The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, Notis Global's audited annual financial statements and the related notes thereto as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on January 8, 2019. This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as described under the heading "Forward-Looking Statements" in this quarterly report. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties, please see the disclosure under the heading "Risk Factors" elsewhere in this quarterly report.

We believe that our assumptions are based upon reasonable data derived from and known about our business and operations and the business and operations of the Company. No assurances are made that actual results of operations or the results of our future activities will not differ materially from its assumptions. Factors that could cause differences include, but are not limited to, expected market demand for the Company's products and services and competition.





Overview

Historically, we established joint ventures and entered into operating and management agreements with our partners and acted as a distributor of hemp products processed by our contractors. We previously generated revenue from various sources on a "one-time basis" for services that we provided to clients in helping them obtain licenses, build out and open dispensaries and cultivation centers. Prior to 2017, we sold a line of portable vaporizers and accessories under the brand name Vaporfection. We discontinued these business operations in 2016 to focus on our current business in the industrial hemp industry.

Based upon our knowledge and expertise in the regulation of the industrial hemp industry, our business plan involves creating a sustainable business model to grow crops and manufacture products from hemp farmland and to market, sell, and distribute hemp derivative products such as CBD distillate and isolate, while exploring other business opportunities that complement our core business.

We operate through the following subsidiaries:





  ? Shi Farms, which cultivates and processes industrial hemp at a 320-acre farm
    in Pueblo, Colorado;

  ? NY - SHI, which conducted our pilot study in New York and will be our joint
    venture partner with Canbiola and Canbiola Sub;

  ? SHI Cooperative, which will contract with third-party farmers to cultivate
    hemp in, among other areas, Colorado, Nevada, and Oklahoma;

  ? Pueblo Agriculture Supply and Equipment LLC "PASE", which owns dehydration
    equipment;

  ? SOCO Processing, which will construct a pre-processing plant as part of the
    Partner Farm Agreement and Supply Agreement with Mile High; and

  ? Rock Acquisition Corporation, which will manage land containing potential sand
    and gravel assets in Pueblo, Colorado, under a mining permit with the State of
    Colorado.




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Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

The Company reported a consolidated net loss of approximately $10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and consolidated net income of approximately $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The $11.5 million fluctuation was mainly due to a $9.2 million for interest expense on notes and default principal increase during the quarter.





Revenue

Revenue was $89,390 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to $139,228 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The decrease of approximately $49,838 in total revenue was due to the Company executing its business plan and increasing the size of its agricultural capacity by farming on 15 acres. The net result was an increase in biomass that we processed into CBD, which allowed us to commence sales of CBD. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company launched the Company launched its hemp cultivation business utilizing its corporate-owned farm in Pueblo, Colorado. Due to the shift in its business plan, the company's revenues declined as they anticipated the sale of hemp and its derivative products.





Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue decreased by approximately $35,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same period of 2016, because our revenues declined for the same period. Our CBD oil sale program launched in the first quarter of 2016 and the Company incurred cost of revenue related to procurement of CBD oils in the amount of approximately $64,685 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $99,763 for the same period of 2016.





Operating Expenses

Operating expenses consist of all other costs incurred during the period, other than cost of revenue. The Company incurred approximately $1.1 million in operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to approximately $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The decrease of approximately $2.5 million was primarily due to the decrease in general and administrative expenses amount due to the closing of the Company's headquarter office in Los Angeles, California, as well as the Company's revised business plan resulting in certain discontinued operations. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salary costs, including stock-based compensation, professional costs, including the costs associated with being a public company and consultants, rent, and other costs.





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Other Expense

Other expense decreased by approximately $14.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to the prior period, primarily from the decrease in gain on change in fair value of warrant liability, gain on sale of interest in subsidiary, and amortization of debt discount.





Net Loss

The net loss for March 31, 2017, was approximately $10.2 million compared to net income of $1.2 million for March 31, 2016. The decrease of approximately $11.4 million was primarily due to the increase in total other income (expense).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2017, the Company had cash on hand of approximately $164,033 compared to approximately $23,967 at December 31, 2016.

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