| Summary of available-for sale investments and fair value through profit or loss investments |
Other investments consist of investments in common
shares and warrants of several companies in the medical cannabis
industry. These investments, with the exception of shares of
Evergreen Medicinal Supply Inc. and warrants of AbCann Global
Corp., are traded in an active market, and as a result have a
reliably measurable fair value.
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Available-for-sale
investments
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2017 |
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2016 |
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The Hydropothecary Corporation
(“Hydropothecary”) (i)
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$ |
— |
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$ |
412 |
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Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy”) (ii)
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877 |
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337 |
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AbCann Global Corp. (“AbCann”) (iii)
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3,073 |
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Evergreen Medicinal Supply Inc. (“Evergreen”)
(iv)
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300 |
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300 |
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$ |
1,177 |
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$ |
4,122 |
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Fair value through profit or loss investment
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AbCann Global Corp. - share warrants (v)
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$ |
170 |
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$ |
1,005 |
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$ |
1,347 |
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$ |
5,127 |
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| (i) |
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the
Company received bonus shares pursuant to the original agreement,
for $Nil consideration. The transaction price was less than the
fair value at the date of receipt, and the gain of $25 on initial
recognition was deferred as the fair value was based on other than
level 1 inputs. The deferred gain was taken into income as factors
that market participants would consider when valuing the shares had
changed. The fair value of the shares was based on the share price
of the financing that took place in December 2016.
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During the year ended December 31, 2017, BFK
Capital Corp. acquired all of the outstanding shares of
Hydropothecary, and began trading as Hydropothecary Corporation,
(TSX-V:THCX). The Company
sold all of its shares of Hydropothecary for proceeds of $932.
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| (ii) |
During the year ended December 31, 2016, Canopy
acquired all of the outstanding shares of Vert. In exchange for
shares in Vert, Canopy issued the former Vert shareholders, shares
of Canopy. The fair value of the Canopy shares at the date of the
transaction of $258 determined the proceeds on derecognition of the
Vert shares. Since the gain was realized, it was recorded as
income. The fair value of the Canopy shares at the date of the
transaction was also the deemed cost of the Canopy shares.
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| (iii) |
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the
Company sold some of its shares of Canopy for proceeds of $88.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company received bonus
shares pursuant to the original agreement, for $Nil consideration.
The transaction price was less than the fair value at the date of
receipt, and the gain of $75 on initial recognition was initially
deferred as the fair value was based on other than level 1 inputs.
During the year, the deferred gain was taken into income as factors
that market participants would consider when valuing the shares had
changed. The fair value of all of the shares was estimated based on
a valuation of the investee’s peer group.
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During the year ended December 31, 2017, AbCann
Medicinals Inc. performed a reverse takeover with Panda Capital
Inc. As a result of this transaction, AbCann began trading as
AbCann Global Corp. (TSX-V:ABCN). The Company purchased an
additional 1,270,000 shares of AbCann for $1,016 in cash and
subsequently sold all of its shares of AbCann for proceeds of
$9,859. Refer to Note 10 (v) for remaining warrants held.
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| (iv) |
During the year ended December 31, 2016, management
revised their estimate of the fair value of the investment back to
its original value, based on management’s assessment of the
likelihood Evergreen would receive a license to produce and sell
medical marijuana. The gain on the revaluation of the investment
has been recognized as other comprehensive income.
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| (iv) |
During the year ended December 31, 2017, Evergreen
received a cultivation license under the ACMPR. As a result, the
Company completed its subscription for a second tranche of shares
of Evergreen for $100 and exercised its option to acquire an
additional 5% of the equity of Evergreen for $500, for a total
additional investment of $600. However, Evergreen, through its
counsel, has indicated that the Company is not entitled to any
interest in Evergreen and has rejected the payment. The Company
filed a statement of claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia
against Evergreen and its directors, seeking, among other things,
declarations that the Company holds equity of Evergreen and that
the agreement between the parties in respect of Evergreen’s
equity is a valid and binding contract. Evergreen has filed a
statement of defence. The Company intends to vigorously pursue the
enforcement of its rights to acquire equity in Evergreen.
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| (v) |
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the
Company received bonus warrants pursuant to the original agreement,
for $Nil consideration. The transaction price was less than the
fair value at the date of receipt, and the gain of $24 on initial
recognition was initially deferred as the fair value was based on
other than level 1 inputs. During the year, the deferred gain on
the bonus warrants and the original warrants was taken into income
as factors that market participants would consider when valuing the
warrants have changed. As at December 31, 2016, the fair value of
the warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model
with the following assumptions: risk free rate: 0.60 - 0.73%;
volatility: 65%; share price: $0.80; expected life: 0.70 - 1.7
years; and dividend yield: Nil%. The share price was estimated
using the price from the most recent equity financing and
volatility was estimated based on publicly traded companies which
management has assessed as being comparable to AbCann.
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During the year ended December 31, 2017, the
Company exercised 3,658,537 warrants for $2,268, for additional
shares of AbCann. As at December 31, 2017, the fair value of the
remaining 182,927 warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model
with the following assumptions: risk free rate: 1.66%; volatility:
65%; share price $1.53; expected life 0.76; and dividend yield:
Nil%.
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