Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

(e) On July 9, 2021, MariMed Inc. (the "Company") entered into an employment agreement, effective as of July 1, 2021 (the "Effective Date"), with each of Robert Fireman, the Company's Chief Executive Officer (the "Fireman Employment Agreement"), Jon R. Levine, the Company's Chief Financial Officer (the "Levine Employment Agreement"), and Timothy Shaw, the Company's Chief Operating Officer (the "Shaw Employment Agreement").

The following is a brief description of the material terms of the Fireman Employment Agreement:





? Title -Chief Executive Officer;
? Term - July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024 (the "Term"), subject to earlier

termination;

? Duties - The executive will have such duties and responsibilities, consistent

with past practice, as are customary for the executive's position (including

the executive's positions in effect prior to the Effective Date) and any other

duties, responsibilities, or offices he may be reasonably assigned by the Board


  of Directors of the Company;
? Base compensation - The executive will be paid a base salary of $350,000 per

year;

? Incentive compensation - The executive will be eligible to receive an annual

bonus (the "Performance Bonus") for each of the Company's fiscal years during

the Term, with such annual bonus to have a targeted amount equal to 75% of the

executive's base salary for the year. The Performance Bonus, if any, generally

will be based on the extent to which performance goals established by the


  Company for each of such years have been met;
? Equity compensation - The executive will be granted non-qualified stock options

as follows: (i) for 5,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, exercisable

at 100% of the fair market value on the date of the agreement, subject to

vesting; (ii) for 5,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, exercisable

at 100% of the fair market value on the date of grant, subject to vesting, on

the date that the Company's stockholders approve an amendment to the Company's

Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Award and Incentive Plan; and (iii) an

additional option grant on each anniversary of the Effective Date in the sole

discretion of the Company's Compensation Committee; ? Termination Payments; Severance - In the event executive's employment is

terminated prior to the end of the Term, the executive will be entitled to any

accrued but unpaid base salary, unpaid prior year's Performance Bonus, incurred

but unpaid reimbursable expenses, and accrued and unused vacation time. In

addition, if the termination of employment is: (i) due to death or Total

Disability (as defined), the executive would also be entitled to a pro rata

portion of the Performance Bonus, if any, attributable to the year of

termination plus medical and group health insurance benefits for a period of

six months beginning on the date of termination; and (ii) without Cause (as

defined) or with Good Reason (as defined), the executive would also be entitled

to a pro rata portion of the Performance Bonus, if any, attributable to the

year of termination plus a lump sum severance payment equal to the greater of

$500,000 or his Annualized Pay (as defined);
? Covenants - The agreement includes, among other covenants, a covenant not to

compete or directly or indirectly solicit employees, agents, consultants or

representatives of the Company during the Term and for post-employment periods.

The material terms of the Levine Employment Agreement are the same as the terms of the Fireman Employment Agreement except that Mr. Levine's title is that of Chief Financial Officer and his annual base salary is $325,000. Similarly, the material terms of the Shaw Employment Agreement are the same as the terms of the Fireman Employment Agreement except that Mr. Shaw's title is that of Chief Operating Officer, his annual base salary is $300,000, and his initial grants of non-qualified stock options are each for 1,250,000 shares of the Company's common stock.





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The foregoing description of the Fireman Employment Agreement, the Levine Employment Agreement and the Shaw Employment Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the respective agreements filed as Exhibits 10.16, 10.17 and 10.18, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.






(d) Exhibits



  Exhibit No.                               Description
     10.16        Employment Agreement between MariMed Inc. and Robert Fireman,
                dated July 9, 2021.

     10.17        Employment Agreement between MariMed Inc. and Jon R. Levine,
                dated July 9, 2021.

     10.18        Employment Agreement between MariMed Inc. and Timothy Shaw, dated
                July 9, 2021.

      104       Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
                document).




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