Company: LIFD
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001096906-25-000346
Chunk: 2815

Company: LFTD PARTNERS INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 2815
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 containing nicotine: products containing nicotine are addictive and are subject to heavy regulation by U.S. federal, state and local governments. The legislative and regulatory landscape surrounding nicotine-containing products has created risks for Lifted’s business. Laws and regulations have been adopted that can impose significant liabilities upon companies operating in the nicotine industry, especially in regard to sales to minors. Existing and future laws and regulations affecting nicotine products may have a material adverse effect upon Lifted’s business and the trading price of our common stock.

Furthermore, the regulation of hemp-derived, psychoactive and nicotine products is evolving. Lifted may become subject to new laws, rules, regulations, moratoriums, prohibitions, or other restrictions or impediments upon nicotine and Cannabis Companies imposed by the U.S. President pursuant to executive orders, by the U.S. Congress in laws, by U.S. federal agencies such as the FDA and/or the DEA, and/or by state and local governments. For example, Lifted’s business may be impacted by any language relating to hemp-derived or psychoactive products that might be contained in any bill that might federally legalize marijuana, or that might be contained in the next so-called “Farm Bill”, or that intentionally or unintentionally might be contained in other legislation at the federal or state level, such as in the new Wisconsin law discussed above in the section Significant Financial Obligations and Acute Regulatory Risks. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, governmental laws, rules and regulations may impose significant new rules, restrictions, limitations, prohibitions and/or taxes on when, where, how and to whom Lifted may sell its products, and these new rules, restrictions, limitations, prohibitions and/or taxes may have a material adverse effect on Lifted’s business and the trading price of our common stock.

Competition

Lifted faces intense competition in the hemp-derived and psychoactive products industries from both existing and emerging companies that offer similar products to Lifted. More distributors are creating their own brands and selling their own branded products at a lower price than Lifted’s products; there is increased competition for products containing more milligrams of cannabinoids or active ingredients per unit at a lower price point; and other competing brands pay distributors and wholesalers more than what Lifted is willing to pay (if anything) for valuable shelf space.

Some of Lifted’s current and potential competitors may have longer operating histories, more innovative or popular products, greater financial, marketing and other resources and larger customer bases. Given the rapid changes affecting the cannabinoid industry nationally and locally, Lift