NOTE 18 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Southern California Retail Operations 

On June 10, 2024, Unrivaled Brands, Inc. entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “MIPA”) and simultaneously completed the sale of its controlling membership interest in People's First Choice, LLC ("PFC"), which operates as Blüm Santa Ana, for a total sale price of $24.84 million. The consideration includes $9.0 million in cash (the "Cash Consideration") and the assumption of PFC’s liabilities (“PFC’s Liabilities”) totaling $15.84 million. The Cash Consideration is in the form of $8.0 million paid in cash at closing and a $1.0 million secured promissory note to be paid over 12 months. Refer to "Note 12 – Notes Payable" for the settlement of debt with the Cash Consideration. Effective upon the closing of the transaction, the buyer assumed full operational and management control of the PFC business pursuant to a Management Services Agreement (the "MSA"), pending transfer of the cannabis licenses. As a result of the MSA, the Company no longer had a controlling financial interest and deconsolidated all assets and operations related to PFC as of June 10, 2024. The Company has continuing involvement in PFC as a result of the Trademark License Agreement in which the buyer shall have the right to continued use of the “Blüm” name and registered trademarks in connection with the on-going business of Blüm Santa Ana on a royalty-free basis for up to 18 months, and for a license fee thereafter at the buyer’s option. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company had cash inflows and outflows of nil from discontinued operations related to PFC after the disposal date. The Company recognized a gain on disposal of assets of $16.54 million related to the disposition during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

On February 18, 2024, The Spot closed its doors for in-store shopping and continued offering cannabis delivery. During the fiscal second quarter of 2024, the Company ceased operations at The Spot. On April 11, 2024, Unrivaled Brands, Inc. entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to sell 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of The Spot for a purchase price of $0.53 million to be paid in cash. The transaction is subject to close upon regulatory approval which is expected within one year. 

The assets and liabilities related to People's First Choice LLC and The Spot were measured at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell ("FVLCTS") upon classification as held for sale, resulting in an impairment expense of $0.12 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company concluded that the disposal of People's First Choice LLC and the exit of The Spot, as reported under the cannabis retail segment, represented a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results and thus all assets and liabilities allocable to the entities were classified as discontinued operations. Revenue and expenses, gains or losses relating to the discontinuation of such operations were eliminated from profit or loss from the Company’s continuing operations and are shown as a single line item in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented.

Cultivation Operations

In October 2023, the Company entered into a management services agreement with a third-party to manage and operate the Company's cultivation facility in Oakland, California. The facility had been non-operational since October 2022. The transaction was not within the scope of deconsolidation guidance under ASC 810 and was accounted for as a sublease in accordance with ASC 842.

On December 15, 2023, the Company entered into a management services agreement with a third-party to manage and operate the Company's cultivation operations in Oakland, California (the "MSA"). The agreement includes an option to purchase the licensed entity at its fair value or a negotiated price. In conjunction with the MSA, the parties entered into a binding letter of intent to sell 100% of the stock and assets of the licensed entity. As a result, the Company no longer had controlling financial interest and all assets and liabilities related to the cultivation operations in Oakland have been fully deconsolidated as of December 31, 2023. On January 28, 2024, the purchase option was exercised and the Company sold the cultivation operations for a purchase price of $1.40 million, of which $0.10 million was received as a deposit as of December 31, 2023, and recognized $0.10 million loss on sale.

The Company concluded that the exit and disposal of its cultivation operations, as reported under the cannabis cultivation and distribution segment, represented a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results and thus all assets and liabilities allocable to the cultivation operations were classified as discontinued operations. The remaining assets associated with the cultivation operations were measured at the lower of their carrying amount or FVLCTS. Revenue and expenses, gains or losses relating to the discontinuation of cultivation operations were eliminated from profit or loss from the Company’s continuing operations and are shown as a single line item in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. The Company has significant continuing involvement in the cultivation facility in Oakland, California as a result of its sublease agreement which expires on July 31, 2027.

Operating results for the discontinued operations were comprised of the following:

The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities for the discontinued operations are as follows: