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Every quarter, I refresh the Cannabis Stock Index, which covers active cannabis shares. The index returns at the end of 2012 and developed as the cannabis industry developed. I will share the full update next week, when Q3 is over, but I want to discuss a change in the index on the upcoming re-elexatization, which was based on data on 09/23.
The last quarter, I refreshed that the figure would again have 23 members, which is a typical type of shares. What surprised me about changes was that the MSOS in the index went down 6 to only 3. It is possible that the removal of its low trade in June may have been more shocking. 3 MSOS presented only 13% of the index at 6/30.
This next quarter, the number of shares, which qualifies 28, four new or returning members, are given to MSOS. Returning the indicator will be CRESCO LABS, CURALAF, TERRASCEND and VERANO HOLDINGS. On 7/30, on 7/30, 25% of the 7s index will be presented. Although MSOS’s share has sharply increased, this is not a high percentage. At the end of April 2024, only only only MSOS was 38% of the index when there were 11 MSOS 29.
I have constantly discussed how cannabels and investors can extend their concentration beyond only one part of the cannabis, so “only 25%” do not stand out to me. It’s the same percentage of what Canadian LPS is holding and it is inferior to 39% of assistance. MSOS has a great drawback because they trade on OTC, but they also face 280e taxation, which is combined with the debt of the balance sheet sheet.
The Rebalanced index will include all 5 of the largest MSOS, plus two people. The most interesting thing for me is what will not include. Of course, the heart is no longer in the figure, but there are several msos that are not yet in it, despite their mass income. The one who stands out is Vireo’s growth, which is not described due to its trading volume, which has not increased enough.
The growth of Varo first started trading in early 2019. For some time, it was an increase of kindness, but last summer became a virus. Originally, it was a medical canpian company based in Minnesota and operates in New York before I expanded Maryland. The company had to be united with the review, but the deal was distinguished and remained in court. Bengal Bengal Capital Josh Rosen joined as an interim executive director in early 2023 and became General Director in the summer of 2024 before leaving for October. The current CEO of the company, John Mazarakis, who joined Chicago Atlantic, at the end of 2024 as a company announced a big plan Buy 4 single state operators and collect $ 75 million for one share for $ 0.625. Company actually raised $ 81 millionA number of this was quite impressive.
There have been some people who are discussing Vireo growth, including multiple jacket Aaron Edelheit in many articles, as well as Pablo Zuanic. The company has already closed most of the achievements announced in December and caused $ 48 million, completing the quarter for $ 106 million in cash. Still, it seems that a lot of analyst does not seem coverage. In the past month, the shares on average made a daily trading shares that are lower than $ 400k minimum required.
Perhaps more disappointing than the lack of interest in investors has been the price of prices. At the end of 2024, the shares are currently kept by 10.7% when the company announced that it sold $ 81 million worth $ 0.625. MSOS gathered by 22%, and Cannabis Global Index has purchased 4.9% as of 9/25. Since the company announced transactions, it doubled at prices by 22% with MSOS. While the return of a year in MSOS is a lot, the vodge has been a little advanced.
Of course, Varo’s growth has seen a lot over the past few years. In 2023, it took the low level of all time, but the shares were falling since August. Cannabis investors should consider it. Big capital raising is underwater, and the volume of trade is small compared to the size of its actions.
Commercial volumes have expanded, especially for MSOS, and Varo’s growth has been transformed into itself. Investors, however, seem to be not yet. I continue to control the company’s evolution, but still do not include it in my focus of 19 shares. I want the growth of Viro to the best and hope that the buyers of his shares are approaching the end of the year, now 20%, do not stay in the red.
Frankly,
Alan
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Illinois released sales figures for two months on Friday. The last time it released the data in November, the state did a major review of historical sales after a long delay, and it was updated to October. The previous report was for Cannabis for adults in May. The November document explained that the lack of data was due to the Metrc transition. “Sales tracking features in Metrc help retailers more accurately and reliably report actual sales, including all discounts and promotions at checkout. A careful review of past data shows that some initial discount prices were collected in previous months.” Here is the updated data until the end of 2025.
Statewide adult cannabis sales rose 5.6% sequentially to $116.6 million in December, up 2.2% on the day. Year-on-year growth was -23.9%, a slight improvement from November’s -26.1% growth. Here is a chart of adult sales over time:
After growing 106% in 2021, 13% in 2022 and 5% in 2023, annual sales for adults are set to grow 5.4% to $1.72 billion in 2024. In 2025, they decreased by 12.5% to $1.51 billion, which was lower than the total in 2022.
There hasn’t been an update from the state on medical cannabis in a while. The state exempts the sale separately from its medical plan, and April issue showed that sales fell 1.6% sequentially to $19.7 million, down 13.2% year over year.
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This week, Scotts Miracle-Gro, the largest stock in the Global Hemp Stock Index by market capitalization, announced that it has found a buyer for its Hawthorne Gardening Company business in Vireo Growth. This news first appeared in an online article published by the Wall Street Journaland then Vireo issued a press release like Scotts Miracle-Gro, which also reported in its fiscal 1st quarter.
The deal is not a done deal. Vireo called it a “non-binding memorandum of understanding” but did not discuss the terms of the deal or when it might close. Scotts Miracle-Gro, which had already told investors it was working on this type of deal, did not disclose Hawthorne’s financial results for the 1st quarter. Analysts didn’t really ask any questions about it during the conference. The WSJ article said Vireo is giving Scotts Miracle-Gro 13% of its stock in return, but neither company has disclosed that in their press releases or SEC filings.
I include SMG in my 420 Investor Focus List, but Vireo is not a member of that group. Vireo also failed to qualify for the Global Cannabis Stock Index due to its low trading volumes. As I detailed five weeks ago, The Vireo has grown very large in terms of revenue and its geographic focus. The stock was then at $0.625 and is now lower, closing at $0.55. On Christmas Eve, the decline was 12.0%, while the MSOS fell 10.1%.
Maybe investors are interested in this deal and I’m not. First, it’s not a done deal. Second, to purchase Hawthorne, the investor must assume 280E taxation risk. Third, the price seems high, as 13% of the company is worth about $75 million. Fourth, it’s not clear to me that marrying a hemp operator with a subsidiary makes sense as I recall TILT Holdings.
I have followed Hawthorne Gardening for a long time and am glad that CEO Hagedorn and his team have gone ahead and purchased it and expanded it. The hemp industry has been struggling for about five years, and the big drop in Hawthorne Gardening’s revenue is not SMG’s fault in my opinion. It’s not clear to me how Vireo Growth will make it a better action, but I hope it has a good plan.
I continue to believe that investors should pay close attention to what is happening with shares in Vireo. This potential acquisition was not something that was discussed by analysts or investors, but today’s volume of 277 thousand shares was very low. Once again, Vireo, thanks to its aggressive M&A activity, has become the 7th largest MSO in the NCV Revenue Tracker. It remains very troubling to me that stocks are not earning a lot of interest.
Sincerely,
Alan:
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