for planting. www.v-vero.com VerdeMed VerdeMed brings affordable cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals to doctors and patients in Latin America. Our VerdeMed’s mission is to offer the best of approved existing and prospective cannabinoid products to all Latin Americans, in all countries, in all jurisdictions legally authorized to sell medical cannabis. www.verdemed.com
40 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade forum supporters Brands Dark Heart Dark Heart is a leading California-based cannabis genomics, diagnostics, and applied biotechnology company, established in 2007. The company is focused on genetics, breeding, and pathology to ensure its customers are afforded high-quality plants. www.darkheartnursery.com Empower Clinics Inc. Empower is a vertically-integrated health & wellness company operating as an MSO with a CBD extraction & production facility, its proprietary line of (CBD) products and a network of corporate and franchised health clinics. www.empowerclinics.com Grove Bags Grove Bags launched with the goal of creating solution-driven cannabis packaging that is custom- designed entirely around preserving & optimizing the plant’s unique properties. www.grovebags.com OMURA Omura is a premium, lifestyle, cannabis technology platform built on the ethos of ‘precision and purity’. We offer a whole flower vaping experience unlike any other that’s purer, more precise, sophisticated and more effortless than ever before. www.omura.com Palo Verde Center Palo Verde Center is a master-planned industrial development for cannabis businesses located on 128 acres, adjacent to I -10, in Blythe, California. Our low cost structure will enable cannabis businesses to significantly reduce production costs. www.paloverdecenter.com Segra The Cannabis industry’s most recognized Plant Tissue Culture company employing innovative & proprietary agricultural technologies to serve commercial cultivators in growing more valuable crops, and de-risking cultivation operations. Segra has a generous head-start in building a fully operational plant factory capable of servicing global commercial cultivators. Segra helps its clients improve product quality, decrease liabilities, and increase profits. To do so, it has assembled a world-class group of specialists in the areas of plant tissue culture, agronomy, molecular genetics, regulatory compliance, and corporate finance. www.segra-intl.com
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 41 Restoria Restoria is a curator, integrator and formulator of the highest quality retail and wholesale CBD products on the market. Far more than a marketplace, Restoria is a personalized experience and trusted community that educates, inspires and heals. www.restoriahealth.com Sixth Wave Innovations Inc. Sixth Wave is a nanotechnology company focused on cannabis extraction solutions. Our Affinity™ extraction process isolates and purifies cannabinoids such as CBD/THC at very high capacity and quality eliminating contaminants and processing bottlenecks. www.sixthwave.com Würk Wurk helps cannabis companies manage payroll, human resources, timekeeping, scheduling and tax compliance, and minimizes compliance risks in the ever-changing cannabis regulatory environment. The company uses its expertise and trusted partnerships to provide guidance on 280E tax law, accounting and banking. Its platform is designed to scale nationally with the growth of the industry, while incorporating the local laws and regulations unique to individual states. www.enjoywurk.com Zuber Lawler Zuber Lawler, one of the most selective law firms in the U.S., represents clients throughout the world from offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and New York. In addition to representing a long list of Fortune companies, as well as funds and government entities, Zuber Lawler has represented leading cannabis clients for over 12 years. The firm is uniquely situated to manage cannabis IPOs; M&A and other deals; intellectual property; FDA and other regulatory work; and litigation. Zuber Lawler’s attorneys work in languages covering 90% of the world’s population. www.zuberlawler.com
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 43 forum supporters Service Providers Blinc Group The Blinc Group works with MSOs, LPs, processors, and brands to produce cutting edge vaping hardware solutions for their current and future needs, on the pillars of Innovation, Quality and Safety. Based around our proprietary X-Pro processes & technologies, both our Private Label and our Enterprise Solutions offerings let our clients focus on their core competencies like growing, extracting and selling the finished product, while Blinc becomes the seamless link between the marketing, product development, and operations teams. As product safety and brand differentiation become more critical, Blinc is the only company that can produce bespoke vaping devices, from R&D to sourcing certified raw materials, to getting the hardware produced in ISO / cGMP certified factories, as the whole process is overseen by our QA/QC team in China. www.theblincgroup.com The Canadian Securities Exchange The Canadian Securities Exchange is home to more than 450 listed companies covering a broad range of sectors. The exchange provides trade execution, smart routing, risk management and compliance for Canadian listed instruments. Recognized as an exchange by the Ontario Securities Commission, the CSE facilitates the capital formation process for public companies that emphasizes disclosure. www.thecse.com CannabizTeam CannabizTeam is a vertically integrated cannabis-focused Executive Search and Staffing firm, committed to recruiting only the highest quality cultivation, retail, manufacturing, testing and other related cannabis industry talent across the United States, Canada and other legalized countries. www.cannabizteam.com Capalino+Company Capalino+Company is the leading urban business strategy firm servicing companies and non-profits doing business in New York City with specialized experts in investment financing, strategy consulting and government relations. We get things done. www.capalino.com Greenspoon Marder Greenspoon Marder is a national full-service law firm with over 240 attorneys and 26 locations across the U.S. Our Cannabis Law Group is recognized as a national leader in representing clients throughout the cannabis industry including investors, entrepreneurs, individuals and businesses of all sizes in complex and ever-changing legal issues. www.gmlaw.com
44 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade forum supporters Service Providers (cont.) ABIS INDUSTR Y National Cannabis Industry Association NN The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is the largest cannabis trade association in the AS A NATIONAL C SOC U.S. and the only organization broadly representing cannabis-related businesses at the national level. IATION NCIA promotes the growth of a responsible and legitimate cannabis industry and works toward a eC favorable social, economic, and legal environment for that industry in the United States. Th rg an y. o n a bisIn d u str www.thecannabisindustry.com NORTHEAST NCIA’S CANNABIS BUSINESS CONFERENCE BOSTON, MA | EDUCATION & EXHIBITS: FEBRUARY 19-20, 2020 Looking for the latest in rules, regulations and the future of legalization in the Northeast? The legalization of cannabis is sweeping across the northeast and the growth could result in billions of dollars of commerce and opportunity. If you’re looking to gain invaluable insights and best practices to grow your cannabis business in this emerging market, join us February 19-20 for NCIA’s Northeast Cannabis Business Conference for two jam-packed days of education and networking. REGISTER NOW with promo SAVE20 to get 20% OFF 888.347.6445 NortheastCannabisBusinessConference.com A DVO CACY | E D U CAT I O N | C O M M U N I T Y You can attend other cannabis events, but NCIA conferences are the only events where your registration dollars go back into serving those in the cannabis industry through our government relations efforts. Register today to help us continue the fight! JOIN THE CONVERSATION #NECannaBizCon
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 45 forum supporters Non-Profit Partners Minorities for Medical Marijuana (M4MM) M4MM is committed to cultivating a culturally inclusive environment where diversity of thought, experience, and opportunities are valued, respected, appreciated and celebrated. www.minorities4medicalmarijuana.com Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) MCBA is the first national trade association serving the needs of minority cannabis businesses and communities most affected by the war on drugs. www.minoritycannabis.com Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) The Marijuana Policy Project is the leading non-profit political organization dedicated solely on ending marijuana prohibition in the United States. MPP has played a leading role in enacting over half of the state-level medical marijuana and marijuana legalization laws currently in effect. www.mpp.com Students for Sensible Drug Policy Students for Sensible Drug Policy is an international grassroots network of students who are concerned about the impact of drug misuse on our communities, but who also know that the “War on Drugs” is failing our generation and our society. SSDP mobilizes and empowers young people to participate in the political process, pushing for sensible policies to achieve a safer and more just future. SSDP does this while fighting back against counterproductive policies – in particular, those that directly harm students and youth. www.ssdp.com
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48 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade Ready to Invest?TM Presenting Companies Aqualitas Aqualitas is a vertically integrated cannabis company building authentic brands focused on the health and wellness market through organic cultivation, extraction, and the manufacturing of innovative premium next generation products in Canada and Internationally. www.aqualitas.ca Bloomfield Robotics We assess the health and performance of cannabis, grapes and other crops using deep learning and portable cameras, with the goal of improved crop yield, crop protection and better timed harvests. www.bloomfield.ai Encore Labs Encore Labs is the premier cannabis testing lab in California that currently offers state-wide compliance testing with quick turnaround times and consistent results. www.encore-labs.com KHEMIA Three women cannabis leaders, dedicated to reviving cannabis artistry and preserving cannabis history, launched Khemia, a licensed cannabis manufacturing company and brand in Sacramento CA. Khemia brings cannabis back to the root of chemistry and alchemy by providing a pathway for legacy artisans, with specialized knowledge, to re-enter the newly regulated marketplace under the Khemia brand. As a brand, Khemia provides it’s target market, professional women and mothers, access to a robust line of high quality cannabis manufactured products with a variety of cannabinoids and specific effects. Khemia sells it’s robust line of products in dispensaries throughout all of CA, and utilizes dispensary experience, educational marketing and organic press to generate revenue numbers in the millions. Khemia is looking for a $1M seed round to create products and build its brand. This will set the track for Khemia to become a national brand and hold a public offering within three to five years time. www.khemiamfg.com Lost Colony Botanicals Lost Colony Botanicals is a wholesale manufacturer of CBD and other hemp-based products and Lost Colony extracts at food grade and industrial scale. Based in North Carolina, Lost Colony will take advantage Botanicals of its geographic proximity to large-scale hemp cultivation and low costs for land and skilled labor to become the low-cost leader for bulk hemp extract products www.lostcolonycbd.com
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 49 NFuzed NFuzed is a positive EBITDA cannabis manufacturer with licenses in Colorado and California. We specialize in low cost, innovative products for the everyday consumer. Through our low-cost structure we are successfully bringing new consumers into the market as well as taking market share from existing producers. www.nfuzed.com Noa Botanicals Since 2016 Noa Botanicals is Hawaii’s largest and most successful cannabis company. The vertically- integrated company is cash-flow and EBITDA positive with over 50% market share in a limited- license, high barrier to entry, medical market. Noa’s products including flower, concentrates, topicals, and ingestibles, are crafted in state-of-the-art cultivation and manufacturing facilities. www.noacares.com Rebel Spirit Established in 2015 near Eugene, Oregon, Rebel Spirit employs sustainable organic practices to breed and grow award-winning proprietary strains. Their iconic branding inspires customer loyalty and results in consistently strong revenues. Expansion plans include bringing Rebel Spirit’s popular pre- roll packages to dispensaries across the nation and launching hemp/CBD product lines. www.rebelspiritcannabis.com Sava Sava is a highly curated, personalized discovery platform that brings California’s best cannabis to your doorstep. We rigorously vet the vast world of cannabis and hand-pick the highest quality products, tailored to real-life needs that range anywhere from post-marathon pain relief to good old- fashioned relaxation. www.getsava.com
50 2020VISION: Cannabis Investing for a New Decade Company www.aqualitas.ca Entrepreneur Myrna Gillis – mgillis@aqualitas.ca Round Overview Aqualitas Inc. Current Round: Other Company Stage: Btw. $1M and $5M in revenue Raised In This Round: $0 Vertigally Integrated – Bridgewater - Nova Scotia - CA Capital Seeking: $4,000,000 Direct Investment Min.: $50,000 Valuation: $58,800,000 company summary Security Type: Common Equity Touching the plant: yes Combining innovative organic, and renewable methods of production with Company Team a low environmental impact, Aqualitas is a licensed producer of premium Myrna L. Gillis QC, LL.B., B.A. – CEO cannabis products for sale to medical and recreational consumers in Michael O’Keefe, CPA, CMA, M.B.A. – CFO Canada and Internationally . Due to our growing sales and tight controls Barbara Darby, Ph.D., LL.B., M.A., B.A., – VP and on our expenditures, we anticipate generating positive operating cash flow General Counsel as early as Q1 2020 based on our growth trends to-date and forecasting. Priyanka Mehra - Director of Quality and Compliance Our average national selling price (our wholesale price net of any taxes) Dorothy Easy, B.Sc. - Quality Assurance Team Adrienne Painter – Marketing & Design was $8.47 per gram YTD in 2019, which is significantly higher than most Neil Ross, Ph.D., B.Sc. – Science Advisor producers (Organigram $5.50, Zebabis $4.25, Cronos $3.58 are just a Sean O’Keefe, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc. – Product few examples). We have supply contracts and listings for our products Development Advisor domestically (Ont., Sask., N.S., N.B. , P.E.I.) and internationally (EU, Israel) Nancy Stapleton – Director of Communications; and are collaborating with respected companies in the pharmaceutical, Vice Chair, Medical and Patient Advisory Board food, and nutraceutical industries. Our Reef brand consistently had David Tilley, M.D., B.Sc. – Chair, Medical and product in the top 5 selling skus (often in the number 1 or 2 spot) in all the Patient Advisory Board provinces and stores where Reef is sold. We are one of the 6 producers Jake Ward – Cultivation & Aquaponics with certification for organic cultivation practices, and the first in Canada Russell Easy, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc. – Aquaponics & with Clean Green Certification; and will soon be one of the few companies Research Advisor with GMP certification required for export and the manufacturing of Adam Donaldson Ph.D., P.Eng. – Lead, Scale up Design Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for clinical trials and medical product Josh Adler – Director of Operations Kyle Atkinson, B.Sc – Director of Business development. Out of the 263 license holders in Canada, less than 10 Development have been able to achieve the level of licensing we have: cultivation, Katharina Seitz-Cochrane, Ph.D. – International processing (concentrates, edibles and topicals) and unrestricted medical and Business Development & Client Care recreational sales licenses plus a cannabis research license with successful Full time employees: 85 import and export authorizations. We can expand on our licenses on our current campus with access to up to 80 acres, and existing infrastructure Social including 350,000 square feet of manufacturing buildings and offices, 100 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ WM or power, a 625 foot shipping and receiving wharf. We continue to have aqualitasinc/ unprecedented levels of financial support from federal and provincial levels Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AqualitasInc of government for research and product development as well as expansion ($2 million interest-free loan from ACOA, and close to $750,000 in research grants and efficiency rebates) Our management team has successfully A two time Arcview finalist & multiple raised 27 million CDN non brokered in the exempt market much from the license holder, with production and sale of Arcview network as a two time pitch finalist. Our R & D division Sindica is organic flower and value added products lead by respected scientists focused on value added product development within Canada and Internationally. of medical and recreational CBD and THC products.
The Arcview Group / February 4-6,2020 – Los Angeles, CA 51 executive summary What customer problem does your product/ service address? Cannabis is a commodity. Brand and differentiation is critical for success in the cannabis industry. Most countries have complex regulatory barriers that restrict the movement of cannabis and product development. The global consumer seeks access to safe, consistent cannabis in a variety of forms for medical and recreational consumption. Our science team has a proven track record in prod... Describe your product/service and detail the key customer benefits We will offer superior quality cannabis products (currently dried and oils only, as permitted by the regulator we will launch concentrates in December 2019 and edibles and topicals in 2020) for the discerning customer seeking an organically grown product - free of the pesticides and harsh fertilizers that impact quality and safety. We are developing a medical cannabis line that will be a l... Describe the competitive landscape and your competitor’s strengths and weaknesses Since April 2014, 263 plus licenses have been issued to producers in Canada. We have most of the available licenses with less than 10 having : cultivation, processing for flower, concentrates, edibles, and topicals as well as an unrestricted sales license for medical and recreational products. We... Describe what makes your solution unique, and what your competitive advantages are Our competitive advantage is our differentiation: brand, organic certification, low cost proprietary cultivation, and strategic location to drive domestic and international distribution. We are getting the top level pricing and are considered to have top selling skus in all markets where Reef is sold. Aqualitas Inc. has access to research labs and Acadia and Dalhousie Universities. Our product development is performed at the Alab for Agritech food and beverages and our fully function... Describe your target market, and who your customers are, and why you’re targeting them Canada has 7 million recreational consumers, and is anticipated to have 715,000 medical patients. There are also millions of medical cannabis consumers globally. Our target market is the discerning consumer who values a quality product produced responsibly and organically. Our focus is on women, as consumers, caregivers and as persons with influence over 85% of the purchase of household goods. Preliminary research indicates that the female leadership of our company will resonate with this c... How will you use investment capital to grow your business, and what would the key milestones of success be? We will use the funds for EU GMP buildout and certification. We anticipate raising future funds for the build out of product manufacturing and cultivation space. Besides capital, what are you seeking from investors and potential strategic partners? We are looking for potential strategic partners for future distribution and product development opportunities in anticipation of market expansion and distribution beyond Canada. Describe the cannabis laws in your state and country that relate to your Company We are a Nova Scotia company. Our aquaculture license is regulated by the provincial Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Licenses to produce and sell cannabis are now regulated by Health Canada under the Cannabis Act as of October 17, 2018. As Canada is federally regulated with respect to cannabis, the only provincial laws anticipated to affect our business may be those related to distribution of recreational cannabis. A federal task force has recommended a separate medical system be m... Will your Company’s plans change when cannabis becomes legal for recreational use in your state and/or country? We are represented by World Wide Brands as our sales agents in the recreational market. Our brand was developed internally and with the assistance of Revolve Branding. Our focus will be on the production of medical cannabis and we will launch our recreational brand Reef in the adult use market. We have a sound business reason for this preference, and believe that our greatest differentiatio... What else? Is there anything else you’d like to share with investors to help them consider your investment? We are focused on full vertical integration and value added product development and distribution. Explore more information about Aqualitas Inc. at https://breezeinvesting.com/1377
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