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EQUITY INVESTMENTS
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
NOTE 4 - EQUITY INVESTMENTS

Equity investments relate to purchases of stock in certain entities with ownership percentages of less than 5% and consist of the following:

 

    March 31, 2018     March 31, 2017  
(A)    Cannabi-Tech Ltd.   $ 68,537     $ 50,000  
(B)    Hightimes Holdings Corp.     250,000       250,000  
(C)    Precision Cultivation Systems, LLC     50,000       -  
(D)    Bailey Venture Partners XII LLC     100,000       -  
    $ 468,537     $ 300,000  

 

(A) In November 2016, the Company purchased 29,571 shares of Preferred A stock of Cannabi-Tech Ltd. (“Cannabi”), at a price of $1.69086 per share for total investment of $50,000. In October 2017, the Company purchased7,309 shares of Preferred A-1 stock of Cannabi at a price of $2.536 per share for total investment of $18,537. As of March 31, 2018, total investment amounted to $68,537, which accounts for less than 5% in Cannabi. Cannabi is a private company incorporated in the State of Israel that provides lab-grade medical cannabis quality control testing systems used to test the quality of medical marijuana flowers.

 

(B) In January 2017, the Company entered in to an agreement to purchase 59,524 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $4.20 per share for total investment of $250,000, which accounts for less than 5% investment in Hightimes Holdings Corp. (“Hightimes”). Hightimes owns Hight Times Magazine and hosts festivals, events and competitions including the High Times Cannabis Cup and multiple e-commerce properties, including HighTimes.com, CannabisCup.com and 420.com.

 

(C) In June 2017, the Company entered in a Subscription Agreement to purchase 0.5% interest in Precision Cultivation Systems, LLC (“Precision”), a limited liability private company incorporated in Delaware, for a purchase price of $50,000. Precision is developing a growth system that capitalizes on a patent-pending cultivation method that utilizes proprietary irrigation and root zone conditioning. As part of the Subscription Agreement, $42,500 of the investment is subject to repayment on a pro-rata basis with other investors who have entered into similar Subscription Agreements. Amounts subject to repayment are solely at the discretion of Precision.

 

(D) In January 2018, the Company paid $100,000 for the purchase of a Membership Interest in Bailey Venture Partners XII LLC (“Bailey”) representing less than 5% interest in Bailey. Along with other funds received from third-party investors, Bailey plans to invest funds received in various strategic investments. The Company recorded this investment at cost and will recognize dividends, if any, when received, and will recognize gains or loss upon either selling the securities or recognize a loss prior to selling the securities if there is evidence that the fair market value of the investment has declined to below the recorded historical cost.

 

As the Company does not participate in the management of these companies nor has the ability to exercise significant influence over these companies, the Company recorded these investments at cost and will recognize dividends, if any, when received, and will recognize gains or loss upon either selling the securities or recognize a loss prior to selling the securities if there is evidence that the fair market value of the investment has declined to below the recorded historical cost. As of March 31, 2018, costs of these investments approximates their fair value.