Robert Joseph Swartz

Steep Hill, Inc. engages in the operations and research and development, analysis, and biotechnology. It offers laboratory testing, online laboratory reports, and licensing. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

U.S. Bank NA (Cincinnati Ohio Investment Management) (USB-IM) is the investment management division of U.S. Bank NA, a commercial bank headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm is ultimately held by the US Bancorp (NYSE: USB). USB-IM provides tailored investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.

CAVU Securities LLC provides brokerage services. Its services include capital markets, advisory, raising capital, mergers and acquisitions, institutional brokerage, and funds distribution. The firm serves to the investment managers, investors, and private companies. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of MarketAxess Holdings, Inc., MarketAxess Corp. provides financial information exchange test-certification services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Founded in 1939, Pershing LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). The firm helps financial services firms and advisors succeed by providing the technology, operational, trading, investment and practice management solutions they need to serve investors. Pershing offers securities processing, trading and operations management, investment technology, asset-gathering solutions and practice management support. The firm serves a wide range of financial organizations including: banks, discount brokerages, full-service brokerages, registered investment advisors, independent contractors, institutional firms, global firms and small- to mid-sized firms. Pershing also offers financial products including annuities, mutual funds and money funds, as well as business tools, cash management services, investor and lending services, retirement products and wealth management. In addition, they offer trading and execution services in listed and OTC securities, fixed-income securities and mutual funds.

LeafLine Labs LLC manufactures and distributes medical cannabis. The company was founded by Andrew Bachman and is headquartered in Cottage Grove, MN.

MainStem, Inc. operates as cannabis e-commerce technology company. It offers packaging, growing supplies, traceablity, and retail accessories. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Frontier Financial Group, Inc. engages in the provision of data and analytics reporting in the cannabis industry. It also offers business intelligence and risk management solutions. The company was founded by Giadha Aguirre DeCarcer, Rick Gilchrist, and Glenn Harless in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Founded in 1991, ACGM, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Advanced Capital Holdings, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. ACGM's products and services include: (1) retailing equity securities OTC (2) selling corporate debt securities (3) underwriting and/or selling corporate securities other than mutual funds (4) retailing mutual funds (5) brokering and dealing in U.S. government securities (7) soliciting time deposits in financial institutions (7) acting as a put and call broker or dealer or option writer (8) selling tax shelters or limited partnerships in primary distributions (9) selling tax shelters or limited partnerships in the secondary market (10) acting as a non-exchange member arranging for transactions in listed securities by an exchange member (11) trading securities for their own account (12) private placements of securities and (13) effecting transactions in certificates of deposit that are not securities. The firm does not effect transactions in commodities, commodity futures or commodity options.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

Founded in 1890, Cambridge Trust Co. is a state chartered commercial bank headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of Cambridge Bancorp (NASDAQ: CATC).

PNC Capital Advisors LLC (PCA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of PNC Bank, NA, which is wholly-owned by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), a financial holding company. The firm was founded in 2009 from the business combination of PNC Capital Advisors, Inc. and Allegiant Asset Management Co. following the acquisition of National City Corp., the parent of Allegiant, by PNC. PCA provides taxable fixed income discretionary investment advisory services to institutional accounts.

Portfolio Advisors LLC (Portfolio Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Darien, Connecticut with additional offices in Dallas, London, Zurich, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Manticorp LLC operates as a medical marijuana firm. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

Simplifya LLC develops cloud-based saas application for web, mobile and tablet to help ensure cannabis business is legally compliant. It assists cannabis businesses, law firms, consultants, financial institutions, and regulatory agencies with monitoring licensee operations for compliance with state and local regulations.. The company was founded by Brian Vicente and Christian Sederberg, Josh Kappel, and Marion Mariathasas, Steve Fox and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

The Araca Group provides retail stores that specializes in apparel, accessories, gifts and music. The company was founded by Matthew Rego, Michael Rego, and Hank Unger in 1997 and is headquartered in New Yrok, NY.

Valley Forge Private Equity, Inc. (Valley Forge Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Valley Forge Financial Group, Inc. founded in 2002 by Sean Maher and Michael J. Maher, Jr. The firm is headquartered in Audubon, Pennsylvania.