Document:

Exhibit 10.22

 

Certain identified information has been excluded from the exhibit
pursuant to Item 601(a)(6) of Regulation S-K. Redacted information is indicated by: ***.

 

PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL

 

Deanie Elsner

***

 

RE:          Amendment to Offer Letter

 

Dear Deanie:

 

This letter agreement (this
 “Letter Agreement”) confirms our agreement regarding your employment with Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc. (the
 “Company”) effective as of October 2, 2020, and amends your offer letter agreement with the Company dated on or about
April 26, 2019 (the “Offer Letter”).

 

In consideration of the parties’
agreement to amend their obligations in the Offer Letter, and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree to keep, perform, and fulfill the promises, conditions and agreements below.

 

1.            No Other Changes. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Letter Agreement, the terms and conditions set forth in the
Offer Letter remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

 

2.            Confidentiality,
Nondisclosure, Non-Compete and Conflict of Interest Agreement. Contemporaneously with your acceptance of this Letter Agreement, you
agree to execute the Employee Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure, Non-Compete and Conflict of Interest Agreement enclosed herewith as Exhibit
A (the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”), which the parties agree will expressly supersede the Employee Confidentiality,
Non-Disclosure, Non-Compete and Conflict of Interest agreement you signed on April 29, 2019.

 

3.            Termination of Employment. Your employment with the Company will terminate upon any of the following:

 

(a)            Your
receipt of the Company’s written notice of termination of your employment, effective as of the date stated in such notice;

 

(b)            Company’s
receipt of your written resignation from the Company, effective not earlier than thirty (30) days after delivery of such written notice
of resignation, provided that the Company may waive such notice or relieve you of your duties during such notice period;

 

(c)            Your
death; or

 

(d)            Your
disability, meaning (i) any severe medically determinable physical impairment that renders you unable to function, from which a
physician with relevant and appropriate expertise has given the medical opinion that you will not recover within six months; or (ii)
your inability because of mental or physical illness or incapacity, whether total or partial, to perform your duties for a
continuous period of 120 days, or for shorter periods aggregating 120 days out of any 180-day period.

 

    	

     

    

 

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The date upon which the termination
of your employment becomes effective shall be the “Termination Date.” The Termination Date shall be the date upon which
a “separation from service” from the Company has occurred for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(the “Code”).

 

4.            Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason. In the event your employment is terminated by the Company without
Cause or you resign from your employment with the Company for Good Reason, you will be entitled to receive the Severance Payment. The
Company’s obligation to make the Severance Payment is expressly conditioned upon (a) your execution after the Termination Date and
non-revocation of a separation agreement and general release in substantially similar form to the Separation and General Release of Claims
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B, and in any event, in a form acceptable to the Company (the “Release Agreement”),
and (b) your continued compliance with the Restrictive Covenant Agreement.

 

(a)             “Cause”
means the occurrence of any of the following during your employment with the Company:

 

(i)             your
conviction, or guilty or no contest plea, to any felony;

 

(ii)            any act of fraud by you related to, or connected with, your employment by the Company;

 

(iii)           your material breach of your fiduciary duty to the Company;

 

(iv)           gross
negligence or gross misconduct in the performance of duties reasonably assigned to you which causes material harm to the Company;

 

(v)            any willful and material violation by you of the Company’s codes of conduct or other rules or policies of the Company;

 

(vi)          any
entry of any court order or other ruling that prevents you from performing your material duties and responsibilities to the Company;
or

 

(vii)         any
willful and material breach of this Letter Agreement, your Offer Letter, or any other agreement with the Company executed by you.

 

The definition of Cause provided
herein expressly supersedes any definition for such term set forth in the Offer Letter.

 

(b)           
“Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following conditions arising during your employment with the
Company without your consent:

 

(i)             material diminution in your responsibilities, authority, position, or duties;

 

(ii)            reduction in your base salary;

 

    	

     

    

 

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(iii)           reduction in your incentive or equity compensation opportunity such that is materially less favorable than those provided generally
to other senior executive officers;

 

(iv)          Company’s material failure to honor its incentive compensation plans, as then in effect;

 

(v)            assignment
of duties or responsibilities materially inconsistent with those described in Job Description;

 

(vi)          any
change in your reporting responsibility being solely to the Board of Directors;

 

(vii)         relocation of your office or the Company 50 miles or more from Boulder, Colorado; and

 

(viii)       
any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by Company of this Letter Agreement or your Offer Letter.

 

(c)            “Severance Payment” means a payment in the gross amount equal to the sum of your base salary and target bonus
for the year in which the Termination Date occurs, which shall be paid in twelve equal monthly installments, with the first installment
to be paid within thirty (30) days following the Effective Date of the Release Agreement, as defined therein. For purposes of calculating
the amount of the Severance Payment, your base salary shall be determined prior to any reduction that would entitle you to terminate your
employment for Good Reason. The Severance Payment shall be made in lieu of, and not in addition to, any severance or other separation
payments upon termination without Cause set forth in the Offer Letter.

 

5.            Change
in Control Termination. Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in the Offer Letter, if your employment with the Company is
terminated without Cause as defined herein within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control, you shall be entitled to receive
a lump sum payment equal to two (2) times the sum of your base salary and target bonus for the year in which the Termination Date occurs,
which shall be paid within 90 days following the Termination Date. The Company’s obligation to make the payments described in this
Section 5 are expressly conditioned on your execution and non-revocation of the Release Agreement, as well as your continued compliance
with the Restrictive Covenant Agreement.

 

(a)            For
purposes of this Letter Agreement, a “Change in Control” means the first of the following to occur: (i) a Change in
Ownership of the Company, (ii) a Change in Effective Control of the Company, or (iii) a Change in the Ownership of Assets of the Company,
as described herein and construed in accordance with Code section 409A:

 

(i)            A
 “Change in Ownership of the Company” shall occur on the date that any one Person acquires, or Persons Acting as a Group acquire,
ownership of the capital stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person or Group, constitutes more than 50% of
the total fair market value or total voting power of the capital stock of the Company. However, if any one Person is, or Persons Acting
as a Group are, considered to own more than 50%, on a fully diluted basis, of the total fair market value or total voting power of the
capital stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the same Person or Persons Acting as a Group is not considered to
cause a Change in Ownership of the Company or to cause a Change in Effective Control of the Company (as described below). An increase
in the percentage of capital stock owned by any one Person, or Persons Acting as a Group, as a result of a transaction in which the Company
acquires its stock in exchange for property will be treated as an acquisition of stock.

 

    	

     

    

 

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(ii)           A
 “Change in Effective Control of the Company” shall occur on the date either (A) a majority of members of the Company’s
Board is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members
of the Company’s Board before the date of the appointment or election, or (B) any one Person, or Persons Acting as a Group, acquires
(or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) ownership of
stock of the Company possessing 50% or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company.

 

(iii)          A “Change in the Ownership of Assets of the Company” shall occur on the date that any one Person acquires, or Persons
Acting as a Group acquire (or has or have acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such
Person or Persons), assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total gross fair
market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions. For this purpose, gross fair market
value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities
associated with such assets.

 

(b)            The
following rules of construction apply in interpreting the definition of Change in Control:

 

(i)             A “Person” means any individual, entity or group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, other than employee benefit plans sponsored or maintained by the Company and by entities controlled
by the Company or an underwriter, initial purchaser or placement agent temporarily holding the capital stock of the Company pursuant to
a registered public offering.

 

(ii)            Persons
will be considered to be Persons Acting as a Group (or Group) if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation,
purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the corporation. If a Person owns stock in both corporations that
enter into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar transaction, such stockholder is considered to be acting
as a Group with other stockholders only with respect to the ownership in that corporation before the transaction giving rise to the change
and not with respect to the ownership interest in the other corporation. Persons will not be considered to be acting as a Group solely
because they purchase assets of the same corporation at the same time or purchase or own stock of the same corporation at the same time,
or as a result of the same public offering.

 

    	

     

    

 

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(iii)          A
Change in Control shall not include a transfer to a related person as described in Code section 409A or a public offering of capital
stock of the Company.

 

(iv)          For purposes of the definition of Change in Control, Section 318(a) of the Code applies to determine stock ownership. Stock underlying
a vested option is considered owned by the individual who holds the vested option (and the stock underlying an unvested option is not
considered owned by the individual who holds the unvested option). For purposes of the preceding sentence, however, if a vested option
is exercisable for stock that is not substantially vested (as defined by Treasury Regulation §1.83-3(b) and (j)), the stock underlying
the option is not treated as owned by the individual who holds the option.

 

6.            Section
280G.

 

(a)             Notwithstanding any other provision of this Letter Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement to the contrary, if any
of the payments or benefits provided or to be provided by the Company or its affiliates to you or for your benefit pursuant to the terms
of this Letter Agreement or otherwise (“Covered Payments”) constitute parachute payments (“Parachute Payments”)
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and would, but for this Section 6 be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999
of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or any similar tax imposed by state or local law or any interest or penalties with respect
to such taxes (collectively, the “Excise Tax”), then prior to making the Covered Payments, a calculation shall be made
comparing (i) the Net Benefit (as defined below) to you of the Covered Payments after payment of the Excise Tax to (ii) the Net Benefit
to you if the Covered Payments are limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax. Only if the amount calculated
under (i) above is less than the amount under (ii) above will the Covered Payments be reduced to the minimum extent necessary to ensure
that no portion of the Covered Payments is subject to the Excise Tax (that amount, the “Reduced Amount”). “Net
Benefit” shall mean the present value of the Covered Payments net of all federal, state, local, foreign income, employment and
excise taxes.

 

(b)             The
reduction of payments and benefits hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by reducing, first, payments or benefits to be paid in cash
hereunder in the order in which such payment or benefit would be paid or provided (beginning with such payment or benefit that would
be made last in time and continuing, to the extent necessary, through to such payment or benefit that would be made first in time) and,
then, reducing any benefit to be provided in kind hereunder in a similar order.

 

(c)             The
determination and calculations to be made under this Section 6 shall be made at the Company’s expense by a firm of certified public
accountants of national standing selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”). You and the Company agree to furnish
to the Accounting Firm such information and documents as the Accounting Firm may reasonably require in order to make a determination
under this Section. Any such determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and you.

 

    	

     

    

 

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7.            Section 409A.

 

(a)             This
Letter Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and administered in accordance
with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, payments provided under this Letter Agreement may only be made
upon an event and in a manner that complies with Section 409A or an applicable exemption. Any payments under this Letter Agreement that
may be excluded from Section 409A either as separation pay due to an involuntary separation from service or as a short-term deferral
shall be excluded from Section 409A to the maximum extent possible. For purposes of Section 409A, each installment payment provided under
this Letter Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. Any payments to be made under this Letter Agreement upon a termination
of employment shall only be made upon a “separation from service” under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Letter Agreement comply with Section 409A, and in
no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest, or other expenses that may be incurred
by the you on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

 

(b)             Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any payment or benefit provided to you in connection with the termination
of your employment is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A and
you are determined to be a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(b)(i), then such payment or benefit shall
not be paid until the first payroll date following the six-month anniversary of the Termination Date or, if earlier, on the date of death
(the “Specified Employee Payment Date”). The aggregate of any payments that would otherwise have been paid before the
Specified Employee Payment Date shall be paid to you in a lump sum on the Specified Employee Payment Date and thereafter, any remaining
payments shall be paid without delay in accordance with their original schedule.

 

(c)             To
the extent required by Section 409A, each reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided under this Letter Agreement shall be provided in
accordance with the following: (i) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during each calendar
year cannot affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other calendar year; (ii) any
reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be paid to you on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year
in which the expense was incurred; and (iii) any right to reimbursements or in-kind benefits under this Letter Agreement shall not be
subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

8.            Governing Law. This Letter Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of Colorado,
without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

If the foregoing is acceptable
to you, please sign this letter in the space provided below.

 

    	

     

    

 

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	 	Sincerely yours,
	 	 
	 	Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Tamarah Saif
	 	Name:	Tamarah Saif
	 	Title:	VP of Human Resources

 

	Accepted and Agreed:	 
	 	 
	By:	/s/ Deanie Elsner	 
	Name:	Deanie Elsner	 
	Date:	10/2/2020	 

 

    	

     

    

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS AGREEMENT

 

I, Deanie Elsner, in consideration
of and subject to the performance by Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) of its obligations under the Agreement
by and between the Company and myself, dated as of October 2, 2020(the “Letter Agreement”), enter into this Release of Claims
Agreement (“Release Agreement”) and do hereby release and forever discharge as of the date hereof, the Company, its owners,
shareholders, parent company, subsidiaries, and affiliates, their present and former managers, directors, officers, agents, representatives,
and employees, and the respective successors and assigns of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), to the extent
provided below.

 

1.       Representations.
I represent, warrant and confirm that I have (i) received all salary, wages, commissions, bonuses, incentive compensation, vacation pay
and other compensation due to me by virtue of my employment, and (ii) have not knowingly engaged in any unlawful conduct relating to the
business of the Company.

 

2.       Consideration.
I understand that the payments and benefits set forth in the Letter Agreement represent, in part, consideration for signing this Release
of Claims Agreement and are not salary, wages, or benefits to which I was already entitled. I understand and agree that I will not receive
any payments pursuant to the Letter Agreement unless I execute, do not revoke, and comply with this Release Agreement.

 

3.       Release.
I knowingly and voluntarily (for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns) release and forever discharge the Company
and the other Released Parties from any and all claims, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, asserted or unasserted, I, my
spouse or domestic partner, or any of my heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, may have against the Company or any of the
Released Parties as of the date of execution of this Release Agreement, including, but not limited to, from all claims in connection
with my employment with the Company and the termination of my employment, including any all claims for discrimination, harassment,
sexual harassment, retaliation, failure to accommodate, failure to promote, whistle-blowing and hostile work environment, and all
other losses, liabilities, claims, charges, demands, and causes of action arising directly or indirectly out of or in any way
connected with my employment with the Company. This Release Agreement is intended to have the broadest possible application and
includes, but is not limited to, any allegation, claim, or violation arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act),
the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Worker
Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the National Labor Relations Act
(NLRA), the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), the Genetic Information
Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA), the
Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, the Lawful Off-Duty Activities Statute (LODA),
the Personnel Files Employee Inspection Right Statute, the Colorado Labor Peace Act, the Colorado Labor Relations Act, the Colorado
Equal Pay Act, the Colorado Minimum Wage Order, the Colorado Genetic Information Non-Disclosure Act, the British Columbia Employment
Standards Act, the British Columbia Human Rights Code, or the British Columbia Workers Compensation Act, all including any
amendments and their respective implementing regulations, and any other federal, state, provincial, local, or foreign law
(statutory, regulatory, or otherwise) that may be legally waived and released; and any public policy, any contract or tort, any
common law, any policies, practices, or procedures of the Company, any claim for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, infliction
of emotional distress or defamation, or any claim for costs, fees, or other expenses, including attorneys’ fees incurred in
these matters (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Claims”). I expressly waive my right to
recovery of any type, including damages or reinstatement, in any administrative or court action, whether state or federal, and
whether brought by me or on my behalf, related in any way to the matters released herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I am not
waiving: (i) claims that cannot be waived by law; (ii) any right to file an unfair labor practice charge under the National Labor
Relations Act; (iii) any rights to vested benefits, such as pension or retirement benefits, the rights to which are governed by the
terms of the applicable plan documents and award agreements; (iv) any claim relating to directors’ and officers’
liability insurance coverage or any right of indemnification under the Company’s organizational documents or otherwise.

 

    	

     

    

 

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4.       No
Other Claims. I represent that I have made no assignment or transfer of any right, claim, demand, cause of action, or other matter
covered by Paragraph 3 above. I further represent that I have not filed and am not a party to any claim against any of the Released Parties.

 

5.       Release
of ADEA Claims. I specifically release all claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; provided, however, that
this release does not waive any claims for any challenge to the validity of the form of my release of claims under the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act (“ADEA”), as set forth in this Release Agreement, nor does it release any claims arising under the ADEA
after the date of my execution of this Release Agreement.

 

6.       Additional
Facts. I acknowledge that I may discover facts or law different from, or in addition to, the facts or law that I know or believe to
be true with respect to the claims released in this Release Agreement and agree, nonetheless, that this Release Agreement shall be and
remain effective in all respects notwithstanding such different or additional facts or the discovery of them.

 

7.       Complete
Release. I declare and represent that I intend this Release Agreement to be complete and not subject to any claim of mistake, the
release herein expresses a full and complete release, and I intend the release herein to be final and complete. I execute this release
with the full knowledge that this release covers all possible claims I may have against the Released Parties to the fullest extent permitted
by law. I acknowledge and intend that the Release Agreement shall be effective as a bar to each and every one of the Claims.

 

8.       Essential
Term. I acknowledge and agree that this Release Agreement is an essential and material term of the Letter Agreement and that without
such waiver the Company would not have agreed to the terms of the Letter Agreement.

 

    	

     

    

 

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9.       Covenant
Not to Sue. I agree that I will not file or pursue any legal claim of any kind arising out of any of the claims that I have
waived by virtue of executing this Release Agreement against any of the Released Parties at any time in the future. This Release
Agreement does not bar me from pursuing any claims that may not be waived as matter of law, such as claims for workers’
compensation, unemployment benefits, or my right to file a charge with a local, state, or federal administrative agency that cannot
be waived. If I pursue any such claims or file an administrative charge that may not be waived (or such a charge is filed on my
behalf), I expressly waive my individual right to recovery of any type, including monetary damages or reinstatement, for any such
claim or charge.

 

10.       No
Admission of Liability. I agree that neither this Release Agreement, nor the furnishing of the consideration for this Release Agreement,
shall be deemed or construed at any time to be an admission by the Company, any Released Party, or myself of any improper or unlawful
conduct.

 

11.       Forfeiture
of Payments. I agree that I will forfeit all amounts that are payable by the Company under the Letter Agreement if I challenge the
validity of this Release Agreement. I also agree that if I violate this Release Agreement by suing the Company or the other Released Parties
with respect to any of the Claims, I will pay all costs and expenses of defending against the suit incurred by the Released Parties, including
all reasonable attorneys’ fees, and return all payments received by me pursuant to the Agreement.

 

12.       Confidentiality
of Agreement. I agree and acknowledge that the provisions, conditions, and negotiations of this Release Agreement are confidential
and I agree not to disclose any information regarding the terms, conditions, and negotiations of this Release Agreement, nor transfer
any copy of this Release Agreement, or communicate or disclose or otherwise refer or allude to the substance of this Release Agreement
to any person or entity, other than my spouse or domestic partner and any tax, legal, or other counsel I have consulted regarding the
meaning or effect hereof or as required by applicable law, and I will instruct each of the foregoing not to disclose the same to anyone.

 

13.       Responding
to Regulatory Inquiries. Any non-disclosure provision in this Release Agreement does not prohibit or restrict me (or my attorney)
from responding to any inquiry about this Release Agreement or its underlying facts and circumstances by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), or any other self-regulatory organization or governmental entity having authority
over the Company.

 

14.       Return
of Company Property. I agree that as of the date hereof, I have returned to the Company any and all property, tangible or intangible,
relating to its business, which I possessed or had control over at any time (including, but not limited to, company-provided credit cards,
building or office access cards, keys, computer equipment, manuals, files, documents, records, software, customer data, and other data)
and that I shall not retain any copies, compilations, extracts, excerpts, summaries, or other notes of any such manuals, files, documents,
records, software, customer data, or other data.

 

15.       Non-Disparagement.
I agree not to disparage, or make any disparaging remarks or send any disparaging communications (whether directly or indirectly)
concerning the Company, any of its members’ parents, subsidiaries and/or affiliates, their reputation and/or business and any
of their respective officers or directors, to any person or entity, with or through any written or oral statement or image
(including, but not limited to, any statements made via websites, blogs, postings to the internet, or emails and whether or not they
are made anonymously or through the use of a pseudonym). Nothing in this Release Agreement is intended to or shall preclude any
party from making any truthful statement to the extent required by law or by any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative or
legislative body (including any committee thereof) with actual or apparent jurisdiction to order such person to disclose or make
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16.       Cooperation.
I agree that certain matters in which I have been involved during my employment with the Company may require my cooperation in the future.
Accordingly, following my separation from the Company, I agree to reasonably cooperate with the Company or any affiliate thereof in connection
with matters arising out of my service to the Company, including in any internal investigation, any administrative, regulatory, or judicial
proceeding or any dispute with a third party. I understand and agree that my cooperation may include, but not be limited to, making myself
available to the Company or its affiliates upon reasonable notice for interviews and factual investigations; appearing at the Company’s
request to give testimony without requiring service of a subpoena or other legal process; volunteering to the Company or its affiliates
pertinent information; and turning over to the Company or its affiliates all relevant documents which are or may come into my possession
all at times and on schedules that are reasonably consistent with my other permitted activities and commitments. I understand that in
the event the Company or its affiliates asks for my cooperation in accordance with this provision, the Company will reimburse me solely
for reasonable travel expenses (including lodging and meals), upon my submission of receipts.

 

17.       Remedies.
I acknowledge and agree that the Company’s obligations under this Release Agreement and the Letter Agreement are contingent upon
my compliance with all terms and conditions provided for herein, in the Letter Agreement, and in the Employee, Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure,
Non-Compete and Conflict of Interest Agreement that I signed on October 2, 2020 (“Restrictive Covenant Agreement”). In the
event that I breach or threaten to breach this Release Agreement, the Letter Agreement, or the Confidentiality and Non-Compete Agreement,
I agree that the Company (i) may cease making any payments due under the Letter Agreement and recover all payments already made under
the Letter Agreement-except that the Company will not seek to recover the first $1,000 paid under the Letter Agreement, which I may retain
and I agree will constitute full and adequate consideration for my release and waiver of Claims in this Release Agreement-in addition
to all other available legal remedies; and (ii) shall be entitled to seek, in addition to other available remedies, a temporary or permanent
injunction or other equitable relief against such breach or threatened breach from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity
of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond
or other security.

 

18.       Attorneys’
Fees. In the event the Company is required to take legal action against me to enforce its rights under this Release Agreement or the
Letter Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to collect from me the attorney’s fees and costs that it incurs in seeking to enforce
this Release Agreement or the Letter Agreement, as the case may be, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.

 

    	

     

    

 

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19.       Severability.
Whenever possible, each provision of this Release Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Release Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect under
any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other
provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Release Agreement shall be reformed, construed, and enforced in such jurisdiction as
if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein, except that if the release of Claims in
Paragraph 3 of this Release Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable and cannot be modified or interpreted so as
to render it enforceable, I will be required to enter into a new Release Agreement with a valid and enforceable release of
claims.

 

20.       Successors
and Assigns. The Company may freely assign this Release Agreement at any time, and this Release Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of the Company and its successors and assigns. I may not assign this Release Agreement in whole or in part, and any purported assignment
by me shall be null and void from the initial date of the purported assignment.

 

21.       Governing
Law. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement, and interpretation of this Release Agreement shall
be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Colorado, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
rules or provisions that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Colorado. Each of the parties hereto submits
to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court sitting in Colorado, in any action or proceeding arising out of
or relating to this Release Agreement and agrees that all claims in respect of the action or proceedings may be heard and determined in
any such court and hereby expressly submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such court for the purposes hereof and expressly
waives any claim of improper venue and any claim that such courts are an inconvenient forum.

 

22.       BY
SIGNING THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT, I REPRESENT AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

 

a.       I
HAVE READ THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY;

 

b.       I
UNDERSTAND ALL OF TERMS OF THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT AND KNOW THAT I AM GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RIGHTS
UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, AS AMENDED, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED, THE EQUAL PAY
ACT OF 1963, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, AND THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED;

 

c.       I
VOLUNTARILY CONSENT TO EVERYTHING IN THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT;

 

d.       I
HAVE BEEN AND AM HEREBY BEING ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE EXECUTING THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT AND I HAVE DONE SO OR, AFTER
CAREFUL READING AND CONSIDERATION, I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DO SO OF MY OWN VOLITION;

 

e.       I
HAVE HAD AT LEAST TWENTY-ONE DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MY RECEIPT OF THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT TO CONSIDER IT;

 

f.       I
UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT TO REVOKE IT AND THAT THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT
SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE OR ENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE REVOCATION PERIOD HAS EXPIRED;

 

    	

     

    

 

PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL

 

g.       I
HAVE SIGNED THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AND WITH THE ADVICE OF ANY COUNSEL RETAINED TO ADVISE ME WITH RESPECT HERETO;
AND

 

h.       I
AGREE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE AMENDED, WAIVED, CHANGED, OR MODIFIED EXCEPT BY AN INSTRUMENT IN WRITING
SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY AND BY ME.

 

This Release Agreement shall
become effective on the eighth (8th) day following my execution and non-revocation of it (the “Effective Date”).

 

	/s/ Deanie Elsner	 	10/2/2020
	Deanie Elsner	 	DateExhibit 10.23

 

Certain identified
information has been excluded from the exhibit pursuant to Item 601(a)(6) of Regulation S-K. Redacted information is indicated by: ***.

 

TRANSITION EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE
OF ALL CLAIMS

 

Russell Hammer, a resident
of the State of Florida (“Employee”) and Charlotte’s Web, Inc., a Colorado corporation, with principal place
of business at 1801 California Street Suite 4800, Denver, Colorado 80202 (the “Company”), enter into this Transition Employment
Agreement and Release of All Claims (“Agreement”).

 

Recitals 

 

A.       Employee
is currently employed by the Company as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer on an at-will basis, meaning that either Company
or Employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without advance notice.

 

B.       Company
desires to retain Employee for a transition period and to provide Employee with certain severance benefits after that term, subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

C.       Both
parties wish to resolve Employee’s disputes and potential disputes with Company, (known and unknown) and both parties wish to eventually
terminate their relationship amicably under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

D.       Should
Employee sign this Agreement, Employee will be provided with the consideration set forth in this Agreement. Should Employee also sign
the attached Severance Agreement And Release Of All Claims (attached as Exhibit A) on, or within seven (7) days of the Separation Date,
Employee will be provided with the consideration provided for in Exhibit A.

 

E.       This
Agreement together with the Offer Letter signed by Employee on August 15, 2019 (“Offer Letter”), Employee Confidentiality,
Non-Disclosure, Non-Compete, Invention Assignment and Conflict of Interest Agreement (“Non-Compete”), and 2018 Long-Term Incentive
Plan Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement and Restricted Stock Award Agreement (“LTI Agreements”), which are incorporated
herein by reference, set forth the entire understanding between Employee and Company concerning Employee’s employment with Company,
separation from employment with Company, and Employee’s disputes with Company, known or unknown.

 

1.         Separation. Employee will separate from Employee’s employment with the Company effective August 15, 2021 (“Separation
Date”), thereby discontinuing any employer/employee relationship between the Company and Employee. Employee and Company agree to
characterize Employee’s separation as a voluntary resignation.

 

2.         Continued
Employment. Employee will remain employed through the Separation Date, subject to the terms of this Agreement, at which point Employee’s
employment will end. During this transition period, from the date Employee executes this Agreement through the Separation Date, Employee
will have the job title of Senior Executive Advisor and continue to perform certain job duties from Employee’s prior position,
and will perform such transition-related assignments as may be assigned to Employee (“Transition Duties”). Employee may also
perform certain activities during this transition period related to Employee’s own job search, but Employee agrees to otherwise
devote full-time employment efforts to the Transition Duties.

 

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During this transition period,
Employee will continue receiving all compensation and benefits in accordance with Employee’s Offer Letter.

 

3.           At Will Employment Status. At all times until the Separation Date, Employee’s employment will continue to be “at
will,” meaning that Employee or Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause and with or
without notice. Employee’s Offer Letter continues to govern the terms and conditions of any such termination.

 

4.           Conditions For Eligibility For Severance Benefits Set Forth In Exhibit A. In order for Employee to be eligible the benefits
set forth in the Severance Agreement And Release Of All Claims attached as Exhibit A, Employee must perform the Transition Duties and
other work-related duties as assigned to Employee with reasonable diligence, and Employee must sign the Severance Agreement And Release
Of All Claims on or within seven (7) days after the Separation Date. Employee understands that Employee shall not be entitled to the benefits
set forth in Exhibit A if (1) Employee fails to use reasonable diligence in performing the duties assigned to Employee; (2) Employee voluntarily
terminates Employee’s employment with Company prior to the Separation Date; (3) Employee fails to execute and return the Severance
Agreement And Release Of All Claims on or within seven (7) days after the Separation Date, or (4) if Employee’s employment is terminated
for Cause, as defined in Employee’s Offer Letter, or for any willful and material breach of this Agreement.

 

5.           Release.
Employee hereby releases and forever discharges the Company, its parents, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns (including,
but not limited to, CW Hemp, Charlotte’s Web and Stanley Brothers) and each of their officers, directors, agents, and employees,
in their individual and official capacities, (collectively referred to herein as the “Released Parties”) from any and all
claims, liabilities, costs, and damages of any nature whatsoever, both known and unknown, including, but not limited to, any claims based
on rights under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (“Title VII”); the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act (“ADEA)”; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; the National Labor
Relations Act, as amended; Sections 1981 of Title 42 of the United States Code; any and all state discrimination laws, including, but
not limited to, the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, Colorado Wage Act, Colorado COMPS Order, and Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work
Act; and any and all statutory claims and common law causes of action for breach of contract or tort, including but not limited to claims
of wrongful discharge, fraud, promissory estoppel, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, and assault, which Employee
has or may have against any of the Released Parties for any alleged act or omission which occurred on or at any time prior to the date
of Employee’s execution of this Agreement (the “Released Claims”).

 

6.           Covenant
Not to Sue. Employee agrees never to institute, directly or indirectly, any action or proceeding of any kind against the
Released Parties based on or arising out of the Released Claims. Excluded from this Agreement are any claims which cannot be waived
by law. Nothing in this Agreement impacts any right Employee may have to unemployment compensation benefits or workers’
compensation benefits, or to file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or similar
governmental agency responsible for enforcing the laws prohibiting discrimination. Employee does waive, however, Employee’s
right to any monetary recovery should any agency pursue any of the Released Claims on Employee’s behalf. The Release set forth
above applies to any claims brought by any person or agency on behalf of Employee or any class action pursuant to which Employee may
have any right or benefit. Employee covenants and agrees not to participate in any class action that may include or encompass any of
the Released Claims and further promises not to accept any recoveries or benefits which may be obtained on Employee’s behalf
by any other person or agency or in any class action and assign any such recovery or benefit to the Company. This Agreement
specifically includes, but not by way of limitation, all claims which might be asserted by or on behalf of Employee in any suit or
claim against the Released Parties, for or on account of any matter whatsoever up to and including the present time. Employee
represents and warrants that to the best of Employee’s knowledge, no other person or entity other than Employee is entitled to
assert any claims of any kind or character based on or arising out of, and alleged to have been suffered by, in, or as a consequence
of Employee’s employment, separation from employment, and Employee’s relationship to date with the Company.

 

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7.        Confidentiality of the Terms of this Agreement. Employee and the Company agree that this Agreement may be used as evidence
in a subsequent proceeding in which any of the parties allege a breach of this Agreement. However, Employee agrees that the fact that
Employee and the Company have reached this Agreement and its terms, specifically including, but not limited to, the amount paid hereunder,
will be treated as a strictly confidential matter between the parties, and will not be disclosed by Employee or company to any third party
or entity, save and except (a) Employee’s attorneys, tax advisors and spouse, provided each of the foregoing are advised by Employee
of this confidentiality requirement, and each agrees to maintain full confidentiality; (b) governmental agencies; and (c) pursuant to
a lawfully issued subpoena from a court of competent jurisdiction. This confidentiality provision is a material and substantial term of
this Agreement.

 

8.       Confidentiality
of Company Information; Return of Company Property. Employee further reaffirms that Employee understands and acknowledges Employee’s
obligation to keep confidential all confidential and proprietary information of the Company. On or before the Separation Date, Employee
will return all property and information belonging to the Company, including, but not limited to, the access badge, manuals, and all
technical information, formulations, raw materials data, customer information, pricing information, brochures, specifications, quotations,
marketing strategies, inventory records and sales records. Employee represents and warrants that Employee will not keep any copies, nor
make or retain any abstracts or notes of such information.

 

9.          No
Admission of Liability. The terms of this Agreement are a compromise and settlement of any disputed claims, the validity, existence,
or occurrence of which are expressly denied by the Company. This Agreement does not constitute, and shall not be construed as, an admission
by the Company of any breach of contract or other violation of any right of Employee, or any harm to Employee of any kind whatsoever,
or of any violation of any federal, state, or local statute, law, or regulation. To the contrary, the Company denies any liability whatsoever
to Employee.

 

10.        No Obligation to Reemploy. Employee agrees and recognizes that Employee’s employment relationship with the Company
will be permanently and irrevocably severed on the Separation Date; and that the Company has no obligation, contractual or otherwise,
to reemploy or hire Employee in the future. Employee agrees that Employee will not apply for or otherwise seek reemployment or status
as an independent contractor with the Company at any time.

 

11.        Non-disparagement.
Employee agrees not to make any disparaging remarks to any third party regarding Company, its parents, affiliates, predecessors, successors
and assigns (including, but not limited to, CW Hemp, Charlotte’s Web and Stanley Brothers) as well as the president, officers and
agents of the same. Company agrees to direct its Board and Executive Leadership Team not to make any disparaging remarks to any third
party regarding Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Employee or Company from: (1) making
truthful statements or disclosures that are required by applicable law, regulation or legal process; or (2) requesting or receiving confidential
legal advice. For purposes of this Section 11, “disparage” shall mean any negative statement, whether written or oral, about
the people, products or services provided by any of the aforementioned entities. The parties agree and acknowledge that this non-disparagement
provision is a material term of this Agreement, the absence of which would have resulted in the Company and Employee refusing to enter
into this Agreement.

 

12.        Continuation
of Benefits. Effective at the close of business on the Separation Date, Employee’s participation in and entitlement to all
fringe benefits or employee benefit plans or programs shall cease, except for Employee’s participation in the group health
insurance plan which shall not terminate until the last day of the month of the Separation Date. If Employee timely elects COBRA
coverage and signs the Agreement set forth in Exhibit A, Company will pay Employee’s COBRA premium from October 1, 2021
through December 31, 2021. Employee shall be responsible for payment of Employee’s COBRA coverage for September 2021, provided
however, Employee may be eligible for a COBRA subsidy under the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) for the period of
coverage for the month of September 2021. Employee will receive separate notices detailing Employee’s responsibilities to
timely elect COBRA coverage under the Plan and the availability of the ARPA subsidy, including the Plan’s COBRA election forms
and the ARPA election and certification forms required by the U.S. Department of Labor. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to
waive or abridge any rights Employee has which were vested on or before the Separation Date or any right of Employee to continued
benefits under applicable federal or state law. Employee will continue to be covered by Company’s D&O insurance for any
claims arising from Employee’s employment with Company.

 

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13.         Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in a number of identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
for all purposes.

 

14.         Governing Law and Forum. This Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced, and governed by the internal laws
of the State of Colorado. The language of this Agreement shall be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and shall not be
construed strictly for or against either of the parties. The parties hereto irrevocably submit to the in personam jurisdiction
and exclusive venue of the local, state and federal courts of Denver County, Colorado for the purposes of all legal proceedings arising
out of or relating to this Agreement or the subject matter thereof. Each party waives the right to contest exclusive venue as prescribed
herein by any motion to transfer, motion for forum non-conveniens or any related motions.

 

15.         Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by final judgment to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be severed from the remainder of this Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement
shall be enforced. In addition, the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be deemed to be automatically modified, and, as
so modified, to be included in this Agreement, such modification being made to the minimum extent necessary to render the provision valid,
legal and enforceable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if the severed or modified provision concerns all or a portion of the essential
consideration to be delivered under this Agreement by one party to the other, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall also be
modified to the extent necessary to equitably adjust the parties’ respective rights and obligations hereunder.

 

16.         Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Offer Letter, Non-Compete, and LTI Agreements contains the entire understanding between
the parties hereto concerning the subject matter contained herein and supersedes any prior written or oral agreements between the parties

 

17.         Jury
Waiver. THE COMPANY AND EMPLOYEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THAT EITHER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT
TO ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING, OR CAUSE OF ACTION BETWEEN OR AMONG THEM, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SEPARATION
AGREEMENT OR EMPLOYEE’S EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY. EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, AS A RESULT OF THIS WAIVER, ANY LAWSUIT
BETWEEN THE PARTIES WILL BE DECIDED BY A JUDGE RATHER THAN A JURY.

 

18.       Modification.
Company and Employee agree that the covenants and/or provisions of this Agreement may not be modified by any subsequent agreement unless
the modifying agreement is in writing and signed by both parties.

 

19.       Consideration Period. Employee acknowledges that the terms of this Agreement fully comply with the Older Workers’
Benefits Protection Act of 1990. Specifically, Employee acknowledges that:

 

		(a)	The terms of this Agreement are not only understandable, but they are fully understood by Employee;

 

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		(b)	Employee has been advised of the right to consult with an attorney before entering this Agreement, and
has exercised such right to the extent Employee wishes to do so;

 

		(c)	Employee has been given adequate time, up to twenty-one (21) days if Employee so desires, to consider,
execute, and return this Agreement to the Company, ATTN: Deanie Elsner, CEO, 1801 California Street Suite 4800, Denver, Colorado 80202
and

 

		(d)	Employee understands that this Agreement may be revoked by Employee up to seven (7) days after its execution
by Employee, following which time it is final and binding (“Effective Date”). In order to revoke, Employee must deliver to
the Company a signed written statement of revocation to the Company, ATTN: Eric Brown, Head of Human Resources, 1801 California Street
Suite 4800, Denver, Colorado 80202, on or before the seventh (7th) day following Employee’s signing the Agreement.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank;
Signature Page to Follow]

 

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Delivered to Employee on June 14, 2021

 

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

 

	EMPLOYEE	 	COMPANY
	RUSSEL HAMMER	 	Charlotte’s Web, Inc.
	 	 	 
	By:	 /s/ Russel C. Hammer	 	By:	 /s/ Eric Brown
	Russel Hammer	 	Eric Brown
	An Individual	 	Head of Human Resources
	 	 	 
	Date: 06/14/2021	 	Date: 06/14/2021

	Address: 	***
	Email:	***
	Phone:	***

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND FULL AND FINAL RELEASE
OF CLAIMS

 

RUSSELL HAMMER, a resident
of the State of Florida (“Employee”) and Charlotte’s Web, Inc., a Colorado corporation, with principal place
of business at 1801 California Street Suite 4800, Denver, Colorado 80202 (the “Company”), enter into this Separation Agreement
and Full and Final Release of Claims (“Agreement”).

 

Recitals

 

A.       The
parties each signed the Transition Employment Agreement And Release Of All Claims to which this Severance Agreement And Release Of All
Claims is attached.

 

B.       The
parties each desire to receive the benefits provided to them in this Agreement, and to provide the consideration required of them in this
Agreement.

 

In consideration of the promises
contained in this Agreement, Employee and Company agree as follows:

 

1.         Separation.
Employee separated from Employee’s employment with the Company effective August 15, 2021 (“Separation Date”), thereby
discontinuing any employer/employee relationship between the Company and Employee.

 

2.           Consideration.
Provided Employee signs this Agreement on or within seven (7) days following the Separation Date, in consideration of the promises
and covenants set forth in this Agreement, and Employee’s compliance with this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay Employee:

 

		(a)	The amount of penalties associated with breaking the lease on the property rented by Employee at 900 Bannock
St. #1623 in Denver, Colorado, as specified in the lease provided by Employee an amount of $36,770.00;

		(b)	Moving expenses of $15,000 for airfare, rental car and moving van lines for the movement of household
goods between Denver, Colorado and residence in Florida. This payment is conditioned upon the return by Employee of all Company property
and information, including, but not limited to, hardware, software, passwords, knowledge of any and all Company systems and any and all
other Company information that Employee has and/or that Company may request. This payment will be paid in accordance with the Company’s
regular payroll practices, and Employee recognizes that the Company will withhold from these payments applicable federal and state taxes,
Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“F.I.C.A.”), and other standard payroll deductions;

		(c)	Severance pay and benefits as provided in Employee’s Offer Letter, Section 11, “Payment Upon
Involuntary Termination Without Cause,” specifically:

 

		i.	Payment of one year of Employee’s Base Salary of $535,000 within 45 days of the Separation Date;

		ii.	Payment of one year of Employee’s bonus at payout of 100% (75% of annual salary) of $401,250 within
45 days of the Separation Date; and

		iii.	Vesting at 100% on the Separation Date of Employee’s initial Nonqualified Stock Option and Restricted
Stock Award grants from the Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement dated August 15, 2019 (and originally valued at $1 million). All
vested options will remain exercisable for 180 days after the Separation Date.

 

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3.           Release.
Employee hereby releases and forever discharges the Company, its parents, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns
(including, but not limited to, CW Hemp, Charlotte’s Web and Stanley Brothers) and each of their officers, directors, agents,
and employees, in their individual and official capacities, (collectively referred to herein as the “Released Parties”)
from any and all claims, liabilities, costs, and damages of any nature whatsoever, both known and unknown, including, but not
limited to, any claims based on rights under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (“Title VII”); the Americans with
Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA)”; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act; the National Labor Relations Act, as amended; Sections 1981 of Title 42 of the United States Code;
any and all state discrimination laws, including, but not limited to, the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, Colorado Wage Act,
Colorado Equal Pay For Equal Work Act, and Colorado COMPS Order; and any and all statutory claims and common law causes of action
for breach of contract or tort, including but not limited to claims of wrongful discharge, fraud, promissory estoppel, intentional
infliction of emotional distress, defamation, and assault, which Employee has or may have against any of the Released Parties for
any alleged act or omission which occurred on or at any time prior to the date of Employee’s execution of this Agreement (the
 “Released Claims”).

 

4.          Covenant
Not to Sue. Employee agrees never to institute, directly or indirectly, any action or proceeding of any kind against the Released
Parties based on or arising out of the Released Claims. Excluded from this Agreement are any claims which cannot be waived by law. Nothing
in this Agreement impacts any right Employee may have to unemployment compensation benefits or workers’ compensation benefits,
or to file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or similar governmental agency responsible for
enforcing the laws prohibiting discrimination. Employee does waive, however, Employee’s right to any monetary recovery should any
agency pursue any of the Released Claims on Employee’s behalf. The Release set forth above applies to any claims brought by any
person or agency on behalf of Employee or any class action pursuant to which Employee may have any right or benefit. Employee covenants
and agrees not to participate in any class action that may include or encompass any of the released claims and further promises not to
accept any recoveries or benefits which may be obtained on Employee’s behalf by any other person or agency or in any class action
and assign any such recovery or benefit to the Company. This Agreement specifically includes, but not by way of limitation, all claims
which might be asserted by or on behalf of Employee in any suit or claim against the Released Parties, for or on account of any matter
whatsoever up to and including the present time. Employee represents and warrants that to the best of Employee’s knowledge, no
other person or entity other than Employee is entitled to assert any claims of any kind or character based on or arising out of, and
alleged to have been suffered by, in, or as a consequence of Employee’s employment, separation from employment, and Employee’s
relationship to date with the Company.

 

5.           Confidentiality
of the Terms of this Agreement. Employee and the Company agree that this Agreement may be used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding
in which any of the parties allege a breach of this Agreement. However, Employee agrees that the fact that Employee and the Company have
reached this Agreement and its terms, specifically including, but not limited to, the amount paid hereunder, will be treated as a strictly
confidential matter between the parties, and will not be disclosed by Employee to any third party or entity, save and except (a) Employee’s
attorneys, tax advisors and spouse, provided each of the foregoing are advised by Employee of this confidentiality requirement, and each
agrees to maintain full confidentiality; (b) governmental agencies; and (c) pursuant to a lawfully issued subpoena from a court of competent
jurisdiction. This confidentiality provision is a material and substantial term of this Agreement.

 

6.            Confidentiality of Company Information; Return of Company Property. Employee further reaffirms that Employee understands
and acknowledges Employee’s obligation to keep confidential all confidential and proprietary information of the Company. Employee
represents that Employee has returned all property and information belonging to the Company, including, but not limited to, the access
badge, manuals, and all technical information, formulations, raw materials data, customer information, pricing information, brochures,
specifications, quotations, marketing strategies, inventory records and sales records. Employee acknowledges that Employee has not kept
any copies, nor made or retained any abstracts or notes of such information.

 

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7.           No Admission of Liability. The terms of this Agreement are a compromise and settlement of any disputed claims, the validity,
existence, or occurrence of which are expressly denied by the Company. This Agreement does not constitute, and shall not be construed
as, an admission by the Company of any breach of contract or other violation of any right of Employee, or any harm to Employee of any
kind whatsoever, or of any violation of any federal, state, or local statute, law, or regulation. To the contrary, the Company denies
any liability whatsoever to Employee.

 

8.           No
Obligation to Reemploy. Employee agrees and recognizes that Employee’s employment relationship with the Company has been permanently
and irrevocably severed; and that the Company has no obligation, contractual or otherwise, to reemploy or hire Employee in the future.
Employee agrees that Employee will not apply for or otherwise seek reemployment or status as an independent contractor with the Company
at any time.

 

9.           Non-disparagement.
Employee agrees not to make any disparaging remarks to any third party regarding Company, its parents, affiliates, predecessors, successors
and assigns (including, but not limited to, CW Hemp, Charlotte’s Web and Stanley Brothers) as well as the president, officers and
agents of the same. Company agrees to direct its Board and Executive Leadership Team not to make any disparaging remarks to any third
party regarding Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Employee or Company from: (1) making
truthful statements or disclosures that are required by applicable law, regulation or legal process; or (2) requesting or receiving confidential
legal advice. For purposes of this Section 9, “disparage” shall mean any negative statement, whether written or oral, about
the people, products or services provided by any of the aforementioned entities. The parties agree and acknowledge that this non-disparagement
provision is a material term of this Agreement, the absence of which would have resulted in the Company refusing to enter into this Agreement.

 

10.         Continuation
of Benefits. Effective at the close of business on the Separation Date, Employee’s participation in and entitlement to all
fringe benefits or employee benefit plans or programs shall cease, except for Employee’s participation in the group health insurance
plan which shall not terminate until the last day of the month of the Separation Date. If Employee timely elects COBRA coverage, Company
will pay Employee’s COBRA premium from October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. Employee shall be responsible for payment of
Employee’s COBRA coverage for September 2021, provided however, Employee may be eligible for a COBRA subsidy under the American
Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) for the period of coverage for the month of September 2021. Employee will receive separate notices
detailing Employee’s responsibilities to timely elect COBRA coverage under the Plan and the availability of the ARPA subsidy, including
the Plan’s COBRA election forms and the ARPA election and certification forms required by the U.S. Department of Labor. Nothing
in this Agreement is intended to waive or abridge any rights Employee has which were vested on or before the Separation Date or any right
of Employee to continued benefits under applicable federal or state law. Employee will continue to be covered by Company’s D&O
insurance for any claims arising from Employee’s employment with Company.

 

11.        Adequacy of Consideration. The undersigned affirms that the terms stated herein constitute the only consideration for their
signing this Agreement, that no other promises or agreements of any kind have been made by any person or entity to cause them to execute
this Agreement. Employee acknowledges that the consideration recited in this Agreement is adequate to make it final and binding, and is
in addition to payments or benefits to which Employee would otherwise be entitled as a former employee of the Company. Employee acknowledges
that except as set forth herein, Employee is not entitled to any further payment of base salary, wages, bonuses, commissions, accrued
unused paid leave, or valid expense reimbursements. Employee recognizes that the Company will withhold from this payment applicable federal
and state taxes, F.I.C.A., and other standard payroll deductions including, not limited to, any applicable benefits.

 

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12.         Non-Compete. Employee understands and agrees that he continues to be bound by the obligations contained in the Confidentiality,
Non-Disclosure, Non-Compete, Invention Assignment and Conflict of Interest Agreement (“Non-Compete”) he executed on August
15, 2019.

 

13.         Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in a number of identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
for all purposes.

 

14.         Governing
Law and Forum. This Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced, and governed by the internal laws of the State of Colorado.
The language of this Agreement shall be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and shall not be construed strictly for
or against either of the parties. The parties hereto irrevocably submit to the in personam jurisdiction and exclusive venue of
the local, state and federal courts of Denver County, Colorado for the purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the subject matter thereof. Each party waives the right to contest exclusive venue as prescribed herein by any motion
to transfer, motion for forum non-conveniens or any related motions.

 

15.         Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is held by final judgment to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision shall be severed from the remainder of this Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall be enforced. In addition,
the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be deemed to be automatically modified, and, as so modified, to be included in
this Agreement, such modification being made to the minimum extent necessary to render the provision valid, legal and enforceable. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, if the severed or modified provision concerns all or a portion of the essential consideration to be delivered
under this Agreement by one party to the other, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall also be modified to the extent necessary
to equitably adjust the parties’ respective rights and obligations hereunder.

 

16.         Entire
Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto concerning the subject matter contained herein
and supersedes any prior written or oral agreements between the parties, except for the Non-Compete and 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement and Restricted Stock Award Agreement which remain in full force and effect.

 

17.         Jury
Waiver. THE COMPANY AND EMPLOYEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THAT EITHER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT
TO ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING, OR CAUSE OF ACTION BETWEEN OR AMONG THEM, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SEPARATION
AGREEMENT OR EMPLOYEE’S EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY. EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, AS A RESULT OF THIS WAIVER, ANY LAWSUIT
BETWEEN THE PARTIES WILL BE DECIDED BY A JUDGE RATHER THAN A JURY.

 

18.         Modification.
Company and Employee agree that the covenants and/or provisions of this Agreement may not be modified by any subsequent agreement unless
the modifying agreement is in writing and signed by both parties.

 

19.         Consideration Period. Employee acknowledges that the terms of this Agreement fully comply with the Older Workers’
Benefits Protection Act of 1990. Specifically, Employee acknowledges that:

 

		(a)	The terms of this Agreement are not only understandable, but they are fully understood by Employee;

 

		(b)	Employee has been advised of the right to consult with an attorney before entering this Agreement, and
has exercised such right to the extent Employee wishes to do so;

 

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		(c)	Employee has been given adequate time, up to twenty-one (21) days if Employee so desires, to consider,
execute, and return this Agreement to the Company, ATTN: ATTN: Eric Brown, Head of Human Resources 1801 California Street Suite 4800,
Denver, Colorado 80202 and

 

		(d)	Employee understands that this Agreement may be revoked by Employee up to seven (7) days after its execution
by Employee, following which time it is final and binding (“Effective Date”). In order to revoke, Employee must deliver to
the Company a signed written statement of revocation to the Company, ATTN: Eric Brown, Head of Human Resources 1801 California Street
Suite 4800, Denver, Colorado 80202 on or before the seventh (7th) day following Employee’s signing the Agreement.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank;
Signature Page to Follow]

 

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Delivered to
Employee on ______________________

 

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

 

	EMPLOYEE	 	COMPANY
	RUSSEL HAMMER	 	Charlotte’s Web, Inc.
	 	 	 
	By: /s/ Russel C. Hammer	 	By:
	Russel Hammer	 	Eric Brown
	An Individual	 	Head of Human Resources
	 	 	 
	Date: 06/14/2021	 	Date:
	Address:	***	 	 
	Email: 	***	 	 
	Phone: 	***	 	 

 

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