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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

On November 8, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with Gregory DiPaolo’s Pro Am Golf, LLC to acquire improved property located in Westfield, New York. The total purchase price of $1,600,000 is to be paid with a deposit of 50,000 shares of common stock, followed by cash of $1,250,000 and 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to be delivered at closing. The deposit of 50,000 shares issued as a deposit was $42,500 based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Subsequently, we entered into an amended Purchase and Sale Agreement on October 24, 2017, under which we amended the total purchase price to Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) and forfeited our previous deposit of stock. Under the terms of the amended agreement, we paid an additional Ten Thousand Dollar ($10,000) deposit on October 26, 2017, with the remaining purchase price to be paid on or before the date closing date, which was scheduled on May 1, 2018. The property is approximately 43 acres and has unlimited water extraction rights from the State of New York. We had planned to use this property as our inroads to the New York hemp and infused beverage markets in the future. Since the property was in foreclosure it was put up for auction, which occurred on July 1, 2019. At the auction, we were the winning bidder with a bid of $597,000. Our prior deposit payment of $120,000 was credited towards the purchase price, and the remaining $477,000, was finally due on November 30, 2019, after several extensions (which cost us total of $40,000 to obtain). At the end of December 31, 2019, a total of $92,00 was issued as a deposit for the property. We were not able to meet that deadline, but in January 2020 we worked out an additional extension with the bank. Under the terms of the new agreement, we still owe approximately $392,000 to acquire the property. We have agreed to pay that amount in installment payments of $10,000 per month for six months beginning February 2020, with a balloon payment of approximately $332,000 due on or before August 3, 2020. To date we have paid the $10,000 payments for February 2020 and March 2020, and plan to pay the April 2020 payment on time. We need to raise funds in order to make the remaining scheduled payments.

 

On January 19, 2018, the Company was sued in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona ( William Martin v. WEED, Inc.. , Case No. 4:18-cv-00027-RM) by the listed Plaintiff. The Company was served with the Verified Complaint on January 26, 2018. The Complaint alleges claims for breach of contract-specific performance, breach of contract-damages, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, conversion, and injunctive relief. In addition to the Verified Complaint, the Company was served with an application to show cause for a temporary restraining order. The Verified Complaint alleges the Company entered into a contract with the Plaintiff on October 1, 2014 for the Plaintiff to perform certain consulting services for the Company in exchange for 500,000 shares of its common stock up front and an additional 700,000 shares of common stock to be issued on May 31, 2015. The Plaintiff alleges he completed the requested services under the agreement and received the initial 500,000 shares of common stock, but not the additional 700,000 shares. The request for injunctive relief asks the Court to Order the Company to issue the Plaintiff 700,000 shares of its common stock, and possibly include them in its Registration Statement on Form S-1, or, in the alternative, issue the shares and have them held by the Court pending resolution of the litigation, or, alternatively, sell the shares and deposit the sale proceeds in an account that the Court will control. The hearing on the Temporary Restraining Order occurred on January 29, 2018. On January 30, 2018, the Court issued its ruling denying the application for a Temporary Restraining Order. Currently, there is no further hearing scheduled in this matter. On February 13, 2018, the Company filed an Answer to the Verified Complaint and Counterclaim. On February 15, 2018, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss the Verified Complaint. On February 23, 2018, the Company filed a Motion to Amend Counterclaim to add W. Martin’s wife, Joanna Martin as a counterdefendant. On March 9, 2018, William Martin filed a Motion to Dismiss the Counterclaim. On March 12, 2018, William Martin filed a Motion to Amend the Verified Complaint to, among other things, add claims against Glenn Martin and Nicole and Ryan Breen. On March 27, 2018, the Court granted both William Martin and WEED, Inc.’s Motions to Amend. On March 27, 2018, the Company filed an Amended Counterclaim adding Joanna Martin. On April 2, 2018, the Company filed a Motion to Amend our Counterclaim to add a breach of contract claim. On April 10, 2018, the Company filed an Answer to First Amended Verified Complaint. On April 23, 2018, Glenn Martin and Nicole and Ryan Breen filed their Answer to the First Amended Complaint. On May 31, 2018, the Court issued an Order: (a) granting the Company’s Motion to Dismiss thereby dismissing the Plaintiff’s claims for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and the claim for conversion, (b) denying William Martin’s Motion to Dismiss the counterclaim as to the claims for fraudulent concealment and fraudulent misrepresentation, but granting the Motion to Dismiss only as to the claim for fraudulent nondisclosure, and (c) granting the Company’s Motion to Amend its Counterclaim to add a breach of contract claim. On June 1, 2018, William Martin and his wife filed their Answer to the First Amended Counterclaim. On June 1, 2018, William Martin and his wife filed their Answer to the Second Amended Counterclaim. In addition to the above pleadings and motions, the parties have exchanged disclosure statements and served and responded to written discovery. The Company denies the Plaintiff’s allegations in the Verified Complaint in their entirety and plan to vigorously defend against this lawsuit. Due to the loss not being probable, no accrual has been recorded for the 700,000 shares of common stock the Plaintiff alleges he is owed under his agreement with the Company.

 

Travis Nelson v. Sangre AgroTech, LLC, et al. (Huerfeno County Colorado District Court, Case No. 2018CV30003, filed on February 5, 2018). Mr. Travis Nelson, formerly a member of the subsidiary Sangre AgroTech, LLC, filed this action alleging wrongful discharge in retaliation for whistleblower activity purportedly related to insider trading, fraud and unlawful interstate transportation of plant genetics. After a motion to dismiss was granted in part, Mr. Nelson filed a second amended complaint asserting revised claims for breach of fiduciary duty, wrongful discharge, and violation of the Colorado organized crime control act. Mr. Nelson has alleged lost wages in the amount of $600,000, unspecified losses related to whistleblower allegations, plus costs and attorneys’ fees. In his initial disclosures, Mr. Nelson alleges damages of $10,000,000. On January 31, 2019, Mr. Nelson submitted an offer of judgement in the amount of $100,000. That offer was rejected by the Corporation. Court-ordered mediation was conducted on April 24, 2019, but the matter was not resolved. By order dated February 4, 2020, the court scheduled trial for October 5, 2020. The Corporation denies liability as to all claims. Inasmuch as an unfavorable outcome is neither probable nor remote within the meaning of the ABA Statement of Policy referred to in the last paragraph of this letter, we decline to express an opinion concerning the likely outcome of this matter or the liability of the Corporation, if any, associated therewith.

 

Material Definitive Agreements

 

On May 1, 2018, the Company entered into a Fourth Addendum and Fifth Addendum to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Company and Greg DiPaolo’s Pro Am Golf, LLC, amending the “Closing Date” under the Agreement to August 1, 2018, in exchange for the Company paying $50,000 as a non-refundable deposit to be applied against the purchase price once the property sale is completed and $10,000 for maintenance, tree removal and other grounds keeping in order to prepare the golf course for the 2018 season.

 

On July 23, 2018, the Company entered into a Sixth Addendum, extending the “Closing Date” to November 1, 2018, in exchange for the Company paying an additional $50,000 as a non-refundable deposit to be applied against the purchase price.

 

On July 1, 2019, the Greg DiPaolo’s Pro Am Golf, LLC property was in foreclosure, and it was put up for auction. At the auction, we were the winning bidder with a bid of $597,000. Our prior deposit payment of $120,000 was credited towards the purchase price, and the remaining $477,000, was finally due on November 30, 2019, after several extensions (which cost us total of $40,000 to obtain). At the end of December 31, 2019, a total of $92,000 was issued as a deposit for the property. We were not able to meet that deadline, but in January 2020 we worked out an additional extension with the bank. Under the terms of the new agreement, we still owe approximately $392,000 to acquire the property. We have agreed to pay that amount in installment payments of $10,000 per month for six months beginning February 2020, with a balloon payment of approximately $332,000 due on or before August 3, 2020. To date we have paid the $10,000 payments for February 2020 and March 2020, and plan to pay the April 2020 payment on time. We need to raise funds in order to make the remaining scheduled payments.

 

On May 21, 2018, the Company entered into a Trademark Purchase Agreement with Copalix Pty Ltd., a private South African company, to acquire U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4,927,872 for the WEED TM mark, in exchange for USD$40,000.

 

On July 27, 2018, the Company entered into a Trademark Purchase Agreement with Copalix Pty Ltd., to acquire European Community Trademark Registration No. 11953387 for WEED Registered Mark in exchange for USD$10,000.