Operator

Thank you for standing by. My name is Tina, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the MariMed Inc. First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Call. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to Alex Swartz, Regional Store Director for MariMed. You may begin.

Alexander Swartz

Hello, and good morning, everyone. I'm Alex Swartz, Regional Retail Director for MariMed in Maryland and Delaware. I'm honored to kick off today's 2026 first quarter earnings call. I'm privileged to work with amazing teams in both states to deliver our high standard of exceptional service to our customers every day. Through constant collaboration with my retail teammates in MariMed's other regions, I know that every Thrive employee across 13 dispensaries is dedicated to doing the same thing. We have a unified brand, but more importantly, we have a unified mission, and it's a huge part of what I believe makes Thrive the dispensary of choice for so many people.

Joining the call today are Jon Levine, our Chief Executive Officer; Ryan Crandall, our Chief Commercial Officer; and Mario Pinho, our Chief Financial Officer. This call will be archived on our Investor Relations website and contains forward-looking statements. Actual events or results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These risks are discussed in the Risk Factors sections of our 10-K and 10-Qs available on our website. Any forward-looking statements reflect management's