SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2021-10-29

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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FIRST AMENDMENT<BR>
TO THE<BR>
AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION<BR>
OF<BR>
MERIDA MERGER CORP.&nbsp;I</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;242 of the</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Delaware General Corporation Law</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned, being a duly authorized officer
of&nbsp;<B>MERIDA MERGER CORP.&nbsp;I&nbsp;</B>(the &ldquo;Corporation&rdquo;), a corporation existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, does hereby certify as follows:</P>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: justify">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The name of the Corporation is Merida Merger Corp.&nbsp;I</TD>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: justify">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Corporation&rsquo;s Certificate of Incorporation was filed
in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June&nbsp;20, 2019, and an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November&nbsp;4, 2019.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: justify">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation further amends the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: justify">4.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation was duly adopted by the affirmative vote of the stockholders holding at least a majority of the shares of common stock
outstanding on the record date at a meeting of stockholders in accordance with ARTICLE SIXTH of the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation and the provisions of Sections&nbsp;242 the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: justify">5.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Section F of ARTICLE SIXTH is hereby deleted and replaced
in its entirety as follows:</TD>
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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">F.&nbsp;In the event that the Corporation
does not consummate a Business Combination on or before December&nbsp;31, 2021 (the &ldquo;Termination Date&rdquo;), the Corporation shall
(i)&nbsp;cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up, (ii)&nbsp;as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten
(10)&nbsp;business days thereafter, convert 100% of the IPO Shares for cash for a conversion price per share equal to the amount then
held in the Trust Account, including the interest earned thereon, less any interest for income or franchise taxes payable, divided by
the total number of IPO Shares then outstanding (which conversion will completely extinguish such holders&rsquo; rights as stockholders,
including th