"Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $18.65 million, compared to $13.23 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $5.42 million or 41.0 percent. [color=red]The increase was primarily due to: (i) an increase in salaries and wages for operations at the MediFarm dispensaries, and at corporate which includes a $1.27 million increase in equity compensation expense issued to employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2017"[/color]
IMHO salary and wages are NOT a one time event.