Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

8. KANNALIFE SCIENCES INVESTMENT

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8. KANNALIFE SCIENCES INVESTMENT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Investments [Abstract]  
KANNALIFE SCIENCES INVESTMENT

During 2013, the Company invested $750,000 in KannaLife Sciences, Inc. (“KannaLife”), which represented a 24.97% ownership stake. For the year ended December 31, 2014 the Company recognized its prorata share of KannaLife losses of $38,552.

 

On June 2, 2014, the Company sold its 24.97% equity investment in KannaLife to PhytoSPHERE in exchange for 500,000 shares of Company common stock held by PhytoSPHERE (“KannaLife Transaction”). Accordingly, the Company recognized a non-cash gain on sale of equity investment of $7,899,306 based on the number of shares of Company common stock received at the closing trading price of Company common stock on June 2, 2014 of $16.60 per share. The KannaLife Transaction was a non-cash transaction and accordingly is an adjustment to cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2014.