2018 CANNABIS INVESTMENT REPORT GLOBAL CANNABIS CONSUMERS Contents Foreword I Executive Summary II Cannabis Science 101 III Cannabis Industry Segmentation IV U.S. Legal Landscape V Global Cannabis Regulation VI U.S. and International Cannabis Market Estimates VII Capital Markets for Cannabis Companies VIII Top 100 Private Cannabis Companies 2018 IX Cannabis Industry Risk Factors X Glossary of Terms Disclosures, Disclaimers, Sources and Use Ackrell Capital Cannabis Team Inside Back Cover: The Green Field 2018 About Ackrell Capital Founded in 2003, Ackrell Capital is a leading independent investment bank focused on emerging growth companies. Ackrell Capital’s expertise includes: Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Private Placements Corporate Development Cannabis, Consumer, Technology, Digital and Other Emerging Growth Industries The United Nations recently estimated that more than 180 million people globally between the ages of 15 and 64, or more than 4% of this age group, consume cannabis annually. At least 20 countries have implemented medical cannabis laws, including Australia, Canada, Colombia and Germany; countries without such laws include China, Japan, Russia and the United States. Although federally illegal in the United States, 46 states and the District of Columbia have passed at least one law that permits the manufacture, distribution, dispensing or possession of cannabis. While most of these laws are medical cannabis laws, 8 states have enacted recreational laws. Across all medical cannabis laws in the United States, cannabis is legally recognized as a form of therapy or medicine for more than 50 qualifying conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, anorexia, arthritis, cancer, chronic pain, epilepsy and post-traumatic stress disorder. California is poised to become the largest recreational cannabis market in the world with the implementation of its recreational law in January 2018—a watershed moment for the industry. The illegal cannabis market in t