UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X]QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended DecemberMarch 31, 20172022

[  ]TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission File Number:000-53832

VITALITY BIOPHARMA,MALACHITE INNOVATIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada75-3268988

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization )organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1901200 Park Avenue of the Stars, 2nd Floor, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CACleveland, OH9006744122
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(216)304-6556

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

(530) 231-7800Title of each class:Trading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered:
Registrant’s telephone number, including area codeCommon StockMLCTOTC Markets

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes[X]Yes No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “non-accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [  ]Accelerated filer [  ]

Non-accelerated filer [  ]

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company [X]

Emerging growth company [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes [  ] No [X]

As of February 14, 2018,May 9, 2022, there were 24,200,14751,450,147 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

VITALITY BIOPHARMA,MALACHITE INNOVATIONS, INC.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended

DecemberMarch 31, 20172022

INDEX

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION3
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)3
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations1614
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk2521
Item 4. Controls and Procedures2521
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION2722
Item 1. Legal Proceedings2722
Item 1A. Risk Factors2722
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds2722
Item 6. Exhibits2823
SIGNATURES2924

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

VITALITY BIOPHARMA,MALACHITE INNOVATIONS, INC.

CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBERMARCH 31, 20172022 AND 20162021

(Unaudited)

CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF MARCH 31, 2022 AND DECEMBER 31, 20214
CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS5
CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED STATEMENTSTATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)6
CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS7
NOTES TO THE CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS8

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VITALITY BIOPHARMA,MALACHITE INNOVATIONS, INC.

CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

  December 31, 2017  March 31, 2017 
  (unaudited)    
Assets        
         
Current Assets        
Cash $1,362,710  $1,152,766 
Accounts receivable, net  13,460   19,198 
Prepaid expenses  3,058   3,058 
Prepaid expenses, related party  2,600   - 
         
Total Assets $1,381,828  $1,175,022 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
         
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $197,492  $373,696 
Accrued compensation – officers and directors  -   151,667 
Accounts payable - related party  -   34,500 
Derivative liability  201,836   240,791 
         
Total liabilities  399,328   800,654 
         
Stockholders’ Equity        
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 24,200,147 and 22,215,180 shares issued and outstanding, respectively  24,000   22,214 
Additional paid-in-capital  21,941,286   18,088,093 
Accumulated deficit  (20,982,786)  (17,735,939)
Total stockholders’ equity  982,500   374,368 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $1,381,828  $1,175,022 
  

March 31,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

 
Assets        
         
Current Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $44,162  $38,343 
Prepaid expenses  884   3,884 
Total current assets  45,046   42,227 
Deposits  8,892   8,692 
Total Assets $53,938  $50,919 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit        
         
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $133,553  $82,560 
Line of credit  750,000   350,000 
Total liabilities  883,553   432,560 
         
Stockholders’ Deficit        
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 51,450,147 shares issued and outstanding  51,250   51,250 
Additional paid-in-capital  48,707,787   48,707,787 
Accumulated deficit  (49,588,652)  (49,140,678)
Total stockholders’ deficit  (829,615)  (381,641)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit $53,938  $50,919 

TheSee accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensedto the consolidated financial statements.

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VITALITY BIOPHARMA,MALACHITE INNOVATIONS, INC.

CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

  Three Months Ended
December 31,
  Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
             
Revenue $19,305  $39,682  $77,324  $131,947 
Cost of goods sold  16,976   19,930   54,942   65,942 
Gross profit  2,329   19,752   22,382   66,005 
                 
Operating expenses:                
General and administrative  619,312   669,574   1,894,984   1,685,527 
Rent and other related party costs  7,800   6,900   23,100   20,700 
Research and development  562,504   255,334   1,390,100   483,638 
Total operating expenses  1,189,616   931,808   3,308,184   2,189,865 
                 
Loss from operations  (1,187,287)  (912,056)  (3,285,802)  (2,123,860)
                 
Other income (expense)                
Change in fair value of derivative liability  (54,686)  (1,587,854)  38,955   (1,980,592)
Interest expense  -   (64)  -   (780)
Total other income (expense)  (54,686)  (1,587,918)  38,955   (1,981,372)
                 
Net loss $(1,241,973) $(2,499,974) $(3,246,847) $(4,105,232)
                 
Net loss per common share                
Basic and Diluted $(0.05) $(0.17) $(0.14) $(0.34)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding                
Basic and Diluted  23,034,347   14,776,759   22,752,010   12,191,740 
  2022  2021 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2022  2021 
       
Revenues $-  $- 
         
Operating expenses:        
General and administrative  317,941   586,670 
Research and development  125,730   70,637 
Total operating expenses  443,671   657,307 
         
Loss from operations  (443,671)  (657,307)
         
Other income (expenses)        
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities  -   296,653 
Interest income  -   23 
Interest expense  (4,303)  - 
Total other income (expenses), net  (4,303)  296,676 
         
Net loss $(447,974) $(360,631)
         
Basic and diluted loss per common share: $(0.01) $(0.01)
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding        
Basic and diluted  51,450,147   50,840,147 

TheSee accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensedto the consolidated financial statements.

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VITALITY BIOPHARMA,MALACHITE INNOVATIONS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

NINETHREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBERMARCH 31, 20172022 AND 2021

(Unaudited)

                
  Three months ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) 
  Common Stock  Additional       
  Number of shares  Amount  Paid-in Capital  Accumulated Deficit  Total 
Balance – December 31, 2021  51,450,147  $51,250  $48,707,787  $(49,140,678) $(381,641)
Net loss  -   -   -   (447,974)  (447,974)
Balance as of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)  51,450,147  $51,250  $48,707,787  $(49,588,652) $(829,615)

  Three months ended March 31, 2021 (Unaudited) 
  Common Stock  Additional       
  Number of shares  Amount  Paid-in Capital  Accumulated Deficit  Total 
Balance – December 31, 2020  50,840,147  $50,640  $48,128,153  $(47,067,078) $1,111,715 
Balance  50,840,147  $50,640  $48,128,153  $(47,067,078) $1,111,715 
                     
Fair value of vested stock options  -   -   112,310   -   112,310 
Net loss  -   -   -   (360,631)  (360,631)
Balance as of March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)  50,840,147  $50,640  $48,240,463  $(47,427,709) $863,394 
Balance  50,840,147  $50,640  $48,240,463  $(47,427,709) $863,394 

        Additional       
  Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated    
Description Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
                
Balance- March 31, 2017  22,215,180  $22,214  $18,088,093  $(17,735,939) $374,368 
Issuance of common stock and warrants  1,599,999   1,600   2,388,399      2,389,999 
Fair value of common stock issued to employee and director  200,000      309,183      309,183 
Fair value of vested stock options        842,121      842,121 
Fair value of common stock issued for services  184,968   186   313,490      313,676 
Net loss           (3,246,847)  (3,246,847)
                     
Balance- December 31, 2017 (unaudited)  24,200,147  $24,000  $21,941,286  $(20,982,786) $982,500 

TheSee accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensedto the consolidated financial statements.

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VITALITY BIOPHARMA,MALACHITE INNOVATIONS, INC.

CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

  Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
  2017  2016 
       
Operating activities        
Net loss $(3,246,847) $(4,105,232)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities        
Fair value of vested stock options  842,121   581,510 
Fair value of vested restricted common stock  309,183   235,499 
Change in fair value of derivative liability  (38,955)  1,980,592 
Fair value of common stock issued for services  313,676   276,000 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  5,738   (1,791)
Prepaid expenses, related party  (2,600)  - 
Deposit  -   (558)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  (327,871)  129,653 
Accounts payable - related party  (34,500)  20,700 
Net cash used in operating activities  (2,180,055)  (883,627)
         
Financing activities        
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net  2,389,999   165,030 
Proceeds from exercise of warrants  -   777,000 
Net cash provided by financing activities  2,389,999   942,030 
         
Net increase in cash  209,944   58,403 
         
Cash - beginning of period  1,152,766   95,433 
Cash - end of period $1,362,710  $153,836 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Cash paid during the period for:        
Interest $-  $780 
Income taxes $-  $- 
         
Non-cash activities:        
Extinguishment of derivative liability $-  $1,907,160 
  2022  2021 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2022  2021 
       
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net loss $(447,974) $(360,631)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities        
Fair value of vested stock options  -   112,310 
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities  -   (296,653)
Operating lease expense  -   22,817 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Prepaid expense and other current assets  3,000   10,000 
Deposits  (200)  16,655 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  50,993   (38,638)
Operating lease liability  -   (23,194)
Net cash used in operating activities  (394,181)  (557,334)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from line of credit  400,000   - 
Net cash provided by financing activities  400,000   - 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash  5,819   (557,334)
         
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period  38,343   1,441,471 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $44,162  $884,137 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Cash paid during the period for:        
Interest $4,303  $- 
Income taxes $-  $- 

TheSee accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensedto the consolidated financial statements.

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VITALITY BIOPHARMA,MALACHITE INNOVATIONS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBERMARCH 31, 20172022 AND 20162021

(Unaudited)

1. BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Vitality Biopharma,Malachite Innovations, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”), was incorporated in the State of Nevada on June 29, 2007. The Company’s fiscal year end is March 31.

Originally founded in 2007 as Legend Mining Inc., the Company began operations as a mineral extraction exploration business. In 2011, the Company changed its name to Stevia First Corp. and pursued a new strategy focused on developing stevia-based additives for the food and beverage industry. In 2015, the Company developedchanged its name to Vitality Biopharma, Inc. and pursued a new classstrategy focused on developing cannabinoid-based prodrugs anticipated to treat inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract by unlocking the therapeutic properties of cannabinoids known as cannabosides,but without their unwanted psychoactive side effects.

In October 2021, the Company changed its name to Malachite Innovation, Inc. and reorganized its corporate structure and created the following two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: (i) Graphium Biosciences, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Graphium”), into which were discovered through applicationthe Company contributed all of its drug development assets; and (ii) Daedalus Ecosciences, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Daedalus”). Graphium plans to focus its business activities on the health and wellness of people, with a particular focus on advancing our broad portfolio of over 100 glycosylated cannabinoid prodrugs. Daedalus plans to focus its business activities on the health and wellness of the Company’s proprietary enzymatic bioprocessing technologies originally developed for stevia sweeteners. In 2016, the Company received approvals from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (the “DEA”)planet through ESG investments, with a particular focus on deploying technological innovations and the State of Californiaeco-friendly solutions to initiate studies and manufacturing scale-up at its research and development facilitiesremedy difficult environmental situations in order to develop cannabosides as pharmaceutical products.economically challenged communities.

Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, forduring the ninethree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017,2022, the Company incurred a net loss of $3,246,847$447,974 and used $394,181 of cash in our operating activities of $2,180,055.activities. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on the Company’s March 31, 2017 financial statements, has raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that these financial statements are issued. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company attaining and maintaining profitable operations in the future and/or raising additional capital to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. We estimate that as of DecemberMarch 31, 20172022, we havehad sufficient funds to operate the business for the next nine months. In December 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 933,332 shares15 months as $250,000 of our common stock$1,000,000 revolving line of credit secured in December 2021 was then available and warrants$4,830,050 of the $5,000,000 equity financing line secured in August 2021 with an institutional investor was available via equity issuances through December 31, 2022. Although our existing cash balances and the availability of funds under our equity financing line are estimated to purchase 466,667 sharesbe sufficient to fund our currently planned level of our common stock to certain investors for net proceedsoperations, we are actively seeking additional financing and other sources of approximately $1,395,000 and in July 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 666,667 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 333,334 shares of our common stock to certain investors for net proceeds of approximately $995,000. We will require additional financingcapital to fund our planned future operations including the continuationat a lower cost of our ongoing research and development efforts, licensing or acquiring new assets, and researching and developing any potential patents and any further intellectual property that we may acquire. Further,capital.However, these estimates could differ if we encounter unanticipated difficulties, in which case our current funds may not be sufficient to operate our business for that period. In addition,or if our estimates of the amount of cash necessary to operate our business may prove to be wrong, and we could spenduse our available financial resources much faster than we currently expect. No assurance can be given that any future financing or capital, if needed, will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company.

We do not have any firm commitments for future capital. We will need to raise additional funds in order to continue operating our business and pursue and execute our planned research and development and commercial operations.

We do not presently have nor do we expect in the near future to have, sufficient or consistentsignificant revenue to fund our business from our operations, and will need to obtain significantmost of our necessary funding from external sources.sources in the near term. Since inception, the Company has experienced recurring operating losses and negative operating cash flows, and we have funded our operations primarily through equity and debt financings, and we expect to continue to rely on these sources of capital in the future.near term, with longer-term funding expected to come from revenue and profits from the anticipated ESG operations of our Daedalus Ecosciences subsidiary. Based on the availability of the equity financing line and additional financing available under our revolving credit facility, the Company believes it will have enough funds to ensure continuing operations as a stand-alone entity for a period of at least one year from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. However, if we raise additional funds by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders’ ownership will be diluted, and obtaining commercial loans would increase our liabilities and future cash commitments. If we pursue capital through alternative sources, such as collaborations or other similar arrangements, we may be forced to relinquish rights to our proprietary technology or other intellectual property that could result in our receipt of only a portion of any revenue that may be generated from a partnered product or business. Further, these or other sources of capital may not be available on commercially reasonable or acceptable terms when needed, or at all. If we cannot raise the money that we need in order to continue to operate and develop our business, we will be forced to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our proposed operations. If any of these were to occur, there is a substantial risk that our business would fail and our stockholders could lose all of their investment.

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Basis of Presentation of Unaudited Condensed Financial Information

The unaudited condensedconsolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017its wholly owned subsidiaries, Graphium Biosciences, Inc., Daedalus Ecosciences, Inc., and 2016Vitality Healthtech, Inc. (dissolved in May 2021), and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, applied on a consistent basis,America. Intercompany balances and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and the requirements of Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete audited financial statements. However, the information includedtransactions have been eliminated in these financial statements reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments), which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of theconsolidation. The Company’s financial position and the results of operations. Results shown for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for a full fiscal year or any future annual or interim period. The balance sheet information as of March 31, 2017 was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2017 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 28, 2017. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with that report.end is December 31.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. SignificantThe more significant estimates and assumptions by management include, among others, assumptions used in valuing assets acquired in business acquisitions, reserves for accounts receivable, the fair value ofassumptions used in valuing equity instruments issued for services, and assumptions used in the valuation of derivative liabilities and the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, and the accrual ofaccruals for potential liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Financial AssetsCash and Liabilities MeasuredCash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at Fair Valuethe date of acquisition to be cash equivalents. From time to time, the Company’s cash account balances exceed the balances covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance System. The Company has never suffered a loss due to such excess balances.

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying values and their respective income tax basis (temporary differences). The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized as income (loss) in the period that includes the enactment date.

Leases

The Company determines whether a contract is, or contains, a lease at inception. Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset during the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based upon the estimated present value of unpaid lease payments over the lease term. The Company uses various inputsits incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at lease commencement in determining the fairpresent value of its investments and measures these assets on a recurring basis. Financial assets recorded at fair value in the balance sheets are categorized by the levelunpaid lease payments. The Company had no lease commitments for longer than one year as of objectivity associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Authoritative guidance provided by FASB defines the following levels directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these financial assets:

Level 1Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.
Level 3Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions.

The fair value of the derivative liabilities of $201,836 and $240,791 at December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively, were valued using Level 2 inputs.2022. The laboratory space lease in Rocklin, California was renewed in March 2022 and ends on March 31, 2023.

The carrying value of cash and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximates their fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. Unless otherwise noted, it is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest, currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, the Company uses a probability weighted average Black-Scholes-Merton models to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates through the December 31, 2017, reporting date. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period.

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Stock-Based Compensation

The Company periodically issues stock options and warrantsrestricted stock awards to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs.services. The Company accounts for share-based payments undersuch grants issued and vesting based on ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation whereby the guidance as set forth in the Share-Based Payment Topicvalue of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees, officers, directors, and consultants, including employee stock options, based on estimated fair values. The Company estimates the fair value of share-based payment awards to employees and directorsaward is measured on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model, and recognized for employees as compensation expense on the straight-line basis over the vesting period. Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period and manner as if the Company had paid cash for the services. The Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based compensation within its Statements of Operations with classification depending on the nature of the services rendered.

The fair value of the portion ofCompany’s stock options is estimated using the award that is ultimatelyBlack-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected to vest is recognized as expense over the required service period in the Company’s statements of operations. The Company accounts for stock option and warrant grants issued and vesting to non-employees in accordance with the authoritative guidance whereas the valuevolatility, expected life of the stock compensationoptions or restricted stock, and future dividends. Compensation expense is recorded based upon the measurement date as determined at either a)value derived from the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete. Stock-based compensation isBlack-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model and based on awards ultimately expected to vest and is reduced for estimated forfeitures. Forfeitures are estimated atactual experience. The assumptions used in the time of grant and revised, as necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

The Company periodically issues unvested (“restricted”) shares of its common stock to employees as equity incentives. The Company’s restricted stock vests upon the satisfaction of a recipient’s service condition, which is satisfied over a period of years. The restricted shares vest over certain period and remain subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met. The Company values the shares based on the price per share of the Company’s shares at the date of grant and recognizes the value asBlack-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model could materially affect compensation expense ratably over the vesting period.recorded in future periods.

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period. Shares of restricted stock subject to vesting are included in the basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding from the time they vest. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued. Shares of restricted stock are included in the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding from the date they are granted unless they are antidilutive. Diluted loss per share excludes all potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. The following potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:

SCHEDULE OF ANTIDILUTIVE SECURITIES EXCLUDED FROM COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

 Nine months ended 
 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016  March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 
Options  3,216,710   2,427,488   6,752,544   6,882,544 
Warrants  1,164,422   4,045,163   646,668   646,668 
Total  4,381,132   6,472,651   7,399,212   7,529,212 

Patents and Patent Application Costs

Although the Company believes that its patents and underlying technology have continuing value, the amount of future benefits to be derived from the patents is uncertain. Accordingly, patent costs are expensed as incurred.

Research and Development

Research and development costs consist primarily of fees paid to consultants and outside service providers, patent fees and costs, and other expenses relating to the acquisition, design, development and testing of the Company’s treatments and product candidates. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

FASB ASC 825, “Financial Instruments” requires that the Company disclose estimated fair values of financial instruments. Financial instruments held by the Company include, among others, accounts payable. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for assets and liabilities qualifying as financial instruments are a reasonable estimate of fair value.

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Recent Accounting PronouncementsSegments

In May 2014,As of October 1, 2021, we began operating under 2 segments: (i) Graphium Biosciences, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive revenue recognition standard thatCompany, will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under current U.S. GAAPreport the operating results of our health and replace itwellness innovations serving people, with a principleparticular focus on advancing our broad portfolio of over 100 glycosylated cannabinoid prodrugs, and (ii) Daedalus Ecosciences, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, will report the operating results of our health and wellness innovations serving the planet, with a particular focus on deploying technological innovations and eco-friendly solutions to remedy difficult environmental situations in economically challenged communities.

In accordance with the “Segment Reporting” Topic of the ASC, the Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. Existing guidance, which is based on a management approach for determining revenue recognition. Under ASU 2014-09, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods orto segment reporting, establishes requirements to report selected segment information quarterly and to report annually entity-wide disclosures about products and services, major customers, and is recognizedthe countries in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expectsholds material assets and reports revenue. All material operating units qualify for aggregation under “Segment Reporting” due to receive in exchange for those goods or services. their similar customer base and similarities in: economic characteristics; nature of products and services; and procurement, manufacturing, and distribution processes..

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In addition,June 2016, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The FASB has recently issued ASU 2016-08,2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-10,2016-13 requires entities to use a forward-looking approach based on current expected credit losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables. This may result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. ASU 2016-11, ASU 2016-12, ASU 2016-20, and ASU 2017-05, all of which clarify certain implementation guidance within ASU 2014-09. ASU 2014-092016-13 is effective for interimthe Company beginning April 1, 2023, and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Earlyearly adoption is permitted only in annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods therein. The standard can be adopted either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (the cumulative catch-up transition method).permitted. The Company is currently indoes not believe the process of analyzing the information necessary to determine thepotential impact of adopting thisthe new guidance onand related codification improvements will be material to its financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The Company will adopt the provisions of this statement in the quarter beginning April 1, 2018.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. This update will require the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. For operating leases, the asset and liability will be expensed over the lease term on a straight-line basis, with all cash flows included in the operating section of the statement of cash flows. For finance leases, interest on the lease liability will be recognized separately from the amortization of the right-of-use asset in the statement of comprehensive income and the repayment of the principal portion of the lease liability will be classified as a financing activity while the interest component will be included in the operating section of the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. Upon adoption, leases will be recognized and measured at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on its financial statements and related disclosures.

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11,Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception. ASU 2017-11 allows companies to exclude a down round feature when determining whether a financial instrument (or embedded conversion feature) is considered indexed to the entity’s own stock. As a result, financial instruments (or embedded conversion features) with down round features may no longer be required to be accounted for as derivative liabilities. A company will recognize the value of a down round feature only when it is triggered and the strike price has been adjusted downward. For equity-classified freestanding financial instruments, an entity will treat the value of the effect of the down round as a dividend and a reduction of income available to common shareholders in computing basic earnings per share. For convertible instruments with embedded conversion features containing down round provisions, entities will recognize the value of the down round as a beneficial conversion discount to be amortized to earnings. The guidance in ASU 2017-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, and the guidance is to be applied using a full or modified retrospective approach. The adoption of ASU 2017-11 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures because the conversion feature of the Company’s warrants have features other than down round provisions that require current accounting treatment and classification.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

2. DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

In May 2015, the Company issued certain warrants which included an anti-dilution provision that allows for the automatic reset of the exercise price of the warrants upon future sale of the Company’s common stock, warrants, options, convertible debt or any other equity-linked securities at an issuance, exercise or conversion price below the current exercise price of the warrants. In addition, the Company determined that the warrants can be settled for cash at the holders’ option in a future fundamental transaction, as defined. As a result of the anti-dilution and fundamental transaction provisions, the Company determined that the conversion feature of the warrants should be separated from the host contract, be recognized as a derivative liability, and re-measured at each reporting period with the change in value reported in the statement of operations.

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At March 31, 2017, the balance of the derivative liabilities was $240,791. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a decrease in derivative liability of $38,955. At December 31, 2017, the balance of the derivative liabilities was $201,836.

At December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the derivative liabilities were valued using a probability weighted Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model with the following assumptions:

  December 31, 2017  March 31, 2017 
Conversion feature:        
Risk-free interest rate  1.50-1.89%  0.19%
Expected volatility  123%  125%
Expected life (in years)  .5 to 2.5 years   1 to 3 years 
Expected dividend yield      
         
Fair Value:        
Conversion feature $201,836  $240,791 

The risk-free interest rate was based on rates established by the Federal Reserve Bank. The Company uses the historical volatility of its common stock to estimate the future volatility for its common stock. The expected life of the warrants was determined by the expiration date of the warrants. The expected dividend yield was based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends to its common stockholders in the past and does not expect to pay dividends to its common stockholders in the future.

3. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Equity Financing

On December 12, 2017, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement providing for the issuance and sale by the Company of 933,332 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase up to 466,667 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a price of $1.50 per share. After deducting for fees and expenses, the net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the shares and warrants were approximately $1,395,000.

On July 26, 2017, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement providing for the issuance and sale by the Company of 666,667 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a price of $1.50 per share. After deducting for fees and expenses, the net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the shares and warrants were approximately $995,000.

Common stock issued to employees with vesting terms

The Company has issued shares of common stock to employees and directors that vest over time. The fair value of these stock awards are based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on the dates granted, and are amortized over vesting terms ranging up to three years.

At March 31, 2017, the accumulated vested balance of stock awards was $310,710. In December 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 200,000 shares of its common stock to an officer and a director of the Company, with aggregate fair value of $362,000 at the grant date, which vest over a period of 14 months from the date of the grant. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, we recorded expense related to the fair value of stock awards that vested of $309,183. At December 31, 2017, the amount of unvested compensation related to these awards is approximately $463,000, and will be recorded as expense over 1 year.

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Shares of restricted stock granted above are subject to forfeiture to the Company or other restrictions that will lapse in accordance with a vesting schedule determined by our Board. In the event a recipient’s employment or service with the Company terminates, any or all of the shares of common stock held by such recipient that have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the restricted stock agreement are forfeited to the Company in accordance with such restricted grant agreement.

The following table summarizes restricted common stock activity:

  Number of Shares  Balance 
Non-vested shares, April 1, 2017 1,436,170 $718,085 
Granted 200,000  362,000 
Vested (718,085) (309,183)
Forfeited    
Non-vested shares, December 31, 2017 918,085 $770,902 

Common stock issued for services

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, the Company issued a total of 184,968 shares of common stock to three consultants as payment for services and recorded expense of $313,676 based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the issuance dates.

4. STOCK OPTIONS

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity during the ninethree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20172022 is as follows:

SUMMARY OF STOCK OPTION ACTIVITY

 Shares  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
  Shares  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Balance outstanding at March 31, 2017  2,820,489  $1.27 
Balance outstanding at December 31, 2021  6,882,544  $0.69 
Granted  470,000   1.76   -   - 
Exercised         -   - 
Expired  (48,779)  0.55   (130,000)  1.00 
Cancelled  (25,000)  0.96   -   - 
Balance outstanding at December 31, 2017  3,216,710  $1.39 
Balance exercisable at December 31, 2017  1,584,083  $1.28 
Balance outstanding at March 31, 2022  6,752,544  $0.68 
Balance exercisable at March 31, 2022  6,752,544  $0.68 

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A summary of the Company’s stock options outstanding and exercisable as of DecemberMarch 31, 20172022 is as follows:

SCHEDULE OF STOCK OPTIONS OUTSTANDING AND EXERCISABLE

  Number of
Options
  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
  Weighted
Average Grant-
date Stock Price
 
Options Outstanding, December 31, 2017  1,664,542  $0.50  $0.50 
   128,000  $0.96  $0.96 
   130,000  $1.00  $10.00 
   7,500  $1.50  $1.50 
   100,000  $1.59  $1.59 
   370,000  $1.81  $1.81 
   647,500  $2.00 – 2.79  $2.00 – 2.79 
   123,334  $3.10 – 3.80  $3.10 – 3.80 
   45,834  $4.00 – 4.70  $4.00 – 4.70 
   3,216,710         
Options Exercisable, December 31, 2017  855,415  $0.50  $0.50 
   75,750  $0.96  $0.96 
   130,000  $1.00  $10.00 
   7,500  $1.50  $1.50 
   346,250  $2.00 – 2.79  $2.00 – 2.79 
   123,334  $3.10 – 3.80  $3.10 – 3.80 
   45,834  $4.00 – 4.70  $4.00 – 4.70 
   1,584,083         
  

Number of

Options

  

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted

Average

Grant- date

Stock Price

 
Options Outstanding, March 31, 2022  1,150,000  $0.277  $0.277 
   750,000  $0.30  $0.30 
   2,000,000  $0.35  $0.35 
   1,664,542  $0.50  $0.50 
   128,000  $0.96  $0.96 
   350,834  $1.50 - 1.95  $1.50 - 1.95 
   607,500  $2.00 - 2.79  $2.00 - 2.79 
   83,334  $3.10 - 3.80  $3.10 - 3.80 
   18,334  $4.00 - 4.70  $4.00 - 4.70 
   6,752,544         
Options Exercisable, March 31, 2022  1,150,000  $0.277  $0.277 
   750,000  $0.30  $0.30 
   2,000,000  $0.35  $0.35 
   1,664,542  $0.50  $0.50 
   128,000  $0.96  $0.96 
   350,834  $1.50 - 1.95  $1.50 - 1.95 
   607,500  $2.00 - 2.79  $2.00 - 2.79 
   83,334  $3.10 - 3.80  $3.10 - 3.80 
   18,334  $4.00 - 4.70  $4.00 - 4.70 
   6,752,544         

In the nine months ended December 31, 2017, the Company granted an aggregate of 470,000 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock with exercise prices ranging from $1.59 to $1.81 per share to five employees and two directors, that expire ten years from the date of grant. The options issued to the two directors have a vesting period of one year and the options issued to employees all have vesting periods of 24 months. The fair value of each option award was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following assumptions: (i) volatility rate between 123.13% and 124.88%, (ii) discount rate between 2.33% and 2.265%, (iii) zero expected dividend yield, and (iv) expected life of 6 years, whichThere is the average of the term of the options and their vesting periods. The total fair value of these option grants at their grant dates was approximately $740,000.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, we expensed total stock-based compensation related to stock options of $842,121, and the0 remaining unamortized cost of the outstanding stock-based awards at DecemberMarch 31, 2017 was approximately $1,497,000. This cost will be amortized on a straight line basis over a weighted average remaining vesting period of 2 years.2022. At DecemberMarch 31, 2017,2022, the 3,216,7106,752,544 outstanding stock options had an0 intrinsic valuevalue.

3. WARRANTS

A summary of approximately $2,659,000.

5. WARRANTS

At December 31, 2017, warrants to purchase common shares werestock during the three months ended March 31, 2022 is as follows:

SUMMARY OF WARRANTS ACTIVITY

  Shares  

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 
Balance outstanding at December 31, 2021  646,668  $1.08 
Granted  -   - 
Exercised  -   - 
Expired/Cancelled  -   - 
Balance outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2022  646,668  $1.08 

At March 31, 2022, the 646,668 outstanding stock warrants had 0 intrinsic value.

4. LINE OF CREDIT

In November 2021, the Company secured a revolving line of credit with a bank with a limit of $1,000,000. The line of credit has a maturity date of November 30, 2022, and bears interest at one percent (1%) above the prime rate. As of March 31, 2022, the balance due under the line of credit was $750,000.

5. GAIN ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF ADVANCE

In July 2018, the Company received a payment from a third party in the amount of $296,653. Since the Company has not been able to confirm the nature of this payment, it had previously recorded this payment as follows:an advance that was included in current liabilities. At March 31, 2021, the Company, after consultation with outside legal counsel, determined that any claim to recover that advance was time barred by the statute of limitations and the Company recorded relief of this liability and a gain from debt extinguishment of $296,653 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

  Shares  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Balance at March 31, 2017  372,421  $2.79 
Granted  800,001   2.00 
Exercised      
Expired  (8,000) $3.40 
Balance outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2017  1,164,422  $2.19 

6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company received a letter in February 2021 from counsel for the Company’s director’s and officer’s insurance carrier (the “insurer”) demanding that the Company reimburse the insurer for sums advanced by the insurer to a former director of the Company as defense costs in connection with a claim purportedly arising under a previous directors and officers insurance policy. The Company believes it has no liability for this claim on the basis of, among other things, Nevada law, the Company’s governing documents and the language of the policy. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2022, no contingent liability has been recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition for this matter.

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In conjunction7. SEGMENT INFORMATION

ASC 280, “Segment Reporting” establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the December 2017 Offering (see Note 3),Company’s internal organizational structure as well as information about services, categories, business segments and major customers in financial statements. The Company has two reportable segments that are based on the following business units: Cannabinoid Prodrug Operations and ESG Operations. In accordance with the “Segment Reporting” Topic of the ASC, the Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. Existing guidance, which is based on a management approach to segment reporting, establishes requirements to report selected segment information quarterly and to report annually entity-wide disclosures about products and services, major customers and the countries in which the entity holds material assets and reports revenue. All material operating units qualify for aggregation under “Segment Reporting” due to their similar customer base and similarities in: economic characteristics; nature of products and services; and procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes. The Company operates two reportable business segments:

Cannabinoid Prodrug Operations – research and development primarily related to the Company’s cannabinoid pharmaceuticals
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Operations – development of innovations addressing the health and wellness of the planet, with a particular focus on deploying technological innovations and eco-friendly solutions to remedy difficult environmental situations in economically challenged communities

The Company had no inter-segment sales for the periods presented.

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown as below:

By Categories

SUMMARY OF REPORTABLE SEGMENT TABLE TEXT BLOCK

  For the three months ended March 31, 2022 
  Cannabinoid Prodrug Operations  ESG
Operations
  Corporate  Total 
             
Net loss $(125,730) $(20,717) $(301,527) $(447,974)
                 
Total assets  8,334   -   45,604   53,938 
Capital expenditures for long-lived assets $-  $-  $-  $- 

  For the three months ended March 31, 2021 
  Cannabinoid Prodrug Operations  ESG
Operations
  Corporate  Total 
             
Net loss $(70,637) $         -  $(289,994) $(360,631)
                 
Total assets  -   -   896,934   896,934 
Capital expenditures for long-lived assets $-  $-  $-  $- 

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In April 2022, the Company granted to investors warrants to purchase up to 466,667 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrants were exercisable immediately, have an exercise price of $2.00 per share, and expire on the three year anniversary of the date of issuance. The exercise price of the warrants is subject to adjustment for standard anti-dilution provisions, such as stock dividends and splits, subsequent rights offerings and pro rata distributions to the Company’s common stockholders. The exercisability of the warrants may be limited if, upon exercise, the holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own more than 4.99% or 9.99% of the Company’s common stock.

In conjunction with the July 2017 Offering (see Note 3), the Company granted to investors warrants to purchase up to 333,334 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrants were exercisable immediately, have an exercise price of $2.00 per share, and expire on the three year anniversary of the date of issuance. The exercise price of the warrants is subject to adjustment for standard anti-dilution provisions, such as stock dividends and splits, subsequent rights offerings and pro rata distributions to the Company’s common stockholders. The exercisability of the warrants may be limited if, upon exercise, the holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own more than 4.99% or 9.99% of the Company’s common stock.

At December 31, 2017, the 1,164,422 outstanding warrants had no intrinsic value.

6. RELATED PARTY OBLIGATIONS

On April 23, 2012, the Company entered into a lease agreement with One World Ranches, which is jointly-owned by Dr. Avtar Dhillon, the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, and his wife, to rent the space being used as the Company’s principal office and laboratory facility. The original term of the lease was from May 1, 2012 to May 1, 2017. In May 2017, the Company extended the lease through May 1, 2020. Our rent payments thereunder were $2,300 per month until May 1, 2017 and increased to $2,600 per month on May 1, 2017. Aggregate payments under the lease for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $25,700 and $20,700, respectively.

7. LEGAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS

On August 19, 2016, we filed a resale registration statement on Form S-1 (“Form S-1”) with the SEC to register 2,650,000 shares of our common stock and 7,950,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of certain warrants. We received a letter from the Washington D.C. office of the SEC dated December 10, 2016, stating that the staff of the SEC was conducting a Section 8(e) examination with respect to this Form S-1 and that the Division of Corporate Finance would not take any further action on the Form S-1 while the examination was pending. We received subpoenas to produce documents dated December 14, 2016, and January 23, 2017, and a further subpoena for testimony and any supplemental production of documents dated June 5, 2017. The document requests were primarily in connection with this matter. We have complied with all document requests and the Company’s CEO will provide testimony when the SEC schedules such testimony, which we believe will be sometime before the end of September 2018.

As of December 31, 2017, we had accrued approximately $11,000 in legal fees related to the SEC examination.

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In February 2018, the Company issueddrew a total of 75,000 shares of common stock to one consultant as payment for services and recorded expenses of $144,000 based$100,000 on the fair valueline of the Company’s common stock at the issuance date.credit described in Note 4 to fund ordinary course operations.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

As used in this discussion and analysis and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our” refer to Vitality Biopharma,Malachite Innovations, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

Cautionary Statement

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements and the related notes thereto contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. The information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is not a complete description of our business or the risks associated with an investment in our common stock. We urge you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this Quarterly Report and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our AnnualTransition Report on Form 10-K10-KT for the fiscal yearnine months ended December 31, 2021 filed on March 31, 2017 filed on June 28, 2017,2022, and the related audited financial statements and notes included therein.

Certain statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements are projections in respect of future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “intend,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include: general economic and financial market conditions; our ability to obtain additional financing as necessary; our ability to continue operating as a going concern; any adverse occurrence with respect to our business or; results of our research and development activities that are less positive than we expect ;expect; our ability to bring our intended products to market; market demand for our intended products; shifts in industry capacity; product development or other initiatives by our competitors; fluctuations in the availability and costs of raw materials and costs associated with growing raw materials forrequired in our intended products; poor growing conditions for the stevia plant;drug development process; other factors beyond our control; and the other risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our AnnualTransition Report on Form 10-K10-KT filed with the SEC on June 28, 2017.March 31, 2022.

Although we believe that the expectations and assumptions reflected in the forward-looking statements we make are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity or performance. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed by any forward-looking statements. As a result, readers should not place undue reliance on any of the forward-looking statements we make in this report. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Company Overview

We were incorporatedUnless otherwise provided in this Quarterly Report, references to the State of“Company,” “we,” “us”, and “our” refer to Malachite Innovations, Inc., a Nevada corporation formed on June 29, 2007 under the nameas Legend Mining Inc., and its consolidated subsidiaries. On October 10, 2011, we completed a merger with our wholly-owned subsidiary, Stevia First Corp., whereby we changed our name from “Legend Mining Inc.” to “Stevia First Corp.” Also on October 10, 2011, we effected a seven for one forward stock split of authorized, issued and outstanding common stock. As a result, our authorized capital was increased from 75,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 to 525,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001, and issued and outstanding shares of common stock increased from 7,350,000 to 51,450,000. In February 2012, we substantially changed our management team, and added other key personnel. In December 2015, we discovered novel pharmaceutical applications of our glycosylation technology for producing cannabinoid prodrugs and we have recently changed our operational focus towards pharmaceutical development of the cannabinoid prodrugs. On July 15, 2016, the holders of a majority of our outstanding common stock and our Board of Directors and shareholders approved 1) a name change to “Vitality Biopharma, Inc.” On October 1, 2021, we completed a merger with our wholly-owned subsidiary, Malachite Innovations, Inc., whereby we changed our name changed from Stevia First Corp. to Vitality“Vitality Biopharma, Inc.” to “Malachite Innovations, Inc.”

Malachite Innovations is a company focused on improving the health and wellness of people and the planet. We seek to accomplish this objective through the operation of two wholly-owned subsidiaries: (i) Graphium Biosciences, Inc. which is focused on developing new innovations targeting the health and wellness of people, with a particular focus on advancing our broad portfolio of over 100 glycosylated cannabinoid prodrugs and (ii) Daedalus Ecosciences, Inc. which is focused on evaluating new innovations targeting the health and wellness of the planet through an Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) business strategy, with a particular focus on deploying technological innovations and eco-friendly solutions to remedy difficult environmental situations in economically challenged communities.

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Our corporate headquarters is located in Cleveland, Ohio. As of March 31, 2022, we employed three full-time employees, including one research professional working in our office and laboratory space in Rocklin, California. We also have, in the past, engaged the services of scientific and regulatory consultants to assist in our research and development activities, which is an approach that provides us with flexible and experienced resources to advance our corporate objectives while maintaining a relatively lower overhead cost structure.

Graphium Biosciences, Inc.

Cannaboside Prodrugs

Our cannabosides are cannabinoid-glycoside prodrugs, which were discovered through application of the Company’s proprietary enzymatic bioprocessing technologies that are converted within the body after administration from an inactive molecule into a pharmacologically active drug. Currently, the Company has produced more than 100 novel cannabosides, including glycosylated tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), 2)cannabidiol (CBD), cannabidivarin (CBDV) and cannabinol (CBN), that are covered by worldwide patents and patent applications for composition of matter, method of production and method of use.

A prodrug is a reverse splitcompound that, after administration, is metabolized into a pharmacologically active drug. Prodrugs are often designed to improve drug properties and reduce known or expected toxicities and adverse side effects. By using our proprietary enzymatic bioprocessing technologies, our clinical research team has developed a novel family of prodrugs by combining cannabinoid and glucose molecules. The resulting compounds, known as cannabosides, have unique commercial applications and patentable compositions of matter, which are separate and distinct from ordinary cannabinoids. The advantages of cannabosides may include: (i) administration in a convenient oral formulation, (ii) targeted delivery with release in the colon or large intestine, (iii) improved stability with limited degradation or drug metabolism, and (iv) delayed release enabling longer-lasting effects and fewer administrations by patients.

Our proprietary glycosylation process, which results in adding one or more glucose molecules to compounds, may enable our new cannabosides to act as prodrugs that achieve targeted delivery of the bioactive compounds of cannabinoids to the gastrointestinal tract. Glycosylated compounds are generally more stable and water soluble, so upon ingestion, we believe they will remain intact and transit through the esophagus, stomach and upper intestine with limited absorption or degradation from stomach acids. However, once the glycosylated compounds reach the large intestine, we expect them to encounter glycoside hydrolase enzymes secreted by the human intestinal microbiota that will cleave the polar glucose residues and release the active cannabinoid compound primarily in the large intestine or colon.

We have focused our research and development activities on the glycosylation of cannabinoids given their well-known positive effects on the human endocannabinoid system. Our research and development activities originally focused on the glycosylation of CBD and then later expanded into the glycosylation of THC. The use of the cannabinoid THC has been shown to provide substantial anti-inflammatory benefits on the human body, among other benefits, but is limited as a pharmaceutical option given its psychoactive and intoxicating properties. However, by glycosylating THC, we have learned through initial animal studies that the binding of glucose and THC molecules restricts the release of THC into the body’s digestive system until the prodrug reaches the large intestine, at which point the glycoside hydrolase enzymes cleave the glucose from the prodrug and the THC is released in a targeted and restricted manner. Further, we have learned through our initial animal studies that this targeted release of THC, which could be provided in very low doses to achieve physiologically beneficial results, serves as an anti-inflammatory agent in the lower gastrointestinal tract and minimizes the amount of THC absorbed into the blood stream, therefore avoiding the psychoactive and intoxicating properties that hinder the broader pharmaceutical use of THC.

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We are developing our THC-glycoside prodrugs for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) because of the targeted release described previously. IBD is a frequently chronic inflammatory condition where parts of the digestive system become inflamed from an overactive immune response. The disease can lead to irreversible damage to the gastrointestinal tract and may require surgery to remove affected areas of the intestine. Two major forms of the disease are Crohn’s disease, which can affect any part of the digestive system, and ulcerative colitis, which often affects the colon or large intestine. The disease is often unpredictable with periods of painful and debilitating symptoms followed by periods of remission with limited symptoms. IBS has similar symptoms to IBD, including abdominal pain, but the underlying disease process is quite different. IBS is a functional gastrointestinal disorder that commonly affects the large intestine and is characterized by abdominal cramping, diarrhea, constipation, and pain. Currently, patients suffering from IBD are frequently prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs such as steroids, biologics and immunosuppressants, and patients suffering from IBS are prescribed antibiotics, antidepressants and gastrointestinal motility compounds, all of which often result in unwanted side effects.

Our most promising THC-glycoside (VBX-100) is being developed as an oral prodrug for the treatment of IBD and IBS. VBX-100 was selected from our THC-glycoside portfolio for compatibility with commercial production techniques and the optimal prodrug delivery profile that maximizes intestinal anti-inflammatory properties while minimizing psychoactive or intoxicating effects. Initial pre-clinical studies on the efficacy of VBX-100 in animal models have shown favorable outcomes, including reduced inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and no measurable systemic THC found in tissue examined using highly-sensitive testing equipment.

In light of our outstanding common shares whereby each 10 shareslimited financial resources and the significant capital and human resources needed to advance our drug development program to a revenue-generating stage, we have determined that the value of our cannaboside prodrug assets would likely be maximized through a strategic transaction such as (i) a spin-off of our Graphium Biosciences subsidiary into a new publicly-traded company infused with sufficient funding to advance its drug development program, or (ii) a sale of Graphium Biosciences or its drug development assets to a biotech partner with the resources necessary to advance our drug development program. The Company is actively exploring both strategic alternatives for its drug development assets to maximize shareholder value.

Orphan Drug Designation

In January 2018, we filed a request with the FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) for an Orphan Drug Designation of our VBX-100 prodrug for the treatment of pediatric ulcerative colitis. In March 2018, the OOPD denied our request based, in part, on the FDA’s decision to no longer grant Orphan Drug Designation status to drugs for pediatric subpopulations of common stock will be exchanged for 1 sharediseases (i.e., diseases or conditions with an overall prevalence of common stock and 3) an increaseover 200,000), unless the use of the drug in the numberpediatric subpopulation meets the regulatory criteria for an orphan subset, or the disease in the pediatric subpopulation is considered a different disease from the disease in the adult population.

In December 2019, we received a letter from the OOPD informing us that the FDA determined that the Company may be eligible for pediatric-subpopulation designation because we submitted our original request for an Orphan Drug Designation before the guidance Clarification of sharesOrphan Designation of authorized common stockDrugs and Biologics for Pediatric Subpopulations of Common Diseases was finalized in July 2018.

Accordingly, in May 2020, we filed a response letter with the OOPD addressing the other deficiencies noted in the Company’s original submission in January 2018, which included, among other things (1) support for the prevalence of pediatric ulcerative colitis; (2) our scientific rationale for the specific animal models used in our pre-clinical animal studies; and (3) more comprehensive supporting documentation for the use of VBX-100 in pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis. In August 2020, we received a letter from 525,000,000the OOPD informing us that it was unable to 1,000,000,000. These changes becamegrant our request for an Orphan Drug Designation status because our VBX-100 prodrug was administered before and after colitis was induced in our in vivo mouse studies, which resulted in the need for more scientific data to support the efficacy of our VBX-100 prodrug in a treatment-only setting. As a result, we were advised to perform a second in vivo mouse study in which our VBX-100 prodrug would be administered only after colitis was induced in order to provide a clear indication that the active drug was released only after ulcerative colitis was present. In May 2021, we completed the treatment-only in vivo mouse study and filed a supplemental response letter with the OOPD providing the requested in vivo treatment-only mouse study results in support of our position that VBX-100 may be effective on July 20, 2016.as a treatment for pediatric ulcerative colitis.

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Plan of Operations

Business Overview

Vitality Biopharma is unlockingOn August 9, 2021, we received a letter from the power of cannabinoidsOOPD stating that we have been granted Orphan Drug Designation for our glycosylated cannabinoid VBX-100 for the treatment of serious neurologicalpediatric ulcerative colitis. The Company is currently evaluating several regulatory pathways for the advancement of its VBX-100 prodrug through pre-clinical and inflammatory disorders, such as inflammatory bowel disease and narcotic bowel syndrome, a form of severe opiate-induced bowel dysfunction.

Vitality Biopharma has developed a new class of cannabinoid pharmaceuticals known as cannabosides, which were discovered in 2015 through applicationclinical studies, including leveraging the benefits of the company’s proprietary enzymatic bioprocessing technologies originally developed for stevia sweeteners. Cannabosides are cannabinoid glycoside “prodrugs,” which means that they are medications or compounds that, after administration, are converted withinOrphan Drug Designation granted by the body into a pharmacologically active drug, which already has a long history of clinical investigationOOPD.

Daedalus Ecosciences

Overview

Daedalus Ecosciences is focused on creating shareholder value by addressing the health and use. A classic prodrug example is Aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, which was first made by Felix Hoffmann at Bayer in 1897 and is a synthetic prodrug of salicylic acid. Because there already exists independent verificationwellness of the active drug’s safetyplanet through an ESG-focused business strategy, with a particular focus on deploying technological innovations and efficacy, prodrugseco-friendly solutions to remedy difficult environmental situations in economically challenged communities.

Our ESG business strategy is based on the foundational principle that sustainability and value creation are interconnected. Rather than evaluating the merits of an opportunity based solely on the short-term direct profitability of a proposed business initiative, sustainable business practice takes a holistic approach and considers the environmental, social and financial impacts of that initiative on a wide range of stakeholders, including shareholders, the environment and local communities. We believe that a strong ESG proposition, properly capitalized, will help us expand into and create value in new environmentally-focused markets. We also believe that a robust ESG business model can enhance our investment returns by allocating capital to more promising and more sustainable opportunities.

A stronger external-value proposition may receive marketing approval more quickly than others,enable the Company to achieve greater strategic freedom. Given that certain of the ESG business initiatives under consideration may require governmental approvals or support, we believe that a focus on ESG core principles can ease regulatory pressures and in some cases may receive drug approvals through completionhelp reduce the Company’s risk of small clinical studies evaluating bioequivalence or bioavailability. At the same time,adverse government action. We also believe that a prodrugstrong ESG proposition can have many commercial advantages, including that theyhelp us attract and retain quality employees, enhance employee motivation by instilling a sense of purpose, and increase productivity overall.

The Company will require additional capital to successfully pursue its ESG business strategy. While we believe there are an increasing number of sources of financing available for ESG initiatives, there can be proprietaryno assurance that the Company will successfully raise the needed capital. We believe that a commitment to ESG business principles will allow us to generate strong financial returns for shareholders while also creating long-term environmental and patentable compositionssocial benefits.

Initially, we intend to focus our ESG business strategy on acquiring and developing businesses we believe have potential to conserve, protect and re-purpose the natural environment in those areas in the U.S. that have been negatively impacted by mining. Our business development strategy will initially focus on the following areas:

Land reclamation
Water treatment and remediation
Carbon footprint reduction
Water usage and conservation
Renewable energy usage
Recycling and disposal practices
Green products, technologies, and infrastructure
Relationship with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other environmental regulatory bodies

We may also build, invest in or acquire companies that use blockchain, or distributed ledger technology, to account for and verify voluntary-market carbon credits generated by increased usage of matter, unlike cannabinoids themselves,renewable resources or older pharmaceutical formulations where patent protection has already expired.

Cannaboside prodrugs are intendedthe decreased usage of non-renewable resources to enable a more efficient and transparent global market for carbon credits. This may include companies (i) developing innovative products or solutions to reduce or eliminatemitigate carbon emissions; (ii) developing technologies that drive blockchain registry of credits or tokens; (iii) issuing tokens based on registry of carbon credits; and (iv) developing exchange facilities for carbon credits.

We believe that the psychoactivityCompany is well-positioned from a managerial and operational perspective to pursue these business initiatives given the experience of cannabinoids while providing amplified therapeutic effects. Upon oral delivery, cannaboside prodrugs pass through the digestive tractmanagement in connection with other ventures successfully developing and release active cannabinoids within the large intestine or colon. This could enable cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to be restricted to the gastrointestinal tract, minimizing entry into the bloodstream or brain,executing various reclamation and enabling targeted delivery for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. Targeted delivery of cannabinoids with limited psychoactivity may be especially useful for treatment of pediatric conditions. Cannaboside prodrugs are also moreremediation programs at coal mines in Appalachia and creating profitable next-generation eco-friendly initiatives and stable and far more water soluble than cannabinoids, which enables them to be readily formulated within a pill or capsule.

We have produced more than 25 novel cannabosides so far and have patent applications that include composition of matter claims for prodrugs of cannabinoids that have been studied extensivelyjobs in clinical trials worldwide, including THC, cannabidiol (CBD), cannabidivarin (CBDV), and other phytocannabinoids and endocannabinoids. Upon successful patent prosecution, protection would extend until 2035 and be available in all major markets worldwide. In addition, we have filed patent applications that seek to protect claimslocal communities previously reliant primarily on the novel vanilloid glycoside compounds that target the TRPV receptors for mediating pain relief, methods of use for TRPV1 agonists to effect neural repair, and based on findings in early 2017, for methods to use cannabinoids to treat gut dysbiosis and drug-resistantC.difficile infections, which colonize the large intestine. We aim to develop and approve our proprietary molecules as pharmaceuticals using a low-risk regulatory strategy that is available for prodrugs, and to amplify the benefits that have been seen in independent clinical trials describing the use of cannabinoids for treatment of neurological and inflammatory conditions.highly cyclical coal mining industry.

A key part of our strategy will be to take advantage of a more efficient U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review and approval process that is available for prodrugs, which reduces the need for large and expensive clinical trials. Expedited regulatory processes may be available for our cannabosides because in the U.S. and internationally there have already been many independent preclinical and clinical studies completed using the reference cannabinoid drugs we are studying, and so existing clinical data may be submitted to drug regulatory agencies as supporting evidence of our compounds’ safety and efficacy.

We are initially developing our cannabosides drug formulations for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and narcotic bowel syndrome, a severe form of opiate-induced abdominal pain.

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For inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)In March 2022, the Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent with the owners of Range Environmental Resources, Inc. (“Range”), there have been independently-conducted preclinicala West Virginia-based environmental services company operating throughout Appalachia, to purchase 80% of their shares in Range, a company primarily focused on the reclamation of former coal mines, the remediation of non-compliant streams and clinical studies that have demonstratedwaterways, and the benefitreimagination of cannabinoids,challenging environmental situations into next generation industries and many U.S. states now permit the use of medical marijuana for IBD, including for treatment of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis patients. Independently-run retrospective clinical studies have found that in 56 patients who used cannabinoids with IBD that 83.9% of patients reported improvement in abdominal pain and 76.8% of patients reported improvement in abdominal cramping.job-creating commercial activities. In addition into this proposed transaction, Company management is actively pursuing a prospective trial that was independently-managed and placebo-controlled, it was found that 45%number of Crohn’s disease patients achieved remission through only 8 weeks of treatment. Patients reported improvements in sleep and appetiteother ESG-focused investment opportunities to advance this mission with no significant side effects, anda particular focus on some patients were able to eliminate use of corticosteroids and opiate pain medications. Patients experienced benefits with cannabis treatment despite being non-responders to traditional front-line and second-line IBD therapies, such as corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and biologic TNF-alpha inhibitors.

In early 2017, we obtained new data about the anti-cancer and anti-microbial properties of cannabinoids, including evidence that cannabinoids provide cytotoxicity against cell lines of colorectal cancer andC.difficile, a drug-resistant microbial infection that colonizes the large intestine. Both colorectal cancer andC.difficile infections are more prevalent in IBD patients than in the general population.

Narcotic bowel syndrome (NBS) is a severe form of opiate-induced abdominal pain. In studies, more than half (58%) of opiate users have reported chronic abdominal pain. When opiate-induced abdominal pain is overlooked or misdiagnosed, potentially due to common gastrointestinal side effects like opiate-induced constipation, it may lead to a vicious cycle of dose escalation. While seeking pain relief, increasing the dose of opiate medications could lead both to worsening abdominal pain and to more severe drug addiction. Studies have reported that approximately 6% of opiate users have NBS, and that patients afflicted with this disorder report a quality-of-life that is worse than patients with quadriplegia. Independent preclinical studies have reported that endogenous opioid peptides may play a role within the intestinal tract in the development of inflammation, and that they act in a synergistic manner to cannabinoids for pain relief, meaning that cannabinoids could enable opiate dose reduction without sacrificing pain relief. Independent clinical studies have confirmed this effect, where it was reported that cannabis provides additional pain relief to patients taking stable doses of opiates for chronic pain management. Independent clinical studies have also found that treatment regimens for narcotic bowel syndrome are ineffective, as 45.8% of patients were shown to return to using narcotics within only three months following treatment.

Our primary operations are based in Yuba City, California, where we originally developed our proprietary bioprocessing methods. The Company’s research and development facilities include laboratories and a manufacturing suite that will be used for pharmaceutical-grade production of cannabosides for clinical trials. These facilities have been registered with and approved by the DEA as well as the State of California.

Product Pipeline

Our pipeline includes drug formulations of cannabosides, which are cannabinoid glycosides that we are developing as small molecule pharmaceutical products. Prodrugs are medications or compounds metabolized by the body into a pharmacologically active drug. We have patents pending for more than 25 of these novel pharmaceutical compositions including prodrugs of THC, CBD, and CBDV, which are cannabinoids that are either marketed and approved as pharmaceutical products today, or that are currently under investigation in independent clinical trials. Prodrugs can optimize the marketability of a drug because they can be patented and proprietary, and yet still be approved through an abbreviated regulatory pathway.

Cannaboside prodrugs are designed to deliver a variety of benefits including:

1.Administration of cannabinoids in a convenient oral formulation;
2.Targeted delivery of cannabinoids without any psychoactivity or intoxication, which can be achieved through gut-restricted prodrugs that are released in the colon or large intestine and that avoid entry into the bloodstream or brain;
3.Improved solubility, leading to oral formulations that are easy to manufacture and that improve the tolerability of cannabinoid products through reduction or removal of harsh organic solvents;
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4.Improved stability, preventing conversion of CBD to unwanted byproducts including THC in the acidic stomach environment, or preventing other forms of unwanted degradation or drug metabolism, therefore enabling higher doses of cannabinoids to be administered orally; and
5.Delayed release, enabling long-lasting and overnight relief for patients, rather than having to administer treatment repeatedly throughout the day and requiring additional sleep aids.

VITA-100 is an oral cannabinoid formulation containing THC-glycosides that is being developed for acute treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (inducing disease remission), irritable bowel syndrome, and narcotic bowel syndrome. VITA-210 is an oral cannabinoid formulation containing cannabosides being investigated in preclinical studies for chronic (long-term) administration, and which is being developed for chronic treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (maintaining disease remission), irritable bowel syndrome, opiate-induced bowel dysfunction,C. difficile infections, and colorectal cancer. The company is developing additional cannabinoid product formulations, and these development efforts will be guided by the results of observational clinical studies that will be conducted by the company or through company collaborators. These observational studies will be designed to treat serious neurological conditions including treatment of complex, refractory, or neuropathic pain (cannabis substitution therapy for opioid painkillers).

ProductsTreatment IndicationsStatus
Cannabosides - VITA-100Inflammatory Bowel Disease (inducing remission), Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Narcotic Bowel SyndromePhase 1a/1b Trial to be completed in 1st Half of 2018
Cannabosides - VITA-210Inflammatory Bowel Disease (maintaining remission), Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Opiate-induced Bowel Dysfunction,C. difficile Infections, Colorectal CancerPreclinical
Additional Cannabinoid FormulationsComplex/Refractory or Neuropathic Pain (Substitution therapy for opioid painkillers), Huntington’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis & Rare White Matter Disorders, Guillain-BarréObservational clinical studies to initiate in 1st Half of 2018

Our Operations

For each of the pharmaceutical productsmost challenging environmental situations in our pipeline, the active cannabinoid pharmaceutical agents have either been independently approved by regulatory bodies, or are now in late-stage clinical trials, and there is extensive clinical data already available related to drug safety and effectiveness. Because of this, we will in general benefit from the increased familiarity of clinical investigators and regulators with these compounds, which may enable abbreviated paths towards clinical testing and eventual approval of our pharmaceutical products.disadvantaged communities.

Short Term Development Targets

We plan to complete all necessary preclinical studies for VITA-100 and to conduct a Phase 1a/1b clinical trial in the first half of 2018. This first-in-man clinical study will focus primarily on evaluating the clinical pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of cannabosides, and it will also provide a preliminary evaluation of effects on pain, cramping, and gastrointestinal motility. We plan to conduct additional preclinical studies on our proprietary cannaboside drug formulations also, which are designed to evaluate and further explore their utility for treatment of additional conditions, such as colorectal cancer.

We are also developing additional cannabinoid formulations geared towards treatment of complex or refractory pain, for use within cannabis substitution therapy for opioid painkillers, and for the treatment of serious neurological conditions. The cannabinoid formulations and existing cannabinoid products that we plan to study may eventually be developed internally either as standalone products or used in combination with our cannaboside drug formulations. We plan to initiate observational studies in the 1sthalf of 2018 in order to assess the benefits of existing cannabinoid products for one or more treatment indications, including complex, refractory, or neuropathic pain (substitution therapy for opioid painkillers), opiate-induced bowel dysfunction, Huntington’s disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome, or multiple sclerosis. The results from these observational studies on existing cannabinoid products will be used to guide selection of appropriate treatment indications for our proprietary cannaboside pharmaceutical formulations, and to help develop additional internal intellectual property related to the use of cannabinoids for treatment of these conditions. In these observational studies, which may be coordinated by Vitality as well as through company collaborators, we intend to evaluate use of cannabinoids both as standalone agents as well as examine their use in combination with other therapies in order to help identify treatment regimens that provide maximal benefit to patients.

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Short-term development targets include:

Complete remaining preclinical efficacy and toxicology studies to support clinical development of cannabosides
Obtain regulatory approval for and initiate a Phase 1a/1b first-in-man clinical trial of VITA-100, a cannaboside prodrug containing THC-glycosides
Complete additional preclinical efficacy and pharmacology studies of cannabosides and cannaboside drug formulations that support lead drug indications as well as novel therapeutic applications
Obtain regulatory approval for and initiate observational clinical studies of existing cannabinoid therapies, focused on cannabis substitution therapy for opioid painkillers in chronic pain and treatment of serious neurological conditions

We believe that our long-term commercial success and profit potential depends in large part on our ability to develop and advance proprietary cannabinoid prodrugs that are strongly differentiated from both medical cannabis and existing cannabinoid drugs, and to do this more quickly, efficiently and effectively than our competitors. Another critical factor that will determine our success is our ability to obtain and enforce patents, maintain protection of trade secrets, and operate our business without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties. As a result, we are dedicated to the continued development and protection of our intellectual property portfolio.

In September and October 2015, the Company filed two U.S. patent applications, titled “Cannabinoid Glycoside Prodrugs and Methods of Synthesis.” In September 2016, an expanded international application was filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty system, which includes 79 patent claims to almost 200 individual compounds, including but not limited to the prodrugs of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary psychoactive component of medical cannabis, as well as the non-psychotropic compounds cannabidiol and cannabidivarin.

Additional Operations

Our glycosylation technology in the past was applied primarily to production of better tasting varieties of stevia through enzyme bioprocessing, which was developed in concert with additional technologies designed to improve the taste and yield of stevia sweetener derived from the stevia plant. We have an intellectual property portfolio related to stevia, as well as commercial operations related to the manufacture and sale of research products that commenced in 2014. We intend to sustain these operations and technologies in a manner that is cash-flow neutral or better and to commercialize them primarily through new out-licensing arrangements or strategic partnerships.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended DecemberMarch 31, 20172022 and DecemberMarch 31, 20162021

Our net loss during the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20172022 was $1,241,973$447,974 compared to a net loss of $2,499,974$360,631 for the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2016. 2021. We had no revenue from continuing operations during either the 2022 or 2021 period.

During the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017, we generated $19,305 in revenue and $2,329 in gross profit, compared to $39,682 in revenue and $19,752 in gross profit for the 2016 period.Our revenue in each of the periods presented is earned from the sale of research diagnostic testing `kits and chemicals. In May 2014, we purchased the assets of a Percipio Biosciences, Inc., which produced and sold these products, and which we continue to sell under their existing brand names. These products are sold primarily to research universities and companies in the United States and through a network of research product distributors internationally. The tests enable measurement by life science researchers of biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative signaling and stress. The kits and products include antibodies, enzymes, as well as specialty chemicals.We expect such sales to continue at approximately the rate during the 2017 period.

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During the three months ended December 31, 2017,2022, we incurred general and administrative expenses in the aggregate amount of $619,312$317,941, compared to $669,574$586,670 incurred during the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20162021 (a decrease of $50,262)$268,729). General and administrative expenses generally include corporate overhead, salaries and other compensation costs, financial and administrative contracted services, marketing, consulting costs and travel expenses. A significant portion of these costs are related to the development of our organizational capabilities as a biotechnology company, including costs such as legal and advisory fees related to intellectual property development. The majority of the decrease in general and administrative costs in the period relates to stock-based compensation costs which decreased to $182,087$0 in the period ending DecemberMarch 31, 2017,2022, as compared to $294,646$112,310 in the period ending DecemberMarch 31, 20162021, expense related to directors and officers insurance, which decreased to $120,390 during the period ending March 31, 2022, from $219,125 during the 2021 period (a decrease of $112,559)$98,735), offset by professionaland legal fees, which increaseddecreased to $160,000$3,746 in the period ending DecemberMarch 31, 2017,2022, as compared to $72,375$81,476 in the period ending DecemberMarch 31, 2016 (an increase2021 (a decrease of $87,625).In$77,730).

In addition, during the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017,2022, we incurred research and development costs of $562,504,$125,730, compared to $255,334$70,637 during the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20162021 (an increase of $307,170)$55,093). This increase resulted from an increase in wages related to research and development, which increased laboratoryto $84,311 in the period ending March 31, 2022, as compared to $48,919 in the period ending March 31, 2021 (an increase of $35,392), and consulting expenseslegal fees, which increased to $31,617 during the 2017 period as we focus on preparation for clinical trials.three months ended March 31, 2022, from $0 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

During the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017, we incurred related party rent and other costs totaling $7,800 compared to $6,900 incurred during the three months ended December 31, 2016 (an increase of $900). This resulted from an increase in the monthly office rent during the 2017 period.

This resulted in a loss from operations of $1,187,287 during the three months ended December 31, 2017 compared to a loss from operations of $912,056 during the three months ended December 31, 2016.

During the three months ended December 31, 2017,2022, we recorded total net other expensesexpense in the amount of $54,686,$4,303, compared to total net other expensesincome recorded during the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20162021, in the amount of $1,587,918. During the three months ended December 31, 2017, we recorded a loss related$296,676. This difference was primarily attributable to the change in fair valuegain on extinguishment of derivativesliabilities of $54,686, compared to a loss of $1,587,854 during the 2016 quarter. This resulted in a net loss of $1,241,973$296,653 recorded during the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017, compared to a2021.

The increase in net loss of $2,499,974attributable to common stockholders during the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2016.

The decrease2022 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 in net lossan amount equal to $87,343 is primarily due to the recognition of gains on the extinguishment of liabilities in the amount of $296,676 during the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20172021, compared to the net loss forno gains recognized during the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2016 is attributable primarily2022, offset by (i) a $268,729 decrease in general and administrative expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the larger loss relatedthree months ending March 31, 2021, and (ii) a $55,093 increase in research and development expenses during three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the change in fair value of derivatives recorded during the 2016 quarter.

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

Our net loss during the ninethree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017 was $3,246,847 compared to a net loss2021.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have incurred losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $4,105,232 for the nine months ended December$49,588,652 as of March 31, 2016. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, we generated $77,324 in revenue2022, and $22,382 in gross profit from sales ofcertain research products, compared to$131,947 in revenue and $66,005 in gross profit from sales ofcertain research products during the nine months ended December 31, 2016.Our revenue in each of the periods presented is earned from the sale of research diagnostic testing kits and chemicals. In May 2014, we purchased the assets of a Percipio Biosciences, Inc., which produced and sold these products, and which we continue to sell under their existing brand names. These productsfurther losses are sold primarily to research universities and companiesanticipated in the United States and through a networkdevelopment of research product distributors internationally. The tests enable measurement by life science researchers of biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative signaling and stress. The kits and products include antibodies, enzymes, as well as specialty chemicals.We expect such sales to continue at approximately the 2017 rate.our business.

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During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, we incurred general and administrative expenses in the aggregate amount of $1,894,984 compared to $1,685,527 incurred during the nine months ended December 31, 2016 (an increase of $209,457). General and administrative expenses generally include corporate overhead, salaries and other compensation costs, costs of financial and administrative contracted services, marketing and consulting costs and travel expenses. A significant portion of these costs are related to the development of our organizational capabilities as a biotechnology company, including costs such as legal and advisory fees related to intellectual property development. The general and administrative expenses included stock-based compensation of $505,555 during the nine months ended December 31, 2017, as compared to stock-based compensation of $659,611 during the nine months ended December 31, 2016 (a decrease of $154,056), professional fees of $475,929 during the nine months ended December 31, 2017, as compared to professional fees of $313,424 during the nine months ended December 31, 2016 (an increase of $162,505), and legal fees of $82,839 during the nine months ended December 31, 2017, as compared to legal fees of $35,240 during the nine months ended December 31, 2016 (an increase of $47,599).

In addition, during the nine months ended December 31, 2017, we incurred research and development costs of $1,390,100 relating to research and development, compared to research and development costs of $483,638 during the nine months ended December 31, 2016 (an increase of $906,462). The increase resulted primarily from increased laboratory and consulting expenses during the 2017 period as we focus on preparation for clinical trials as well as increase in stock compensation expense in 2017 compared to 2016.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, we incurred related party rent and other costs totaling $23,100 compared to $20,700 incurred during the nine months ended December 31, 2016 (an increase of $2,400). This resulted from an increase in the monthly office rent during the 2017 period.

This resulted in a loss from operations of $3,285,802 during the nine months ended December 31, 2017 compared to a loss from operations of $2,123,860 during the nine months ended December 31, 2016.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, we recorded total other income (expense) in the amount of $38,955, compared to total other income (expense) recorded during the nine months ended December 31, 2016 in the amount of $(1,981,372). During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, we recorded a gain related to the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $38,955, compared to a loss of $1,980,592 during the nine months ended December 31, 2016.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of DecemberMarch 31, 2017,2022, we had total current assets of $1,381,828, which was$45,046. Our total current assets as of March 31, 2022 were comprised mainly of cash in the amount of $1,362,710.$44,162 and prepaid expenses in the amount of $884. Our total current liabilities as of DecemberMarch 31, 20172022 were $399,328$883,553, represented by $750,000 due under a revolving credit line and consisted of accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $197,492 and derivative liability of $201,836.$133,553 including a $33,440 lease payment attributable to our now-dissolved wholly-owned subsidiary, The derivative liabilityControl Center, Inc., for which Malachite Innovations, Inc. is a non-cash item related to certain of our outstanding warrants as of December 31, 2017.not responsible. As a result, on DecemberMarch 31, 2017,2022, we had negative working capital of $982,500.$838,507. We had no long-term liabilities as of March 31, 2022.

Sources of Capital

We havedo not yet received significant revenues from sales of products or services, and have recurring losses from operations. Our financial statements included in this report have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that we will be ableexpect to realize our assets and discharge our liabilitiesgenerate any revenue in the normal course of businessnear term. Based on our current corporate strategy, our total expenditures for the foreseeable future. For the nine12 months ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred a net loss of $3,246,847 and used cash in operating activities of $2,180,055. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on the Company’sfollowing March 31, 2017 financial statements, has raised substantial doubt about2022 are expected to be approximately $1,800,000, which is comprised of general operating and research and development expenses. Based on our cash balance of $44,162, the Company’s abilityavailability of $4,830,050 under our $5,000,000 equity financing line and $250,000 available under our revolving credit line as of March 31, 2022, and our estimated total expenditures of approximately $1,800,000 for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2023, we expect to continue as a going concern. The continuation of our Company as a going concern is dependent upon our Company attaining and maintaining profitable operations and raising additional capital. The financial statements included in this report do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should our Company discontinue operations.

We estimate that we will have sufficient funds to operate our business over the business for the nine months after December 31, 2017. In December 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 933,332 shares of our common stock and warrantsnext 12 months. We also expect to purchase 466,667 of our common stock to certain investors for net proceeds of approximately $1,395,000 and in July 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 666,667 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 333,334 of our common stock to certain investors for net proceeds of approximately $995,000. We will requireobtain additional financing and other sources of capital to fund our planned long-termfuture operations. These estimates

Our estimated total expenditures for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2023 could differincrease if we encounter unanticipated difficulties,expenses in which case our current funds may not be sufficient to operateconnection with operating our business for that period.as presently planned. In addition, our estimates of the amount of cash necessary to operatefund our business may prove to be wrong,too low, and we could spend our available financial resources much faster than we currently expect.

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We do not have any firm commitments for future capital. Significant additional financing If we cannot raise the capital necessary to continue to develop our business, we will be requiredforced to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our proposed operations. If any of these were to occur, there is a substantial risk that our business would fail.

Since inception, we have primarily funded our operations through equity and debt financings. We expect to continue to fund our planned operations in future periods, including researchprimarily through equity and development activities relating to our principal product candidate, seeking regulatory approval of that or any other product candidate we may choose to develop, commercializing any product candidate for which we are able to obtain regulatory approval or certification, seeking to license or acquire new assets or businesses, and maintaining our intellectual property rights and pursuing rights to new technologies. We do not presently have, nor do we expectdebt financings in the near future to have, revenue to fund our business from our operations, and will need to obtain significant funding from external sources. Weforeseeable future. However, sources of additional funds may seek to raise such funding from a variety of sources.not be available when needed, on acceptable terms, or at all. If we raise additional funds by issuingissue equity or convertible debt securities to raise additional funds or to fund, in whole or in part, acquisitions in furtherance of our business strategy, our existing stockholders’ ownership willstockholders may experience substantial dilution, and the new equity or debt securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of our existing stockholders. If we incur additional debt, it may increase our leverage relative to our earnings or to our equity capitalization, requiring us to pay additional interest expenses. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be diluted, and obtaining commercial loansavailable, would increase our liabilities and future cash commitments. If we pursue capital through alternative sources, such as collaborations or other similar arrangements, we may be forced to relinquish rights to our proprietary glycosylated cannabinoid technology or other intellectual property thatand could result in our receipt of only a portion of any revenue that may be generated from a partnered product or business. Further,Moreover, regardless of the manner in which we seek to raise capital, we may not be able to obtain additional financing from any of these sources on commercially reasonable or acceptable terms when needed, or at all. If we cannot raise the money that we needincur substantial costs in order to continue to operatethose pursuits, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, printing and develop our business, we will be forced to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our operations. If any of these were to occur, there is a substantial risk that our business would faildistribution expenses and our stockholders could lose all of their investment.other related costs.

Sources of Capital

On December 12, 2017, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the purchasers identified therein providing for the issuance and sale by the Company to the purchasers, of an aggregate of 933,332 shares of the Company’s common stock (collectively, the “Shares”) and Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 466,667 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrants”), at a price of $1.50 per share (the “Offering”). The Warrants have an exercise price of $2.00 per share, are exercisable immediately, expire on the three year anniversary of the date of issuance, and may be exercised on a cashless basis. The Offering closed on December 15, 2017. The aggregate proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Shares and Warrants was approximately $1,395,000.Pursuant to the terms of the Offering, we filed a registration statement on Form S-1 to register the resale of the Shares and the Warrants.

On July 26, 2017, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the purchasers identified therein providing for the issuance and sale by the Company to the purchasers, of an aggregate of 666,667 shares of the Company’s common stock (collectively, the “Shares”) and Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 333,334 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrants”), at a price of $1.50 per share (the “July Offering”). The Warrants have an exercise price of $2.00 per share, are exercisable immediately, expire on the three year anniversary of the date of issuance, and may be exercised on a cashless basis. The July Offering closed on July 28, 2017. The aggregate proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Shares and Warrants was approximately $995,000.Pursuant to the terms of the July Offering, we filed a registration statement on Form S-1 to register the resale of the Shares and the Warrants. The registration statement on Form S-1 was declared effective on October 13, 2017.

On August 19, 2016, we filed a resale registration statement on Form S-1 (“Form S-1”) with the SEC to register 2,650,000 shares of our common stock and 7,950,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of certain warrants. We received a letter from the Washington D.C. office of the SEC dated December 10, 2016, stating that the staff of the SEC was conducting a Section 8(e) examination with respect to this Form S-1 and that the Division of Corporate Finance would not take any further action on the Form S-1 while the examination was pending. We received subpoenas to produce documents dated December 14, 2016, and January 23, 2017, and a further subpoena for testimony and any supplemental production of documents dated June 5, 2017. We have complied with all document requests and the Company’s CEO will provide testimony when the SEC schedules such testimony, which we believe will be sometime before the end of September 2018.

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Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

We have not generated positive cash flows from operating activities. For the ninethree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017,2022, net cash used in operating activities was $2,180,055$394,181 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $883,627$557,334 for the ninethree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2016.2021. This increasedecrease was primarily attributable to increased net lossa gain on extinguishment of liabilities of $296,653 recognized during the current periodthree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017.2021, and an increase in accounts payable, partially offset by a decrease in the expenses recorded for stock-based compensation related to stock options. Net cash used in operating activities during the ninethree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20172022 consisted primarily of a net loss of $3,246,847$447,974, offset by $1,151,304an increase in aggregate stock compensation from vested stock options and common stock, and $313,676accounts payable of shares of stock issued for services.$50,993. Net cash used in operating activities during the ninethree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20162021 consisted primarily of a net loss of $4,105,232$360,631, and a gain on extinguishment of liabilities of $296,653, partially offset by a change in fair value of derivative liability of $1,980,592, $817,009 in aggregate$112,310 related to stock-based compensation for vested stock options and common stock, and $276,000 for stock issued in exchange for services.compensation.

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Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

During the ninethree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20172022 and DecemberMarch 31, 2016,2021, no net cash was used in or provided by investing activities.

Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities

During the ninethree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017,2022, net cash provided byfrom financing activities was $2,389,999 compared to$400,000, from a revolving credit line. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, no net cash was used in or provided by financing activities of $942,030 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016. Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended December 31, 2017 was attributable to the net proceeds from sale of stock and warrants of $2,389,999. Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended December 31, 2016 was attributable to $165,030 from the sale of common stock and warrants and $777,000 provided by the exercise of warrants.activities.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that would be material to stockholders.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our financial statements and accompanying notes included in this report have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

We regularly evaluate the accounting policies and estimates that we use to prepare our financial statements. In general, management’s estimates are based on historical experience, on information from third party professionals, and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the facts and circumstances. Actual results could differ from the estimates made by management.

We believe the following critical accounting policies require us to make significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements included in this report:

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAPgenerally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The more significant estimates and assumption by management include, among others, the fair value of sharesassumptions used in valuing assets acquired in business acquisitions, reserves for accounts receivable, assumptions used in valuing equity instruments issued for services, the fair value of options and warrants,valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, accruals for potential liabilities, and assumptions used in the valuationdetermination of our outstanding derivative liabilities.the Company’s liquidity. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Stock-Based Compensation

The Company periodically issues stock options and warrantsrestricted stock awards to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The Company accounts for share-based payments undersuch grants issued and vesting based on ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation whereby the guidance as set forth in the Share-Based Payment Topicvalue of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees, officers, directors, and consultants, including employee stock options, based on estimated fair values. The Company estimates the fair value of share-based payment awards to employees and directorsaward is measured on the date of grant using an option-pricing model, and recognized for employees as compensation expense on the value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expensestraight-line basis over the required service periodvesting period. Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the Company’s statements of operations. Thesame period and manner as if the Company accountshad paid cash for stock option and warrant grants issued and vesting to non-employees in accordance with the authoritative guidance whereas the value of the stock compensation is based upon the measurement date as determined at either (a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or (b) the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete. Stock-based compensation is based on awards ultimately expected to vest and is reduced for estimated forfeitures. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, as necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.services.

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Derivative Financial Instruments

Revenue

We evaluate

The Company’s revenue recognition policies will follow the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contracts, which includes (1) identifying the contracts or agreements with a customer, (2) identifying our financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changesperformance obligations in the fair value reported incontract or agreement, (3) determining the statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, we use a probability weighted average Black-Scholes-Merton modeltransaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to value the derivative instruments at inceptionseparate performance obligations, and on subsequent valuation dates through the December 31, 2017 reporting date. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded(5) recognizing revenue as liabilities or as equity,each performance obligation is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.satisfied.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Please refer to Footnote 1 of the accompanying financial statements for management’s discussion of recent accounting pronouncementspronouncements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not Applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive and financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of ourWe have established disclosure controls and procedures as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive and financial officer concluded that as of December 31, 2017, these disclosure controls and procedures were not effectiveare designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed byin our Company in reports we filefiled or submitsubmitted under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SecuritiesSEC, and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including that such information relating to the Company is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officer,officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures .. The conclusiondisclosure. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2022, and have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective was due to the presenceas of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, as previously disclosed in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. In light of the material weaknesses identified by management, we performed additional analyses and procedures in order to conclude that our condensed financial statements for the interim period ended December 31, 2017 are fairly presented, in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP.2022.

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Description of Material Weaknesses and Management’s Remediation Initiatives

As of the date of this report, our remediation efforts continue related to each of the material weaknesses that we have identified in our internal control over financial reporting and additional time and resources will be required in order to fully address these material weaknesses. We have not been able to complete all actions necessary and test the remediated controls in a manner that would enable us to conclude that such controls are effective. We are committed to implementing the necessary controls to remediate the material weaknesses described below, as and when resources permit. These material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until (1) the new processes are designed, appropriately controlled and implemented for a sufficient period of time and (2) we have sufficient evidence that the new processes and related controls are operating effectively. The following is a list of the material weaknesses identified by management as of December 31, 2017:

(1) Insufficient segregation of duties in our finance and accounting functions due to limited personnel. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, we internally performed all aspects of our financial reporting process, including, but not limited to, access to the underlying accounting records and systems, the ability to post and record journal entries and responsibility for the preparation of the financial statements. Due to the fact that these duties were often performed by the same person, there was a lack of review over the financial reporting process that might result in a failure to detect errors in spreadsheets, calculations, or assumptions used to compile the financial statements and related disclosures as filed with the SEC. This could result in a material misstatement to our interim or annual financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

(2) Insufficient corporate governance policies. The Company does not have a majority of independent members on our board of directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We are currently considering adding additional independent members to our board of directors and adding accounting personnel to our staff in connection with the ongoing efforts to remediate the material weaknesses described above, but no specific progress has been made on these goals or other remediation efforts during the three months ended December 31, 2017. As a result, thereThere were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the nine monthsquarter ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017,2022, that havehas materially affected, or areis reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Internal Control

A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks that controls that are effective at one date may subsequently become inadequate because of changes in conditions or because the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. The impact and outcome of litigation, if any, is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are not currently a party to and our properties are not currently the subject of any material pending legal proceedings the adverse outcome of which, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Please refer to the risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Registration StatementTransition Report on Form S-110-KT filed with the SEC on January 19, 2018.March 31, 2022.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

In October 2017, we issued a total of 82,468 shares of our common stock to one consultant as compensation for services valued at $150,000. The issuance of this common stock, has not been registered under the Securities Act and the shares of common stock were issued in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder based on the following facts: the consultant has represented that it is an accredited investor as defined in Regulation D and that it is acquiring the shares of common stock for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling the shares of common stock and that it has sufficient investment experience to evaluate the risks of the investment; the shares of commons stock were issued as restricted securities.None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit

Number
Description of Exhibit
4.12.1FormAgreement and Plan of Common Stock Purchase WarrantMerger, dated September 14, 2011, by and between Stevia First Corp. and Legend Mining Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 13, 2017.October 14, 2011.)
10.13.1.1Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 12, 2017 by and among Vitality Biopharma, Inc., and the Purchasers listed on the signature pages theretoArticles of Incorporation of Stevia First Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13.1 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 6, 2008 (File No. 333-152830).)
3.1.2Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Vitality Biopharma, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 13, 2017.July 19, 2016.)
10.23.1.3Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 12, 2017, by and among Vitality Biopharma, Inc. and the Purchasers listed on the signature pages theretoArticles of Merger, effective October 10, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 13, 2017.October 14, 2011.)
3.1.4Certificate of Change, effective October 10, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 14, 2011.)
3.2.1Bylaws of Stevia First Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 6, 2008 (File No. 333-152830).)
3.2.2Certificate of Amendment of Bylaws of Stevia First Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 7, 2012.)
   
31.13.2.3Bylaws of Malachite Innovations, Inc., effective as of November 10, 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2.3 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 15, 2021.)
31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)Officer) Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
32.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)Officer) Pursuant to Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002†
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document *
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase *
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *
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* Filed herewith.

† Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

VITALITY BIOPHARMA,MALACHITE INNOVATIONS, INC.
By:/s/ Robert BrookeMichael Cavanaugh
Robert BrookeMichael Cavanaugh
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date: February 14, 2018May 10, 2022

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number
Description of Exhibit
4.12.1FormAgreement and Plan of Common Stock Purchase WarrantMerger, dated September 14, 2011, by and between Stevia First Corp. and Legend Mining Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 13, 2017.October 14, 2011.)
10.13.1.1Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 12, 2017 by and among Vitality Biopharma, Inc., and the Purchasers listed on the signature pages theretoArticles of Incorporation of Stevia First Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13.1 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 6, 2008 (File No. 333-152830).)
3.1.2Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Vitality Biopharma, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 13, 2017.July 19, 2016.)
10.23.1.3Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 12, 2017, by and among Vitality Biopharma, Inc. and the Purchasers listed on the signature pages theretoArticles of Merger, effective October 10, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 13, 2017.October 14, 2011.)
3.1.4Certificate of Change, effective October 10, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 14, 2011.)
3.2.1Bylaws of Stevia First Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 6, 2008 (File No. 333-152830).)
3.2.2

Certificate of Amendment of Bylaws of Stevia First Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 7, 2012.)

   
31.13.2.3Bylaws of Malachite Innovations, Inc., effective as of November 10, 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2.3 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 15, 2021.)
31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)Officer) Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
32.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)Officer) Pursuant to Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002†
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document *
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase *
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document *
   
101.INS104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Instance Document *
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase *
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document *document)

* Filed herewith.

† Furnished herewith.

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