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Hi Note is disrupting the cannabis industry with real-time, crowd-sourced data and AI-powered insights.

Hi Note is a crowd-sourced cannabis review platform that empowers consumers with real-time insights, verified reviews, and personalized recommendations. With a strong community-driven model, Hi Note is redefining how cannabis users navigate the marketplace.

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Why Hi Note?

01

A Scalable, Multi-Stream Revenue Model

  • Data Licensing & Insights – Licensed cannabis producers and retailers pay for exclusive access to real-time consumer insights, helping them optimize product development, drive marketing and better manage inventory.
  • Targeted In-App Advertising – Brands and retailers pay for sponsored placements, promoted products, and highly targeted ads, tapping directly into engaged cannabis consumers.
  • Retailer Integration – Hi Note partners with retailers to offer premium placement, analytics, and direct consumer engagement, creating a seamless path to purchase.
02

The Cannabis Tech Opportunity You Can’t Ignore

  • Cannabis Market Growth - Licensed cannabis producers and retailers pay for exclusive access to real-time consumer insights, helping them optimize product development, drive marketing and better manage inventory.
  • Retail Expansion – Nearly 15K dispensaries nationwide, with 3.6K+ in California alone—driving demand for trusted product insights.
  • Lucrative Ad Market – U.S. in-app ad spending to hit $147.5B by 2025, creating major revenue potential.

The cannabis tech ecosystem is stagnated, with platforms like Leafly and Dutchie offering product listings but lacking deep real-time consumer interaction features. This creates a unique opportunity for Hi Note to fill the void, providing a more interactive, community-centric platform offering value beyond basic reviews or sales listings.

The Hi Note Revenue Streams

Licensed producers & cannabis stores App advertising, premium features & brand partners

Growers/Licensed Producers

The market size of the Medical & Recreational Marijuana Growing in the US industry expected to grow to $23.8bn in 2025

There are 81,676 businesses in the Medical & Recreational Marijuana Growing in the US, which has grown at a CAGR of 30.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

As of September 2023, licenses issued stood at:


  • 472 standard licenses.
  • 410 micro-class licenses.
  • 25 nursery licenses.
  • 40 licenses for ‘sale for medical purposes only’.

Cannabis Stores

There are nearly 15,000 cannabis dispensaries in the United States. Dispensaries (businesses that sell cannabis products) are common on the West Coast and Northeast, but also in interior states like Michigan, Oklahoma and Colorado.

California has far more dispensaries than any state: 3,659 at the time of this analysis, more than double the amount in the second-highest ranking state. A quarter of all marijuana dispensaries in the U.S. are in California, and nearly all Californians (99.5%) have a dispensary in their county. Los Angeles County alone has more dispensaries (1,481) than any state other than California itself.

App Advertising

The average ad spending per mobile internet user in the In-App Advertising market is estimated to be US$59.23 in 2025. When compared globally, United States is anticipated to generate the highest ad spending, reaching US$147.50bn in 2025.

In the ever-evolving landscape of in-app advertising worldwide, the United States continues to lead in innovation and investment, shaping industry trends.

  • The Canadian app market generated $2.8 billion in revenue in 2023, an increase of $200 million on the previous year.
  • There were 31.2 million Canadian smartphone users in 2023.
  • Apps were downloaded 1.23 billion times by Canadian users in 2023, an increase from 1.15 billion the year before.
  • Canadian users spent 19 billion hours on mobile apps in 2023.

Brand Partnerships

Brand collaborations offer a powerful avenue for audience expansion and revenue generation.

Partnering with another brand enables companies to tap into each other’s customer bases, reaching demographics that may not have been accessible otherwise or would require a lot of time and resources to go independently.This sharing of audiences allows brands to increase their visibility and attract new customers interested in collaborative products or services.

Premium Features

The freemium model offers a basic version of the app for free, with the option for users to purchase premium features, content, and additional functionalities through in-app purchases or subscriptions.

The Hi Note App

01

Crowd Sourced Cannabis Reviews

Real-time ratings from the cannabis community.

02

Personal Avatars & Community

Gamified rewards drive engagement, credibility, and retention.

03

Personalized Recommendations & Purchase Tracking

AI analyzes past purchases, preferences, and feedback to build unique customer profiles.

04

AI-Powered Product Scanner

Instantly identifies products, reviews, and key details.

Invest in Hi Note's Cannabis AI Vision.

The Hi Note AI Scanner

Our proprietary AI-powered product scanner instantly identifies cannabis products using advanced image recognition making reading or leaving reviews quick and easy.

Hi Note Year 1 Performance Benchmarks

Q2 2025
  • Launch Internal Password Protected App
  • Key Partner Canada Retail Store and Retail Staff App Use Begins
  • Initial Retail Based User Model Complete with Ratings and Reviews
  • Data and Analytics Portals Initiated
Q3 2025
  • Launch Canada and USA App to everyone
  • Multi-Platform App Marketing Launch
  • Ad Revenue Begins
  • Canada Retail Store and Retail Staff Program Nationwide
  • Avatar and Mapping Systems Testing and Development
  • Retail Data and Analytics Portal Contracts Begin
Q4 2025
  • USA Key Partner Retail Launch in 5 States
  • Ad Revenue Expands
  • Canada LP/Grow Data and Analytics Portal Contracts Begin
  • Avatar and Mapping Systems Retail Store and Retail Staff Canada Launch
  • Integration of Avatar and Mapping Systems Data and Analytics to Retail and LP Portals
Q1 2026
  • Large Scale USA Multi-Platform App Marketing Launch
  • Ad Revenue Expands
  • USA LP/Grow Data and Analytics Portal Contracts Begin
  • Key Cross Platform Partnerships Begin

Hi Note Global Growth

As each country around the world matures with cannabis laws, Hi Note will be ready to adapt and grow the community experience alongside them.

Launch Canada Market

Canada boasts the most mature legal cannabis market. Canadian recreational cannabis sales reached $5.07 billion Canadian dollars ($3.8 billion USD) in 2023, reflecting a 12.2% increase compared to 2022.

Launch USA Market

The United States represents the largest global cannabis market. Cannabis market revenue in the U.S. is forecasted to reach $42.98 billion USD in 2024, with an annual growth rate (CAGR 2024–2029) of 2.89%, leading to a projected market volume of $49.56 billion USD by 2029.

Launch European Market

Emerging multiple markets, with an initial focus on Germany, position Europe as a key growth area. Cannabis market revenue in Europe is forecasted to reach $6.20 billion USD in 2024, with an annual growth rate (CAGR 2024–2029) of 3.18%, leading to a market volume of $7.25 billion USD by 2029.

Hi Note Leadership

Lorne Gertner

Founder & Advisory Board

Known as the "Godfather of Cannabis," Lorne is a co-founder of Tokyo Smoke, Cronos, and Cynapsus. He has been responsible for over $1 billion in exits within the global cannabis industry.

Devin Melnyk

Founder & CEO

Devin brings 25 years of cannabis experience, including 8 years in the legal Canadian cannabis market. He has been instrumental in building Pure Sunfarms and breeding their genetics.

Tom Raack

Bus Dev & Corp Com

With over 20 years of experience, Tom specializes in building business development and corporate communication strategies for companies ranging from private to NASDAQ-listed corporations.

Terms

Offering Type:Regulation CF
Security Type:Common Stock
Valuation:$31,500,000
Maximum Offering:$1,235,000
Target Offering:$50,000
Share Price:$5.00
Minimum Investment:$500
Available Shares:247,000

Investor FAQ

What are Investment Limits for Reg CF funds?

Anyone can invest in a Regulation Crowdfunding offering. Because of the risks involved with this type of investing; however, you may be limited in how much you can invest during any 12-month period in these transactions. If you are an accredited investor (see definition below), then there are no limits on how much you can invest. For Non-Accredited Investors (most fall into this category) the limitation on how much you can invest depends on your net worth and annual income. If either your annual income or your net worth is less than $124,000, then during any 12-month period, you can invest up to the greater of either $2,500 or 5% of the greater of your annual income or net worth. If both your annual income and your net worth are equal to or more than $124,000, then during any 12-month period, you can invest up to 10% of your annual income or net worth, whichever is greater, but not to exceed $124,000.

What is an Accredited Investor?

An accredited investor, in the context of a natural person, includes anyone who: earned income that exceeded $200,000 (or $300,000 together with a spouse or spousal equivalent) in each of the prior two years, and reasonably expects the same for the current year, OR has a net worth over $1 million, either alone or together with a spouse or spousal equivalent (excluding the value of the person’s primary residence), OR holds in good standing a Series 7, 65 or 82 license.

How does the online investment process work for this Reg CF opportunity?

After you review the offering statement and information and decide what you’d like to invest and how much, you complete the application with the requested information and electronically sign the documentation. Andes Capital, the Broker-Dealer, reviews the information for Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer type reviews - If you pass the review, Andes Capital initiates the funds via ACH or Credit Card (or you send the wire or check if applicable) - If you don’t pass the review, Andes Capital or the Issuer will reach out to you to update the information to clear you for the reviews or otherwise Once the funds have been cleared by the escrow agent (funds go directly there), Andes Capital will match your funds with your cleared application for investment, and issue you the stock by validating the subscription agreement and notifying the Transfer Agent to record your ownership on the Issuers capitalization table.

How long can this take?

The timeline is generally 2 to 4 weeks but can always happen sooner. It all depends on the information you provide and if there are issues, how quickly we hear back from you. If we bump up against any “hits” on our reviews, we are required to clear each one of those potential conflicts to evidence there are no issues. If the information provided is not correct or is incomplete, we will need to reach out and get this corrected. Even though funds are initiated or you see them pending in your funding source, this does not mean they are in the escrow account for the offering. Based on the payment rails available in the US, these funds may not appear in escrow for 1-2 days and then they have to sit there for a few days until the escrow agent is satisfied there doesn’t appear to be any issues Matching of payments to approved applications happens in batches, so while all are ready to be closed, your application may be in the next batch.

Who is Andes Capital Group?

Andes Capital Group is the FINRA/SEC registered Broker-Dealer who has been engaged by the Issuer to act as the Onboarding Agent for this offering. Andes Capital Group is NOT soliciting this investment nor making any recommendations by collecting, reviewing, and processing your application for investment. Andes Capital Group conducts Anti-Money Laundering, Identity, and Bad Actor Disqualification reviews of the Issuer, and ensures they are a registered business in good standing. Andes Capital Group is NOT validating or approving the information provided by the Issuer or the Issuer itself. Contact information is provided for applicants to make inquiries and requests of Andes Capital Group regarding the general application process, the status of the application, or general Reg CF regulation-related information. Andes Capital Group may direct applicants to specific sections of the Offering Statement to locate information or answers to their inquiry but does not opine or provide guidance on Issuer-related matters.

How does Andes Capital Group get compensated?

Andes Capital Group is compensated by the Issuer for providing its Broker Onboarding Agent services as disclosed in the Offering Statement. Andes Capital Group does NOT charge the applying investor any fees whatsoever.

Am I now a customer of Andes Capital Group?

By investing in an Issuer’s Reg CF offering where Andes Capital Group is the Broker-Dealer Onboarding Agent, Andes Capital must ensure that you as the investor, do not breach the SEC’s limits on investing in Reg CF Offerings within a 12-month period. While it’s not a full-fledged brokerage account where we custody your holdings or recommend any investments, you will have an account at Andes Capital to track the investments made where Andes Capital was engaged as the Broker-Dealer Onboarding Agent. There is NO cost, charge, or annual fees etc. for this account whatsoever.