RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Effective November 2020, the Company entered into a secured promissory note, where $1,000 was loaned to one of the founders. The note receivable was secured by equity instruments with certain founders of the Company, and bore interest at 3.25% per annum, and required the unpaid principal and unpaid interest balances to be paid on or before the maturity date of November 13, 2023. As of March 31, 2022, the note receivable of $1,037 consisted of principal and interest. As of December 31, 2022, the Company established a reserve against the note receivable due to decline in collateral and risk associated with collectability and therefore, expensed the outstanding balance of $1,037.

Effective January 5, 2023, the Company entered into a Brand License and Option Agreement with JMS Brands LLC (the “Brand License and Option Agreement”), an entity owned by one of the Company’s founders. Pursuant to the Brand License and Option Agreement, the Company licenses certain intellectual property from JMS Brands LLC, for an annual license fee of $500. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company has the option to purchase the intellectual property rights for $2,000.

On March 2, 2021, the Company entered into the SBH Purchase Option with Stanley Brothers USA as discussed above (Note 3). The SBH Purchase Option was purchased for a total consideration of $8,000. Certain founders of the Company, who are or were employees at the time, are the majority shareholders of Stanley Brothers USA.

Pursuant to an amendment to the Name and Likeness and License Agreement between the Company and Leeland & Sig LLC d/b/a Stanley Brothers Brand Company, the agreement was extended to June 30, 2023. The agreement includes the payment of a nominal per diem fee for specifically requested activities as brand ambassadors for the Company. In addition, on April 16, 2021, the Company executed a separate consulting agreement which extended the services agreements of the Stanley Brothers for a period of one year, expiring July 31, 2022. Upon execution of the consulting agreement, the Company paid $2,081 to Leeland & Sig LLC d/b/a Stanley Brothers Brand Company, on behalf of the Stanley Brothers, as consideration for the consulting services to be provided to the Company over the term of the agreement and certain restrictive covenants. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized $420 of sales and marketing expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations related to this agreement.