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CRB Monitor Securities Database Updates

During the week of Monday February 28, 2022, CRB Monitor’s research team made several updates to securities and added source documents and relevant news articles to the CRB Monitor database.

Summary of the updates for the Week of Monday February 28, 2022:

• Added 2 Tier 1A Securities & Removed 1 Tier 1A Security:
  • +2 = Two New Securities (Convertible Debts) Added to Existing Issuer (“Aurora Cannabis Inc.”)
  • -1 = Removed from Database (“Oboya Horticulture Industries AB”)
    
    • Rationale = Previously announced an agreement to form a new joint-venture company with activities in the development and sale of cultivation products with a focus on medical cannabis for the consumer markets. However, it has been over a year since there has been any further news regarding this, or any cannabis-related news for that matter. Oboya's security has been delisted and the company filed for bankruptcy.
• Added 6 Tier 1B Securities & Removed 8 Tier 1B Securities:
  • +1 = New Security (Convertible Debt) Added to Existing Issuer (“Tilray Brands, Inc.”)
  • +5 = New CRBs (New Versions of the Nasdaq CRB Monitor Global Cannabis Index)
    
    • Nasdaq CRB Monitor Global Cannabis Net Total Return Index
    • Nasdaq CRB Monitor Global Cannabis Gross Total Return Index
    • Nasdaq CRB Monitor Global Cannabis AUD Index
    • Nasdaq CRB Monitor Global Cannabis Net Total Return AUD Index
    • Nasdaq CRB Monitor Global Cannabis Gross Total Return AUD Index
  • -1 = Removed from Database (“GL Brands Inc.”)
    • Rationale = There is no evidence to suggest that GL Brands Inc. is currently trading. GL Brands previously traded on the OTC Markets. However, GL Brands is no longer listed on OTC. There is no evidence to suggest that GL Brands is listed or trading anywhere else. There has been no cannabis news in over a year. The company's website is dead.
  • -1 = Removed from Database (“Player's Network, Inc.”)
    • Rationale = Previously traded on the OTC Markets. However, the company's security was "Revoked." There is no evidence to suggest that this company is listed/trading anywhere else. The last cannabis-related news announcement was in August 2020. There has not been any news since whatsoever. The company's website is "Under Construction." There is no evidence to suggest that this company is still involved in the cannabis industry.
  • -1 = Removed from Database (“Block Commodities Ltd”)
    
    • Rationale = Previously traded on the AQSE, however, this security has since been "withdrawn." There is no evidence to suggest that Block Commodities Ltd is listed/trading anywhere else. Block Commodities Ltd stated it had an option to acquire a 35% interest in a Zimbabwean Medicinal Cannabis license. However, it has been nearly a year since there has been any news regarding this. There is no evidence to suggest that the company has any other connection to the cannabis industry.
  • -5 = Removed from Database (3 ETFs & 2 Indexes)
    
    • Xtrackers MSCI ACWI ex USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF
    • MicroSectorsTM Cannabis Exchange Traded Notes due November 17, 2039
    • MicroSectorsTM Cannabis 2X Leveraged ETNs due November 17, 2039
    • U.S. Cannabis Index (GTR)
    • Emerging Marijuana Growers Index
      
      • Rationale = These ETFs and Indexes no longer exist.
• Added 1 Tier 2 Security:
  • +1 = New CRB (“Cannibble Food-Tech Ltd.”)

All newly-identified CRBs during the week: