INVESTMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS

INVESTMENTS

The components of investments are summarized as follows:

XS Financial

On October 30, 2021, the Company participated in a convertible note offering of Xtraction Services, Inc., a/k/a XS Financial Inc. (CSE: XSF) (OTCQB: XSHLF) ("XSF"), a specialty finance company providing capital expenditure financing solutions, including equipment leasing, to CEA companies in the United States. The Company invested $2,500,000 of a total $43,500,000 raised by XSF. Prior to any Nasdaq listing, the investment incurs 9.5% interest payable, of which, 7.5% is cash interest and 2.0%. is interest paid in kind. Subsequent to any Nasdaq listing, the investment incurs 8.0% interest. The debt matures on October 28, 2023, with a one-year option at the sole discretion of XSF to extend the maturity date. In addition, the Company received 1.25 million warrants denominated in Canadian dollars ("C$") with a C$0.45 share price as subject to the warrant instrument. No value was attributed to the warrants at the time of the investment. In August 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to sell back its investment to XSF for $2.3 million and cancel the warrants. The Company received the $2.3 million in proceeds on August 30, 2023. In connection with the agreement to sell the investment, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $0.3 million.