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1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

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1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

CV Sciences, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) was incorporated under the name Foreclosure Solutions, Inc. in the State of Texas on December 9, 2010. On July 25, 2013, the Company’s predecessor, CannaVest Corp., a Texas corporation (“CannaVest Texas”), merged with the Company, a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary of CannaVest Texas, to effectuate a change in the Company’s state of incorporation from Texas to Delaware. On January 4, 2016, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation reflecting its corporate name change to “CV Sciences, Inc.”, effective on January 5, 2016. In addition, on January 4, 2016, the Company amended its Bylaws to reflect its corporate name change to “CV Sciences, Inc.” The Company previously operated under the corporate name of CannaVest Corp.

 

The change in corporate name was undertaken in connection with the acquisition of CanX Inc., a Florida corporation (“CanX”). As more fully set forth in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2016 (the “CanX 8-K”), on December 30, 2015, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Purchase Agreement”) with CANNAVEST Merger Sub, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), CANNAVEST Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “LLC”), CanX and the Starwood Trust, as the Shareholders’ Representative (the “CanX Acquisition”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into CanX with CanX surviving such merger. Immediately following effectiveness of the merger, CanX merged with and into the LLC with the LLC surviving such merger. Upon consummation of these transactions, CanX ceased to exist and all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of CanX vested in the LLC, and all debts, liabilities and duties of CanX became the debts, liabilities and duties of the LLC. In consideration for the acquisition of CanX and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canabine, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, the Company paid and issued to the former shareholders of CanX at closing an aggregate sum of $250,000 in cash and 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Subject to the Company achieving certain post-closing milestones, the Company will pay and issue certain additional contingent consideration to the former shareholders of CanX, as more particularly set forth in the CanX 8-K (see Note 6).

 

As a result of the CanX Acquisition, the Company is positioned both as a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics utilizing synthetic Cannabidiol (“CBD”); and, to continue our existing consumer product business segment in manufacturing, marketing and selling plant-based CBD products to a range of market sectors.