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Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, US Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Horizon Innovations, and Helix Innovations. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria maintains the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the US with 42% annual share in 2024. Beyond its core business, it holds an 8% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev and a 41% stake in cannabis manufacturer Cronos. It also acquired vaping company Njoy Holdings in 2023 and operates a joint venture with Japan Tobacco in the heated tobacco category for the US.

Constellation Brands is the largest provider of alcoholic beverages across the beer, wine, and spirits categories in the US, generating more than 90% of revenue from Mexican beer imports under top-selling brands such as Modelo and Corona. The rest of the business includes some remaining wine and spirits brands, categories where the company has pruned assets in recent years. With its exclusive rights tied to the Mexican beer brands effective only in the US, the firm has limited revenue exposure to international markets. Constellation owns a 10% stake in Canopy Growth, a medicinal and recreational cannabis producer in Canada, and has a 50/50 joint venture with glass manufacturer Owens-Illinois in Mexico.

Scotts Miracle-Gro is the largest purveyor of home lawn and gardening products in the US. The company sells a broad range of lawncare products, including grass seed, fertilizer, and lawn-related weed, animal, and disease control. US consumer typically generates the vast majority of companywide revenue and profits. Its lawncare and gardening products are well-recognized brands in the US, including Scotts, Miracle-Gro, Roundup, Ortho, and Tomcat.

Curaleaf is headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and cultivates and sells medicinal and recreational cannabis in the US. The company has operations in 17 states. Its brands include Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots. The company has made acquisitions that give it exposure to the growing European market, a unique feature among US multistate operators.

Trulieve Cannabis Corp is a vertically integrated cannabis company that grows, produces, and sells cannabis products. It has licenses to operate in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, where it sells medical cannabis products. In addition, the company sells cannabis products for adult use in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, and Ohio. The firm's operations are substantially located in Florida and, to a lesser extent, in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Green Thumb Industries is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and produces and sells medicinal and recreational cannabis through wholesale and retail channels in the United States. It has a presence in 14 states and operates more than 100 cannabis stores under the brand Rise. GTI is focusing its expansion on limited license states with large populations, and it does not currently export into the global medical market due to US federal prohibition. It offers multiple products under a portfolio of cannabis consumer packaged goods brands, including &Shine, Beboe, Dogwalkers, Doctor Solomon’s, Good Green, incredibles, and RYTHM.

Cronos Group Inc headquartered in Toronto, Canada, cultivates and sells medicinal and recreational cannabis through its medicinal brand, Peace Naturals, and its two recreational brands, Cove and Spinach. Although it primarily operates in Canada, Cronos exports medical cannabis primarily to Israel. In the U.S., the company has an option to acquire 5.9% of U.S. multistate operator PharmaCann on a fully diluted basis upon easing of federal prohibition.

Cannae Holdings is an American holding company and principal investor headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CNNE. William P. Foley II is its vice chairman and Ryan Caswell its chief executive. It takes minority and majority stakes in restaurants, technology-enabled services, financial services and, increasingly, sports and entertainment. Its main holdings include about 42% of Black Knight Football Club, which owns AFC Bournemouth, FC Lorient and a majority of Moreirense, and a 50% stake in the activist hedge fund manager JANA Partners. It also owns a restaurant group made up of 88.5% of Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub and 65.4% of O'Charley's, along with interests in the flavourings maker Watkins (acquired in 2024) and Alight. In 2025 it sold its Dun & Bradstreet stake to Clearlake Capital for total proceeds of US$630 million and bought back US$323 million of its own stock. Its board has since said it will concentrate the portfolio on sports and entertainment, and in June 2026 its Black Knight Rugby subsidiary acquired English rugby club Exeter Chiefs. It earns returns from equity-accounted investments and consolidated operating revenue, and has about 6,600 employees.

Vireo Growth Incis a cannabis company whose mission is to provide safe access, quality products and value to its customers while supporting its local communities through active participation and restorative justice programs. The Company is evolving with the industry and is in the midst of a transformation to being significantly more customer-centric across its operations, which include cultivation, manufacturing, wholesale and retail business lines. The company operates in one single segment.

Tilray is a Canadian producer that cultivates and sells medical and recreational cannabis. In 2021, legacy Aphria acquired legacy Tilray in a reverse merger and renamed itself Tilray. The bulk of its sales are in Canada and in the international medical cannabis export market. US exposure comes mainly from alcohol.

Verano Holdings Corp is a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator in the United States. The Company has two reportable segments: (i) cultivation (wholesale) and (ii) retail. The company's consumer brands include Encore, Avexia, MUV, Savvy, BITS and Verano. The company's retail dispensaries operate under brands including Zen Leaf and MUV. The company derives its revenues from Retail segment.

SNDL Inc is a private-sector liquor and cannabis retailer in Canada with retail banners that include Ace Liquor, Wine and Beyond, Liquor Depot, Value Buds, and Spiritleaf. The principal activities of the company are the retailing of wines, beers, and spirits. It comprised four reportable segments: liquor retail, cannabis retail, cannabis operations, and investments. Liquor retail includes the sale of wines, beers, and spirits through owned liquor stores. The company generates maximum revenue from liquor retail.

Canopy Growth Corp, cultivates and sells medicinal and recreational cannabis and hemp through a portfolio of brands that include Doja, LivRelief, Ace Valley, Deep Space, and others. The Company is engaged in reportable segments namely: Canada cannabis, International markets cannabis, Storz & Bickel, and This Works. The company generates maximum revenue from Canadian cannabis.

Glass House Brands Inc is an integrated cannabis company that operates exclusively in the state of California. Its portfolio of brands includes Glass House Farms, Forbidden Flowers, and Mama Sue Wellness. It cultivates, manufactures, and distributes cannabis bulk flower and trim to wholesalers and consumer packaged goods to third-party retail stores. It also owns and operates retail cannabis stores in the state of California. It has three reportable segments: Retail, Wholesale Biomass, and Cannabis-related consumer packaged goods. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Wholesale Biomass segment.

Aurora Cannabis Inc headquartered in Edmonton, Canada, cultivates and sells medicinal and recreational cannabis through a portfolio of brands that includes Drift, San Rafael '71, Daily Special, Whistler, Being, and Greybeard. Although the company operates in Canada, it has expanded internationally through medical cannabis exporting agreements. The company opertes in Canada, Europe, Australia, and Others, with majority revenue from Canada.

High Tide Inc is a downstream-focused retailer of cannabis products, distributor, and seller of smoking accessories and cannabis lifestyle products. It is a vertically integrated company in the Canadian cannabis market with various brands in its portfolio such as Canna Cabana, Fastendr, Queen of Bud, Grasscity, Daily High Club, and others. The company's reportable operating segments are: Bricks and mortar, which generates maximum revenue, and E-commerce. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from its business in Canada, followed by the United States of America, and other international markets.

Cresco Labs Inc is a vertically-integrated multi-state cannabis operator in the United States licensed to cultivate, manufacture, and sell retail and medical cannabis products through Sunnyside, Cresco Lab's national dispensary brand, and others. The company operates in one segment: the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of cannabis. The company's brand includes: Cresco, High Supply, FloraCal Farms, Good News, Wonder Wellness Co., Mindy's, and Remedi.

TerrAscend Corp is a company focused on creating and delivering cannabis products and services that meet the evolving needs of its patients. It also provides education and support programs to physicians and patients through healthcare professionals. In addition, the firm operates in California, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, with retail operations in Ohio and Canada. It operates The Apothecarium and other dispensary retail locations as well as scaled cultivation, processing, and manufacturing facilities in its core markets. The firm has one operating segment, being the cultivation, production, and sale of cannabis products, with subsidiaries located in Canada and the United States. The company generates key revenue from the United States.

Cannara Biotech Inc is a vertically integrated producer of premium-grade cannabis and cannabis-derivative products for Canadian markets. The company owns two mega Quebec-based facilities. The company operates in in two segments; Indoor cannabis operations segment which includes the cultivation, processing and sale of dried cannabis and cannabis derivatives for the Canadian market and the Real estate operations segment related to the Farnham and Valleyfield building. Majority of the revenue for the company is generated from its Cannabis operations segment. .

Organigram Global Inc is a licensed cultivator of cannabis and manufacturer of cannabis-derived goods in Canada. It is is focused on producing high-quality cannabis for adult recreational consumers. It has also developed and acquired a portfolio of legal adult-use recreational cannabis brands, including Edison, Holy Mountain, Big Bag O’ Buds, SHRED, SHRED’ems, Monjour, Tremblant Cannabis, Trailblazer, BOXHOT and DEBUNK. Organigram operates facilities in Moncton, New Brunswick and Lac-Superieur, Quebec, with a dedicated edibles manufacturing facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Jushi Holdings Inc is a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis and hemp operator engaged in retail, distribution, cultivation, and processing in both medical and adult-use markets. The company operates a diverse portfolio of branded cannabis and hemp-derived assets built upon opportunistic acquisitions, distressed deals, and competitive applications. Its products are offered through brands like Hijinks, The Bank, The Lab, Seche, and Tasteology, among others. The company distributes its products through various retail dispensaries, including Nature’s Remedy, Beyond Hello, and NuLeaf, and also operates an e-commerce platform called The Jushi Shop, offering branded apparel, accessories, and other products of its different brands. All of its revenues are generated within the United States.

Grown Rogue International Inc is engaged in the business of growing and selling cannabis products. Its primary cannabis product produced and sold is cannabis flower. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States.

Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc is a vertically integrated multi-state operator focused on adult-use or near-term adult-use cannabis states in limited licenses markets. The company's core business is the cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution of cannabis consumer packaged goods, which it sells through company-owned retail stores and third-party licensed cannabis retail stores. It generates maximum revenue from the retail product segment.

Ispire Technology Inc is engaged in the research and development, design, commercialization, sales, marketing, and distribution of branded e-cigarettes and cannabis vaping products. The company sells its cannabis vaping products in the United States, Europe, Canada, and South Africa. Geographically, the company generates the majority of its revenue from Europe.

Intercure Ltd is engaged in the research, cultivation, production, and distribution of pharma-grade cannabis-based products. Its products are available in dried inflorescences or liquid oil form, and are marketed through various brands, including Pharmo Cann, Humboldt, Indoor, Space Labs, Canndoc Utopia, Binske, Canndoc Stars, and others. The company has two operating segments, namely Investments in portfolio companies in the biomed sector and Investments in the medical cannabis sector. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Cannabis segment.

Leef Brands Inc is a vertically integrated cannabis extraction and manufacturing operator based in California. The company operates in two reportable segments: Wholesale concentrates and Retail. The wholesale concentrate segment includes the propagation, nursery, flowering canopy, drying, processing, manufacturing and distribution of cannabis concentrates. The retail segment includes company owned and operated retail cannabis store in the state of California. It derives majority of the revenue from Wholesale concentrates segment.

Vext Science Inc provides management, advisory, cultivation, and dispensary services to entities in the medical cannabis field. The company’s expertise spans from cultivation through to retail operations. Its revenue sources include management fees, professional services, product sales, equipment leasing and property leasing. The company’s operations consist of a single operating segment engaged in the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution and sale of cannabis within the United States.

Little Green Pharma Ltd is engaged in the vertically integrated medicinal cannabis business. The business activities of the company include cultivation, production, research and development, manufacturing, and distribution of medicinal cannabis products. The company's two key types of products available at Little Green Pharma are oils (which are ingested) and flowers (which are usually inhaled through vaporizing). It offers LGP-branded medicinal cannabis oil products in the Australian and European markets.

Rythm Inc is a USA Based company. The Company’s portfolio of brands delivers well-being to millions of Americans every year. The company features some of the recognized and trusted names in the cannabis and hemp industries, including RYTHM, incredibles, Dogwalkers, Beboe, Senorita THC Margaritas, &Shine, Doctor Solomon’s and Good Green in thousands of physical locations and online channels. With products rooted in quality, safety, and innovation, the Company is shaping cannabis experiences that enhance daily life.

Planet 13 Holdings Inc a vertically integrated cultivator and provider of cannabis and cannabis-infused products in the States of Nevada and California, with retail cannabis operations in Illinois. The company owns and manufactures cannabis products under the following brands: HaHa (gummies and beverages), Dreamland (chocolates), TRENDI (vapes and concentrates), Medizin (flower, vapes, concentrates), Leaf and Vine (vapes).

Incannex Healthcare Inc is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing medical cannabis products for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)/Concussion, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Inflammatory Lung Conditions. The company has an Australian license to import, export, and distribute medicinal cannabis products and has launched a line of cannabinoid products. The Company operates and manages its business as one reportable and operating segment, which is the Research and Development of the use of psychedelic medicine and therapies.

WM Technology Inc is a technology and software infrastructure provider to the cannabis industry. It comprises the B2C platform Weedmaps, and B2B software WM Business. Its revenues are derived primarily from monthly subscriptions to Weedmaps for Business, featured and deal listings and other WM Ad solutions. The Weedmaps for Business subscriptions generally have one-month terms that automatically renew unless notice of cancellation is provided in advance. Featured and deal listings and other WM Ad solutions are offered as add-on products to the Weedmaps for Business subscriptions. Featured and deal listings provide customers with premium placement ad solutions and discount and promotion pricing tools. Other WM Ad solutions include banner ads and promotion tiles on marketplace ads.

Seach Medical Group Ltd is engaged in growing medical cannabis strains. The medical cannabis, in its various forms, is supplied to patients with a medical marijuana. It offers a variety of strains and products suitable to all clients. The company develop new strains and products that are customized to respond to the needs of patients and doctors. The company operates at both ends of the value chain, on the one hand, propagation and cultivation of cannabis medical, and on the other hand, the distribution and sale of final products to end customers, and at the same time actively exports its products.

ZYUS Life Sciences Corp is primarily engaged in the world-wide development and commercialization of cannabinoid-based therapeutics and product candidates. It is a licensed producer and distributor of medical cannabis for both medical and adult recreational access in Canada. The company has one reportable segment: Bio-pharmaceutical Products (including medical cannabis derivatives). Geographically, it operates in Canada; United States; Australia; and European Union.

Mira Pharmaceuticals Inc is a pre-clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company with two neuroscience programs targeting a broad range of neurologic and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company's novel oral pharmaceutical marijuana, MIRA-55, is under investigation for treating adult patients suffering from anxiety and cognitive decline, often associated with early-stage dementia.

Botanix Pharmaceuticals Ltd is a dermatology company. The company focuses on developing safe and effective topical treatments for serious skin conditions. It has an exclusive license to use a proprietary drug delivery system for all skin diseases. The company's product pipeline includes BTX 1503 - Moderate to Severe Acne, BTX 1204 - Atopic Dermatitis, BTX 1702 - Rosacea, Sofdra - Axillary Hyperhidrosis, and others. The majority of Revenue is derived from Australia.

iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc is a vertically-integrated multi-state owner and operator of licensed cannabis cultivation, processing, and dispensary facilities. The company's operating segments include the Eastern Region and Western Region. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region includes the company's operations in Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Vermont, and its CBD business. Its Western Region includes the company's operations in Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada.

MariMed Inc is a multi-state cannabis operator, known for developing and managing state-of-the-art cultivation, production, and retail facilities. Its award-winning portfolio of cannabis brands, including Betty's Eddies, Bubby’s Baked, Vibations, InHouse, and Nature’s Heritage, sets the company apart as an industry leader. These trusted brands, crafted with quality and innovation, are recognized and loved by consumers across the country. With a commitment to excellence, MariMed continues to drive growth and set new standards in the cannabis industry.

Rubicon Organics Inc is engaged in the business of the production and sale of cannabis in Canada. The Company produces and processes organic cannabis at its wholly-owned, federally licensed facility in Delta, British Columbia which it sells under its wholly owned and other licensed brands such as Lab Theory, Wildflower, Homestead Cannabis Supply, 1964 Supply Co, and Simply Bare Organic.

Mountain Valley MD Holdings Inc is a Canada-based company. The firm, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in implementing its Quicksome oral delivery technologies across a variety of molecules in nutraceutical, vaccine, and pharmaceutical drug applications. The company actively invests in and collaborates on pioneering biotechnologies that have the potential to revolutionize the human health and wellness landscape, drive sustainable increases in plant yields and agricultural farming practices, and broadly support animal husbandry health. The Company is a biotech company focused on advancing solutions to optimize human, animal, and plant health.

Peak Processing Ltd is the contract manufacturing of THC and other cannabinoid infused beverages. The company operates in one operating segment, being the contract manufacturing of THC infused beverages and extracts. The company has presence in Canada, and United States. Majority of revenue comes from Canada. Its products are Beverages, Hydrocarbon Extracts, Oils, Vapes, Topicals, Powder, and Infused Flower. Its services are Market Insights &Analysis, Product Development, Manufacturing, Commercialization, Distribution, and Product Rework.

Kombinat Konopny SA is engaged in hemp cultivation and related activities. Its operations include production facilities, warehouses, an online store, agricultural fields, and research and development activities. The company's product offerings include hemp-derived supplements such as CBD oils, capsules, teas, cosmetics, food products, and animal supplements. The company is also involved in the textile sector, producing hemp-based yarn and finished textile products.

Ray Tlv Group Ltd is a medical cannabis company engaged in the cultivation and processing of cannabis. The products offered by the company include Psoriasis Multi-active cream, CBD Infused Edibles, and Cannabis Flower.

Together Pharma Ltd is a Israel-based company. It is engaged in the growing, production, and distribution of medical cannabis products. It also exports medical cannabis from Israel. Geographically it operates in Israel, Europe, and Uganda. The majority of its revenue is generated from Israel.