CV Sciences, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative)

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Net loss	$ (3,784,777)	$ (1,533,117)
Cash flows from operations	25,587	(112,258)
Cash equivalents	0		$ 0
Cash in excess of FDIC limits	308,399
Allowance for doubtful accounts	100,000		100,000
Shipping and handling	157,359	86,291
Allowance for customer returns	0	0
Inventory, noncurrent	5,775,345		6,478,727
Depreciation expense	47,525	49,025
Research and development	188,716	141,813
Advertising expense	66,900	67,821
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 0		$ 0
Warrants outstanding	2,100,000
Germany and The Netherlands [Member]
Inventory, noncurrent	$ 680,515
Options and RSU's [Member]
Stock options outstanding that are antidilutive	16,475,222
Consumer Products [Member]
Research and development	$ 49,033	141,813
Specialty Pharmaceuticals [Member]
Research and development	$ 139,683	$ 0
Accounts Receivable [Member] \| One Customer [Member]
Concentration risk percentage	35.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Two Customers [Member]
Concentration risk percentage			58.00%

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