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EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS    
EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS

NOTE 3 – EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS

 

CosmoFarmacy LP

 

In September 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party to incorporate CosmoFarmacy L.P. for the purpose of providing strategic management consulting services and the retail trade of pharmaceutical products, and OTC to pharmacies. CosmoFarmacy was incorporated with a 30-year term through May 31, 2049. The unaffiliated third party is the general partner (the “GP”) of the limited partnership and is responsible for management and decision-making associated with CosmoFarmacy. The initial share capital was set to EUR 150,000 ($163,080) which was later increased to EUR 500,000 ($543,600). The GP contributed the pharmacy license (the “License”) valued at EUR 350,000 (30-year term) to operate the business of CosmoFarmacy in exchange for a 70% equity ownership. The Company is a limited partner and contributed cash of EUR 150,000 ($163,080) for the remaining 30% equity ownership. CosmoFarmacy is not publicly traded, and the Company’s investment has been recorded using the equity method of accounting.  During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, the Company determined that its investment in CosmoFarmacy LP was fully impaired. As the entity is currently dormant and has not published or provided any financial statements, whether audited or unaudited, to substantiate the carrying value of the investment, management concluded that there was no reasonable expectation of recovery. Accordingly, the Company recognized a full impairment loss on the investment, writing off its entire carrying amount. As a result, the Company has determined that the investment no longer holds any recoverable value. The value of the investment as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, was $0.

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Distribution and Equity Agreement

 

On March 19, 2018, the Company entered into a Distribution and Equity Acquisition Agreement with Marathon Global Inc. (“Marathon”), a company incorporated in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Marathon was formed to be a global supplier of cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD) and/or any cannabis extract products, extracts, ancillaries and derivatives (collectively, the “Products”). The Company was appointed the exclusive distributor of the Products initially throughout Europe and on a non-exclusive basis wherever else lawfully permitted. The Company has no present intention to distribute any Products under this Agreement in the United States or otherwise participate in cannabis operations in the United States. The Company intended to await further clarification from the U.S. Government on cannabis regulation prior to determining whether to enter the U.S. domestic market.

 

The above transaction closed on May 22, 2018 after the due diligence period, following which the Company received: (a) a 33 1/3% equity interest or 5 million shares in Marathon as partial consideration for the Company’s distribution services; and (b) cash of CAD $2,000,000, subject to repayment in common shares of the Company if it failed to meet certain performance milestones. The Company was entitled to receive an additional CAD $2,750,000 upon the Company’s receipt of gross sales of CAD $6,500,000 and an additional CAD $2,750,000 upon receipt of gross sales of CAD $13,000,000. The Company was also given the right to nominate one director to the Marathon board of directors. Since Marathon was a newly formed entity with no assets and no activity, the Company attributed no value to the 5 million shares in Marathon which was received as consideration for the distribution services.

 

The Distribution and Equity Acquisition Agreement was to remain in effect indefinitely unless Marathon fails to provide Market Competitive (as defined) product pricing and Marathon has not become profitable within five years of the agreement. On March 20, 2023, the Company sent a termination notice, to Marathon, which became effective on April 19, 2023 as a result of Marathon’s failure to satisfy these conditions. The Company had accounted for its obligation to issue a variable number of the Company’s Common Shares as Share-settled debt obligation in accordance with ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”), which was measured at fair value or the settlement amount of $1,554,590 (CAD $2 million). Due to termination of the Distribution and Equity Acquisition Agreement, the Company recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $1,554,590 due to the write-off of the share settled debt obligation, for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Cosmo Farmacy LP

 

In September 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party to incorporate CosmoFarmacy L.P. for the purpose of providing strategic management consulting services and the retail trade of pharmaceutical products, and OTC to pharmacies. CosmoFarmacy was incorporated with a 30-year term through May 31, 2049. The unaffiliated third party is the general partner (the “GP”) of the limited partnership and is responsible for management and decision-making associated with CosmoFarmacy. The initial share capital was set to EUR 150,000 ($163,080) which was later increased to EUR 500,000 ($543,600). The GP contributed the pharmacy license (the “License”) valued at EUR 350,000 (30-year term) to operate the business of CosmoFarmacy in exchange for a 70% equity ownership. The Company is a limited partner and contributed cash of EUR 150,000 ($163,080) for the remaining 30% equity ownership. CosmoFarmacy is not publicly traded, and the Company’s investment has been recorded using the equity method of accounting.  During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, the Company determined that its investment in CosmoFarmacy LP was fully impaired. As the entity is currently dormant and has not published or provided any financial statements, whether audited or unaudited, to substantiate the carrying value of the investment, management concluded that there was no reasonable expectation of recovery. Accordingly, the Company recognized a full impairment loss on the investment, writing off its entire carrying amount. As a result, the Company has determined that the investment no longer holds any recoverable value. The value of the investment as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, was $0 and $160,470, respectively, and is included in “Other assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.