Company: VREOF
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEFM14C
Source: 0001140361-25-009815
Chunk: 202

Company: Vireo Growth Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEFM14C
Chunk 202
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 third-party application for our computerized seed to sale software, which integrates with the state’s Metrc program and captures the required data points for cultivation, manufacturing and retail as required.

#### New York
New York Regulatory Landscape

In 2014, the New York State Senate passed legislation to fully legalize medical marijuana, leading to the establishment of the Medical Cannabis Program. The Compassionate Care Act was signed into law on July 5, 2014. In July 2015, Vireo Health of New York LLC (f/k/a Empire State Health Solutions LLC) (“Vireo New York”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Vireo, secured one of the five available medical cannabis licenses (known as a registered organization) in the state, enabling the company to cultivate, process, and dispense medical cannabis products to registered patients.

In January 2022, the law was expanded to remove a previous list of qualifying conditions, allowing patients to use medical cannabis for any condition that could be treated with it as recommended by their doctor. The Marihuana

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Regulation & Taxation Act was signed into law on March 31, 2021, legalizing adult-use cannabis in New York State. MRTA established the OCM, governed by a Cannabis Control Board to comprehensively regulate adult-use, medical, and hemp cannabis. The OCM released its final rules and regulations governing the adult-use industry in September 2023, and has begun to issue licenses.

Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants must complete a New York State Department of Health (“NYSDOH”)–approved course (either a two-hour or four-hour program, as applicable) and register with the NYSDOH Medical Marijuana Program to certify patients for medical cannabis.

Before issuing a certification, practitioners are required to consult the New York State Prescription Monitoring Program Registry to review the patient’s controlled substance history. Once a patient is certified, they are automatically registered and provided with a registry identification number—which, along with a government-issued photo ID, enables them to purchase medical cannabis at licensed dispensaries.

Furthermore, certified patients may designate up to five caregivers to assist with the acquisition, transportation, and administration of medical cannabis products. These designated caregivers must also register with the NYSDOH to obtain their own registry identification.

There are ten registered organizations, each holding a vertically integrated license permitting the cultivation, manufacture, transport, distribution, and dispensation of medical cannabis. Registered organizations may only manufacture medical