Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

The purposes of this meeting are as follows:

	1.	To elect four directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

	2.	To ratify Tanner LLC, as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018;

	3.	To amend the Company's Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, to increase the number of shares issuable under the plan;

	4.	To approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect, at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors, a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a ratio of not less than 1-for-2 and not greater than 1-for-10, such ratio to be determined by the Company's Board of Directors at any time before August 30, 2019, without further approval or authorization of our stockholders; and

	5.	In the discretion of the proxy holder, to consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this Notice that the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions above to view the materials and vote or request printed copies.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote ‘for’ all proposals above.

Please note - This is not a Proxy Card - you cannot vote by returning this card

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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS for the shareholder meeting to be held on August 4, 2018
	DATE:	August 4, 2018
	TIME:	10:00 a.m. local time
	LOCATION:	10070 Barnes Canyon Road, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92121
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PHONE: Call toll free 1-866-752-8683	FAX: Send this card to 202-521-3464	INTERNET: https://www.iproxydirect.com/CVSI and follow the on-screen instructions.		EMAIL: proxy@iproxydirect.com Include your Control ID in your email.

This communication represents a notice to access a more complete set of proxy materials available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement, this notice and the company’s annual report on form 10-k are available at: https://www.iproxydirect.com/CVSI
to obtain directions to be able to attend the meeting and vote in person, please call 866-290-2157.
If you want to receive a paper copy of the proxy materials, including the form of proxy, you must request one, otherwise you will not receive a paper or e-mail copy. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request, as instructed above, before July 21, 2018.
you may enter your voting instructions at https://www.iproxydirect.com/CVSI until 11:59 pm pacific time August 3, 2018.