---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001522767-22-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MRMD"
cik: "0001522767"
company_name: "MARIMED INC."
filed_at: "2022-12-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T06:06:36.909214+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MariMed CEO and Chairman Robert Fireman dies unexpectedly on Dec 11

## Summary
- Robert Fireman, CEO since 2017 and co-founder, passed away unexpectedly on Dec 11, 2022.
- Board will determine succession; President Jon Levine expresses commitment to continue Fireman's vision.
- Fireman led MariMed's expansion into multiple state-licensed cannabis cultivation, production, and retail facilities.
- No financial impact or operational changes disclosed beyond leadership transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001522767-22-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MRMD
- cik: 0001522767
- company_name: MARIMED INC.
- filed_at: 2022-12-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522767/000152276722000020/0001522767-22-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522767/000152276722000020/mrmd-20221212.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522767-22-000020.txt

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