Cannabis Sativa, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2022 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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450 Hillside Dr. #A224, Mesquite, Nevada 89027

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

(702) 762-3123

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

The number of shares of the issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of November 11, 2022, is 44,870,655.

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Business:

Cannabis Sativa, Inc. (the “Company,” “us”, “we” or “our”) was incorporated as Ultra Sun Corp. under the laws of Nevada in November 2004. On November 13, 2013, we changed our name to Cannabis Sativa, Inc. We operate through several subsidiaries including:

PrestoCorp is a 51% owned subsidiary and until April 22, 2021, GKMP and iBud were 51% and 50.1% owned subsidiaries. Wild Earth, KPAL, Hi Brands, and Eden are wholly owned subsidiaries. At December 31, 2021, PrestoCorp is the sole operating subsidiary. Until sale of the Company’s interest in April 2021, GKMP and iBud tender were operating subsidiaries although iBud was not generating any revenue.

Our primary operations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and through September 30, 2022 were through PrestoCorp, which provides telemedicine online referral services for customers desiring medical marijuana cards in states where medical marijuana has been legalized. The Company is actively seeking new business opportunities for acquisition and is continually reviewing opportunities for product and brand development through our Wild Earth, Hi Brands, and KPAL subsidiaries.

Basis of Presentation

Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 may not be indicative of the results expected for the full year ending December 31, 2022. For further information, refer to the financial statements and notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

The interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with audited financial statements and related footnotes set forth in our annual report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2022.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2022, and its results of operations, cash flows, and changes in stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (‘GAAP”) for complete financial statements.

Principles of Consolidation:

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cannabis Sativa, Inc. (the “Company” or “CBDS”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and PrestoCorp, a 51% owned subsidiary. On April 22, 2021, we sold our interests in two companies in which the Company had majority control, iBud and GKMP. These condensed consolidated financial statements include operations of iBud and GKMP through April 22, 2021. All significant inter-company balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Going Concern:

The Company has an accumulated deficit of $79,984,982 at September 30, 2022, which, among other factors, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to generate profitable operations in the future and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they are due.

Use of Estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions by management affect the allowance for doubtful accounts, the carrying value of long-lived assets (including goodwill and intangible assets), the provision for income taxes and related deferred tax accounts, certain accrued liabilities, revenue recognition, contingencies, and the value attributed to stock-based awards.

Net Loss per Share:

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and contains no dilutive securities. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of the Company. Potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because the effect is anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company had 175,000 and 175,000 outstanding warrants, respectively, and 695,708 and 824,989 shares of convertible preferred stock, respectively, that would be dilutive to future periods net income if converted.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement:

Accounting Standards Updates Adopted

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-12 Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. The update is to address issues identified as a result of the complexity associated with applying generally accepted accounting principles for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years and with early adoption permitted. Early adoption of this update had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements upon adoption.

2. Intangibles and Goodwill

The Company considers all intangibles to be definite-lived assets with lives of 5 to 10 years. Intangibles consisted of the following at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

Amortization expense for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were $39,372 (2021: $42,285) and $123,942 (2021: $126,855), respectively.

Amortization of intangibles through 2027 is:

Goodwill in the amount of $3,010,202 was recorded as part of the acquisition of PrestoCorp that occurred on August 1, 2017. Cumulative impairment of the PrestoCorp goodwill totals $1,173,000 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The balance of goodwill at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $1,837,202.

3. Sale of Majority Owned Subsidiaries and Discontinued Operations

On April 22, 2021, the Company sold its majority interests in GKMP (51%) and iBud (50.1%) to THC Farmaceuticals, Inc. (“CBDG”). In consideration of the transaction, the Company received 1,500,000 shares of CBDG common stock and 1,500,000 shares of CBDG preferred stock. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, David Tobias is a Director of CBDG. Shares of CBDG common stock are traded on the OTC Pink Sheets Market.

The sale of the Company’s majority interests was undertaken to allow the Company to focus on its other operating subsidiary, PrestoCorp, to focus on capital formation for expansion of PrestoCorp, and to pursue other opportunities. At the time of the sale, iBud was inactive and GKMP had not yet achieved positive cash flow from operations.

On the closing date of the sale, CBDG common shares closed at $0.20 per share, for a fair value of $300,000. The CBDG preferred stock received is convertible into CBDG common stock on a one for one basis and has no other rights or preferences that distinguish it from the common stock and are convertible at any time by the Company. Management determined that the shares of preferred stock received are equivalent to CBDG’s common stock and valued the preferred shares at the same rate. In the aggregate, the total shares of CBDG stock received were valued at $600,000 on the date of the sale.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized a gain on sale of subsidiaries of $164,470 which represented the value of the consideration received consisting of the value of CBDG’s shares plus the carrying value of the subsidiaries’ non-controlling interest reduced by the net asset of each subsidiary:

As a result of the sale, the Company has discontinued its operations for both subsidiaries. Summaries of the discontinued operations of GKMP and iBud for the period January 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 are provided below.

GKMP and iBud generated losses from operations during the periods they were operated by the Company. The sale of our interests in GKMP and iBud was to allow management to devote more resources to PrestoCorp. 

4. Related Party Transactions

In addition to items disclosed in Notes 3 and 7, the Company had additional related party transactions during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.

The Company has received funds from borrowings on notes payable and advances from related parties and officers of the Company to cover operating expenses. Related parties include the officers and directors of the Company and a significant shareholder holding in excess of 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, David Tobias loaned $38,540 cash to the Company for notes payable bearing interest at the rate of 5% per annum due on December 31, 2022. In the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company and Cathy Carroll, director, entered into a note payable for $45,000 for compensation due her for services. Ms. Carroll’s note bears interest at 5% per annum and is due December 31, 2022.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded interest expense related to notes payable to related parties at the rates between 5% and 8% per annum in the amounts of $4,228 (2021: $17,854) and $23,399 (2021: $49,884), respectively.

The following tables reflect the related party notes payable balances. 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued 7,089,255 shares of common stock in settlement of $1,214,038 in related party notes payable and $203,813 in accrued interest attributable to these notes. The fair value of the shares issued approximated the carrying value of the notes and interest payable.

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred approximately $-0- (2021: $27,778) and $26,389 (2021: $83,334), respectively, for consulting services from a nephew of the Company’s president. The services for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were paid in shares of the Company’s common stock. These amounts are included in the statements of operations in general and administrative expenses.

5. Investments

At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company owns 8,238,769 shares respectively, of common stock of Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions (ticker: REFG). At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the fair value of the investment in REFG was $16,477 and $25,540, respectively. The Company recognized a gain (loss) on the change in fair value of $3,295 (2021: ($71,940)) and ($9,063) (2021: ($83,155)) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

In 2021, the Company received 1,500,000 shares of common stock and 1,500,000 shares of preferred stock of THC Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ticker: CBDG). The CBDG shares were received as consideration for the sale of the Company’s majority interest in iBud and GKMP in the year ended December 31, 2021. On the date of sale, the shares were valued at fair value which was $0.20 per share or 600,000 in the aggregate. See Note 4. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, David Tobias is a Director of CBDG.

The Company’s investment in CBDG represents 15% of CBDG’s voting shares on a fully diluted basis which, coupled with Mr. Tobias’ position as a director and his individual investment in CBDG, results in the Company having significant influence over CBDG. The Company elected to account for its investment in CBDG at fair value because the Company does not intend to hold the investment for a long period of time and the shares are readily marketable. The fair value of the Company’s investment at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $597,000 and $183,000 resulting in a gain (loss) of $297,000 (2021: ($686,400)) and $414,000 (2021: ($213,000)) for the change in fair value during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

6. Convertible Note Payable

On August 25, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with 1800 Diagonal Lending, LLC (“Diagonal”) whereby the Company issued convertible note to Diagonal with a principal amount of $104,250. The note bears interest at 10% and has a term of one year when payment of principal and interest is due. After 180 days, the note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock the number of which is determined by dividing the principal balance outstanding by 65% of the lowest trading price of the Company’s stock during the five previous trading days before the date of the conversion.

7. Stockholders’ Equity

Change in Authorized Shares

The Company increased the number of authorized common shares the Company is authorized to issue to 495,000,000. This change in capital structure was approved without a meeting by the consent of the shareholders holding a majority of the common stock outstanding and Articles of Amendment were filed with the State of Nevada on August 8, 2022.

Securities Issuances

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, shares of common stock and preferred stock were issued to related and non-related parties for the purposes indicated, as follows:

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, shares of common stock and preferred stock were issued to related and non-related parties for the purposes indicated, as follows: