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13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In May 2019, the Company entered into an endorsement agreement with a professional athlete. The term of the agreement is through December 31, 2022 and is tied to performance of the athlete in a number of annual professional events, and also includes promotion of the Company via social media, wearing of logo during competition, provide production days for advertising creation and attend meet and greets. The potential payments, if all services are provided, in aggregate is $4,900,000 and is paid based on the services above for the period ending: December 2019 - $400,000, December 2020 - $800,000, December 2021 - $1,800,000, and December 2022 - $1,900,000. In light of the impact of COVID-19 on events, we mutually agreed to suspend payments at minimum from March 2020 until June 2020. Effective July 1, 2020, the parties entered into a new endorsement agreement with the professional athlete amending certain of the contract terms which superseded the original agreement. Under the current endorsement agreement potential payments to the professional athlete are as follows from July 2020 to December 2022 – up to $2,867,000 to be paid in common stock in three issuances, based on a Volume Weighed Average Price (“VWAP”) calculation, of which the last two issuances can be paid in cash at the Company’s option – 700,000 shares valued at $1,337,000 were issued on July 1, 2020, $800,000 paid between July 2021 and December 2021, and $667,000 paid between July 2022 and December 2022. In addition the Company will make monthly cash payments as follows from: July 2020 to December 2020 - $40,000, from January 2021 to June 2021 - $50,000, from July 2021 to December 2021 - $75,000, from January 2022 to June 2022 - $85,000, and from July 2022 to December 2022 - $100,000. We recorded sponsorship expense of $577,034 and $150,000 for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, to sponsorships.

 

In September 2019, the Company entered into a sponsorship agreement with Life Time, Inc, an operator of fitness clubs, facilities and events. The term of the agreement is through December 31, 2022 and is tied to the Company being the exclusive CBD company and performance of Life Time Inc. regarding advertisement, marketing and display within facilities and at identified events. The potential payments, if all commitments are met, in aggregate is $4,900,000 and is to be paid for the period ending: December 2019 - $1,125,555, December 2020 - $1,258,148, December 2021 - $1,258,148 and December 2022 - $1,258,149. In light of the impact of COVID-19 on the operation of fitness clubs, facilities and events, we had mutually agreed to suspend payments and will determine if a contract amendment is warranted based on the opening of Life Time Inc. facilities and decisions on Life Time Inc. hosted events. We recorded sponsorship expense of $1,323,000 and $160,555 for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

In October 2019, the Company entered into a sponsorship agreement with Feld Motor Sports to be an official sponsor of the Monster Energy Cup events through 2021, the United States AMA Supercross and FIM World Championship events through 2021, and US Supercross Futures event through 2021. The sponsorship includes various media, marketing, and promotion activities. The payments in aggregate are $1,750,000 and is to be paid for the period ending: December 2019 - $150,000, December 2020 - $800,000 and December 2021 - $800,000. In light of the impact of COVID-19 on the events, we have provided notice of termination for the entire agreement and have agreed to make three monthly payments of $77,430 from April 2020 to June 2020 for services provided in the quarter ending March 31, 2020. We have recorded expense of $666,831 and $0 for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.