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NOTES PAYABLE

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NOTES PAYABLE
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Notes Payable [Abstract]  
NOTES PAYABLE NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable consisted of the following:
(in thousands)
September 30,
2023		 December 31,
2022
Promissory note dated May 4, 2020, issued to Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC, an unaffiliated third party.   Loan was part of the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP Loan") offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.   The interest rate on the note was 1%.   The note required interest and principal payments seven months from July 2020.   The note matures in February 2025.
 $ 14  $ 14 
Convertible promissory note dated January 25, 2021, issued to accredited investors, which matured July 22, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 3.0% per annum. The conversion price is $0.175 per share.
 3,253  3,450 
Promissory note dated July 27, 2021, issued to Arthur Chan which matures July 26, 2024, and bears interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum.
2,500  2,500 
Unsecured promissory note dated December 28, 2022 due to a related party. The interest rate on the note is 1.0% and matures on December 28, 2027.
 94  154 
Promissory note dated October 1, 2021, issued to Sterling Harlan as part of the SilverStreak Solutions acquisition. The interest rate on the note was 10.0%. The note matures in March 2028.
 308  2,000 
Promissory note dated October 1, 2021, issued to Sterling Harlan as part of the SilverStreak Solutions acquisition. The interest rate on the note was 10.0%. The note matures in March 2028.
 1,230  2,500 
Secured promissory notes dated March 6, 2023 issued to People's California, LLC, which matures in March 2028 and bears interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum on the first $3.00 million due in December 2023, and 5.0% per annum on the remaining balance through September 2023 and 10.0% per annum thereafter. Payment of the remaining balance is due in March 2028.
 22,200  21,569 
Promissory note dated May 1, 2019, assumed by the Company on July 1, 2021 in connection with the purchase of real property, from a related party. The note matures on May 15, 2039 and bears interest at a rate of 9.9% per year.
 2,833  2,882 
Notes Payable - Promissory Notes $ 32,432  $ 35,069 
Vehicle Loans 77  76 
Less: Short-Term Debt (28,516) (29,662)
Plus (Less):  Debt Premium (Discount), Net 78  (669)
Net Long-Term Debt $ 4,071  $ 4,814 

Amendments of Promissory Note Related to People's California, LLC

On March 6, 2023, the Company entered into a binding settlement term sheet ("Settlement Term Sheet") to resolve pending litigation matters with People’s California, LLC, whereby the parties agreed to amend the terms of that certain secured promissory note ("Original Note"), issued by the Company to People's California, LLC on November 22, 2021. The Original Note was amended and restated into two secured promissory notes: a $3.00 million note ("$3M Note") and a $20.00 million note ("Settlement Note"). The $3M Note accrues simple interest at 10.0% annually, interest payable monthly in cash, and principal is due 180 days after effective date of the Settlement Term Sheet.

The Settlement Note accrues interest at 5.0% for the first 180 days, and 10.0% thereafter, interest is paid in cash (or the Company’s common stock based on the 10-day volume-weighted average price ("VWAP") at the date of issuance) starting 180 days after the effective date of the Settlement Term Sheet and on the first of the month thereafter. The amount of $5.00 million of principal is due in cash within 90 days of the effective date of the Settlement Term Sheet with the balance due on the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the Settlement Term Sheet, which is March 6, 2028. When the $5.00 million principal payment for the Settlement Note and the $3.00 million payment under the $3M Note are paid (“Up-front Settlement”) in accordance with the Settlement Term Sheet, People's California, LLC will be obligated to transfer the Riverside and Costa Mesa licenses and stores to the Company as described in that certain membership interest purchase agreement, dated as of November 22, 2021, with People's California, LLC for no additional consideration.
On the earlier of the date of the Up-front Settlement payment or 180 days after the effective date of the Settlement Term Sheet, People's California, LLC will have the option to convert a portion or all of the principal balance of the Settlement Note into the Company's common stock subject to certain requirements in the Settlement Term Sheet. The conversion price is the lower of $0.20 or the 10-day VWAP of the Company's common stock. Upon payment of the Up-front Settlement, the Company has the option to convert the unpaid principal balance of either notes into the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.20 per share as long as the at the time of the conversion the Company's common stock has a 10-day VWAP of $0.20 per share or greater.

After the first $5.00 million principal payment on the Settlement Note, principal payments made in cash prior to the first anniversary of the Settlement Term Sheet reduce the principal balance by twice the amount of the cash payment. The modification to the Company's promissory note under the Settlement Term Sheet was classified as troubled debt restructuring pursuant to ASC 470-60, "Troubled Debt Restructurings by Debtors" ("ASC 470-60") and the Company recorded a premium of $0.47 million. See "Note 18 – Commitments and Contingencies" for details on the related litigation matters.

On May 17, 2023, the Company amended the Settlement Term Sheet wherein the maturity date of the $3M Note was extended to December 6, 2023 and payments of the $5.00 million portion of the Up-front Settlement was extended through September 6, 2023, with $0.80 million being due and paid in cash on May 18, 2023. In addition, the Company shall make an additional $2.20 million principal repayment on or before July 6, 2023. Monthly interest payments were amended to provide the Company with the option to pay 50% of interest in the form of registered shares of common stock. Further, upon payment of the $0.80 million on May 18, 2023, People's California, LLC shall transfer the Riverside and Costa Mesa licenses and stores to the Company for no additional consideration. Such assets have not been transferred to the Company as of September 30, 2023 and the Company has not recorded a debt premium for the contingent free assets. The amendment to the Settlement Term Sheet was classified as a troubled debt restructuring pursuant to ASC 470-60.

On July 10, 2023, the Company received a notice from People's California, LLC in respect of the Settlement Term Sheet, as amended on May 17, 2023, wherein People’s California, LLC notified the Company had failed to make the principal repayment of $2.20 million on July 6, 2023 and a monthly interest payment of $25,000 for the month of June 2023. As a result, the promissory notes became callable by the creditor. Accordingly, the Company classified the long-term debt as current notes payable in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2023. The Company is currently in ongoing discussions with People's California, LLC to renegotiate the debt.

Amendment of Promissory Notes Related to SilverStreak Acquisition
On March 23, 2023, the Company entered into a binding term sheet to modify the terms of the $2.00 million and $2.50 million unsecured promissory notes originally issued on October 1, 2021 in connection with that certain stock purchase agreement dated June 9, 2021 and amended on July 13, 2021, which reduced the principal to an aggregate of $1.25 million, with required monthly aggregate payments of approximately $0.03 million, interest of 10% per annum, and maturing on March 15, 2028 ("Notes Modification"). The parties also agreed that the Company shall be responsible for certain tax liabilities of approximately $0.53 million. The Notes Modification was classified as a troubled debt restructuring pursuant to ASC 470-60, "Troubled Debt Restructurings by Debtors," and the Company recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $3.03 million and reduced the carrying value of the promissory notes to total future cash payments of $1.59 million.
On April 30, 2023, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Settlement Agreement”) as definitive documentation of the binding term sheet dated March 23, 2023 related to the unsecured promissory notes issued on October 1, 2021 in connection with the acquisition of SilverStreak Solutions, Inc.