In April 2019, we adopted the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). We previously registered 5,000,000 shares of Class A common stock that are or may become issuable under the 2019 Plan as stock options and other equity-based awards to employees, directors and executive officers. In August 2021, we adopted, and our shareholders approved, the Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Amended 2019 Plan"), which amends and restates the 2019 Plan in its entirety. The Amended 2019 Plan, among other things, increases the number of shares of Class A common stock available for issuance under the 2019 Plan by 2,860,367.

The Amended 2019 Plan provides eligible participants with compensation opportunities in the form of cash and equity incentive awards. The 2019 Plan is designed to enhance our ability to attract, retain and motivate our employees, directors, and executive officers, and incentivizes them to increase our long-term growth and equity value in alignment with the interests of our stockholders.

On August 31, 2021, we completed our previously announced merger with KushCo pursuant to the Merger Agreement dated as of March, 31, 2021. In connection with the completion of our merger with KushCo, we assumed the sponsorship of the KushCo Equity Plan. We do not intend to make future grants under the KushCo Equity Plan.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, Section 16 officer Adam Schoenfeld had an equity trading plan in place in accordance with Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) under the Exchange Act. An equity trading plan is a written document that preestablishes the amounts, prices and dates (or formula for determining the amounts, prices and dates) of future purchases or sales of our Class A common stock, including shares acquired under our equity plans.

Equity-based compensation expense is included within "salaries, benefits and payroll taxes" in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. We recognized equity-based compensation expense as follows:


	For the three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2022		2021
Stock options - Class A common stock	$	674	$	320
Restricted shares - Class A common stock	188		110
Restricted stock units (RSUs) - Class A common stock	11		24
Common units of the Operating Company	—		76
Total equity-based compensation expense	$	873	$	530


	Remaining Unrecognized Compensation Expense March 31, 2022		Weighted Average Period over which Remaining Unrecognized Compensation Expense is Expected to be Recognized
	(in thousands)		(in years)
Stock options - Class A common stock	$	1,306	1.3
Restricted shares - Class A common stock	864		1.8
Restricted stock units (RSUs) - Class A common stock	25		2.9
Total remaining unrecognized compensation expense	$	2,195