UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

 

Form 10-K

þANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31,, 2014

or 2017

 

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from            to

Commission File Number: 000-55900

 

Commission File Number: 333-167824

MJ HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

NEVADA

20-8235905
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

20-8235905
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

4141 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 204-A, Miami, Florida 331373275 South Jones Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89146
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(305) 455-1800(702) 879-4440
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ Noþ No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ Noþ No

 

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. Yesþ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, 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). Yesþ No

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.þ

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer 

Non-accelerated filer 

Smaller reporting company þ

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the securities act.o

 

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

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting shares of the Company’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates based on the last sale of the Common Stock on June 30, 2014,2017, was $15,111,290.$721,992.

 

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s Common Stock as of March 18, 2015,July 20, 2018, was 13,886,794.63,310,522.





MJ HOLDINGS, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I

Item 1.    Business

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

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Item 2.    Properties

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Item 3.    Legal Proceedings

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Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures

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PART II

Item 5.    Market for Registrant'sRegistrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 6.    Selected Financial Data

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Item 7.    Management'sManagement’s Discussion And Analysis of Financial Condition And Results of Operations

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

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Item 9B. Other Information

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

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Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

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SIGNATURES

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In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms "MJ Holdings, Inc." "MJ Holdings," "we," "us," "our" and the Company refer to MJ Holdings, Inc., formerly Securitas EDGAR Fiilngs, Inc.


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Forward-Looking Statements

 

In addition to historical information, this Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are those that predict or describe future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can generally identify forward-looking statements as statements containing the words "believe," "expect," "will," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "project," "assume"“believe,” “expect,” “will,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “assume” or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. All statements in this report regarding our future strategy, future operations, projected financial position, estimated future revenue, projected costs, future prospects, and results that might be obtained by pursuing management'smanagement’s current plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond our control. Important risks that might cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements are contained in "Item“Item 1A. Risk Factors"Factors” and "Item“Item 7. Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"Operations” of this report and in our subsequent filings with the SEC. Our forward-looking statements are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date on which this report was filed with the SEC. We expressly disclaim any obligation to issue any updates or revisions to our forward-looking statements, even if subsequent events cause our expectations to change regarding the matters discussed in those statements. Over time, our actual results, performance or achievements will likely differ from the anticipated results, performance or achievements that are expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements, and such difference may be significant and materially adverse to our stockholders.

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PART I

Item 1. Business

Company Background

 

We wereItem 1. Business

Company Background

MJ Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (herein after “MJ Holdings”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our”), is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide infrastructure, consulting and construction services, in addition to holding, and managing third party state issued cultivation and production licenses.

MJ Holdings was originally incorporated on November 17, 2006, as Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. under the laws of the State of Nevada. Prior to the formation of Securitas EDGAR Filings Inc., the business was operated as Xpedient EDGAR Filings, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, formed on October 31, 2005. On November 21, 2005, Xpedient EDGAR Filings LLC amended its Articles of Organization to change its name to Securitas EDGAR Filings, LLC. On January, 21 2009, Securitas EdgarEDGAR Filings LLC merged into Securitas EdgarEDGAR Filings, Inc., a Nevada corporation. Since our inception and until February 2014, we operated as an EDGAR filing agent, wherein we assisted company's in preparing and filing periodic reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on the EDGAR, (electronic data gathering analysis retrieval) platform. On February 14, 2014, we amended and restated our Articles of Incorporation and changed our name to MJ Holdings, Inc., concurrent

From February 2014 to January 2017, we owned and leased real estate properties zoned for legalized marijuana operations to licensed marijuana operators.

On November 22, 2016, in connection with a plan to divest ourselves of our name change,real estate business, we changedsubmitted to our business model and began exploring opportunitiesstockholders an offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) our common stock for shares in MJ Real Estate Partners, LLC, (“MJRE”) a newly formed LLC formed for the sole purpose of effecting the Exchange Offer. On January 10, 2017, the Company accepted for exchange 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for 1,800,000 shares of MJRE’s common units, representing membership interests in MJRE. Effective February 1, 2017, the Company transferred its ownership interests in the legal marijuana industry, principally in real estate opportunitiesproperties and its subsidiaries, through which the Company holds ownership of the real estate properties, to MJRE. MJRE also assumed the senior notes and any and all obligations associated with the real estate properties and business, effective February 1, 2017.

Reverse Merger

On December 15, 2017, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Red Earth LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Red Earth”) established in connection therewith. Our fiscal year isOctober 2016, in exchange for 52,732,969 shares of our common stock of the Company and a calendar year ending December 31.promissory note in the amount of $900,000. The acquisition was accounted for as a reverse merger, whereby Red Earth was considered the accounting acquirer and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Upon the consummation of the acquisition, the now-former members of Red Earth became the beneficial owners of approximately 88% of the Company’s common stock, obtained controlling interest of the Company, and retained key management positions of the Company. In accordance with the accounting treatment for a “reverse merger” or a “reverse acquisition,” the Company’s historical financial statements prior to the reverse merger will be replaced with the historical financial statements of Red Earth prior to the reverse merger in all future filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The consolidated financial statements after completion of the reverse merger will include the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the combined company from and after the closing date of the reverse merger, with only certain aspects of pre-consummation stockholders’ equity remaining in the consolidated financial statements.

 

Our principal executive offices arecorporate headquarters is located at 4141 NE 2nd Avenue Suite 204A, Miami, Florida 33137,3275 South Jones Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89146 and our telephone number is (305) 455-1800 .(702) 879-4440. Our website address is: www.MJHoldingsinc.com. No information available on or through our websites shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”), is located at www.mjholdingsinc.com.quoted on the OTC Markets Group, Inc.’s Pink® Open Market under the symbol “MJNE.”


Our Business

 

MJ Holdings acquiresThrough our acquisition of Red Earth and leases real estatetheir wholly owned subsidiary, HDGLV, LLC (“HDGLV”) we expect to licensedcommence legal marijuana operators, including but not limitedcultivation activities in the third quarter of 2018 upon approval by the Nevada Department of Taxation of the transfer of a Provisional Cultivation License to providing complete turnkey growing spaceRed Earth and related facilitiesthe required state and city approvals for our cultivation facility. It is our intention to licensed marijuana growersgrow our business through the acquisition of existing companies and/or through the development of new opportunities that can provide a 360-degree spectrum of infrastructure (dispensaries), cultivation and dispensary owners. Additionally, MJ Holdings plans to explore ancillary opportunitiesproduction management, and consulting services in the regulated marijuanacannabis industry.

 

The Company does notThrough Red Earth, we hold a provisional State of Nevada issued cannabis cultivation license, and through HDGLV, we hold a triple-net leasehold, with an option to buy, on a 17,298 square-foot building, which will not, until such time as Federal law allows, grow, harvest, distribute or sell marijuana or any substances that violate the laws of the United States of America.be home to our cultivation facility.

 

Our PropertiesMarijuana Industry Overview


AsMarijuana cultivation refers to the planting, tending, improving and harvesting of the dateflowering plant Cannabis, primarily for the production and consumption of this report, we owned the following properties:
cannabis flowers, often referred to as “buds”. The cultivation techniques for marijuana cultivation differ than for other purposes such as hemp production and generally references to marijuana cultivation and production do not include hemp.

 

Property

Location

Description

Joliet

5353 Joliet Street

Denver, CO 80239

Located in Denver Colorado, the property is a 22,144 sq ft. warehouse situated on 1.41 acres of land, The properties power has been upgraded to 2,500 amps and is equipped with solar panels. The building is properly zoned to grow marijuana and is leased to a state licensed marijuana operator until 2021 with renewal options.

Havana

503 Havana Street

Aurora, CO 80010

Located in Aurora Colorado, the property is a 1,255 sq. ft. free standing building, situated on 0.54 acres of land. The building is zoned B-2 and has been approved by the city of Aurora for use as a recreational marijuana dispensary.  The property is leased to a state licensed marijuana operator until 2024 with renewal options.


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States where MarijuanaCannabis belongs to the genus Cannabis in the family Cannabaceae and for the purposes of production and consumption, includes three species, C. sativa (“Sativa”), C. indica (“Indica”), and C. ruderalis (“Ruderalis”). Sativa and Indica generally grow tall with some varieties reaching approximately 4 meters. The females produce flowers rich in tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”). Ruderalis is Legala short plant and produces trace amounts of THC but is very rich in cannabidiol (“CBD”), which is an antagonist (inhibits the physiological action) to THC.

 

As of 2014, 24 USDecember 2017, there are a total of 30 states, plus the District of Columbia, with legislation passed as it relates to medicinal cannabis. These state laws are in direct conflict with the United States have passed laws permitting state licensed healthcare practitioners to recommend marijuanaFederal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 811) (“CSA”), which places controlled substances, including cannabis, in a schedule. Cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug, which is viewed as having a high potential for abuse, has no currently-accepted use for medical treatment in the U.S., and lacks acceptable safety for use and permit its residents the useunder medical supervision.

As of marijuana for medical and or therapeutic purposes; of which fourDecember 2017, 30 states, and the District of Columbia, permithave adopted laws that exempt patients who use medicinal cannabis under a physician’s supervision from state criminal penalties. These are collectively referred to as the states that have de-criminalized medicinal cannabis, although there is a subtle difference between de-criminalization and legalization, and each state’s laws are different. Additionally, 8 states and the Washington D.C. now allow for recreational use and an additional 11 states have laws permitting low tetrahydrocannabinol THC, high cannabidiol (CBD) strains for limited conditions.

Business Strategyof marijuana. (California became the 9th state to legalize adult recreational marijuana use in January 2018).

 

MJ Holdings acquires 


Decriminalization of marijuana varies by state. As of January 2018, 13 states have decriminalized the non-medical use and leases real estatepossession of marijuana for personal consumption. Decriminalization generally means that violators of local marijuana laws may be subject to licensedcivil penalty rather than face criminal prosecution. In three states, Idaho, South Dakota and Kansas, the cultivation, possession or use of marijuana operators, including but not limitedis strictly prohibited and violators may be subject to providing complete turnkey growing spacecriminal prosecution.

For example, Nevada legalized marijuana for recreational use, effective July 1, 2017, making it legal for adults over the age of 21 to use marijuana and related facilities to licensedpossess up to one ounce of marijuana growersflowers and dispensary owners. Additionally, MJ Holdings plansone-eighth of an ounce of marijuana concentrates. Individuals are also permitted to explore ancillary opportunities in the regulatedgrow up to six marijuana industry.plants for personal use. In addition, businesses can legally, pursuant to state regulations, cultivate, process, dispense, distribute, and test marijuana products under certain conditions.

 

The Company does notdichotomy between federal and will not, until such time as Federal law allows, grow, harvest, distribute or sellstate laws has also limited the access to banking and other financial services by marijuana or any substancesbusinesses. Recently the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Treasury issued guidance for banks considering conducting business with marijuana dispensaries in states where those businesses are legal, pursuant to which banks must now file a Marijuana Limited Suspicious Activity Report that violatestates the lawsmarijuana business is following the government’s guidelines with regard to revenue that is generated exclusively from legal sales. However, since the same guidance noted that banks could still face prosecution if they provide financial services to marijuana businesses, it has led to the widespread refusal of the United States of America.banking industry to offer banking services to marijuana businesses operating within state and local laws.

 

As

The United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) has not historically devoted resources to prosecuting individuals whose conduct is limited to possession of small amounts of marijuana for use on private property but has relied on state and local law enforcement to address marijuana activity. In the event the DOJ reverses its stated policy and begins strict enforcement of the CSA in states that have laws legalizing medical marijuana and recreational marijuana in small amounts, there may be a participant in the regulated marijuana industry, we intend to:direct and adverse impact to our business and our revenue and profits.

 

 

We have devised our current business strategy based on certain limitations related to the legal status of marijuana under federal law and the fact that weRed Earth’s assets are a public company and make certain representations and warranties in connection with our public filings withprovisional cultivation license to grow marijuana within the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We recognize the significant opportunitiesCity of Las Vegas in the legalizedState of Nevada and all of the outstanding membership interests in HDGLV LLC, which holds a triple net leasehold interest in a 17,298 square-foot building located at 2310 Western Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, which we will operate as an indoor marijuana spacecultivation and believe that usingan agritourism destination. We expect to complete construction of this facility by early Q3 2018. This facility is intended to serve as a draw for tourists who desire to visit, see, and learn about the inner-workings of a cannabis cultivation facility.

In April 2018, the State of Nevada finalized and approved the transfer of our current business model,provisional cultivation license to Red Earth.In July 2018, we completed the first phase of construction on our cultivation facility and expect to obtain final approvals towards perfecting the cultivation license from the appropriate authorities, but we can position ourselves to not only develop a significant business along our current path, but be able to leverage our position, relationships and assets to capitalizeprovide no assurances on additional opportunities in the future, if and when federal law reconciles with state law; resulting inreceipt and/or timing of the federal legalization of marijuana.

Acquire and Lease Real Estate zoned for legalized marijuana operations.final approvals.

 

We plan to acquiremay face substantial competition in the operation of cultivation facilities in Nevada. Numerous other companies have also been granted cultivation licenses, and, lease real estate, including retailtherefore, we anticipate that we will face competition from these other companies. Our management team has experience in successfully developing, implementing, and industrial space, to licensedoperating marijuana operators.cultivation and related businesses in other legal cannabis markets. We believe that with continued growthour experience in the marijuana industry licensed marijuana; operatorscultivation and facility management will seek to expand their operations to service the growing demand, which will expand the need for real estate zoned for marijuana operations. We intend to capitalize on the opportunity that exists, due to the fact that certain landlords have been resistant to lease to marijuana operators due to its status under federal law, and as a result landlords who are willing to lease to marijuana tenants may be able to lease the property at a premium to current market rents, that is not to say that we wouldn't enter into leases with qualified tenants at the market rent.


Finance real estate acquisitions and facilitate loan programs backed by real estate assets.


We believe that there is an opportunity to offer hard money loans to marijuana operators to acquire property and or to lend on property already owned to finance the acquisition of additional property or for working capital. A hard money loan is a type of real estate loan collateralized against the quick-sale value of the property for which the loan is made. In a hard money loan arrangement we would hold the first lien position, meaning that in the event of a default, we would be secured by the property and be the first creditor to receive payment upon liquidation of the asset. We would make loans based on a percentage of the quick-sale value of the property; the


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so called loan-to-value or LTV ratio. LTV ratios will be established on a case by case basis, based on the particulars of each loan. We believe that we can generate income based on a mix of fees and interest spreads based on the cost of money and the interest rate charged to the borrower.


Offer Real Estate Structures that Maximize Working Capital to Legal Marijuana Operators.

We plan to offer sale-and-leaseback programs to qualified licensed operators. A sale-and-leaseback is a commercial real estate transaction in which one party, in our case a licensed marijuana grower/dispensary, sells its corporate real estate assets toprovide us and we agree to lease the property back to the seller.


The advantage to the licensed marijuana operator of executing a leaseback is freeing up cash that is otherwise tied up in their real estate assets to:

The advantages for the Company are:

Financing Real Estate Transactions

We plan to issue debt and or equity to finance real estate acquisitions. As needed, we may employ additional financing and ownership structures and incentives to secure financing for acquisitions. 

Competition

We face significant competition from a diverse mix of market participants, including but not limited to, other public companies with similar business models, independent investors, hedge funds and other real estate investors, hard money lenders, as well as would be clients, marijuana operators themselves, all of whom, who may compete against us incompetitive advantage over our efforts to acquire real estate zoned for marijuana grow and retail operations. In some instances, we will be competing to acquire real estate with persons who have no interest in the marijuana business, but have identified value in a piece of real estate that we may be interested in acquiring. Our greatest competitive threat will likely come from banks, if and when they begin servicing marijuana operators, as the interest rates offered by banks are typically lower than those we can offer.


Availability of Suitable Properties

We believe that the opportunity exists to acquire suitable properties of different sizes to accommodate the varying needs of prospective tenants.

Intellectual Property

We don't own any intellectual property, other than common law rights to our logo and trade dress. We do own various internet domain names which we may develop into internet properties and brands at some point in the future.



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Government Regulationcompetitors.

 

Federal LawsRevenue


The U.S. Government classifies marijuana as a schedule-I controlled substance; and as a result in accordanceFrom inception (October 17, 2016) to Federal law marijuana is an illegal substance. Even in those jurisdictions in whichDecember 31, 2017, we had not generated any revenues. Subject to the use of medical marijuana has been legalized at the state level, its prescription is a violation of federal law. The United States Supreme Court has ruled in United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Coop. and Gonzales v. Raich that it is the federal government that has the right to regulate and criminalize cannabis, even for medical purposes. Therefore, federal law criminalizing the use of marijuana pre-empts state laws that legalizes its use for medicinal purposes. Federal prosecutions of marijuana crimes, where the operators are acting in accordance with state law are rare, this is as a result of U.S. Justice department policiesreceipt of the current presidential administration, to allow states to implement these lawsrequired State of Nevada and not prosecute anyone operating in accordance with applicable state law.

While different presidential administrations may maintain a similar policy position towards marijuana, and while as a growing numberCity of states vote to legalize marijuana for medical and recreational use, which may result in a reconciliation of Federal and state laws legalizing marijuana, it is possible that a future presidential administration could reverse course on the progress made towards marijuana legalization, and seek to enforce federal laws and thereby eliminating the legal marijuana industry. 

As of the date of this annual report, the Company derives revenue from state-approved marijuana growers and dispensary facilities. While we do not grow or distribute marijuana; deriving rental income from state-approved marijuana growers and dispensary facilities could be deemed to be aiding and abetting illegal activities, a violation of federal law. We intend to remain within the guidelines outlined in the Cole Memo (see the “Risk Factors”), which does not alter the Department of Justice’s authority to enforce federal law, including federal laws relating to marijuana, but does recommend that U.S. Attorneys prioritize enforcement of federal law away from the marijuana industry operating as permitted under certain state laws, so long as certain conditions are met.  Where the individual state framework fails to protect the public, the Justice Department has instructed federal prosecutors to enforce the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. However, we cannot provide assurance that the Company is in full compliance with the Cole Memo or any other federal laws or regulations.


The Company’s ongoing and future business plans rely in part, on our ability to successfully establish and maintain effective controls that follow the United States Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) Guidance, “BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Businesses,” in vetting and monitoring potential tenants, customers and clients of the Company.  On February 14, 2014, FinCEN issued guidance to clarify Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) expectations for financial institutions seeking to provide services to marijuana-related businesses. FinCEN issued this guidance in light of certain state initiatives to legalize certain marijuana-related enforcement priorities. The FinCEN guidance clarifies how financial institutions can provide services to marijuana-related businesses consistent with their BSA obligations, and aligns the information provided by financial institutions in BSA reports with federal and state law enforcement priorities. This FinCEN guidance is intended to enhance the availability of financial services for, and the financial transparency of, marijuana-related businesses.

While we are not subject to the BSA or FinCEN guidelines,Las Vegas approvals, we expect to implement policiescommence operation of our cultivation facility in Q3 2018 and proceduresrealize revenues beginning in Q4 2018. There can be no assurance that mirrorwe will receive the stated goals of the FinCEN guidelines to comply with the federal government’s stated objectives with respect to the potential conflict of law. The Company anticipates using  FinCEN Guidelines, as may be amended, as the basis for assessing its relationships with potential tenants.requisite approvals or that we will generate meaningful revenues thereafter.

 

State Laws

As of 2014, 24 US States have passed laws permitting state licensed healthcare practitioners to recommend marijuana for medical use and permit its residents the use of marijuana for medical and or therapeutic purposes; of which four states and the District of Columbia permit recreational use and an additional 11 states have laws permitting low tetrahydrocannabinol THC, high cannabidiol (CBD) strains for limited conditions.

Local Laws; Zoning

Local laws at the city, county and municipal level add an additional layer of complexity to legalized marijuana. Despite a State's having adopted legislation legalizing marijuana, cities, counties and municipalities, within the state seem to have the ability to otherwise restrict marijuana activities, including but not limited to cultivation, retail or consumption.

The effect of local laws and changes based on legal challenges or policy changes will have a direct effect on the values of property we seek to acquire, as more properties are zoned for marijuana operations and or as cities with large populations that may have previously restricted marijuana, ease those restrictions, properties within those cities may become more attractive and real estate prices in


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neighboring communities, outside those populist hubs, may decline and the corresponding rents they draw. In the event that we have long term leases in place and our tenants remain in good standing, this should not affect our short term cash-flows.

Zoning sets forth the approved use of land in any given city, county or municipality. Zoning is set by local governments and may otherwise be restricted by state laws, for example, under certain state laws a seller of liquor may not be allowed to operate within 1,000 feet of a school. There are and or will be similar restrictions imposed on marijuana operators, which will restrict how and where marijuana operations can be located and the manner and size of which they can grow and operate. Additionally, zoning is subject to change, properties can be re-zoned and a given zoning may be withdrawn. How properties are zoned will have a direct impact on our business operations, additionally we expect to require the assistance of local counsel, as needed to ensure that properties we may acquire are properly zoned. We intend to seek to purchase property that has the appropriate zoning in place for our tenants operations.

Employees

 

As of December 31, 2014,2017, we had no4 full-time employees.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the risks, uncertainties and other factors described below, in addition to the other information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto. Any of these risks, uncertainties and other factors could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, or prospects. In that case, the trading price of our Common Stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. An investment in our securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. You should not invest in our securities if you cannot bear the economic risk of your investment for an indefinite period of time and cannot afford to lose your entire investment. There may be additional risks that we do not presently know of or that we currently believe are immaterial which could also impair our business and financial position. See also “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

Various portionsRisks Relating to Our Business and Industry

The report of this report contain forward-lookingour independent registered public accounting firm that accompanies our audited consolidated financial statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those anticipatedincludes a going concern explanatory paragraph in these forward-looking statementswhich such firm expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a resultgoing concern.

Our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of certain risk factors, including those set forth belowassets and elsewhere in this report. These risk factors are not presentedsettlement of liabilities and commitments in the ordernormal course of importance business. However, we are a development stage company with current operations established in October 2016. The Company’s primary asset is a provisional Medical Marijuana Establishment Registration Certificate issued by the State of Nevada for the cultivation of medical marijuana. There is no assurance on the receipt and/or probabilitytiming of occurrence.final approvals from the appropriate authorities. We have not generated any revenues from inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31, 2017 and had an accumulated deficit of $362,521 as of December 31, 2017. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Risks RelatedWe have a limited operating history, which may make it difficult for investors to Our Business

We Have a limited Operating History Within this Industry, and we may not Succeed.predict future performance based on current operations.

 

We have a limited operating history or experience in procuring, building out or leasing real estate for agricultural purposes, specifically marijuana grow facilities and as such, within this industryupon which investors may base an evaluation of our potential future performance. In particular, we mayhave not succeed. Moreover, We are subject to all risks inherentproven that we can sell cannabis products in a developingmanner that enables us to be profitable and meet customer requirements, obtain the necessary permits and/or achieve certain milestones to develop our cultivation businesses, enhance our line of cannabis products, develop and maintain relationships with customers and strategic partners, to raise sufficient capital in the public and/or private markets, or respond effectively to competitive pressures. As a newresult, there can be no assurance that we will be able to develop or maintain consistent revenue sources, or that our operations will be profitable and/or generate positive cash flow.


Any forecasts we make about our operations may prove to be inaccurate. We must, among other things, determine appropriate risks, rewards, and level of investment in our product lines, respond to economic and market variables outside of our control, respond to competitive developments and continue to attract, retain, and motivate qualified employees. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in meeting these challenges and addressing such risks and the failure to do so could have a materially adverse effect on our business, enterprise.results of operations, and financial condition. Our likelihood of successprospects must be considered in light of the problems,risks, expenses, difficulties, complications, and delaysdifficulties frequently encountered by companies in connection with establishingthe early stage of development. As a new businessresult of these risks, challenges, and uncertainties, the competitivevalue of your investment could be significantly reduced or completely lost.

We will likely need additional capital to sustain our operations and regulatory environment inwill likely need to seek further financing, which we operate. For example, the medical marijuana industry is a new industry that as a whole may not succeed, particularly should the Federal government change course and decide to prosecute those dealing in medical marijuana under Federal law. If that happens there may not be an adequate market for our properties. 

You should further consider, among other factors, our prospects for success in light of the risks and uncertainties encountered by companies that, like us, are in their early stages. For example, unanticipated expenses, delays andable to obtain on acceptable terms or complications with build outs, zoning issues, legal disputes with neighbors, local governments, communities and or tenants. We may not successfully address these risks and uncertainties or successfully implement our operating strategies.at all. If we fail to do so, it could materially harmraise additional capital, as needed, our ability to implement our business to the point of having to cease operationsmodel and strategy could impair the value of our common stock to the point investors may lose their entire investment.

We may be unable to identify and or successfully acquire properties which are suitable for our business, we will rely on local real estate professionals and our own due diligence to ensure we are acquiring the right properties and at the right price; zoning; market for properties.compromised.

 

We have limited capital resources and operations. To date, our operations have been funded primarily from the proceeds of equity financings. We may require additional capital in the near future to develop business operations at our proposed production facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada, to expand our production of our future franchise production lines, to develop our intellectual property base, and establish our targeted levels of commercial production. We may not be able to obtain additional financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all. In particular, because marijuana is illegal under federal law, we may have difficulty attracting investors.

Even if we obtain financing for our near-term operations, we expect that we will require additional capital thereafter. Our capital needs will depend on numerous factors including: (i) our profitability; (ii) the release of competitive products by our competition; (iii) the level of our investment in research and development; and (iv) the amount of our capital expenditures, including acquisitions. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain capital in the future to meet our needs.

If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership held by our existing stockholders will be reduced and our stockholders may experience significant dilution. In addition, new securities may contain rights, preferences, or privileges that are senior to those of our Common Stock. If we raise additional capital by incurring debt, this will result in increased interest expense. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of securities, market fluctuations in the price of our shares of Common Stock could limit our ability to obtain equity financing.

We cannot give you any assurance that any additional financing will be available to us, or if available, will be on terms favorable to us. If we are unable to identifyraise capital when needed, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be materially adversely affected, and we could be forced to reduce or successfully acquire propertiesdiscontinue our operations.

We face intense competition and many of our competitors have greater resources that may enable them to compete more effectively.

The industries in which we operate in general are suitablesubject to intense and increasing competition. Some of our competitors may have greater capital resources, facilities, and diversity of product lines, which may enable them to compete more effectively in this market. Our competitors may devote their resources to developing and marketing products that will directly compete with our product lines. Due to this competition, there is no assurance that we will not encounter difficulties in obtaining revenues and market share or in the positioning of our products. There are no assurances that competition in our respective industries will not lead to reduced prices for our business, we will rely on local real estate professionals and our own due diligence to ensureproducts. If we are acquiringunable to successfully compete with existing companies and new entrants to the right propertiesmarket this will have a negative impact on our business and at the right price; zoning; market for properties.financial condition.

If we fail to protect our intellectual property, our business could be adversely affected.

 

Our business plan involvesviability will depend, in part, on our ability to develop and maintain the identificationproprietary aspects of our intellectual property to distinguish our products from our competitors’ products. We rely on copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and confidentiality provisions to establish and protect our intellectual property.

Any infringement or misappropriation of our intellectual property could damage its value and limit our ability to compete. We may have to engage in litigation to protect the rights to our intellectual property, which could result in significant litigation costs and require a significant amount of our time. In addition, our ability to enforce and protect our intellectual property rights may be limited in certain countries outside the United States, which could make it easier for competitors to capture market position in such countries by utilizing technologies that are similar to those developed or licensed by us.

Competitors may also harm our sales by designing products that mirror our products or processes without infringing on our intellectual property rights. If we do not obtain sufficient protection for our intellectual property, or if we are unable to effectively enforce our intellectual property rights, our competitiveness could be impaired, which would limit our growth and future revenue.


We may also find it necessary to bring infringement or other actions against third parties to seek to protect our intellectual property rights. Litigation of this nature, even if successful, is often expensive and time-consuming to prosecute and there can be no assurance that we will have the financial or other resources to enforce our rights or be able to enforce our rights or prevent other parties from developing similar products or processes or designing around our intellectual property.

Although we believe that our products and processes do not and will not infringe upon the patents or violate the proprietary rights of others, it is possible such infringement or violation has occurred or may occur, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We are not aware of any infringement by us of any person’s or entity’s intellectual property rights. In the event that products we sell or processes we employ are deemed to infringe upon the patents or proprietary rights of others, we could be required to modify our products or processes or obtain a license for the manufacture and/or sale of such products or processes or cease selling such products or employing such processes. In such event, there can be no assurance that we would be able to do so in a timely manner, upon acceptable terms and conditions, or at all, and the successful acquisitionfailure to do any of propertiesthe foregoing could have a material adverse effect upon our business.

There can be no assurance that we will have the financial or other resources necessary to enforce or defend a patent infringement or proprietary rights violation action. If our products or processes are deemed to infringe or likely to infringe upon the patents or proprietary rights of others, we could be subject to injunctive relief and, under certain circumstances, become liable for damages, which could also have a material adverse effect on our business and our financial condition.

Our trade secrets may be difficult to protect.

Our success depends upon the skills, knowledge, and experience of our scientific and technical personnel, our consultants and advisors, as well as our licensors and contractors. Because we operate in several highly competitive industries, we rely in part on trade secrets to protect our proprietary technology and processes. However, trade secrets are zoned for marijuana businesses, including growdifficult to protect. We enter into confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements with our corporate partners, employees, consultants, outside scientific collaborators, developers, and retail,other advisors. These agreements generally require that the properties we acquire,receiving party keep confidential and not disclose to third parties’ confidential information developed by the receiving party or made known to the receiving party by us during the course of the receiving party’s relationship with us. These agreements also generally provide that inventions conceived by the receiving party in the course of rendering services to us will be leasedour exclusive property, and we enter into assignment agreements to licensed marijuana operators.perfect our rights.

These confidentiality, inventions, and assignment agreements may be breached and may not effectively assign intellectual property rights to us. Our trade secrets also could be independently discovered by competitors, in which case we would not be able to prevent the use of such trade secrets by our competitors. The enforcement of a claim alleging that a party illegally obtained and was using our trade secrets could be difficult, expensive, and time consuming and the outcome would be unpredictable. In addition, courts outside the United States may be less willing to protect trade secrets. The failure to obtain or maintain meaningful trade secret protection could adversely affect our competitive position.

Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flow may in the future be negatively impacted by challenging global economic conditions.

Future disruptions and volatility in global financial markets and declining consumer and business confidence could lead to decreased levels of consumer spending. These macroeconomic developments could negatively impact our business, which depends on the general economic environment and levels of consumer spending. As a result, we may not be able to maintain our existing customers or attract new customers, or we may be forced to reduce the price of our products. We are unable to predict the likelihood of the occurrence, duration, or severity of such disruptions in the credit and financial markets and adverse global economic conditions. Any general or market-specific economic downturn could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flow.

Our future success depends on our key executive officers and our ability to attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel.

Our future success largely depends upon the continued services of our executive officers and management team. If one or more of our executive officers are unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, we may not be able to replace them readily, if at all. Additionally, we may incur additional expenses to recruit and retain new executive officers. If any of our executive officers joins a competitor or forms a competing company, we may lose some or all of our customers. Finally, we do not maintain “key person” life insurance on any of our executive officers. Because of these factors, the loss of the services of any of these key persons could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations, and thereby an investment in our stock.


Our continuing ability to attract and retain highly qualified personnel will also be critical to our success because we will need to hire and retain additional personnel as our business grows. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identifyattract or retain highly qualified personnel. We face significant competition for skilled personnel in our industries. In particular, if the marijuana industry continues to grow, demand for personnel may become more competitive. This competition may make it more difficult and or obtain the capital neededexpensive to purchase any properties. Additionally, local governments must approveattract, hire, and adopt zoning ordinances for marijuana grow facilitiesretain qualified managers and retail dispensaries. A lackemployees. Because of properly zoned real estatethese factors, we may reduce our prospects and limit our opportunity for growth and or increase the cost at which suitable properties are available to us, conversely a surplus of real estate zoned for marijuana establishments may reduce demand and prices we arenot be able to charge for properties we may have previously acquired.effectively manage or grow our business, which could adversely affect our financial condition or business. As a result, the value of your investment could be significantly reduced or completely lost.

 

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Going concern reportWe may not be able to effectively manage our growth or improve our operational, financial, and management information systems, which would impair our results of independent certified public accountants.operations.

 

OurIn the near term, we intend to expand the scope of our operations activities significantly. If we are successful in executing our business plan, we will experience growth in our business that could place a significant strain on our business operations, finances, management, and other resources. The factors that may place strain on our resources include, but are not limited historyto, the following:

The need for continued development of our financial and information management systems;
The need to manage strategic relationships and agreements with manufacturers, customers, and partners; and
Difficulties in hiring and retaining skilled management, technical, and other personnel necessary to support and manage our business

Additionally, our strategy envisions a period of operations,rapid growth that may impose a significant burden on our operating losses,administrative and negative cash flows from operations raise substantial doubt about ouroperational resources. Our ability to continue as a going concern. In this regard, seeeffectively manage growth will require us to substantially expand the Reportcapabilities of Independent Certified Public Accountants accompanying our audited financial statements appearing elsewhere herein which cites substantial doubt about our abilityadministrative and operational resources and to continue as a going concern.attract, train, manage, and retain qualified management and other personnel. There can be no assurance that we will achieve profitabilitybe successful in recruiting and retaining new employees or generate positive cash flow in the future. As a result of these and other factors, there can be no assuranceretaining existing employees.

We cannot provide assurances that our proposed activities will be successful or that the Companymanagement will be able to achievemanage this growth effectively. Our failure to successfully manage growth could result in our sales not increasing commensurately with capital investments or maintain profitableotherwise materially adversely affecting our business, financial condition, or results of operations. If we fail to achieve profitability, our growth strategies could be materially and adversely affected.

 

Additional capital willIf we are unable to continually innovate and increase efficiencies, our ability to attract new customers may be requiredadversely affected.

In the area of innovation, we must be able to financedevelop new technologies and expandproducts that appeal to our operationscustomers. This depends, in part, on the future, but that capitaltechnological and creative skills of our personnel and on our ability to protect our intellectual property rights. We may not be available when it is neededsuccessful in the development, introduction, marketing, and could be dilutive to existing stockholders.sourcing of new technologies or innovations, that satisfy customer needs, achieve market acceptance, or generate satisfactory financial returns.

 

We will require additional capital for future operations including acquiring properties, which we intend to build out and lease to tenants. We plan to finance our property acquisitions and accompanying build-outs through the issuance of secured convertible notes, we anticipate we will be able to meet ongoing expenses and capital requirements with funds generated from the following sources:

We intend to raise capital through the issuance of equity and debt to acquire real estate zoned for marijuana grow and retail sale (dispensary). Debt issued may be securitized by the real estate and any fixtures and improvements to the real estate. Revenue generated by the real estate, less a management fee and any spread between the cost of the loan and the proceeds from our leases, will be used to service the debt, beyond which we expect the debt to be non-recourse against the Company. Debt holders may have the opportunity to convert their note to the Company's Common Stock, dependingare dependent on the termspopularity of the conversion, conversion of  debt may dilute the holdingsconsumer acceptance of our existing stockholders, reduce the market price of our common stock, or both.product lines.

 

Our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on conditionsgenerate revenue and be successful in the capital markets, economic conditions and a number of other factors, many of which are outside our control, and on our financial performance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully raise additional capital at all or on terms that are acceptable to us. If we cannot raise additional capital when needed, it may have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Further, if we raise capital by issuing stock, the holdings of our existing stockholders will be diluted.

If we raise capital by issuing debt securities, such debt securities would rank senior to our common stock upon our bankruptcy or liquidation. In addition, we may raise capital by issuing equity securities that may be senior to our common stock for the purposes of dividend and liquidating distributions, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Finally, upon bankruptcy or liquidation, holders of our debt securities and shares of preferred stock and lenders with respect to other borrowings will receive a distribution of our available assets prior to the holders of our common stock. Additional equity offerings may dilute the holdings of our existing stockholders or reduce the market price of our common stock, or both.

Our failure to obtain the capital, which we require to execute our business plan, will result in the slower implementation of our business plan lost opportunitiesis dependent on consumer acceptance and demand of our product lines. Acceptance of our products will depend on several factors, including availability, cost, ease of use, familiarity of use, convenience, effectiveness, safety, and reliability. If customers do not accept our products, or if we fail to othermeet customers’ needs and expectations adequately, our ability to continue generating revenues could be reduced.

A drop in the retail price of medical marijuana products may negatively impact our business.

The demand for our products depends in part on the price of commercially grown marijuana. Fluctuations in economic and market participants, eachconditions that impact the prices of commercially grown marijuana, such as increases in the supply of such marijuana and the decrease in the price of products using commercially grown marijuana, could cause the demand for medical marijuana products to decline, which couldwould have a detrimentalnegative impact on our business, operations and financial condition.

We will need to refinance promissory notes we issue as they mature.

Our success is dependent on our ability to refinance the promissory notes we issue to acquire real estate as those notes mature. We expect that promissory notes will have a maturity between three to five years and upon maturity we will be required to refinance the properties to repay the principal borrowed under the notes. If we are unable to procure replacement financing, either from banks or private investors, we may need to sell those properties, which in turn may have an adverse affect on our cash flow from operations; furthermore, if we sell those properties and those properties have depreciated in value, we will not profit form the appreciation of our equity interest in the properties and any and all of the proceeds from the sale will be used to repay the principal borrowed under the note.

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Our business is dependent upon continued market acceptance by consumers.

We are substantially dependent on continued market acceptanceFederal regulation and proliferation of consumers of medical marijuana. We believe that as marijuana becomes more accepted the stigma associated with marijuana use will diminish and as a result consumer demand will continue to grow. And while we believe that the market and opportunity in the marijuana space continues to grow, we cannot predict the future growth rate and size of the market.

The alternative medicine industry faces strong opposition.

We believe that the pharmaceutical industry may be an opponent of medical marijuana. If medical marijuana is a commercial success itenforcement may adversely affect the marketimplementation of medical cannabis laws and regulations may negatively impact our revenues and profits.

Currently, there are 30 states plus the District of Columbia that have laws and/or regulations that recognize, in one form or another, legitimate medical uses for Marinol,cannabis and consumer use of cannabis in connection with medical treatment. Many other states are considering similar legislation. Conversely, under the CSA, the policies and regulations of the federal government and its agencies are that cannabis has no medical benefit and a range of activities including cultivation and the personal use of cannabis is prohibited. Unless and until Congress amends the CSA with respect to medical marijuana, as to the timing or scope of any such potential amendments there can be no assurance, there is a risk that federal authorities may enforce current federal law, and we may be deemed to be producing, cultivating, or dispensing marijuana in violation of federal law. Active enforcement of the current "marijuana pill" which is sold by largefederal regulatory position on cannabis may thus indirectly and established pharmaceutical companies. To protect its interests, Big Pharmaadversely affect our revenues and profits. The risk of strict enforcement of the CSA in light of Congressional activity, judicial holdings, and stated federal policy remains uncertain. In February 2017, the Trump administration announced that there may in turn focus its considerable resources in lobbying efforts to curtail medicalbe “greater enforcement” of federal laws regarding marijuana. If the pharmaceutical companies were successful in their attack on medical marijuana, we would likely see a reduction in demand for grow and dispensary space, and the industry in general may suffer whichAny such enforcement actions could have a detrimental impactnegative effect on our business operations and financial condition.

We plan to pursue additional opportunities in the legal marijuana space. The success of these endeavors is uncertain.

We expect to commit resources and capital to explore and develop new opportunities within the marijuana space. We hope to position ourselves as a diversified marijuana holding and operating company in anticipation of a reconciliation of federal law with state law, which we believe will come as more states legalize marijuana. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in our efforts in establishing operations  or that our ownership of certain marijuana businesses or investments will be permitted as a matter of law, or that we will achieve market acceptance for our ventures and or associated products and services, or other new products and services that we may offer in the future. Moreover, these and other new products and services may be subject to significant competition with offerings by new and existing competitors in the business of dispensing regulated pharmaceutical products. In addition, new products, services and enhancements may pose a variety of technical challenges and require us to attract additional qualified employees. The failure to successfully develop and market these new products, services or enhancements could seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Potential competitors could duplicateOn January 4, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, rescinded guidance previously to federal law enforcement, regarding Marijuana Enforcement to all United States Attorneys in a memorandum known as the “Cole Memo”. The memorandum provided that the DOJ is committed to the enforcement of the CSA, but, the DOJ is also committed to using its limited investigative and prosecutorial resources to address the most significant threats in the most effective, consistent, and rational way.

The guidance, which has since been rescinded set forth certain enforcement priorities that are important to the federal government:

Distribution of marijuana to children;
Revenue from the sale of marijuana going to criminals;
Diversion of medical marijuana from states where it is legal to states where it is not;
Using state authorized marijuana activity as a pretext of other illegal drug activity;
Preventing violence in the cultivation and distribution of marijuana;
Preventing drugged driving;
Growing marijuana on federal property; and
Preventing possession or use of marijuana on federal property.

The DOJ has not historically devoted resources to prosecuting individuals whose conduct is limited to possession of small amounts of marijuana for use on private property but has relied on state and local law enforcement to address marijuana activity. In the event the DOJ reverses its stated policy and begins strict enforcement of the CSA in states that have laws legalizing medical marijuana and recreational marijuana in small amounts, there may be a direct and adverse impact to our business model, and others are engagedour revenue and profits. Furthermore, H.R. 83, known as the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer is an amendment to the annual appropriations bill that prohibits the Department of Justice from using federal funds to prevent certain states, including Nevada and California, from implementing their own laws that authorized the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. This prohibition is currently in similar of not exact businesses.place until September 30, 2018.

We could be found to be violating laws related to medical cannabis.

 

ThereCurrently, there are 30 states plus the District of Columbia that have laws and/or regulations that recognize, in one form or another, legitimate medical uses for cannabis and consumer use of cannabis in connection with medical treatment. Many other states are considering similar legislation. Conversely, under the CSA, the policies and regulations of the federal government and its agencies are that cannabis has no medical benefit and a range of activities including cultivation and the personal use of cannabis is prohibited. Unless and until Congress amends the CSA with respect to medical marijuana, as to the timing or scope of any such amendments there can be no aspectassurance, there is a risk that federal authorities may enforce current federal law. The risk of strict enforcement of the CSA in light of Congressional activity, judicial holdings, and stated federal policy remains uncertain. Because we cultivate, produce, sell and distribute medical marijuana, we have risk that we will be deemed to facilitate the selling or distribution of medical marijuana in violation of federal law. Finally, we could be found in violation of the CSA in connection with the sale of any marijuana products. This would cause a direct and adverse effect on our subsidiaries’ businesses, or intended businesses, and on our revenue and prospective profits.


Variations in state and local regulation, and enforcement in states that have legalized medical cannabis, may restrict marijuana-related activities, including activities related to medical cannabis, which may negatively impact our revenues and prospective profits.

Individual state laws do not always conform to the federal standard or to other states laws. A number of states have decriminalized marijuana to varying degrees, other states have created exemptions specifically for medical cannabis, and several have both decriminalization and medical laws. As of February 2018, nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized the recreational use of cannabis. Variations exist among states that have legalized, decriminalized, or created medical marijuana exemptions. For example, certain states have limits on the number of marijuana plants that can be homegrown. In most states, the cultivation of marijuana for personal use continues to be prohibited except for those states that allow small-scale cultivation by the individual in possession of medical marijuana needing care or that person’s caregiver. Active enforcement of state laws that prohibit personal cultivation of marijuana may indirectly and adversely affect our business which is protected by patents, copyrights, trademarks,and our revenue and profits.

Prospective customers may be deterred from doing business with a company with a significant nationwide online presence because of fears of federal or trade names. As a result, potential competitors could duplicate our business model with little effort.

We depend upon key personnel, the lossstate enforcement of which could seriously harm our business.laws prohibiting possession and sale of medical or recreational marijuana.

 

Our operating performancewebsite is substantially dependent onvisible in jurisdictions where medicinal and/or recreational use of marijuana is not permitted and, as a result, we may be found to be violating the continued serviceslaws of our executive officers, Mr. Shawn Chemtov, our Co- Chief Executive Officer and co-chairman of our Board of Directors and Adam Laufer, our Co- Chief Executive Officer and co-chairman of our Board of Directors. We believe Messrs. Chemtov and Laufer possess valuable knowledge about and experience in real estate and securities law and capital markets respectively, and that their knowledge and relationships would be difficult to replicate. We have not entered into an employment agreement with either Messrs. Chemtov or Laufer and, although we are considering doing so, have not acquired key-person life insurance on either such executive officer. The unexpected loss of the services of Messrs. Chemtov or Laufer could have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, financial condition and operating results, as well as the value of our common stock.those jurisdictions.

Marijuana remains illegal under federal law.

Risks Related to Government Regulation

Marijuana is a Schedule-I controlled substance and is illegal under federal law.

The U.S. Government classifies marijuana as a schedule-I controlled substance; and as a result in accordance to Federal law marijuana is an illegal substance. Even in those jurisdictionsstates in which the use of medical marijuana has been legalized, at the state level, its prescription isuse remains a violation of federal law. The United States Supreme Court has ruled in United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Coop. and Gonzales v. Raich that it is the federal government that has the right to regulate and criminalize cannabis, even for medical purposes. Therefore,Since federal law criminalizing the use of marijuana pre-emptspreempts state laws that legalizeslegalize its use, for medicinal purposes.

As of January 31, 2014, 21 states and the District of Columbia allow its citizens to use medical marijuana. Additionally, voters in the states of Colorado and Washington approved ballot measures last November to legalize cannabis for adult use. The state laws are in conflict with the federal Controlled Substances Act, which makes marijuana use and possession illegal on a national level. The Obama

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administration has effectively stated that it is not an efficient use of resources to direct federal law enforcement agencies to prosecute those lawfully abiding by state-designated laws allowing the use and distribution of medical marijuana.  However, there is no guarantee that the administration will not change its stated policy regarding the low-prioritystrict enforcement of federal laws.

Additionally, any new administration that follows could change this policy and decidelaw regarding marijuana would likely result in our inability to enforce the federal laws strongly. Any such change in the federal government's enforcement of current federal laws could cause significant financial damage to us and its shareholders.

Should such a change occur,proceed with our business operations would be affected to some degree. Ifplan, especially in respect of our marijuana tenants are forced to shutter their operations, we would need to seek to replace those tenants with non marijuana tenants, who would likely expect to pay lower rents, moreover if the marijuana industry were forced to shutter at once, it would result in a high amount of vacancies at oncecultivation, production and create a glut of supply, driving leasesdispensaries. In addition, our assets, including real property, cash, equipment and property values lower. Additionally, we'd almost certainly realize an economic loss on any and all improvements made to the properties that were specific to the marijuana industry and we would likely lose any and all investments in the US market that were marijuana related.

Further, and while we do not intend to harvest, distribute or sell cannabis, by leasing facilities to growers of marijuana, we could be deemed to be participating in marijuana cultivation, which remains illegal under federal law, and exposes us to potential criminal liability, with the additional risk that our propertiesother goods, could be subject to civilasset forfeiture proceedings.because marijuana is still federally illegal.

 

In February 2017, the Trump administration announced that there may be “greater enforcement” of federal laws regarding marijuana. Any such enforcement actions could have a negative effect on our business and results of operations.

We are not able to deduct some of our business expenses.

Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits marijuana businesses from deducting their ordinary and necessary business expenses, forcing us to pay higher effective federal tax rates than similar companies in other industries. The effective tax rate on a marijuana business depends on how large its ratio of nondeductible expenses is to its total revenues. Therefore, our marijuana business may be less profitable than it could otherwise be.

We may not be able to attract or retain any independent directors.

Our board of directors is not currently comprised of a majority of independent directors. We may have difficulty attracting and retaining independent directors because, among other things, we operate in the marijuana industry.

We may not be able to successfully execute on our merger and acquisition strategy

Our business plan depends in part on merging with or acquiring other businesses in the marijuana industry. The success of any acquisition will depend upon, among other things, our ability to integrate acquired personnel, operations, products and technologies into our organization effectively, to retain and motivate key personnel of acquired businesses, and to retain their customers. Any acquisition may result in diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns, and such acquisition may be dilutive to our financial results and/or result in impairment charges and write-offs. We might also spend time and money investigating and negotiating with potential acquisition or investment targets, but not complete the transaction.

Although we expect to realize strategic, operational and financial benefits as a result of our acquisitions, we cannot predict whether and to what extent such benefits will be achieved. There are significant challenges to integrating an acquired operation into our business.

Any future acquisition could involve other risks, including the assumption of unidentified liabilities for which we, as a successor owner, may be responsible. These transactions typically involve a number of risks and present financial and other challenges, including the existence of unknown disputes, liabilities, or contingencies and changes in the industry, location, or regulatory or political environment in which these investments are located, that our due diligence review may not adequately uncover and that may arise after entering into such arrangements.


Laws and regulations affecting the regulatedmedical marijuana industry are constantly changing, which could detrimentally affect our proposedcultivation, and production operations and we cannot predict the impact that future regulations may have on us.

 

Local, state, and federal medical marijuana laws and regulations are broad in scope and subject to evolving interpretations, which could require us to incur substantial costs associated with compliance or alter certain aspects of our business plan. In addition, violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt certain aspects of our business plan and result in a material adverse effect on itscertain aspects of our planned operations. In addition, it is possible that regulations may be enacted in the future that will be directly applicable to certain aspects of our proposed business.cultivation and production businesses. We cannot predict the nature of any future laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, nor can we determine what effect additional governmental regulations or administrative policies and procedures, when and if promulgated, could have on our business.

Our proposed business is dependent on state laws pertainingWe may not obtain the necessary permits and authorizations to operate the medical marijuana industry.business.

 

Continued developmentWe may not be able to obtain or maintain the necessary licenses, permits, authorizations, or accreditations for our cultivation and production businesses, or may only be able to do so at great cost. In addition, we may not be able to comply fully with the wide variety of laws and regulations applicable to the medical marijuana industry is dependent upon continued legislative authorization ofindustry. Failure to comply with or to obtain the necessary licenses, permits, authorizations, or accreditations could result in restrictions on our ability to operate the medical marijuana at the state level. Any number of factorsbusiness, which could slow or halt progress in this area. Further, progress, while encouraging, is not assured. While there may be ample public support for legislative action, numerous factors impact the legislative process. Any one of these factors could slow or halt use of marijuana, which would negatively impacthave a material adverse effect on our proposed business.

 

As of January 13, 2015, 23 states and the District of Columbia allow their residents to use medical marijuana. Voters in the states of Colorado and Washington approved and implemented regulations to legalize cannabis for adult use. The state laws are in conflict with the federal Controlled Substances Act, which makes marijuana use and possession illegal on a national level. The Obama administration has made numerous statements (as memorialized in the "Cole Memo") indicating that it is not an efficient use of resources to direct federal lawIf we incur substantial liability from litigation, complaints, or enforcement agencies to prosecute those lawfully abiding by state-designated laws allowing the use and distribution of medical marijuana. However, there is no guarantee that the administration will not change its stated policy regarding the low-priority enforcement of federal laws. Additionally, any new administration that followsactions, our financial condition could change this policy and decide to stringently enforce the federal laws. Any such change in the federal government’s enforcement of current federal laws could cause significant financial damage to the Company and its stockholders.

suffer.

The Company derives revenue from state-approved marijuana growers and dispensary facilities.

While we do not grow or distribute marijuana we derive rental income from state-approved marijuana growers and dispensary facilities which could be deemed to be aiding and abetting illegal activities, a violation of federal law. If the Federal government sought to enforce marijuana laws in states that have legalized, the same, we could be prosecuted under federal law, which could result in fines, penalties, potential forfeitures and a cessation of  our current business activities.


 

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FDA regulation of marijuana under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, GMPs and possible registration of facilities where medical marijuana is grown.


Should the Federal government legalize marijuana for medical use, it is possible that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would seek to regulate it under the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1938. Additionally, the FDA may issue rules and regulations including CGMPs (certified good manufacturing practices) related to the growth, cultivation, harvesting and processing of medical marijuana. Clinical trials may be needed to verify efficacy and safety. It is also possible that the FDA would require that facilities where medical marijuana is grown be registered with the FDA and comply with certain federally prescribed regulations. In the event that some or all of these regulations are imposed, we do not know what the impact would be onOur participation in the medical marijuana industry what costs, requirementsmay lead to litigation, formal or informal complaints, enforcement actions, and possible prohibitionsinquiries by various federal, state, or local governmental authorities against us. Litigation, complaints, and enforcement actions could consume considerable amounts of financial and other corporate resources, which could have a negative impact on our sales, revenue, profitability, and growth prospects. We have not been, and are not currently, subject to any material litigation, complaint, or enforcement action regarding marijuana (or otherwise) brought by any federal, state, or local governmental authority. Certain of our operating subsidiaries, may be enforced. Ifin the future engage in the distribution of marijuana; however, we have not been, and are not currently, subject to any material litigation, complaint or enforcement action regarding marijuana (or otherwise) brought by any federal, state, or local governmental authority with respect to the business of any our tenants are unable to comply with the regulations and or registration as prescribed by the FDA, we and or our tenants may be unable to continue to operate their and our business in its current form or at all.
subsidiaries.

Our clientsWe may have difficulty accessing the service of banks, which may make it difficult for themus to contract with us for their real estate needs.operate.

 

On February 14, 2014, The U.S. government issued rules allowingSince the use of marijuana is illegal under federal law, many banks to legally provide financial services to state-licensedwill not accept for deposit funds from businesses involved with the marijuana businesses. A memorandum issued by the Justice Department to federal prosecutors re-iterated guidance previously given, this time to the financial industry that banks can do business with legal marijuanaindustry. Consequently, businesses and "may not" be prosecuted. The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidelines to banks that "it is possible to provide financial services" to state-licensed marijuana businesses and still be in compliance with federal anti-money laundering laws. The guidance falls short of the explicit legal authorization that banking industry officials had pushed the government to provide and to date it is not clear what if any banks have relied on the guidance and taken on legal marijuana companies as clients. The aforementioned policy may be administration dependent and a change in presidential administrations may cause a policy reversal and a retraction of current policies, wherein legal marijuana businesses may not have access to the banking industry. The inability of potential clients in our target market to open accounts and otherwise use the service of banks may make it difficult for them to contract with us.

Risks Related to Real Estate

We will be subject to general real estate risks.

We will be subject to risks generally incident to the ownership of real estate, including: (a) changes in general economic or local conditions; (b) changes in supply of, or demand for, similar or competing propertiesinvolved in the area; (c) bankruptcies, financial difficulties or defaults by tenants or other parties; (d) increases in operating costs, such as taxes and insurance; (e) the inabilitymarijuana industry often have difficulty finding a bank willing to achieve full stabilized occupancy at rental rates adequate to produce targeted returns; (f) periods of high interest rates and tight money supply; (g) excess supply of rental properties in the market area; (h) liability for uninsured losses resulting from natural disasters or other perils; (i) liability for environmental hazards; and (j) changes in tax, real estate, environmental, zoning or other laws or regulations. For these and other reasons, no assurance can be given that we will be profitable.

The economic success of an investment in  the Company depends directly upon the results of operations of our properties.

Fluctuations in vacancy rates, rent schedules and operating expenses can adversely affect operating results or render the sale or refinancing of the properties difficult or unattractive. We cannot assure that certain assumptions as to the future levels of occupancy of our properties, cost of repositioning our properties in the marketplace or future costs of operating our properties will be accurate since many of such matters will depend on events and factors beyond our control. Such factors include, without limitation: continued validity and enforceability of the leases; vacancy rates for properties similar to our properties; financial resources of tenants and rent levels near our properties; adverse changes in local population trends, market conditions, neighborhood values, local economic and social conditions; supply and demand for property such as our properties; competition from similar properties; interest rates; real estate tax rates, governmental rules, regulations and fiscal policies; the enactment of unfavorable real estate, rent control, environmental or zoning laws and hazardous material laws; and uninsured losses and effects of inflation.

Our business model depends upon the availability of private financing.

Our ability to acquire, operate and sell properties and achieve the targeted financial performance for such properties depends, in large measure, on its ability to obtain financing in amounts and on terms that are favorable and in some instances, allow for significant leverage at reasonable interest rates. The capital markets in the United States have recently undergone a turbulent period in which lending was severely restricted. Although there appears to be signs that financial institutions are resuming lending, the market has not yet returned to its pre-2008 state; obtaining favorable financing in the current environment remains challenging. If this market does not improve over the next few years, or if it worsens, our financial performance could be adversely affected.

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A general economic downturn could adversely affect the economic performance of the properties we own.

Weakness in regional and national economies could materially and adversely impact the tenants in our properties andaccept their business operations. If tenants were to suffer a serious economic setback, they might not be able to pay rent due under their leases. If a number of tenants are unable to pay the rent, we may not receive the anticipated amount of income from our properties or may not be able to pay the debt service to the lenders. In a worst case scenario, this could result in a complete loss of those properties if the lenders were to foreclose. Further, a general or local weakness in economic conditions may reduce the demand for buyers of those properties. There is no assurance that any general appreciation in real estate values or our properties (and currently relatively low capitalization rates) will continue.

We will compete with others for suitable properties.

We will experience competition for real estate investments from individuals, corporations and other entities engaged in real estate investment activities, many of whom have greater financial resources than us. Competition for investments may have the effect of increasing costs and reducing returns to our investors.

Loans the we obtain may prohibit prepayment or require additional payments.

Property loans obtained may prohibit prepayment prior to maturity or some earlier date. If we sought to voluntarily prepay a loan, it may be required to make a defeasance payment to the lender. The defeasance payment is intended to provide the lender with a sum of money that would earn an amount comparable to the interest payments due on the loan through maturity. If interest rates declined prior to defeasance, the defeasance payment generally would be higher; if interest rates increased, the defeasance payment generally would be lower.business. The inability to prepay loans for a number of years and the defeasance payments described aboveopen or maintain bank accounts may adversely impact our ability to sell certain of our properties as contemplated, although a qualified buyer approved by a lender may be able to assume a loan.

There may be restrictions on transfer and encumbrance of our properties.

The terms of any loan are expected to prohibit the transfer or further encumber the properties or any interest in our properties except with a lender's prior consent, which consent each lender is expected to be able to withhold. When borrowing arrangements are entered into by the company, the resulting loans may include provisions that restrict our activities in the management of the the properties. The loans may provide that upon violation of these restrictions on transfer or encumbrance, a lender may declare the entire amount of the loan to be immediately due and payable. If we are unable to obtain replacement financing or otherwise fails to immediately repay the loan in full, the lender may invoke its remedies under the loan, including proceeding with a foreclosure sale that could result in our losing our entire interest in the property.

Indebtedness and high leverage could adversely affect our profits.

Our properties may be leveraged. Such leverage could have negative consequences, including the following: (a) our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, or other purposes may be impaired in the future; (b) certain borrowings may be at variable rates of interest, which will expose the company to the risk of increased interest rates; and (c) leverage may limit our flexibility to adjust to changing economic or market conditions, reduce our ability to withstand competitive pressures, make us more vulnerable to a downturn in general or local economic conditions and substantially increase our risk of loss.

If debt payments to note holder are not made, we could lose our investment in our real estate properties.

Loans obtained from investors to fund the acquisition of real estate properties will in most cases be secured by a first mortgage on the properties. If debt service payments are not made as required, a lender could foreclose on the property securing its debt. This could cause the Company to lose part or all of its investment, which in turn would adversely affect our financial performance.

Lenders may require restrictive covenants.

The loan instruments may contain financial and other restrictive covenants that will limit the company's ability to, among other things, borrow additional funds.

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Financial arrangements may involve balloon payment obligations.

It is anticipated that many of the financing arrangements will require a lump-sum or “balloon” payment at maturity. The ability to make a balloon payment at maturity is uncertain and may depend upon the borrower's ability to obtain additional financing. At the time the balloon payment is due, the borrower may or may not be able to refinance the existing loan on favorable terms. The effect of an unfavorable refinancing or a forced sale could adversely affect the company's financial performance.

High interest rates may make it difficult to finance or refinance properties.

If debt is unavailable at reasonable rates, we may not be able to finance acquisition of real estate properties, refinance debt when the loan comes due, or refinance such debt on favorable terms. If interest rates are higher upon refinancing debt, income or gain would be reduced. We may be unable to refinance such debt at appropriate times, which could result in the foreclosure of our properties. If any of these events occur, cash flow would be reduced. This, in turn, would materially impair the results of operations of the company.

Property purchase agreements may not provide adequate protection.

Properties may be sold to us in an “as is” condition. Further, representations and warranties in a property purchase agreement typically do not survive the closing. Accordingly, we will engage third parties to conduct the required due diligence involving engineering, radon, environmental, title and other inspections during the applicable due diligence investigation period. However, upon acquisition of properties, we will have limited recourse with respect to conditions affecting the property that were not discovered during this investigation period. The cost of unexpected repairs and remediation work could be material and would therefore have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. If claims arising as a result of a breach of a representation or warranty are discovered after this period, we may not be able to seek indemnification from the seller and would therefore suffer the financial consequences of such a breach, which could be material. Further, even if we were entitled to indemnification from the seller, no assurance can be given that the seller would have sufficient funds to satisfy any such indemnification claims.

Non-refundable deposits and costs may be incurred if acquisitions fail to close.

Property acquisition transactions may require deposits and costs to be incurred by the company which may be non-refundable if such transactions fail to close, thereby reducing funds otherwise available to us.

Environmental liabilities are possible and can be costly.

Federal, state and local laws impose liability on a landowner for releases or the otherwise improper presence on the premises of hazardous substances. This liability is without regard to fault for, or knowledge of, the presence of such substances. A landowner may be held liable for hazardous materials brought onto a property before it acquired title and for hazardous materials that are not discovered until after it sells the property. Similar liability may occur under applicable state law. Sellers of properties may make only limited representations as to the absence of hazardous substances. If any hazardous materials are found within our properties in violation of law at any time, we may be liable for all cleanup costs, fines, penalties and other costs. This potential liability will continue after we sell the property(ies) and may apply to hazardous materials present within the property(ies) before the we acquire the property(ies). If losses arise from hazardous substance contamination which cannot be recovered from a responsible party, the financial viability of the property(ies) may be adversely affected. It is expected that each lender will require us to obtain, and we plan to obtain before any purchase, a Phase I environmental site assessment (“ESA”) to determine the existence of hazardous materials and other environmental problems prior to entering into a loan. However, a Phase I ESA generally does not involve invasive testing, but instead is limited to a physical walk through or inspection of the property(ies) and a review of governmental records. It is possible that we will purchase property(ies) with known or unknown environmental problems which may require material expenditures for remediation.

Uninsured losses may be experienced by the Company.

While we intend to carry comprehensive insurance on our properties, including fire, liability and extended coverage insurance, there are certain risks that may be uninsurable or not insurable on terms that management believes to be economical. For example, management may not obtain insurance against floods, terrorism, mold-related claims, or earthquake insurance. If such an event occurs to, or causes the damage or destruction of, a property, we could suffer financial losses.



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Non-compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act may create liabilities.


If any of our properties are not in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (the “ADA”), we may be required to pay for any required improvements. Under the ADA, public accommodations must meet certain federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. The ADA requirements could require significant expenditures and could result in the imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants. We cannot assure that ADA violations do not or will not exist at any of our properties.

Risks Related to Our Stock

Our common stock is currently deemed a "penny stock," which makes it more difficult for our investors to sell their shares.

Our common stock is subject to the "penny stock" rules adopted under Section 15(g) of the Exchange Act. The penny stock rules generally apply to companies whose common stock is not listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market or other national securities exchange and trades at less than $4.00 per share, other than companies that have had average revenue of at least $6,000,000 for the last three years or that have tangible net worth (i.e., total assets less intangible assets and liabilities) of at least $5,000,000 ($2,000,000 if the company has been operating for three or more years). These rules require, among other things, that brokers who trade penny stock to persons other than "established customers" complete certain documentation, make suitability inquiries of investors and provide investors with certain information concerning trading in the security, including a risk disclosure document and quote information under certain circumstances. Many brokers have decided not to trade penny stocks because of the requirements of the penny stock rules and, as a result, the number of broker-dealers willing to act as market makers in such securities is limited. If we remain subject to the penny stock rules for any significant period, it could have an adverse effect on the market, if any, for our common stock. If our common stock is subject to the penny stock rules, investors will find it more difficult to dispose of our common stock.

Volatility in our common stock price may subject us to securities litigation.

The market for our common stock is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may, in the future, be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities to us and could divert our management's attention and resources from managing our operations and business.

Our management controls a large block of our common stock that will allow them to control us.

As of March 18, 2015, members of our management team beneficially own approximately 86% of our outstanding common stock. As such, management owns approximately 86% of our voting power and controls the Company. As a result, management has the ability to control substantially all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval including:

In addition, management's stock ownership may discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn could reduce our stock price or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over our stock price.

Our board of directors can issue additional shares of common and preferred stock which will dilute existing shareholders.

We can sell additional shares of common stock without consulting stockholders and without offering shares to existing stockholders, which would result in dilution of existing stockholders' interests in MJ Holdings and could depress our stock price.

Our articles of incorporation authorize 95,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 13,886,794 are outstanding as of March 18, 2015, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which none are outstanding. Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue additional shares of our common stock and preferred stock. Although our Board of Directors intend to utilize its reasonable business judgment to fulfill its fiduciary obligations to our stockholders in connection with any future issuance of our capital stock, the future issuance of

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additional shares of our common stock or preferred stock convertible into common stock would cause immediate, and potentially substantial, dilution to our existing stockholders, which could also have a material effect on the market value of the shares.

We have never paid dividends on our Common Stock and We do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

We have never paid dividends on our Common Stock and we intend to retain our future earnings, if any, in order to reinvest in the development and growth of our business and, therefore, do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, and such other factors as our board of directors deems relevant. Accordingly, investors may need to sell their shares of our common stock to realize a return on their investment, and they may not be able to sell such shares at or above the price paid for them.

Our board could issue "blank check" preferred stock without stockholder approval with the effect of diluting existing stockholders and impairing their voting rights, and provisions in our charter documents could discourage a takeover that stockholders may consider favorable.

Our certificate of incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 5,000,000 shares of "blank check" preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors. Our board is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue a series of preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights which could dilute the interest of, or impair the voting power of, our common stockholders. The issuance of a series of preferred stock could be used as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control. For example, it would be possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to effect a change in control of our company.


Our bylaws also allow our board of directors to fix the number of directors. Our stockholders do not have cumulative voting in the election of directors.

Any aspect of the foregoing, alone or together, could delay or prevent unsolicited takeovers and changes in control or changes in our management.

There is no established market four our stock and our common stock is not listed on a stock exchange; as a result, stockholders may not be able to resell their shares at or above the price paid for them.

There is not established market for our common stock. Our common stock trades on the OTC market under ticker symbol MJNE; stocks which trade on the OTC markets tend to be illiquid and volatile and could be subject to significant fluctuations due to changes in sentiment in the market regarding our operations or business prospects, among other factors. Further, our common stock is not listed on a stock exchange, nor do we currently intend to list the common stock on a stock exchange. There are no assurances that an active public market for our common stock will develop. Therefore, stockholders may not be able to sell their shares at or above the price they paid for them.

Among the factors that could affect our stock price are:

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Sales by our stockholders of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

A substantial portion of our total outstanding shares of common stock may be sold into the market at any time. While most of these shares are held by two of our principal stockholders, who are also executive officers, and we believe that such holders have no current intention to sell a significant number of shares of our stock, if either of these principal stockholders were to decide to sell large amounts of stock over a short period of time such sales could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.

Further, the market price of our common stock could decline as a result of the perception that such sales could occur. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate. We currently have 13,886,794 shares of common stock outstanding, 319,000 of which are freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act.

Having no independent directors on our board limits our ability to establish effective independent corporate governance procedures.

We do not have any independent directors on our board of directors nor do we maintain a standing audit committee, compensation committee or nominating and governance committee. Accordingly, without independent directors, we cannot establish effective standing board committees to oversee functions such as audit, compensation and corporate governance. In addition, our executive officers are also directors, Shawn Chemtov, and Adam Laufer are co-chairmen of our board of directors and our co-CEOs respectively. This structure gives our executive officers significant control over all corporate issues.

Unless and until we have a larger board of directors that would include a majority of independent members, there will be limited oversight of our executive officers' decisions and activities and little ability for you to challenge or reverse those activities and decisions, even if they are not in your best interests.

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results. As a result, we could become subject to sanctions or investigations by regulatory authorities and/or stockholder litigation, which could harm our business and have an adverse effect on our stock price.

As a public reporting company, we are required to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related rules and regulations of the SEC, including periodic reports, disclosures and more complex accounting rules. As directed by Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, the SEC adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on a company's internal control over financial reporting in their Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on current rules, we are required to report under Section 404(a) of Sarbanes-Oxley regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

Requirements associated with being a reporting public company will require significant company resources and management attention.

We are a voluntary filer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as a result of having filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 on June 28, 2010, which was declared effective on April 18, 2011, pursuant to section15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a voluntary filer we intend to continue to file periodic reports to maintain current information with the SEC on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K as prescribed by the rules and Regulations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We work with independent legal, accounting and financial advisors to ensure adequate disclosure and control systems to manage our growth and our obligations as a company that files reports with the SEC. These areas include corporate governance, internal control, internal audit, disclosure controls and procedures and financial reporting and accounting systems. However, we cannot assure you that these and other measures we may take will be sufficient to allow us to satisfy our obligations as an SEC reporting company on a timely basis.

In addition, compliance with reporting and other requirements applicable to SEC reporting companies will create additional costs for us, will require the time and attention of management and will require the hiring of additional personnel and legal, audit and other professionals. We cannot predict or estimate the amount of the additional costs we may incur, the timing of such costs or the impact that our management's attention to these matters will have on our business.



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Our officers and directors have limited liability, and we are required in certain instances to indemnify our officers and directors for breaches of their fiduciary duties.


We have adopted provisions in our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, which limit the liability of our officers and directors and provide for indemnification by us of our officers and directors to the full extent permitted by Nevada corporate law. Our articles generally provide that our officers and directors shall have no personal liability to us or our shareholders for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for breaches of their duties of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, acts involving unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions, or any transaction from which a director derives an improper personal benefit. Such provisions substantially limit our shareholders' ability to hold officers and directors liable for breaches of fiduciary duty, and may require us to indemnify our officers and directors.

Any future litigation could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, particularly since we do not currently have director and officer insurance. Our lack of D&O insurance may also make it difficult for us to retainoperate our medical marijuana businesses. If any of our bank accounts are closed, we may have difficulty processing transactions in the ordinary course of business, including paying suppliers, employees and attract talentedlandlords, which could have a significant negative effect on our operations.

Litigation may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and skilled directors and officers.results of operations.

 

From time to time in the normal course of our business operations, we may bebecome subject to litigation including potential stockholder derivative actions. Risksthat may result in liability material to our financial statements as a whole or may negatively affect our operating results if changes to our business operations are required. The cost to defend such litigation may be significant and may require a diversion of our resources. There also may be adverse publicity associated with legal liabilitylitigation that could negatively affect customer perception of our business, regardless of whether the allegations are difficult to assess and quantify, and their existence and magnitude can remain unknown for significant periods of time. To date we have not procured directors and officers liability ("D&O") insurance to cover such risk exposure for our directors and officers. Such insurance generally pays the expenses (including amounts paid to plaintiffs, fines, and expenses including attorneys' fees) of officers and directors who are the subject of a lawsuit as a result of their service to the Company. Whilevalid or whether we are currently seeking such insurance, there canultimately found liable. Insurance may not be no assurance that we will be able to do so at reasonable rates oravailable at all or in sufficient amounts adequate to cover such expenses should such a lawsuit occur. While neither Nevada law norany liabilities with respect to these or other matters. A judgment or other liability in excess of our articlesinsurance coverage for any claims could adversely affect our business and the results of incorporation or bylaws require us to indemnify or advance expenses toour operations.

Our officers and directors have substantial equity ownership in the Company and substantial control over certain corporate actions.

As of July 20, 2018, our officers and directors involvedowned approximately 33.3% of our outstanding Common Stock and thus exercise substantial control over stockholder matters, such as election of directors, amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, and approval of significant corporate transactions.


If we fail to implement and maintain proper and effective internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our ability to produce accurate and timely financial statements and public reports could be impaired, which could adversely affect our operating results, our ability to operate our business, and investors’ views of us.

Our internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of U.S. GAAP rules. Our internal controls were adversely affected by deficiencies in the design or operation of our internal controls, which management considered to be material weaknesses. These material weaknesses include the following:

lack of a majority of independent members and a lack of a majority of outside directors on our Board of Directors (“Board”), resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures;
inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; and
ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes.

The failure to implement and maintain proper and effective internal controls and disclosure controls could result in material weaknesses in our financial reporting, such a legal action, weas errors in our financial statements and in the accompanying footnote disclosures that could require restatements. Investors may lose confidence in our reported financial information and disclosure, which could negatively impact our stock price.

We do not expect that we would do soour internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. Over time, controls may become inadequate because changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may occur. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Our insurance coverage may be inadequate to cover all significant risk exposures.

We will be exposed to liabilities that are unique to the extent permitted by Nevada law. Without D&Oproducts we provide. While we intend to maintain insurance for certain risks, the amountsamount of our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover all claims or liabilities, and we would paymay be forced to indemnifybear substantial costs resulting from risks and uncertainties of our officersbusiness. It is also not possible to obtain insurance to protect against all operational risks and directors should they be subjectliabilities. In particular, we may have difficulty obtaining insurance because we operate in the marijuana industry. The failure to legal action basedobtain adequate insurance coverage on their serviceterms favorable to the Companyus, or at all, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We do not have any business interruption insurance. Any business disruption or natural disaster could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources.

If our products are contaminated, we may have litigation and products liability exposure.

We source some of our products from third-party suppliers. Although we are required by Nevada law to test the products we receive from third-party suppliers, we may not identify all contamination in those products. Possible contaminates include pesticides, molds and fungus. If a customer suffers an injury from our products, they may sue us in addition to the supplier and we may not have adequate insurance to cover any such claims, which could result in a negative effect on our results of operations.

Some of our lines of business rely on our third-party service providers to host and deliver services and data, and any interruptions or delays in these hosted services, security or privacy breaches, or failures in data collection could expose us to liability and harm our business and reputation.

Some of our lines of business and services rely on services hosted and controlled directly by third-party service providers. We do not have redundancy for all of our systems, many of our critical applications reside in only one of our data centers, and our disaster recovery planning may not account for all eventualities. If our business relationship with a third-party provider of hosting or software services is negatively affected, or if one of our service providers were to terminate its agreement with us, we might not be able to deliver access our data, which could subject us to reputational harm and cause us to lose customers and future business, thereby reducing our revenue.


We may hold large amounts of customer data, some of which will likely be hosted in third-party facilities. A security incident at those facilities or ours may compromise the confidentiality, integrity or availability of customer data. Unauthorized access to customer data stored on our computers or networks may be obtained through break-ins, breaches of our secure network by an unauthorized party, employee theft or misuse or other misconduct. It is also possible that unauthorized access to customer data may be obtained through inadequate use of security controls by customers. Accounts created with weak passwords could allow cyber-attackers to gain access to customer data. If there were an inadvertent disclosure of customer information, or if a third party were to gain unauthorized access to the information we possess on behalf of our customers, our operations could be disrupted, our reputation could be damaged and liquidity. Further,we could be subject to claims or other liabilities. In addition, such perceived or actual unauthorized disclosure of the information we collect or breach of our security could damage our reputation, result in the loss of customers and harm our business.

Because of the data we expect to collect and manage using our hosted solutions, it is possible that hardware or software failures or errors in our systems (or those of our third-party service providers) could result in data loss or corruption, cause the information that we collect to be incomplete or contain inaccuracies that our customers regard as significant or cause us to fail to meet committed service levels. Furthermore, our ability to collect and report data may be delayed or interrupted by a number of factors, including access to the Internet, the failure of our network or software systems or security breaches. In addition, computer viruses or other malware may harm our systems, causing us to lose data, and the transmission of computer viruses or other malware could expose us to litigation. We may also find, on occasion, that we cannot deliver data and reports in near real time because of a number of factors, including failures of our network or software. If we supply inaccurate information or experience interruptions in our ability to capture, store and supply information in near real time or at all, our reputation could be harmed and we could lose customers, or we could be found liable for damages or incur other losses. Moreover, states in which we operate may require that we maintain certain information about our customers and transactions. If we fail to maintain such information, we could be in violation of state laws.

Risks Related to an Investment in Our Securities

We expect to experience volatility in the price of our Common Stock, which could negatively affect stockholders’ investments.

The trading price of our Common Stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. The stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies with securities traded in those markets. Broad market and industry factors may seriously affect the market price of companies’ stock, including ours, regardless of actual operating performance. All of these factors could adversely affect your ability to sell your shares of Common Stock or, if you are able to sell your shares, to sell your shares at a price that you determine to be fair or favorable.

The relative lack of D&O insurancepublic company experience of our management team could adversely impact our ability to comply with the reporting requirements of U.S. securities laws.

Our management team lacks public company experience, which could impair our ability to comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as those imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Our senior management has limited experience in managing a publicly traded company. Such responsibilities include complying with federal securities laws and making required disclosures on a timely basis. Our senior management may not be able to implement programs and policies in an effective and timely manner that adequately respond to such increased legal, regulatory compliance, and reporting requirements, including the establishing and maintaining of internal controls over financial reporting. Any such deficiencies, weaknesses, or lack of compliance could have a materially adverse effect on our ability to comply with the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which is necessary to maintain our public company status. If we were to fail to fulfill those obligations, our ability to continue as a U.S. public company would be in jeopardy, we could be subject to the imposition of fines and penalties, and our management would have to divert resources from attending to our business plan.

Our Common Stock is categorized as “penny stock,” which may make it more difficult for investors to sell their shares of Common Stock due to suitability requirements.

Our Common Stock is categorized as “penny stock.” The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9, which generally defines “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. The price of our Common Stock is significantly less than $5.00 per share and is therefore considered “penny stock.” This designation imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer buying our securities to disclose certain information concerning the transaction, obtain a written agreement from the purchaser and determine that the purchaser is reasonably suitable to purchase the securities given the increased risks generally inherent in penny stocks. These rules may restrict the ability and/or willingness of brokers or dealers to buy or sell our Common Stock, either directly or on behalf of their clients, may discourage potential stockholders from purchasing our Common Stock, or may adversely affect the ability of stockholders to sell their shares.


Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our Common Stock, which could depress the price of our Common Stock.

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules that require a broker-dealer to have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer before recommending an investment to a customer. Prior to recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives, and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. Thus, the FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our Common Stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our shares of Common Stock, have an adverse effect on the market for our shares of Common Stock, and thereby depress our price per share of Common Stock.

The elimination of monetary liability against our directors, officers, and employees under Nevada law and the existence of indemnification rights for our obligations to our directors, officers, and employees may result in substantial expenditures by us and may discourage lawsuits against our directors, officers, and employees.

Our Articles of Incorporation contain a provision permitting us to retaineliminate the personal liability of our directors to us and attract talented and skilledour stockholders for damages for the breach of a fiduciary duty as a director or officer to the extent provided by Nevada law. We may also have contractual indemnification obligations under any future employment agreements with our officers or agreements entered into with our directors. The foregoing indemnification obligations could result in us incurring substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or damage awards against directors and officers, which could adversely affectwe may be unable to recoup. These provisions and the resulting costs may also discourage us from bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties, and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our business.stockholders against our directors and officers even though such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders.

 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff CommentsWe may issue additional shares of Common Stock or preferred stock in the future, which could cause significant dilution to all stockholders.

 

NoneOur Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 95,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share. As of July 20, 2018, we had 63,310,522 shares of Common Stock, outstanding; however, we may issue additional shares of Common Stock or preferred stock in the future in connection with a financing or an acquisition. Such issuances may not require the approval of our stockholders.  Any issuance of additional shares of our Common Stock, or equity securities convertible into our Common Stock, including but not limited to, preferred stock, warrants, and options, will dilute the percentage ownership interest of all stockholders, may dilute the book value per share of our Common Stock, and may negatively impact the market price of our Common Stock.

 

Anti-takeover effects of certain provisions of Nevada state law hinder a potential takeover of us.

Nevada has a business combination law that prohibits certain business combinations between Nevada corporations and “interested stockholders” for three years after an “interested stockholder” first becomes an “interested stockholder,” unless the corporation’s board of directors approves the combination in advance. For purposes of Nevada law, an “interested stockholder” is any person who is (i) the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation or (ii) an affiliate or associate of the corporation and at any time within the three previous years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the corporation. The definition of the term “business combination” is sufficiently broad to cover virtually any kind of transaction that would allow a potential acquirer to use the corporation’s assets to finance the acquisition or otherwise to benefit its own interests rather than the interests of the corporation and its other stockholders.

The effect of Nevada’s business combination law is potentially to discourage parties interested in taking control of us from doing so if they cannot obtain the approval of our Board. Both of these provisions could limit the price investors would be willing to pay in the future for shares of our Common Stock.

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Because we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our Common Stock, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.

We intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Declaring and paying future dividends, if any, will be determined by our Board, based upon earnings, financial condition, capital resources, capital requirements, restrictions in our Articles of Incorporation, contractual restrictions, and such other factors as our Board deems relevant. Unless we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them. There is no assurance that stockholders will be able to sell shares when desired or for prices that they deem acceptable.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

The disclosures are not applicable to us.

Item 2. Properties

The following table provides certain summary information about our real estate properties as of December 31, 2014:

 

Property

Year Built /
(Renovated)

 

Zoning

 

Date of 

Purchase

 

Building
Square

Feet

 

Land

Area

 

Lease
Expiration

Date

  

Monthly Rental

Income as of

December 31,
2014 (1)

5353 Joliet Street
Denver, Colorado

1980 /

(2014)

  

Industrial

  

6/19/2014

  22,144  

1.41 acres

  

8/31/2021

  $30,354 

503 Havana Street
Aurora, Colorado

1967 /

(2007)

  

Retail

  

9/24/2014

  1,255  

0.54 acres

  

9/30/2024

  $13,914 
                       

(1) Monthly rental income is straight-line rental income over the lease term, including the reimbursement of certain operating expenses, in effect as of December 31, 2014

Our principal office is located at 3275 South Jones Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, where we occupy 3,250 square-feet subject to a monthly lease payment of $5,500.  The current lease is for a term of 18 months, expires on May 31, 2019, and is renewable at our option.

We currently are using office space, providedhold a triple net leasehold interest in a 17,298 square-foot building located at 2310 Western Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada. The lease is for an initial term of 10 years, with a 12-month rent abatement. The commencement date of the lease is June 29, 2017. The lease includes two options to us by our co-CEO Shawn Chemtov, atextend, each for an additional 5 years. The lease grants Tenant an option to purchase the property on or after the 25th month of the lease and continuing through the 60th month of the lease for the sum of $2,607,880. Currently, we have no cost.intention to exercise the purchase option.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

 

ThereAs of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, there are no legal proceedings which are pending or have been threatened against us or any of our officers, directors or control persons of which management is aware.

 

Item 4. 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

NotThe disclosures are not applicable to us.

 

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PART II

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant'sRegistrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information

 

Our shares of common stock are currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol MJNE. The following table sets forth the high and low closing bid prices of our common stock for the quarterly periods for the years ended December 31, 20142017 and 2013.2016. These bid prices represent prices quoted by broker-dealers on the OTC Bulletin Board. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions, and may not represent actual transactions.

 


 

Fiscal 2014

 

Fiscal 2013

 

 

Closing Bid Price per Share

2017
  

Closing Bid Price per Share

2016
 

 

High

 

Low

 

High

 

Low

 

 High  Low  High  Low 

First Quarter

 

 

26.24 

 

 

 

5.00 

 

 

 

NA  

 

 

 

NA  

 

  1.08   0.58   0.62   0.62 

Second Quarter

 

12.00 

 

2.00 

 

NA  

 

NA  

 

  1.00   0.75   1.00   0.65 

Third Quarter

 

8.83 

 

1.90 

 

NA  

 

NA  

 

  0.95   0.55   1.00   0.635 

Fourth Quarter

 

3.99 

 

1.32  

 

NA 

 

NA  

 

  4.10   0.63   3.50   0.53 

Holders

 

As of March 18, 2015,July 20, 2018, there were 21103 shareholders of record. However, we believe that there are more beneficial holders of our common stock as beneficial holders may hold their stock in "street"“street” name.

Dividends

 

We did not pay any cash dividends on our common stock during 20142017 or 20132016 and have no intention of doing so in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain any earnings for use in our operations and the expansion of our business. Any future determination to declare and pay cash dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable laws and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital requirements, general business conditions, any contractual restriction on the payment of dividends and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

In connection with and contemporaneously with the Reverse Merger, in December 2017, we sold an aggregate of 3,524,496 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.75 per share for gross proceeds of $2,643,372 to 43 otherwise unaffiliated third parties. Between January 2018 and the date of this Annual Report, we sold an additional 762,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.75 per share for gross proceeds of $571,500 to 13 unaffiliated third parties. The proceeds of the common stock sales will be used to develop certain business opportunities, including but not limited to monetizing the acquired Red Earth asset.

The shares were sold and issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder (“Regulation D”) since, among other things, the transactions did not involve a public offering or a general solicitation and the securities were acquired for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.

During March and June 2018, we offered and sold 6,448 shares of Common Stock to two unaffiliated third parties in exchange for providing professional services to us. The issuances were made pursuant to the exemptions for registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D, promulgated under the Securities Act.

All of the securities referenced in this section have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

None.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

We did not, nor did any affiliated purchaser, make any repurchases of our securities during the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2017.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

 

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 


Item 7 . Management's7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following management'smanagement’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

Executive Overview and Plan of Operation

 

We wereCompany Background

MJ Holdings, Inc. is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide infrastructure, consulting and construction services, in addition to holding, and managing third party state issued cultivation and production licenses.

MJ Holdings, Inc. was originally incorporated on November 17, 2006, as Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. under the laws of the State of Nevada. Prior to the formation of Securitas EDGAR Filings Inc., the business was operated as Xpedient EDGAR Filings, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, formed on October 31, 2005. On November 21, 2005, Xpedient EDGAR Filings LLC amended its Articles of Organization to change its name to Securitas EDGAR Filings, LLC. On January, 21 2009, Securitas EdgarEDGAR Filings LLC merged into Securitas EdgarEDGAR Filings, Inc., a Nevada corporation. Since our inception and until February 2014, we operated as an EDGAR filing agent, wherein we assisted company's in preparing and filing periodic reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on the EDGAR, (electronic data gathering analysis retrieval) platform.

On February 14, 2014, we amended and restated our Articles of Incorporation and changed our name to MJ Holdings, Inc., concurrent

From February 2014 to January 2017, we owned and leased real estate properties zoned for legalized marijuana operations to licensed marijuana operators.

On November 22, 2016, in connection with a plan to divest ourselves of our name change,real estate business, we changedsubmitted to our business model and began exploring opportunitiesshareholders an offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) our common stock for shares in MJ Real Estate Partners, LLC, (“MJRE”) a newly formed LLC formed for the sole purpose of effecting the Exchange Offer. On January 10, 2017, the Company accepted for exchange 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for 1,800,000 shares of MJRE’s common units, representing membership interests in MJRE. Effective February 1, 2017, the Company transferred its ownership interests in the legal marijuana industry, principally in real estate opportunities in connection therewith. Our fiscal year is a calendar year ending December 31.properties and its subsidiaries, through which the Company holds ownership of the real estate properties, to MJRE. MJRE also assumed the senior notes and any and all obligations associated with the real estate properties and business, effective February 1, 2017.

 

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Reverse Merger

On December 15, 2017, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Red Earth LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Red Earth”) established in October 2016, in exchange for 52,732,969 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 and a Promissory Note in the amount of $900,000. The merger was accounted for as a reverse merger, whereby Red Earth was considered the accounting acquirer and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. As a result of the acquisition, the members of Red Earth became the beneficial owners of approximately 88% of the Company’s common stock immediately following the acquisition, obtained controlling interest of the Company, and retained key management positions of the Company. In accordance with the accounting treatment for a “reverse merger” or a “reverse acquisition,” the Company’s historical financial statements prior to the reverse merger will be replaced with the historical financial statements of Red Earth prior to the reverse merger, in all future filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The consolidated financial statements after completion of the reverse merger will include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the combined company from and after the closing date of the reverse merger.

 

Our principal executive offices arecorporate headquarters is located at 4141 NE 2nd Avenue Suite 204A, Miami, Florida 33137,3275 South Jones Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89146, and our telephone number is (305) 455-1800.(702) 879-4440. Our website address is: www.MJHoldingsinc.com. No information available on or through our websites shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Form 10-K. Our common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”), is quoted on the OTC Markets Group, Inc.’s listing service under the symbol “MJNE.”

 

How We Plan to Generate RevenueOur Business

 

MJ Holdings acquires

Through our acquisition of Red Earth and leases real estatetheir wholly owned subsidiary, HDGLV, LLC (“HDGLV”) we expect to licensedcommence legal marijuana operators. Additionally, MJ Holdings planscultivation activities in the third quarter of 2018 upon approval by the Nevada Department of Taxation of the transfer of a Provisional Cultivation License to explore ancillaryRed Earth and the required state and city approvals for our cultivation facility. It is our intention to grow our business through the acquisition of existing companies and/or through the development of new opportunities that can provide a 360-degree spectrum of infrastructure (dispensaries), cultivation and production management, and consulting services in the regulated marijuanacannabis industry.

 

AsThrough Red Earth, we hold a provisional State of December 31, 2014,Nevada issued cannabis cultivation license, and through HDGLV, we have acquired two real estate properties in Colorado that are leasedhold a triple-net leasehold, with an option to state licensed marijuana operators and generating $44,268 in monthly rental income. The following table provides certain summary information aboutbuy, on a 17,298 square-foot building, which will be home to our real estate properties:

Property

Year Built /
(Renovated)

 

Zoning

 

Date of 

Purchase

 

Building
Square

Feet

 

Land

Area

 

Lease
Expiration

Date

  

Monthly

Rental
Income(1)

5353 Joliet Street
Denver, Colorado

1980 /

(2014)

  

Industrial

  

6/19/2014

  22,144  

1.41 acres

  

8/31/2021

  $30,354 

503 Havana Street
Aurora, Colorado

1967 /

(2007)

  

Retail

  

9/24/2014

  1,255  

0.54 acres

  

9/30/2024

   13,914 
                    $44,268 
                       

(1) Monthly rental income is straight-line rental income over the lease term, including the reimbursement of certain operating expenses, in effect as of December 31, 2014

The Company does not and will not, until such time as Federal law allows, grow, harvest, distribute or sell marijuana or any substances that violate the laws of the United States of America.cultivation facility.

 

As a participant in the regulated marijuana industry, we intend to:

Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimate that are reasonably likely to occur, could materially impact the consolidated financial statements. We believe that the following critical accounting policies reflect the more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.

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Deferred Leasing CostsRevenue Recognition 


CommissionsThe Company recognizes revenue from the sales of products or services rendered when the following four revenue recognition criteria have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; the delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; the fee is fixed or determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured.

Convertible Instruments

The Company evaluates and accounts for conversion options embedded in convertible instruments in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging Activities.

Applicable GAAP requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free-standing derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under other direct costs associatedGAAP with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the acquisitionsame terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.

The Company accounts for convertible instruments (when it has been determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments) as follows: The Company records, when necessary, discounts to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of tenants,conversion options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt to their stated date of redemption.

Operating Leases

The Company leases production and warehouse facilities and office space under operating leases. Operating lease agreements may contain rent escalation clauses, rent holidays or lessees,certain landlord incentives, including tenant improvement allowances. Rent expense with scheduled rent increases or landlord incentives are capitalized and amortizedrecognized on a straight-line basis over the termslease term, beginning with the effective lease commencement date, which is generally the date in which the Company takes possession of or controls the physical use of the property.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance on deferred tax assets is established when management considers it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Tax benefits from an uncertain tax position are only recognized if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. Interest and penalties related leases. Coststo unrecognized tax benefits are recorded as incurred as a component of income tax expense. The Company has not recognized any tax benefits from uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.

Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2017

The Company’s historical financial statements prior to the reverse merger were replaced with the historical financial statements of Red Earth, the “accounting acquirer,” based on the accounting treatment for reverse merger transactions. Since Red Earth was established in October 2016 and had no results of operations during 2016, no comparisons to prior periods are available for the Company’s 2017 results of operations.

The Company has not generated any revenues from inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31, 2017. During the first quarter of 2018, we began accepting customer deposits for the sale, design, installation and/or construction of greenhouse solutions to be used in the cultivation process in the cannabis industry. We expect to begin generating revenues from these greenhouse projects during the fourth quarter of 2018.


Operating Expenses

General and administrative expenses were $270,267 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The general and administrative expenses consisted of facility costs of $179,615, of which $104,565 was for non-cash deferred rent expense, professional fees of $53,480, conferences and travel expense of $24,481, and other administrative costs of $12,691.

Interest Expense

The Company recorded $64,521 of interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2017. The interest expense was associated with unsuccessful leasing opportunitiesan investor’s advance of $350,000 to fund the acquisition of a Provisional Grow License in February 2017. Interest expense for the year was comprised of a $50,000 fee due to the investor for consideration of the advance and the amortization of debt issuance costs paid in conjunction with securing the $350,000 advance.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table summarizes the cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017:

  2017 
Cash Flows:   
    
Net cash used in operating activities  (122,453)
Net cash used in investing activities  (317,535)
Net cash provided by financing activities  2,953,851 
     
Net increase in cash  2,513,863 
Cash at beginning of year   
     
Cash at end of year $2,513,863 

The Company had cash of $2,513,863 at December 31, 2017, compared with cash of $0 at December 31, 2016. The increase in cash during 2017 was attributed to cash provided by financing activities of $2,953,851, partially offset by $317,535 of cash used in investing activities and $122,453 of cash used in operating activities.

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2017, was $122,453, which consisted of a net loss of $334,788, plus an increase in prepaids and other assets of $22,883; partially offset by non-cash expenses of $169,086 and an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $66,132.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2017, was $317,535, which consisted of the purchase of a provisional grow license issued in the State of Nevada for $300,000 and building improvements of $17,535.

Financing Activities

During 2017, the Company raised $2,643,372 through the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.75 per share and will continue to raise capital in 2018 to fund the build out and development of our business operations. In addition, the Company received gross proceeds of $350,000 from an investor advance to fund the purchase of a provisional grow license issued by the State of Nevada, partially offset by debt issuance costs of $14,521 and the $25,000 distribution to founding member.


The Company expects to begin generating revenues during the third quarter of 2018 but will likely incur additional net losses during this time period. Although we can provide no assurances, we believe our cash on hand and our ability to raise additional capital will provide sufficient liquidity and capital resources to fund our business for the next twelve months.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Seasonality

We do not consider our business to be seasonal.

Commitments and Contingencies

We are expensed.subject to the legal proceedings described in “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” of this report. There are no legal proceedings which are pending or have been threatened against us or any of our officers, directors or control persons of which management is aware.

Inflation and Changing Prices

Neither inflation nor changing prices for the year ended December 31, 2017 had a material impact on our operations.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplemental Data

The information required by this Item 8 is incorporated by reference herein from “Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules” of this report.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

We carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of December 31, 2017. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2017.

Evaluation of Internal Controls and Procedures

We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined by Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Our internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the reliability of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Internal control over financial reporting has inherent limitations and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Further, because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time.


A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, as required by Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(c). In making our assessment, we have utilized the criteria set forth by the 2013 Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. We concluded that based on our evaluation, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2017.

In connection with the preparation of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, due to resource constraints, material weaknesses became evident to management regarding our inability to generate all the necessary disclosure for inclusion in our filings with the Securities and Exchanges Commission due to the lack of resources and segregation of duties. We lack sufficient personnel with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience and training in GAAP to meet the demands for a public company, including the accounting skills and understanding necessary to fulfill the requirements of GAAP-based reporting. This weakness causes us to not fully identify and resolve accounting and disclosure issues that could lead to a failure to perform timely internal control and reviews. In addition, the Company has not established an audit committee, does not have any independent outside directors on the Company’s Board of Directors, and lacks documentation of its internal control processes.

The Company is neither an accelerated filer nor a large accelerated filer, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, and there is not otherwise included in this Annual Report an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not required to be attested by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to Item 308(b) of Regulation S-K.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. During 2018, as our business operations expand, the Company plans to hire additional employees and engage outside professionals to address the material weaknesses identified above.

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.


PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Directors & Executive Officers

The names of our directors and executive officers and certain information about them are set forth below:

19Name of DirectorAgePosition with CompanyDirector Since
Paris Balaouras46CEO and Chairman of the Board of DirectorsDecember 15, 2017
John R. Wheeler66CFO-
Andrew Boutsikakis41President-

Paris Balaouraswas appointed CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of MJ Holdings, Inc. on December 15, 2017. Mr. Balaouras has significant experience in the development and operations of legal cannabis businesses, including license acquisition, facility management, cannabis cultivation and legislative initiatives. During the past five years Mr. Balaouras has raised over $100,000,000 for the development, construction and launch of cannabis related businesses in Arizona, California and Nevada. Mr. Balaouras was the founding and managing partner of Acres Medical, LLC until February 2016. While with Acres Medical Paris was instrumental in raising investment capital for the acquisition of five Nevada Medical and Recreational Marijuana Establishment Certificates, the development and opening of a 20,000 sq. ft dispensary in Las Vegas, and the opening of a 37-acre cultivation facility in the Amargosa Valley, creating the largest cultivation site in the State of Nevada. In 2016, while serving as the Principal Officer at Natural Remedy Patient Center, Paris obtained an Arizona dispensary, cultivation and production license. Mr. Balaouras is a member of the NDA (Nevada Dispensary Association), ASA (Americans for Safe Access) and NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws).

John R. Wheeler, Jr. has over 40 years of experience in accounting and 10 years with companies in the cannabis industry. Mr. Wheeler graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelors in Accounting and received his CPA license in 1979. Starting his career, Mr. Wheeler worked for the IRS for 6 years and later worked for multiple CPA companies in California for 10 years. For the last 27 years, Mr. Wheeler ran his own CPA companies: Rocky Wheeler CPA and Wheeler & Associates CPA’s.

Andrew Boutsikakis has over 15 years of sales experience in financial services, communications and business development. In 2014 Mr. Boutsikakis formed AB Consulting Group to focus his efforts in the emerging medical marijuana industry in Nevada and Arizona. AB Consulting provided corporate consulting services primarily in sales, licensing and mergers & acquisition to the legal cannabis industry. Previously, Andrew was the sales director at Markets Media and director of business development at Cohere Communication. In March of 2017, Mr. Boutsikakis became a consultant for Red Earth, LLC and joined MJ Holdings, Inc as their President in December 2017. 

Significant Employees

We do not currently have any significant employees other than our executive officers.

Family Relationships

There are no familial relationships by and between Mr. Balaouras and any director, executive officer, or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.

Board Committees

Our board does not have a standing audit committee, a compensation committee, a nominating and governance committee, or committees performing similar functions, and, therefore, the entire board of directors performs such functions. The Company’s common stock is not currently listed on any national exchange and we are not required to maintain such committees by any self-regulatory agency. Management does not believe it is necessary for the board of directors to appoint such committees because the volume of matters that currently and historically has come before the board of directors for consideration permits each director to give sufficient time and attention to such matters to be involved in all decision making.

The Company does not currently have an audit committee financial expert. Management does not believe it is necessary to for the board of directors to designate an audit committee financial expert at this time due to our limited operating history and the limited volume of matters that come before the board of directors requiring such an expert.

Director Compensation

Our board does not have any non-employee directors and no additional compensation is paid to any of our employee directors for serving as a director.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

We are a voluntary filer and Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not applicable to us.



 

Leasing commissionsCode of $205,077Ethics

The Company has adopted a code of ethics within the meaning of Item 406 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, titled, “Business Conduct: “Code of Conduct and $0 were deferred duringPolicy,” that applies to all of the Company's employees, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, and the Board. The Company intends to disclose any changes in or waivers from its code of ethics by posting such information on its website or by filing a Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

The following table provides certain summary information concerning the compensation earned for services rendered to the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 20142017 and 2013, respectively. Deferred leasing costs charged2016, by our Chief Executive Officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers (the “named executive officers”) who served in such capacities at the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. Except as provided below, none of our named executive officers received any other compensation required to property expensesbe disclosed by law in excess of $10,000 annually.

Name and Principal Position Year  

Salary

($)

  

Bonus

($)

  Stock Awards ($)  Option Awards ($)  Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)  

Change in Pensions Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings

($)

  All Other Compensation ($)  

Total

($)

 
                            
Paris Balaouras 2017   -                         ��                                    - 
Chief Executive Officer 2016   -                           - 
                                    
John R. Wheeler 2017   -                           - 
Chief Financial Officer 2016   -                           - 
                                    
Andrew Boutsikakis 2017  $15,000                          $15,000 
President 2016   -                           - 
                                    
Shawn Chemtov 2017  $75,000  $75,000                      $150,000 
Former co-Chief Executive Officer 2016   -                           - 
                                    
Adam Laufer 2017  $74,120  $75,000                      $149,120 
Former co-Chief Executive Officer 2016   -                           - 


Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table provides information with respect to outstanding stock option awards for shares of our common stock classified as exercisable and unexercisable as of December 31, 2017, for the named executive officers.

Option AwardsStock Awards
NameNumber
of Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable

Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options

(#)

Option
Exercise
Price

($)

Option
Expiration
Date
Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested ($)
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested (#)
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested ($)
(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)
Paris Balaouras---------
John R. Wheeler---------
Andrew Boutsikakis---------
Shawn Chemtov---------
Adam Laufer---------


Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of July 20, 2018:

each person whom we know beneficially owns more than 5% of our common stock;
each of our named executive officers and directors; and
all of our executive officers and directors as a group.

Except as otherwise indicated, each person and each group shown in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock indicated. For purposes of the table below, in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner, of any shares of our common stock over which he or she has or shares, directly or indirectly, voting or investment power or of which he or she has the right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time within 60 days. As used in this Annual Report, “voting power” is the power to vote or direct the voting of shares and “investment power” includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Common stock beneficially owned and percentage ownership was based on 63,310,522 shares outstanding on July 20, 2018.

Name of Beneficial Owner/Management and Address Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned  Percent of Total Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned 
Directors and Executive Officers:        
         
Paris Balaouras (1) (3)  20,319,500   32.1%
Chief Executive Officer and Director        
         
John R. Wheeler (2) (3)  700,000   1.1%
Chief Financial Officer        
         
Andrew Boutsikakis (3)  150,000   0.2%
President        
         
All directors and executive officers as a group (3 persons)  21,169,500   33.4%
Five Percent Beneficial Owner:        
Red Dot Development LLC (4)  25,056,484   39.6%

(1)Mr. Balaouras beneficially owns 20,319,500 shares of our common stock, held by Roll On LLC, a limited liability company in which Mr. Balaouras is a member and manager.
(2)Mr. Wheeler acquired his shares in our recent private placement at $0.75 per share, for an aggregate cost of $500,000.

(3)The business address is 3275 South Jones Boulevard, Suite 104, Las Vegas, NV 89146.

(4)The business address is 400 South 4th Street, Suite 500, Las Vegas, NV 89101. The managing member of Red Dot Development LLC is Ron Sassano.

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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Transactions with Related Persons

The following is a description of transactions since October 17, 2016, to which we have been a party in which:

the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years; and
our directors and executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our common stock, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons or entities affiliated with them, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

On December 15, 2017, as part of the Reverse Merger transaction, the Company issued a convertible note payable in the amount of $900,000 to the now-former members of Red Earth. At the time of the transaction, Paris Balaouras, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, was a 50% partner and managing member of Red Earth.

In December 2017, upon completion of the Reverse Merger, the Company’s $400,000 debt obligation was assumed by Paris Balaouras, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Board Composition and Director Independence

Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of the board of directors. Our board of directors is currently comprised of one member, Mr. Paris Balaouras. Because of his relationship to the Company, Mr. Balaouras is not “independent” under the rules of any national securities exchange or Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Paritz & Company, P.A. (“Paritz”) has served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the years ended December 31, 20142017 and 2013,2016. In accordance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, all audit and audit-related services and all non-audit services performed by our current independent public accounting firm are approved in advance by our Board of Directors, including the proposed fees for any such service, in order to assure that the provision of any such service does not impair the accounting firm’s independence. The Board of Directors is informed of each service actually rendered.

Independent Auditor Fees

The following table sets forth fees billed, or expected to be billed, to the Company by the Company’s independent auditors for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, for (i) services rendered for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements and the review of the Company’s quarterly financial statements; (ii) services rendered that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements that are not reported as Audit Fees; (iii) services rendered in connection with tax preparation, compliance, advice and assistance; and (iv) all other services:

  Paritz & Company, P.A. 
  2017  2016 
Audit fees $28,200  $15,475 
Audit related fees  -   500 
Tax fees  -   - 
Other fees  -   - 
Total Fees $28,200  $15,975 


PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a) List of Documents filed as part of this report:

(1) Financial Statements

Report of Paritz & Co., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 and from inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31, 2016
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the year ended December 31, 2017 and from inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31, 2016
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2017 and from inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31, 2016
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(2) Financial Statement Schedules

Schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or because the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.

(b) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
3.1Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (1)
3.2Bylaws of the Registrant (2)
4.4Specimen Common Stock Certificate (2)
10.1 *Lease for Principal Corporate Office
10.2 *Lease for Cultivation Facility
21.1 *Subsidiaries of the Registrant
14.1Code of Ethics (2)
31.1*Rule 13a14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2*Rule 13a14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.1*Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
32.2*Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
101.INS *XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH *XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL *XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB *XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE *XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF *XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document

*Filed herewith.
(1)Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Periodic Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on February 28, 2014.
(2)Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Registration Statement File No. 333-167824, on June 28, 2010.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of

MJ Holdings, Inc.

Las Vegas, NV

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MJ Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017 and for the period from inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31, 2016, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017 and for the period from inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in Note 4 to the financial statements, the Company’s primary asset is a provisional Medical Marijuana Establishment Registration Certificate issued by the State of Nevada for the cultivation of medical marijuana. There is no assurance on the receipt and/or timing of final approvals from the appropriate authorities. The Company has not generated any revenues from inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31, 2017 and has an accumulated deficit of $362,521. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regards to these matters are described in Note 4. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were $2,532we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and $0, respectively. performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Paritz& Company, P.A.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2011.

Hackensack, NJ

July 26, 2018

F-1

MJ Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016

 2017  2016 
Assets        
Current assets:        
Cash $2,513,863  $ 
Prepaid assets  5,500    
Total current assets  2,519,363    
Deposits  42,383   25,000 
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $0  300,000    
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $0  17,535    
Noncurrent assets held for disposition  584    
Total Assets $2,879,865  $25,000 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $70,382  $ 
Convertible note payable due to related party  900,000    
Total current liabilities  970,382    
Deferred rent  104,565    
Total Liabilities  1,074,947    
         
Commitments and contingencies        
         
Stockholders’ Equity        
Preferred stock, par value $0.001, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding      
Common stock, par value $0.001, 95,000,000 shares authorized; 62,675,407 and 52,732,969 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively  62,675   52,733 
Additional paid-in capital  1,704,764    
Common stock to be issued of 533,333 shares  400,000    
Accumulated deficit  (362,521)  (27,733)
Total Stockholders’ Equity  1,804,918   25,000 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $2,879,865  $25,000 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

F-2

MJ Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

  For the Year Ended December 31,
2017
  From Inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31,
2016
 
 Net revenues $  $ 
         
Operating Expenses:        
General and administrative expenses  270,267    
Total operating expenses  270,267    
         
Operating loss  (270,267)   
         
Interest expense  (64,521)   
         
Loss before provision for income taxes  (334,788)   
         
Provision for income taxes      
         
Net loss $(334,788) $ 
         
Basic and diluted net loss per common share:        
Weighted average shares outstanding  53,149,168   52,732,969 
Net loss per common share $(0.01) $0.00 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

F-3

MJ Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the year ended December 31, 2017 and from Inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31, 2016

   

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

   Common Stock to be   Additional Paid-in   Accumulated   

Total Stockholders’

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Issued

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Equity

 
Balance at Inception (October 17, 2016)    $     $  $  $  $  $ 
                                 
Common stock issued to founder        52,732,969   52,733      (25,000)  (27,733)   
Capital contribution                 25,000      25,000 
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2016        52,732,969   52,733         (27,733)  25,000 
                                 
Distribution                 (25,000)     (25,000)
Effect of reverse merger        6,951,275   6,951      (510,617)     (503,666)
Issuance of common stock in private placement        2,991,163   2,991      2,240,381      2,243,372 
Common stock subscribed, but not issued              400,000         400,000 
Net loss                    (334,788)  (334,788)
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2017    $   62,675,407  $62,675  $400,000  $1,704,764  $(362,521) $1,804,918 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

F-4

MJ Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

  For the year ended December 31,
2017
  From Inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31,
2016
 
Cash flow from operating activities:        
Net loss $(334,788) $ 
         
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Amortization of debt issuance costs  14,521    
Amortization of deferred rent expense  104,565    
Non-cash interest expense  50,000    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Prepaid assets  (5,500)   
Deposits  (17,383)  (25,000)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  66,132    
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities  (122,453)  (25,000)
         
Cash flow from investing activities:        
Purchase of provisional grow license  (300,000)   
Purchase of property, equipment, and building improvements  (17,535)   
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities  (317,535)   
         
Cash flow from financing activities:        
Capital contribution     25,000 
Distribution  (25,000)   
Proceeds from issuance of common stock  2,243,372    
Proceeds from common stock to be issued  400,000    
Proceeds from issuance of note payable  350,000    
Payment of debt issuance costs  (14,521)   
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  2,953,851   25,000 
         
Net increase in cash  2,513,863    
         
Cash at beginning of year      
Cash at end of year $2,513,863  $ 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Cash paid for interest $  $ 
Cash paid for income taxes $  $ 
         
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:        
Net liabilities incurred in connection with reverse merger $(503,666) $ 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

F-5

MJ Holdings, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2017

Note 1 — Description of Business

MJ Holdings, Inc. is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide infrastructure, consulting and construction services, in addition to holding, and managing third party state issued cultivation and production licenses.

MJ Holdings, Inc. was originally incorporated on November 17, 2006, as Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. under the laws of the State of Nevada. Prior to the formation of Securitas EDGAR Filings Inc., the business was operated as Xpedient EDGAR Filings, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, formed on October 31, 2005. On November 21, 2005, Xpedient EDGAR Filings LLC amended its Articles of Organization to change its name to Securitas EDGAR Filings, LLC. On January, 21 2009, Securitas EDGAR Filings LLC merged into Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc., a Nevada corporation. On February 14, 2014, $202,545we amended and restated our Articles of deferred leasing costsIncorporation and changed our name to MJ Holdings, Inc.

On November 22, 2016, in connection with a plan to divest ourselves of our real estate business, we submitted to our shareholders an offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) our common stock for shares in MJ Real Estate Partners, LLC, (“MJRE”) a newly formed LLC formed for the sole purpose of effecting the Exchange Offer. On January 10, 2017, the Company accepted for exchange 1,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for 1,800,000 shares of MJRE’s common units, representing membership interests in MJRE. Effective February 1, 2017, the Company transferred its ownership interests in the real estate properties and its subsidiaries, through which the Company held ownership of the real estate properties, to MJRE. MJRE also assumed the senior notes and any and all obligations associated with the real estate properties and business, effective February 1, 2017.

Reverse Merger

On December 15, 2017, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Red Earth LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Red Earth”) established in October 2016, in exchange for 52,732,969 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 and a Promissory Note in the amount of $900,000. The merger was accounted for as a reverse merger, whereby Red Earth was considered the accounting acquirer and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. As a result of the acquisition, the members of Red Earth became the beneficial owners of approximately 88% of the Company’s common stock immediately following the acquisition, obtained controlling interest of the Company, and retained key management positions of the Company. In accordance with the accounting treatment for a “reverse merger” or a “reverse acquisition,” the Company’s historical financial statements prior to the reverse merger will be replaced with the historical financial statements of Red Earth prior to the reverse merger, in all future filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The consolidated financial statements after completion of the reverse merger will include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the combined company from and after the closing date of the reverse merger.

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Red Earth, LLC, HDGLV, LLC, Icon Management, LLC, and Prescott Management, LLC. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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 financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions are includedrequired in the determination of the fair value of financial instruments and the valuation of long-lived and indefinite-lived assets. Some of these judgments can be subjective and complex, and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates.

F-6

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the Balance Sheetmeasurement date. This topic also establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires classification based on observable and unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and an entity’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy consists of three levels:

Level one - Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level two - Inputs other than level one inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
Level three - Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions, which are developed by the reporting entity and reflect those assumptions that a market participant would use.

Determining which category an asset or liability falls within the hierarchy requires significant judgment. The Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter.

Financial instruments include cash, payables, and debt obligations. Except as described below, due to the short-term nature of the financial instruments, there are no financial instruments measured at fair value on a deferred asset.recovery basis.

Warrants to Purchase Common Stock and Other Derivative Financial Instruments

We classify as equity any contracts that require physical settlement or net-share settlement or provide us a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in our own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement) provided that such contracts are indexed to our own stock. We classify as assets or liabilities any contracts that require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside our control) or give the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). We assess the classification of warrants issued to purchase our common stock and any other financial instrument at each reporting date to determine whether a change in classification between assets and liabilities is required.

Cash

Cash includes cash on hand and deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use and with an original maturity of three months or less. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts.

The Company has cash in financial institutions in excess of Federally insured limits. However, the Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash balances. Cash exceeding federally insured limits amounted to $2,263,863 as of December 31, 2017.

Debt Issuance Costs

 

Costs associated with obtaining, closing, and modifying loans and/or debt instruments such as, but not limited to placement agent fees, attorney fees and state documentary fees are capitalized, netted against the carrying amount of the debt instrument, and charged to interest expense over the term of the loan.

 

Debt issuance costsLong –lived Assets

Long-lived assets, including real estate property and intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of $19,152 and $0 were capitalizedan asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparison of their carrying amounts to future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If the assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized equals the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds its fair value. We did not record any impairments of long-lived assets during the yearsyear ended December 31, 20142017, and 2013, respectively. Debt issuance costs chargedfrom inception (October 17, 2016) to interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, were $5,218 and $0, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, $13,934 of debt issuance costs are included on the Balance Sheet within the Prepaid expenses and other assets.2016.

F-7

Real Estate PropertyRevenue Recognition 

 

Real estate property is recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Real estate property, excluding land, is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the respective assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the related lease term or useful life. Maintenance, repairs, and minor improvements are charged to expense as incurred; major renewals and betterments that extend the useful life of the associated asset are capitalized. When real estate property is sold or retired, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removedThe Company recognizes revenue from the accounts and any gainsales of products or loss is included in results of operations forservices rendered when the period.

Revenue Recognition

Beforefollowing four revenue can be recognized, four basicrecognition criteria must behave been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; the delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; the fee is fixed or determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured.

 

The Company'sCompany has not generated any revenues are rental income generated by leasing acquired real estate propertiesfor the year ended December 31, 2017, and from inception (October 17, 2016) to licensed marijuana operators. All leases are classified as operating leases. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Straight-line rent is recognized for all tenants with contractual fixed increases in rent. Deferred rent receivable represents rental revenue recognized on a straight-line basis in excess of billed rents. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as rental income in the period the applicable costs are incurred. December 31, 2016.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company estimates the fair values of share-based payments on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires assumptions for the expected volatility of the share price of our common stock, the expected dividend yield, and a risk-free interest rate over the expected term of the stock-based financial instrument.

 

Since the number of outstanding and free-trading shares of the Company’s common stock is limited and the trading volume is relatively low, we do not have sufficient company specific information regarding the volatility of our share price on which to base an estimate of expected volatility. As a result, we use the average historical volatilities of similar entities within our industry as the expected volatility of our share price.

 

The expected dividend yield is 0% as the Company has not paid any dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate it will pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant date with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the stock-based award.

 

For stock-based financial instruments issued to parties other than employees, we use the contractual term of the financial instruments as the expected term of the stock-based financial instruments.

 

The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based financial instruments represent our best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, if factors change and we use different assumptions, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future.


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Convertible Instruments

The Company evaluates and accounts for conversion options embedded in convertible instruments in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging Activities.

Applicable GAAP requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free-standing derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under other GAAP with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.

The Company accounts for convertible instruments (when it has been determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments) as follows: The Company records, when necessary, discounts to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt to their stated date of redemption.

 

Operating Leases

The Company leases production and warehouse facilities and office space under operating leases. Operating lease agreements may contain rent escalation clauses, rent holidays or certain landlord incentives, including tenant improvement allowances. Rent expense with scheduled rent increases or landlord incentives are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, beginning with the effective lease commencement date, which is generally the date in which the Company takes possession of or controls the physical use of the property.

F-8

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance on deferred tax assets is established when management considers it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

Tax benefits from an uncertain tax position are only recognized if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded as incurred as a component of income tax expense. The Company has not recognized any tax benefits from uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting periods presented.

 

Results of Operations For the Year Ended December 31, 2013 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2012Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Revenue

Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014, was $108,871 compared with revenue of $0 for the year ended December 31, 2013. Revenue for 2014 was generated as a result of rental income from operating leases for two real estate properties acquired in June 2014 and September 2014.

Certain property expenses are reimbursable to the Company through our existing leasing arrangements. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded $13,157 of revenue pursuant to operating lease agreements to offset a portion of the property expenses incurred during the respective periods.

Operating Expenses

Property expenses consist of those costs associated with acquiring and leasing real estate properties. These expenses include costs for commissions, appraisals, real property taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance. For the year ended December 31, 2014, we incurred property expenses of $72,859 compared with $0 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The property expenses for 2014 were the result of costs incurred from the two real estate properties acquired in 2014 and from costs incurred analyzing potential real estate acquisition opportunities.

General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2014, increased by $1,033,611 to $1,058,569 compared with general and administrative expenses of $24,958 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in general and administrative expenses was attributed to increases in professional fees, legal fees, and overhead expenses due to the ramp up of our business during 2014, of which $862,476 was associated with non-cash stock-based compensation for consulting services.

Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2014, was $38,173 compared with depreciation expense of $0 for the year ended December 31, 2013. Depreciation expense for 2014 was associated with the deprecation of two real estate properties acquired in June 2014 and September 2014.

Other Expenses

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2014, increased by $100,050 to $104,350 compared with interest expense of $4,200 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in interest expense for 2014 was primarily due to $95,918 of interest expense incurred on a $1.8 million promissory note from a related party used to fund a $2.2 million real estate property acquisition in June 2014.  

We had a net loss of $1,165,080, or a basic and diluted loss per share of $0.09, for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared with a net loss of $32,946, or a basic and diluted loss per share of $0.00, for the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in the net loss


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was primarily due to increases in operating expenses, general and administrative expenses, depreciation expense, and interest expense as a result of the change in our business model in 2014 to acquire and lease real estate to licensed marijuana operators.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table summarizes the cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

2014


 

2013


Cash Flows:

   

Net cash used in operating activities

 $(227,295) $(22,731)

Net cash used in investing activities

 (2,993,439) 

Net cash provided by financing activities

  3,396,048 22,910
   

Net increase in cash

  175,314 179

Cash at beginning of period

  478 299
   

Cash at end of period

  $175,792 $478
   

The Company had cash of $175,792 at December 31, 2014, compared with cash of $478 at December 31, 2013, an increase of $175,314. The increase in cash during 2014 was primarily attributed to proceeds of $1,800,000 received from a promissory note and proceeds of $1,615,000 received from the sale of common stock, offset by the purchase of two real estate properties for $2,993,439, debt issuance costs of $19,152 and cash used in operating activities of $227,295.

Operating Activities

We had net cash used in operating activities of $227,295 for the year ended December 31, 2014, which consisted of a net loss of $1,165,080, an increase of $205,077 in deferred leasing costs, and an increase of $59,443 in prepaid and other assets, partially offset by non-cash charges of $901,463, an increase of $198,797 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and receipt of $102,045 in security deposits associated with new operating leases.

The net cash used in operating activities of $227,295 for the year ended December 31, 2014, represented an increase of $204,564 compared with net cash used in operating activities of $22,731 for year ended December 31, 2013. the increase in net cash used in operating activities for 2014 was the result of the ramp up our new business model in 2014 to acquire and lease real estate to licensed marijuana operators.

Investing Activities

 

In June 2014 and September 2014, we acquired real estate properties for $2,970,806 in Denver and Aurora, Colorado. Pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement for the real estate property located in Aurora, the Company agreed to contribute $150,000 to improvements to the property. In December 2014, we incurred $22,633 of the $150,000 commitment for building improvements.

Financing Activities

We had $3,396,048 in net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014. This was an increase of $3,373,138 compared with net cash provided by financing activities of $22,910 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in net cash provided by financing activities was primarily due to proceeds of $1,800,000 from the issuance of a promissory note and proceeds of $1,615,000 received from the sale of common stock, partially offset by debt issuance costs of $19,152 during 2014.

Although we can provide no assurances, we believe our cash on hand, coupled with revenues generated by rental income and our ability to refinance our equity in the real estate we own, will provide sufficient liquidity and capital resources to fund our business for the next twelve months. In the event we experience liquidity and capital resources constraints because of unanticipated operating losses, we may need to raise additional capital in the form of equity and/or debt financing. If such additional capital is not available on terms acceptable to us or at all then we may need to curtail our operations and/or take additional measures to conserve and manage our liquidity and capital resources, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.


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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Seasonality

We do not consider our business to be seasonal.

Commitments and Contingencies

We are subject to the legal proceedings described in "Item 3. Legal Proceedings" of this report. We believe that any ultimate liability resulting from such legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Inflation and Changing Prices

Neither inflation nor changing prices for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 had a material impact on our operations.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplemental Data

The information required by this Item 8 is incorporated by reference herein from "Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules" of this report.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.


Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensureCommission (“SEC”) released accounting guidance for the accounting for income taxes for the reporting period that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed underincludes the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Co-Chief Executive Officers and our Principal Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

We carried out an evaluationenactment of the effectivenessTax Act. The Bulletin provides guidance in those situations where the accounting for certain income tax effects of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Securities ExchangeTax Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of December 31, 2014. Based upon that evaluation, our Co-Chief Executive Officers and our Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2014.

Evaluation of Internal Controls and Procedures

We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined by Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Our internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the reliability of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Internal control over financial reporting has inherent limitations and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined towill be effective can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Further, because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time.


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A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our Co-Chief Executive Officers and our Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, as required by Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(c). In making our assessment, we have utilized the criteria set forthincomplete by the 2013 Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. We concluded that based on our evaluation, our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2014.

The Company is neither an accelerated filer nor a large accelerated filer, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, and there is not otherwise included in this Annual Report an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not required to be attested by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to Item 308(b) of Regulation S-K.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014, or subsequent to the date the Company completed its evaluation, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


Item 9B. Other Information.

None.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Directors & Executive Officers

The names of our directors and certain information about them are set forth below:

Name of Director

Age

Position with Company

Director Since

Shawn Chemtov

41

Co-CEO, Co- Chairman of the Board of Directors

February 10, 2014

Adam Laufer

41

Co-CEO, Co-Chairman of the Board of  Directors

February 10, 2014

Shawn Chemtov was appointed Co-CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of the Registrant on February 10, 2014. Mr. Chemtov is an active commercial real estate developer who owns and manages a portfolio of income producing commercial and residential property. Mr. Chemtov is also the CEO of CMG Capital, a licensed mortgage lender, which he founded in 2004. CMG Capital is a direct correspondent lender and an FHA licensee and portfolio lender which has closed more than a billion dollars in residential and commercial property loans since its inception and has raised and is currently servicing approximately $50,000,000 in real estate loans. Mr. Chemtov is a member of, the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals and Entrepreneurs Organization respectively.

Adam Laufer was appointed as Co-CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of the registrant on February 10, 2014. Mr. Laufer, is an entrepreneur and corporate securities attorney. In 2013, Mr. Laufer, prior to his resignation as CEO and a director of Soleil Capital LP (OTC:JOBI,) successfully negotiated and executed the acquisition of a portfolio of electronic cigarette and personal vaporizer patents. In 2009, Mr. Laufer executed a reverse merger transaction with Vapor Corp. (OTC:VPCO), an electronic cigarette company. And from 2009-2013, Mr. Laufer continued to serve the electronic cigarette company as an advisor; consulting on matters of corporate strategy and regulatory issues related to electronic cigarette products, during which time the company's revenues grew from approx $1M to approx $23M. Mr. Laufer has significant experience in working with, start-up and development stage businesses in defining their corporate strategy, identifying funding and growth opportunities, and in implementing liquidity strategies. Mr. Laufer is a member in good standing of the Florida Bar.

Board Committees

Our board does not have a standing audit committee, a compensation committee or a nominating and governance committee.

Director Compensation

Our board does not have any non-employee directors and no additional compensation is paid to any of our employee directors for serving as a director.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

We are a voluntary filer and Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is not applicable to us.

Code of Ethics

The Company has a code of ethics, "Business Conduct: "Code of Conduct and Policy," that applies to all of the Company's employees, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, and the Board. The Company intends to disclose any changes in or waivers from its code of ethics by posting such information on its website or by filing a Current Report on Form 8-K.



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Item 11. Executive Compensation

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table provides certain summary information concerning the compensation earned for services rendered to the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, by our Chief Executive Officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers (the "named executive officers") who served in such capacities at the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Except as provided below, none of our named executive officers received any other compensation required to be disclosed by law in excess of $10,000 annually.

Name and Principal Position

Year

Salary ($)

Bonus ($)

Stock Awards ($)

Option Awards ($)

Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)

Change in
Pensions
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)

All Other Compensation ($)

Total ($)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

Shawn Chemtov

2014

-

-

co-Chief Executive Officer

2013

-

-

Adam Laufer

2014

-

-

co-Chief Executive Officer

2013

-

-

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table provides information with respect to outstanding stock option awards for shares of our common stock classified as exercisable and unexercisable as of December 31, 2014 for the named executive officers.

Option Awards

Stock Awards

Name

Number
of Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable

Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)

Option
Exercise
Price ($)

Option
Expiration
Date

Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)

Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested ($)

Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested (#)

Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested ($)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

Shawn Chemtov

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Adam Laufer

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 18, 2015:

•    each person whom we know beneficially owns more than 5% of our common stock;

•    each of our named executive officers and directors; and

•    all of our executive officers and directors as a group.


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Except as otherwise indicated, each person and each group shown in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock indicated. For purposes of the table below, in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner, of any shares of our common stock over which he or she has or shares, directly or indirectly, voting or investment power or of which he or she has the right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time within 60 days. As used in this prospectus, “voting power” is the power to vote or direct the voting of shares and “investment power” includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Common stock beneficially owned and percentage ownership was based on 13,886,794 shares outstanding on March 18, 2015, plus 166,665 shares deemed outstanding pursuant to Rule 13d-3, for a total of 14,053,459 shares outstanding.

Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each person is our address at 4141 NE 2nd Avenue Suite #204A., Miami, Florida 33137.

Beneficial Owner

 

# of Shares

 

% of Total

Directors and Executive Officers:

  
  

Shawn Chemtov

 5,959,548 42.41%

co-Chief Executive Officer

  
  

Adam Laufer

 5,959,547 42.41%

co-Chief Executive Officer

  
  

All directors and executive officers as a group (2 persons)

 11,919,095 84.81%
  

Over 5% Shareholders:

  

None

  


Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

The following is a description of transactions since January 1, 2013, to which we have been a party in which:

  • the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year end for the last two completed fiscal years; and
  • our directors and executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our common stock, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons or entities affiliated with them, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

In February 2014, in connection with the change of control of the Company, our Co-CEOs and Co-Chairman of our board of directors, Messrs. Chemtov and Laufer, purchased the outstanding stockholder loans from Messrs. Peraman and Sarfoh. On August 31, 2014, the outstanding stockholder loans and accrued interest of $99,450 were converted to 19,890 shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $5.00 per share.

In June 2014 the Company acquired real estate property in Denver, Colorado for $2,214,000. The acquisition was partially funded with proceeds from the issuance of a secured promissory note in the amount of $1,800,000. The promissory note is held by Chemtov Mortgage Group ("CMG"), an entity wholly-owned by the Company's co-CEO, Shawn Chemtov. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company paid $80,918 of interest due pursuant to the promissory note held by CMG. CMG serves solely as a pass-through entity to third-party investors and derives no financial benefit in connection with the transaction.

Board Composition and Director Independence

Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of the board of directors. Our board of directors is currently comprised of two members, Messrs. Chemtov and Laufer. Because of their relationships with us, none of them are "independent" under the rules of any national securities exchange or Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Paritz & Company, P.A. ("Paritz") has served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. In accordance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, all audit and audit-related

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services and all non-audit services performed by our current independent public accounting firm are approved in advance by our Board of Directors, including the proposed fees for any such service, in order to assure that the provision of any such service does not impair the accounting firm's independence. The Board of Directors is informed of each service actually rendered.

Independent Auditor Fees

The following table sets forth fees billed, or expected to be billed, to the Company by the Company’s independent auditors for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, for (i) services rendered for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements and the review of the Company’s quarterly financial statements; (ii) services rendered that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements that are not reported as Audit Fees; (iii) services rendered in connection with tax preparation, compliance, advice and assistance; and (iv) all other services:

 

Paritz & Company, P.A.

 

2014

 

2013

Audit fees

 $12,210 $8,865

Audit related fees

 

 

Tax fees

  

 

Other fees

  

 

Total Fees

  $12,210 $8,865

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a) List of Documents filed as part of this report:

(1) Financial Statements


Report of Paritz & Co., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013

Consolidated Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(2) Financial Statement Schedules

Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulate Depreciation

All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or because the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.

(b) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit
Number

Description of Exhibit

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (1)

3.2

Bylaws of the Registrant (2)

4.4

Specimen Common Stock Certificate (2)

14.1

Code of Ethics (2)

31.1

Rule 13a14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of co-Chief Executive Officer

31.2

Rule 13a14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

31.3

Rule 13a14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of co-Chief Executive Officer

32.1

Section 1350 Certification of co-Chief Executive Officer

32.2

Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

32.3

Section 1350 Certification of co-Chief Executive Officer

101.INS*

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document

*

Filed herewith.

(1)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Periodic Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on February 28, 2014.

(2)

Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Registration Statement File No. 333-167824, on June 28, 2010.

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Paritz & Company, P.A.

15 Warren Street, Suite 25

Hackensack, New Jersey 07601

(201)342-7753

Fax: (201) 342-7598

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors
Stockholders of MJ Holding, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of MJ Holding, Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2014. MJ Holding’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but notissued for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of MJ Holding, Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements referred to above have been prepared assuming that MJ Holdings, Inc. will continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon, among other things, its successful execution of its plan of operations and ability to raise additional financing. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to raise additional capital or sell any of its products or services at a profit. As discussed in note 3 to the financial statements, the Company posted a net loss of $1,165,080 for the year ended December 31, 2014 and an accumulated deficit of $1,337,710 as of December 31, 2014.   These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty

/s/Paritz & Company, P.A.

Hackensack, NJ

March 25, 2015

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MJ Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013

2014

2013

Assets

 

Real estate property:

 

Land

$551,251  $ 

Buildings and improvements

  2,442,188    
   2,993,439    

Accumulated depreciation

  (38,173)   

Real estate property, net

  2,955,266    

Cash

  175,792   478 

Deferred leasing costs

  202,545    

Deferred rent receivable

  6,936    

Prepaid expenses and other assets

  73,377    

Total Assets

 $3,413,916  $478 
         

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

        

Liabilities

        

Note payable - related party

 $1,800,000  $ 

Security deposits

  102,045    

Stockholder loans

     82,362 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  195,582   21,338 

Total Liabilities

  2,097,627   103,700 
         

Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

        

Preferred stock, par value $0.001, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding

      

Common stock, par value $0.001, 95,000,000 shares authorized; 13,878,522 and 12,218,205 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

  13,879   12,218 

Additional paid-in capital

  2,640,120   57,190 

Accumulated deficit

  (1,337,710)  (172,630)

Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

  1,316,289   (103,222)

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 $3,413,916  $478 
         

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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MJ Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013


20142013

Revenues:

      

Rental income

$108,871  $ 
         

Operating Expenses:

        

Property expenses

  72,859    

General and administrative expenses

  1,058,569   24,958 

Depreciation expense

  38,173    

Total operating expenses

  1,169,601   24,958 
         

Operating loss

  (1,060,730)  (24,958)
         

Interest expense - related party

  (104,350)  (4,200)

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

     (3,788)
         

Loss before income taxes

  (1,165,080)  (32,946)
         

Provision for income taxes

      
         

Net Loss

 $(1,165,080) $(32,946)
         

Basic and diluted net loss per common share:

        

Weighted average shares outstanding

  13,457,822   12,218,315 

Net loss per common share

 $(0.09) $(0.00)

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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MJ Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

Preferred StockCommon StockAdditionalAccumulated

Total

Stockholders'


SharesAmountSharesAmountPaid-in
Capital
DeficitEquity
(Deficit)

Balance at January 1, 2013

   $  12,218,205   $12,218   $57,190$(139,684)$(70,276)

Net Loss

 — —  — (32,946)(32,946)

Balance at December 31, 2013

 12,218,20512,218 57,190(172,630)(103,222)
  

Sale of common stock

 1,615,0001,615 1,613,3851,615,000

Common stock issued for services

 14,60215 77,48577,500

Warrants issued to consultant

  784,976784,976

Cashless exercise of warrants

 10,82511 (11)— 

Accounts payable paid by principal stockholders

  7,6657,665

Conversion of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock

 19,89020 99,43099,450

Net Loss

 —  (1,165,080)(1,165,080)

Balance at December 31, 2014

 13,878,522$13,879 $2,640,120$(1,337,710)$  1,316,289
  

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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MJ Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

2014

   

2013

 

Cash flow from operating activities:

     

Net Loss

$(1,165,080) $(32,946)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

       

Depreciation

 38,173   1,427 

Stock-based compensation

 862,476    

Deferred rental income

 (6,936)   

Amortization of deferred leasing and debt costs

 7,750    

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

    3,788 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

       

Deferred leasing costs

 (205,077)   

Prepaid and other assets

 (59,443)   

Security deposits

 102,045    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 198,797   5,000 

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

 (227,295)  (22,731)
        

Cash flow from investing activities:

       

Acquisition of real estate property

 (2,993,439)   

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 (2,993,439)   
        

Cash flow from financing activities:

       

Proceeds from the sale of common stock

 1,615,000    

Proceeds from note payable - related party

 1,800,000    

Payment for debt issuance costs

 (19,152)   

Proceeds from loans from stockholders

 200   22,910 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 3,396,048   22,910 
        

Net increase in cash

 175,314   179 
        

Cash at beginning of period

 478   299 

Cash at end of period

$175,792  $478 
        

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

       

Cash paid for interest to related party

$80,918  $ 
        

Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities:

       

Accounts payable paid by principal stockholders

$7,665  $ 

Stockholder loans and accrued interest converted to common stock

$99,450  $ 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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MJ Holdings, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014



Note 1 - Description of Business

MJ Holdings acquires real estate zoned for legalized marijuana operations and leases the acquired real estate to licensed marijuana operators, including but not limited to providing complete turnkey growing space and related facilities to licensed marijuana growers and dispensary owners. Additionally, MJ Holdings plans to explore ancillary opportunities in the regulated marijuana industry.

The Company does not and will not, until such time as Federal law allows, grow, harvest, distribute or sell marijuana or any substances that violate the laws of the United States of America.


Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, 5353 Joliet, LLC and MJ Havana, LLC. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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 financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions are required in the determination of the fair value of financial instruments and the valuation of long-lived and indefinite-lived assets. Some of these judgments can be subjective and complex, and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial instruments include cash, payables, and debt obligations. Except as described below, due to the short-term nature of the financial instruments, the book value is representative of their fair value.

Warrants to Purchase Common Stock and Other Derivative Financial Instruments

We classify as equity any contracts that require physical settlement or net-share settlement or provide us a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in our own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement) provided that such contracts are indexed to our own stock. We classify as assets or liabilities any contracts that require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside our control) or give the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). We assess the classification of warrants issued to purchase our common stock and any other financial instrument at each reporting date to determine whether a change in classification between assets and liabilities is required.

Cash

At times the Company has cash in financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits. However, the Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash balances.

Deferred Leasing Costs

Commissions and other direct costs associated with the acquisition of tenants, or lessees, are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases. Costs associated with unsuccessful leasing opportunities are expensed.

Leasing commissions of $205,077 and $0 were deferred during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Deferred leasing costs charged to property expenses  for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, were $2,532 and $0, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, $202,545 of deferred leasing costs are included on the Balance Sheet as a deferred asset.

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Debt Issuance Costs

Costs associated with obtaining, closing, and modifying loans and/or debt instruments such as, but not limited to placement agent fees, attorney fees and state documentary fees are capitalized and charged to interest expense over the term of the loan.

Debt issuance costs of $19,152 and $0 were capitalized during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Debt issuance costs charged to interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, were $5,218 and $0, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, $13,934 of debt issuance costs are included on the Balance Sheet within the Prepaid expenses and other assets.

Real Estate Property

Real estate property is recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Real estate property, excluding land, is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the respective assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the related lease term or useful life. Maintenance, repairs, and minor improvements are charged to expense as incurred; major renewals and betterments that extend the useful life of the associated asset are capitalized. When real estate property is sold or retired, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in results of operations for the period.

Long –lived Assets

Long-lived assets, including real estate property and intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparison of their carrying amounts to future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If the assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized equals the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds its fair value. We did not record any impairments of long-lived assets during the year ended December 31, 2014.

Revenue Recognition

Before revenue can be recognized, four basic criteria must be met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; the delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; the fee is fixed or determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured.

The Company's revenues are rental income generated by leasing acquired real estate properties to licensed marijuana operators. All leases are classified as operating leases. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Straight-line rent is recognized for all tenants with contractual fixed increases in rent. Deferred rent receivable represents rental revenue recognized on a straight-line basis in excess of billed rents. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as rental income in the period the applicable costs are incurred. 

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company estimates the fair values of share-based payments on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires assumptions for the expected volatility of the share price of our common stock, the expected dividend yield, and a risk-free interest rate over the expected term of the stock-based financial instrument.

Since the number of outstanding and free-trading shares of the Company’s common stock is limited and the trading volume is relatively low, we do not have sufficient company specific information regarding the volatility of our share price on which to base an estimate of expected volatility. As a result, we use the average historical volatilities of similar entities within our industry as the expected volatility of our share price.

The expected dividend yield is 0% as the Company has not paid any dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate it will pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.

The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant date with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the stock-based award.

For stock-based financial instruments issued to parties other than employees, we use the contractual term of the financial instruments as the expected term of the stock-based financial instruments.


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The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based financial instruments represent our best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, if factors change and we use different assumptions, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance on deferred tax assets is established when management considers it is more likely than not that some portion or allFor those elements of the deferred tax assets will notTax Act that cannot be realized.

Tax benefits from an uncertain tax position are only recognized if it is more likely than not that the tax positionreasonably estimated, no effect will be sustained on examination byrecorded. The SEC has provided in the taxing authorities, based onBulletin that in situations where the technical meritsaccounting is incomplete for certain effects of the position. The tax benefits recognizedTax Act, a measurement period which begins in the financial statements from such a position are measured based onreporting period that includes the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded as incurred as a component of income tax expense. The Company has not recognized any tax benefits from uncertain tax positions for anyenactment of the reporting periods presented.

Recent Accounting PronouncementsTax Act and ends when the entity has obtained, prepared and analyzed the information is needed in order to complete the accounting requirements. The measurement period shall not exceed one year from enactment.

 

In May 2014,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB"“FASB”) issued an accounting standard update related to accounting for leases. The guidance introduces a lessee model that requires most leases to be reported on the balance sheet. The accounting standard update aligns many of the underlying principles of the new lessor model with those in the FASB’s new revenue recognition standard. The guidance also eliminates the requirement in current U.S. GAAP for an entity to use bright-line tests in determining lease classification. This accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, with early adoption in fiscal 2019 permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, FASB issued guidance to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance provides a comprehensive framework for revenue recognition that supersedes current general revenue guidance and most industry-specific guidance. In addition, the guidance requires improved disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is not permitted. An entity should apply the guidance either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative adjustment at the date of the initial application. The Company is currently inIn July 2015, the process of evaluatingFASB delayed the impact of adoptioneffective date of the new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements and has not determined the impact of adoption on its financial statements.

In June 2014, FASB issued guidance that eliminates the definition of a development stage entity thereby removing the incremental financial reporting requirements from U.S. GAAP for development stage entities, primarily the presentation of inception to date financial statements. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014.2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted.now permitted after the original effective date of December 15, 2016. The Company elected to adoptis still evaluating the impact of adopting the new accounting guidance for development stage entities forbut does not expect the interim period ended June 30, 2014, and accordingly, is no longer presenting the inception-to-dateadoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial information and disclosures formerly required.statements.

 

In August 2014, FASBNote 3 — Reverse Merger

On December 15, 2017, the Company acquired all of the issued guidance that requires management to evaluate whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt aboutand outstanding membership interests of Red Earth LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Red Earth”) established in October 2016, in exchange for 52,732,969 shares of common stock of the entity’s ability to continueCompany, par value $0.001 and a Promissory Note in the amount of $900,000. The merger was accounted for as a going concern,reverse merger, whereby Red Earth was considered the accounting acquirer and to provide certain disclosures when it is probable thatbecame a wholly-owned subsidiary of the entity will be unable to meet its obligationsCompany. As a result of the acquisition, the members of Red Earth became the beneficial owners of approximately 88% of the Company’s common stock immediately following the acquisition, obtained controlling interest of the Company, and retained key management positions of the Company. In accordance with the accounting treatment for a “reverse merger,” Red Earth was treated as they become due within one year after the date that“acquiring company” and MJ Holdings was treated as the “acquired company.” The Company’s historical financial statements are issued. The new guidance is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. Since this guidance primarily addresses certain disclosuresprior to the reverse merger were replaced with the historical financial statements we anticipate no impact on ourof Red Earth prior to the reverse merger in all future filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The consolidated financial position,statements after completion of the reverse merger will include the assets, liabilities and results of operations or cash flows from adopting this standard. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the additional disclosure requirements of the new guidancecombined company from and has not determinedafter the impactclosing date of adoption on its financial statement disclosures.the reverse merger.

F-9

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed recorded from the acquisition of MJ Holdings were recognized at their fair values as of the effective acquisition date, December 15, 2017. The following table summarizes the fair values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

  December 15, 2017 
Assets Acquired:    
Website (recorded as Asset Held for Disposition) $584 
     
Liabilities Assumed:    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  (4,250)
Convertible note payable due to related party  (900,000)
Less: Assumption of existing liability by related party (see Note 7)  400,000 
     
Net Liabilities Acquired $(503,666)

Note 3 -4 — Going Concern

 

The Company’s financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. DuringIn December 2017, the year endedCompany acquired 100% of the assets and operations of Red Earth, as discussed above in Note 3, and changed its business operations to provide a 360-degree spectrum of infrastructure, construction, cultivation management, production management, distribution consulting and operating services to cultivation and production operators in the regulated cannabis industry.

Red Earth is a development stage company established in October 2016. The Company’s primary asset is a provisional Medical Marijuana Establishment Registration Certificate issued by the State of Nevada for the cultivation of medical marijuana. There is no assurance on the receipt and/or timing of final approvals from the appropriate authorities. The Company has not generated any revenues from inception (October 17, 2016) to December 31, 2014, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,165,080. The Company


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had2017 and has an accumulated deficit of $1,337,710 as of December 31, 2014.$362,521. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

  

During 2017, the Company raised $2.6 million through the sale of the Company’s common stock at $0.75 per share and will continue to raise capital in 2018 to fund the build out and development of our business operations. The Company’s future success is dependent upon its abilityCompany expects to achieve profitable operations, generate cash from operating activities and obtainbegin generating revenues during the third quarter of 2018 but will likely incur additional financing. net losses during this time period. Although we can provide no assurances, we believe our cash on hand coupled with revenues generated by rental income and our ability to refinance our equity in the real estate we own,raise additional capital will provide sufficient liquidity and capital resources to fund our business for the next twelve months.

 

In the event the Company experiences liquidity and capital resource constraints because of unanticipated operating losses, we may need to raise additional capital in the form of equity and/or debt financing. If such additional capital is not available on terms acceptable to us or at all, then we may need to curtail our operations and/or take additional measures to conserve and manage our liquidity and capital resources, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, and our ability to continue in existence. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. 


Note 4 - Real Estate Property Acquisitions

 

5353 Joliet StreetNote 5 — Intangible Assets

 

In June 2014, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, 5353 Joliet LLC,October 2016, Red Earth entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement with the owner of a provisional Medical Marijuana Establishment Registration Certificate (the “Provisional Grow License”) issued by the State of Nevada for the cultivation of medical marijuana for $300,000. To initiate the purchase and transfer the Provisional Grow License, the Company acquiredpaid a $25,000 deposit to the seller in October 2016. In February 2017, an owner-occupied 22,144 square foot industrial building situated on 1.4 acresinvestor advanced the Company $350,000 (see Note 7) to fund the purchase of landthe Provisional Grow License.

The Provisional Grow License remains in Denver, Colorado for $2,214,000. The acquisition was funded with proceedsa provisional status until the Company has completed the build out of a cultivation facility and obtained approval from the issuanceState of Nevada to begin cultivation in the approved facility. Once approval from the State of Nevada is received and the Company begins the cultivation process, the intangible asset will be amortized over its useful life.

F-10

Note 6 — Convertible Note Payable Due to Related Party

As part of the Reverse Merger transaction described above in Note 3, on December 15, 2017, the Company issued a secured promissoryconvertible note payable in the amount of $1,800,000$900,000 to the members of Red Earth. The managing partner and $414,00050% owner of cash on-hand.Red Earth at the time of the transaction was Paris Balaouras, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The promissoryconvertible note payable is due October 15, 2018. The note is held by Chemtov Mortgage Group ("CMG"), an entity wholly-owned by the Company's co-CEO, Shawn Chemtov. CMG has assigned all ownership and security interest granted to it pursuant to the promissory note to 5353 Mortgage Loan, LLC, a single purpose entity created solely for the purpose of this transaction. CMG invested $100,000convertible into shares of the $1,800,000Company’s common stock at the holder’s discretion at a conversion price of funds used to finance the purchase of the promissory note. CMG acts as the loan servicing entity for the promissory$0.75 per share. The note administering the note, processing paymentsaccrues interest, commencing six months from the Company, and transferring all paymentsissuance date, at a rate equal to 5353 Mortgage Loan, LLC. CMG charges no administration fees for servicingone half of one percent (0.50%) per annum. Interest shall be payable on the promissory note.maturity date or the conversion date, if applicable.

 

The promissoryCompany assessed the embedded conversion feature of the note bears interestpayable and determined that the fair value of the underlying common stock at 10% per annum, provides for cash interest payments on a monthly basis, matures on June 1, 2016, and is callableinception did not exceed the conversion price of the convertible note. Since, at the optiontime the convertible note was issued, the Company’s common stock had limited publicly traded volume, the Company based the fair value of the CompanyCompany’s common stock on the sales of the Company’s common stock, which were sold at any time after June 19, 2015. The Company has guaranteed the promissory note and has pledged its ownership interest$0.75 per share, described below in 5353 Joliet LLC, and as such its fee-simple ownership interest in the property as security for the promissory note. The promissory note does not restrict the Company's ability to incur future indebtedness.Note 8.

 

In June 2014, the Company entered into a short-term lease agreement with the previous property owner for monthly rentNote 7 — Note Payable to Fund Acquisition of $11,070, excluding contractual payments for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses. The lease expired in September 2014.

In September 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement contingent upon the lessee obtaining city and state licenses and permits for its intended operations at the premises. The contingencies were met by the lessee, and the lease agreement became effective December 1, 2014. The lease agreement is for a term of seven years and a monthly rent obligation of $25,835, subject to annual increases of 2% per year. Insurance and real property taxes shall be paid by the Company and, subsequently, charged to the lessee as additional rent based on the actual expenses incurred - see Note 5 below for additional lease details.

503 Havana Street

In September 2014, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, MJ Havana LLC, acquired an owner-occupied 1,250 square foot building situated on 23,625 square feet of land in Aurora, Colorado for $756,000, exclusive of closing costs. The acquisition was funded with cash on-hand. The property is zoned B-2 and has been approved by the city of Aurora as a retail dispensary for recreational marijuana.

Prior to closing on the property acquisition, the company had pre-negotiated a 10-year lease agreement with a third-party, a licensed marijuana dispensary company serving both medical and adult (21+) customers in Colorado. Once the closing of the property was completed with the seller, the pre-negotiated lease was executed in September 2014 with the third-party - see Note 5 below for additional lease details.

A summary of real estate property at December 31, 2014, is as follows:

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Estimated

 

December 31,





 

Life

 

2014





Buildings and improvements

 30 years $2,442,188

Land

 

Not depreciated

 551,251

Total real estate property

  2,993,439

Less: Accumulated depreciation

  (38,173)

Real estate property, net

  $2,955,266

Note 5 - Operating Leases

The Company generates revenues by leasing its acquired real estate properties through operating leasing arrangements. A summary of revenues generated from our rental properties for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, is as follows:

2014


 

2013





Revenues:

      

Rental payments

$88,778  $ 

Reimbursed operating expenses

 13,157    

Deferred rental income

  6,936    

Total revenues from rental properties

 $108,871  $ 
         

503 Havana Street

In September 2014, the Company entered into a non-cancelable operating lease agreement with a marijuana dispensary (the "Lessee") to move into the Company's acquired property located at 503 Havana Street in Aurora, Colorado. The lease agreement is for a term of ten years and a monthly rent obligation of $11,250, subject to annual increases of 3% per year. Insurance and real property taxes shall be paid by the Company and, subsequently, charged to the Lessee as additional rent based on the actual expenses incurred. Pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement, the Company has agreed to contribute $150,000 to improvements to the property.

Upon the expiration of the term of ten years, the Lessee has the option to renew the lease agreement for one additional ten-year term, on the same terms as provided in the lease agreement. During the third year of the lease agreement, the Lessee may exercise an option to purchase the Property.

5353 Joliet Street

In September 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement for its property and warehouse building located at 5353 Joliet Street in Denver, Colorado. The lease agreement is for a term of seven years and a monthly rent obligation of $25,835, subject to annual increases of 2% per year. Insurance and real property taxes shall be paid by the Company and, subsequently, charged to the lessee as additional rent based on the actual expenses incurred.

The lease was contingent upon the lessee, obtaining city and state licenses and permits for its intended operations at the premises, within the dates provided in the lease agreement. The contingencies were met by the lessee, and the lease agreement became effective December 1, 2014.

Upon the expiration of the seven-year term, the lessee has the option to renew the lease for two separate five-year terms, subject to rent reviews and adjustments, as set out in the lease agreement.

Future minimum rental payments, excluding the reimbursement of specified operating expenses, for non-cancelable operating lease agreements are as follows as of December 31, 2014:


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2015

$447,579 

2016

 457,890 

2017

 468,449 

2018

 479,261 

2019

 490,332 

Thereafter

 1,368,512 

Total minimal rental payments

$3,712,023 

Note 6 - Related Party TransactionsProvisional Grow License

 

In February 2014,2017, an investor advanced the Company $350,000 to fund the acquisition of the Provisional Grow License discussed above in connectionNote 5. The Company incurred $14,521 of debt issuance costs in association with the change in controladvance. The note, plus a $50,000 fee for consideration of the Company,advance, was due within sixty days upon approval by the principal stockholders paid $7,665State of Nevada of the Company's accounts payable, which was recorded as a capital contributiontransfer of the Provisional Grow License to the Company.

During year ended In December 31, 2014, the Company borrowed $5,277 from its principal stockholders and repaid $5,0772017, upon completion of the borrowings to its principal shareholders, resultingReverse Merger discussed above in $200Note 3, the debt obligation, including the $50,000 fee, was assumed by Paris Balaouras, the Chief Executive Officer of net borrowings from related parties.

Duringthe Company. The Company recorded $64,521 of interest expense, the $50,000 fee plus the $14,521 of debt issuance costs, during the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company paid $80,918 for interest due pursuant to the $1.8 million promissory note held by CMG, wholly-owned by the Company's co-CEO and shareholder, Shawn Chemtov - see Note 4 above for additional details regarding promissory note held by related party. 

2017.

 

Note 7 - Stockholder Loans Payable8 — Sales of Unregistered Securities.

 

Stockholder loans payable consisted of three promissory notesIn connection with two of its stockholders in whichand contemporaneous with the company may borrow up to $25,000, $20,000, and $10,000, respectively.  These borrowings accrued interest at 5%, 8%, and 8% per annum, respectively.  They were due in part in December 2014 and December 2016.  The Company paid no interest to the stockholders as of December 31, 2014.

ForReverse Merger, for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013,2017, the Company had accrued interestsold and issued an aggregate of $16,888 and $13,674, respectively.

In February 2014, in connection with the change of control of the Company, Messrs. Chemtov and Laufer, purchased the Stock holder loans from Messrs. Peraman and Sarfoh.

On August 31, 2014, the outstanding balance of $99,450 for the stockholder loans and the associated accrued interest were converted to 19,8902,991,163 shares of the Company'sCompany’s common stock at a conversion price of $5.00$0.75 per share.

Note 8 - Saleshare for proceeds of Unregistered Securities

The$2,243,372 as part of an offering of the Company’s securities. In addition, the Company conducted a private placement of itssold $400,000, or 533,333 additional shares of common stock, whereby we sold 1,615,000as part of the offering, but the shares had not been issued as of December 31, 2017, and were presented in the consolidated balance sheet as common stock for an aggregateto be issued under the equity section. The proceeds of $1,615,000. We began accepting subscriptions on March 24, 2014 and closed the private placement on April 9, 2014.

Forcommon stock sales will be used to develop certain business opportunities, including but not limited to monetizing the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company received proceeds from the private placement of $1,615,000.acquired Red Earth assets describe above in Note 3.

 

The shares were issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder (“Regulation D”) since, among other things, the transactions did not involve a public offering and the securities were acquired for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof. Offers and sales were made solely to persons qualifying as “accredited investors” (as such term is defined by Rule 501 of Regulation D).

 

The securities offered will not be and have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.


Note 9 - Stock Based Compensation

 

Warrants

 

In May 2014,Prior to the Company entered into a consulting services agreement for the generation of qualified leads and referrals  for the Company’s real estate financing products, with a  wholly-owned subsidiary of Medbox, Inc ("Medbox"), a leader in dispensing technologies and consulting services in the regulated marijuana industry.

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During the term of the Agreement,Reverse Merger, the Company had agreed to pay Medbox (i) 50% of any management feeissued warrants as compensation for consulting services. The warrants expire between June 2019 and (ii) 50%October 2019. A summary of the Net Revenue generated by the Medbox clients. Additionally, during the term of the agreement, Medbox was to receive warrants to purchase 33,333 shares of the Company’s common stock each month until Medbox had been issued, an aggregate of 600,000 warrants. The warrants have a five-year term. The exercise price for each monthly warrant was determined based on the volume weighted average price of the Company's common stock for the thirty days prior to the grant date of the warrant.exercised and expired is as follows:

     Weighted 
     Avg. 
     Exercise 
Warrants: Shares  Price 
Balance at Inception (October 17, 2016)  166,665  $5.88 
Issued      
Exercised      
Expired      
Balance at December 31, 2016  166,665  $5.88 
Issued      
Exercised      
Expired      
Balance at December 31, 2017  166,665  $5.88 

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Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases

 

The Agreement's initial term was for six months,Company leases an office facility and was to renew automatically for successivea production / warehouse facility under two non-cancelable operating leases that expire in May 2019 and June 2027, respectively. Future minimal rental and lease commitments under non-cancelable operating leases with terms in excess of one month terms and could be canceled by either party with 5 days written notice. In October 2014, the agreement with Medbox was terminated and no additional warrants after the warrants issued in October 2014 were issued to Medboxyear as of December 31, 2017, are as follows:

  Amount 
Fiscal year ending December 31:   
2018 $162,270 
2019  249,090 
2020  230,640 
2021  230,640 
2022  230,755 
Thereafter  1,043,315 
Total minimum lease payments $2,146,710 

Rent expense, including deferred rent expense of $104,565, incurred pursuant to the agreement.

The fair values of the warrants granted duringoperating leases for the year ended December 31, 2014, were determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate:

1.64%

Expected term:

5 years

Expected dividend yield:

0.00%

Expected volatility:

131.22%

For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded $784,976 of stock-based compensation expense related to warrants issued for services, which has been classified as General and administrative expenses.2017, was $112,815.

 

In May 2014, Medbox exercised 33,333 sharesLitigation

There are no legal proceedings which are pending or have been threatened against us or any of warrants pursuantour officers, directors or control persons of which management is aware.

Note 11 — Income Taxes

The Company had no operation in 2016 and had no net loss carryforward to a cashless exercise provision, in which Medbox received 10,825 shares of the Company's common stock based on an exercise price of $6.42 per share.

A summary of warrants issued, exercised and expired during the year ended December 31, 2014, is as follows:2017.

 

Weighted


Avg.


Exercise


Warrants:

Shares

Price


Balance at January 1, 2014

    $ 

Issued

  199,998   5.97 

Exercised

  (33,333)  6.42 

Expired

      

Balance at September 30, 2014

  166,665  $5.88 
         

Common Stock

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company issued 14,602 shares of common stock for consulting services and recorded $77,500 of stock-based compensation expense for these consulting services, which has been classified as General and administrative expenses. The stock-based compensation expense was calculated based on the grant date fair value of the common stock shares issued in exchange for the consulting services.

Note 10 - Income Taxes

The Company did not incur any federal or state income tax expense or benefit for the yearsyear ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.2017.

 

The provision for income taxes differs from the amounts which would result from applying the federal statutory rate of 34% to the Company’s loss before income taxes as follows:

For the years ended December 31,


2014

  

2013



Computed "expected" income tax benefit

$(396,127) $(11,202)

State income tax benefit, net of federal benefit

 (31,398)   

Change in valuation allowance

  323,344   11,202 

Write-off of prior year net operating losses

  57,406    

Nondeductible expenses

  27,523    

True-up of deferred tax asset for stock compensation

  19,481    

Prior year differences

  (229)   

Provision for income taxes

 $  $ 
         

  December 31, 2017 
Computed “expected” income tax benefit $(113,828)
State income tax benefit, net of federal benefit  15,209 
Change in valuation allowance  (191,667)
Permanent differences, net  (106,919)
Change in federal income tax rate  120,784 
IRC section 382 limitations on future NOL utilization  249,208 
Write-off of property & equipment deferred tax asset  27,213 
     
Provision for income taxes $ 

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Temporary differences that give rise to the components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

 

As of December 31,


 

2014


 

2013


 2017 

Deferred tax assets:

       

Deferred expenses

 $191,915 $ $176,030 

Net operating loss carry-forwards

 184,747 57,406

Property and equipment

 4,088   (65)
Capitalized start-up expenses  48,078 

Deferred tax assets

 380,750 57,406  224,043 

Less: Valuation allowance

 (380,750) (57,406)  (224,043)

Net deferred tax assets

 $ $ $ 

 

As of December 31, 2014,2017, the Company haddid not have any net operating losses of approximately $499,000 for federal andor state income tax purposes that can be carried forward for up to twenty years and deducted against future federal taxable income.  The net operating loss carryforwards expire in 2034.purposes. All of the federal and state net operating losses incurred prior to 2014through December 15, 2017, are subject to 100 percent limitation under the provisions of Internal Revenue Code section 382 due to anvarious ownership changechanges and the continuity of business requirement.

 

The U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2017 and introduces significant changes to U.S. income tax law. Effective in 2018, the Tax Act reduces the U.S. statutory tax rate from 35% to 21%. The Company’s deferred tax assets were calculated to reflect the reduction in the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013,2017, management determined a valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets of $380,750 and $57,406, respectively.$224,043. In assessing the ability to realize a portion of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income in making the assessment.

 

TheFor 2017 and prior years, the Company filesfiled federal and state income tax returns. These returns remain subject to examination by taxing authorities for all years after December 31, 2010.2013.

 


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MJ Holdings, Inc.

Schedule III - Real EstateNote 12 — Basic and Accumulated Depreciation

December 31, 2014Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share

 

                                        
 

Initial Cost

     

Total Cost

             

Description /
Location of Property

Encumbrances

 

Land

  

Buildings &
Improvements

  

Improvement
Costs
Capitalized
Subsequent to
Acquisition

  

Land

  

Buildings &
Improvements

  

Total

  

Accumulated
Depreciation

  

Net 

Real Estate

  

Year of
Construction

 

Date
Acquired

  

5353 Joliet Street
Industrial Building
Denver, Colorado

          $1,800,000  $ 324,912  $ 1,889,088  $   $ 324,912  $1,889,088  $2,214,000  $ 33,409  $ 2,180,591  1980  

6/19/2014

  

503 Havana Street
Retail Store
Aurora, Colorado

      226,339    530,467    22,633    226,339   553,100   779,439    4,764    774,675  1967  

9/24/2014

  
  $1,800,000  $ 551,251  $ 2,419,555  $ 22,633  $ 551,251  $2,442,188  $2,993,439  $ 38,173  $ 2,955,266       
                                             

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income or net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated using the treasury stock method and reflects the potential dilution that could occur if warrants were exercised and were not anti-dilutive.

 

The following table reconciles the change in the balance of real estate duringFor the year ended December 31, 2014:2017, basic and diluted loss per common share were the same since there were no potentially dilutive shares outstanding during the respective periods. The outstanding warrants as of December 31, 2017, to purchase 166,665 shares of common stock were not included in the calculations of diluted loss per share because the impact would have been anti-dilutive.

 

2014

 

Balance at beginning of period

$ 

Additions:

   

Acquisitions during period

 2,970,806 

Improvements

  22,633 

Deductions:

    

Dispositions during period

   

Balance at end of period

 $2,993,439 

The following table reconcilesNote 13 — Subsequent Events

In January 2018, the change$900,000 convertible note payable due to a related party was repaid in full.

From January 2018 through June 2018, the Company sold and issued an aggregate of 628,667 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.75 per share for gross proceeds of $471,500. In addition, the Company received $100,000 pursuant to a stock subscription agreement to purchase 133,333 shares of common stock at $0.75 per share, but the shares had not been issued as of the filing of this Annual Report.

In March 2018 and June 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 6,448 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for professional services.

In April 2018, the State of Nevada finalized and approved the transfer of the Provisional Grow License, discussed above in Note 5, to the Company.

In April 2018, the Company entered into a management agreement with a Nevada company (the “Licensed Operator”) that holds a cultivation license, such that it can lawfully engage in the balancecultivation of accumulated depreciationmarijuana for sale under the laws of the State of Nevada. The term of the agreement is for 8 years. The Licensed Operator has engaged the Company to develop, manage, and operate a licensed cultivation facility on 3 acres of property owned by the Licensed Operator. The Company, at its sole cost and expense, has agreed to complete the construction of an outdoor grow facility meeting the local and state building codes and regulations to cultivate marijuana.

Upon completion of the build-out of the outdoor grow facility and obtaining the appropriate approvals from the local and state authorities, the Company has agreed to generate sales of at least $5 million per year from product cultivated from the outdoor grow facility. The Licensed Operator may terminate the agreement if annual sales fall below the $5 million minimum requirement as defined in the agreement. Prior to the termination of the agreement by the Licensed Operator, the Company may cure any applicable deficiency by paying 10% of the deficiency to the Licensed Operator.

Pursuant to the management agreement, the Licensed Operator will retain 15% of the net revenues generated from product cultivated from the outdoor grow facility and pay 85% of the net revenues to the Company. Upon execution of the agreement, the Company paid $300,000 to the Licensed Operator as consideration for the opportunity to construct and manage the outdoor grow facility on the Licensed Operator’s property. In exchange for the initial consideration, the Licensed Operator has agreed not to retain 15% of the first $2 million of net revenues generated from the outdoor grow facility. In addition, once the outdoor grow facility begins production, the Company has agreed to pay the Licensed Operator $7,000 per month for compliance, security, and other administration costs incurred by the Licensed Operator during the year ended December 31, 2014:term of the agreement.

  

2014

 

Balance at beginning of period

$ 

Depreciation expense during period

 38,173 

Dispositions during period

   

Balance at end of period

 $38,173 


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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrantregistrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Miami, Florida this 30th day of March 2015.authorized.

 


MJ HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

/s/ Shawn Chemtov

Paris Balaouras

        Shawn Chemtov

Paris Balaouras

        co-Chief

Chief Executive Officer

By:

/s/ Adam Laufer

        Adam Laufer

        co-Chief Executive Officer

Date: July 27, 2018

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrantregistrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:indicated have signed this report below.

 

Name

Title

Date

/s/Shawn Chemtov

March 30, 2015

Shawn Chemtov

/s/ Paris Balaouras

Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer)

July 27, 2018

Paris Balaouras

(principal executive officer)

/s/Adam Laufer

March 30, 2015

Adam Laufer

/s/ John R. Wheeler

Chief ExecutiveFinancial Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)



July 27, 2018
John R. Wheeler(principal financial and accounting officer)

 

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