This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations include several forward-looking statements that reflect management's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may", "will", "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate" and "continue", or similar words. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of us and members of management team as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.

Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the SEC. Important factors currently known to management could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the future operating results over time. We believe that our assumptions are based upon reasonable data derived from and known about our business and operations. No assurances are made that actual results of operations or the results of our future activities will not differ materially from our assumptions. Factors that could cause differences include, but are not limited to, expected market demand for our products, fluctuations in pricing of our products, and competition.

The following discussion provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our past financial condition and plan of operations. The discussion below should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.





Overview


The Company was originally incorporated in the State of Nevada on September 21, 1989 under the name of Fulton Ventures, Inc. Since incorporated, the Company has engaged in a variety of businesses, but has been inactive since late 2014 through the Merger that closed on September 14, 2018. Since the Merger, the Company has been operated under the control of current management and continued to operate the business of Jacksam Corporation, described herein, as our sole business. Our sole business has been the design, manufacturing and sale of vaporizer cartridge filling machines, capping machines, pre-roll & cone filling machines, and cartridges to customers in the medical and recreational cannabis, hemp, and CBD industries.

Components of Statements of Operations





Revenue


Product revenue consists of sales of 710 Shark filling machines, 710 Captain capping machines, "PreRoll-ER" pre-roll & cone filling machines, cartridges, accessories, warranty, service and freight charges, net of returns, discounts and allowances. Once a sales order is negotiated and received by a sales representative, we generally collect a 50% deposit from the customer. When the product is ready to be shipped, the customer will generally pay the remaining balance. We recognize the revenue when the product leaves the warehouse on the way to the customer.

For the filling and capping machines, training is coordinated with the customers in accordance with their availability but generally completed within a week or two of the shipment. Standard warranties are offered at no cost to customers to cover parts for three years, and labor and maintenance are offered for one year for product defects.






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Cost of Revenue



Cost of goods sold represents costs directly related to supplies and materials, machines, freight and delivery, commissions, printing, packaging and other costs.

We expect our cost of goods sold per unit to decrease as we continue to scale our operations, improve product designs and work with our third-party suppliers to lower costs.





Operating Expenses



Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses include costs associated with our business development efforts with our distributors and partners and costs related to trade shows and other marketing programs. We expense sales and marketing costs as incurred. We expect sales and marketing expenses to increase in future periods as we expand our sales and marketing teams and increase our participation in global trade shows and other marketing programs.

General and Administrative. Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation, benefits, travel and other costs for employees. In addition, general and administrative expenses include third-party consulting, legal, audit, accounting services, and allocations of overhead costs, such as rent, facilities and information technology. We expect general and administrative expenses to increase as our revenue increases.





Results of Operations


Comparison for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:





Revenue


Total revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased to $1,777,075 (comprised of machine sales of $1,033,123 and non-machine sales of $743,952), compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 that generated sales of $1,770,966 (comprised of machine sales of $1,658,668 and non-machine sales of $112,298). The lockdown of major cities in China due to Covid-19 during the first quarter of 2022 caused shipping issues of machines from China to the U.S. and adversely impacted our ability to fulfill customers' orders. However, lower machine sales were offset by record quarterly cartridge sales driven by our strong execution of strategic partnership and customer development.





Cost of Revenue


Total cost of revenue increased to $1,358,438 during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 that had a cost of revenue of $1,256,973. The increase in cost of revenue was due to a higher mix of non-machine sales. Thus, our gross margin percentage decreased from 29% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 to 24% for the three months ended March 31, 2022.





Operating Expenses


Operating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased to $417,257 (comprised of Salaries of $267,644 and Other Sales, Marketing and General and Administrative ("SG&A") expenses of $149,613), compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 that produced $510,243 (comprised of Salaries of $329,083 and Other SG&A expenses of $181,160). The decrease in operating expenses was driven by our continued operation optimization.






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Income from Operations


Total income from operations was $1,380 during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $3,750 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.





Derivative Gain / (Loss)


Derivative gain, a non-cash item, was $287,098 during the three months ended March 31, 2022, due to the fair value change of the debt and warrants driven by the stock price change between December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, compared to $532,367 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.





Interest Expense


Interest expense decreased to $259,094 during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $348,651 during the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to the amortization of debt discount of the Notes, a non-cash item.

Loss on Settlement of Notes Payable

Loss on settlement of notes payable, a non-cash item, was $0 during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $137,506 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Loss on Conversion of Notes Payable

Loss on conversion of notes payable, a non-cash item, was $0 during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $58,642 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.





Net Income / (Loss)



Net income was $29,384 during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to a net loss of $8,682 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At March 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $807,014. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we have financed our operations principally through receipts of customer payments, debt of $81,671, and issuance of preferred stock of $890,000.

We anticipate that we will need additional financing to continue as an ongoing entity over the next 12 months. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors. There can be no assurance we will be able to obtain additional financing on favorable terms, or at all. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, our financial results and business prospects may be materially adversely affected.





Operating Activities


We have historically experienced negative cash outflows. Our net cash used in operating activities primarily results from our operating losses combined with changes in working capital components as we have grown our business and is influenced by the timing of cash payments for inventory purchases and cash receipts from our customers. Our primary source of cash flow from operating activities is cash down payments and final payments for our machines. Our primary uses of cash from operating activities are employee-related expenditures and amounts due to vendors for purchased components. Our cash flows from operating activities will continue to be affected principally by our working capital requirements and the extent to which we build up our inventory balances and increase spending on personnel and other operating activities as our business grows.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $137,892, compared to $122,170 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.






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Investing Activities



The Company had no investing activities in either period.





Financing Activities


During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company received $890,000 in proceeds from issuance of Series B Preferred Stock and $81,671 in proceeds from short-term debt and made payments of $300,000 of convertible notes payable and $71,576 of short-term debt.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company received $570,000 in proceeds from convertible debt, $296,524 in proceeds from non-convertible debt, and $250,000 in proceeds from sale of common stock units, and made payments of $526,058 of convertible notes payable and $16,443 of non-convertible notes payable.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined by applicable SEC regulations.





COVID-19 Impact


Our business and operating results for 2020 and first quarter of 2022 were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We expect improvements throughout 2022.

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