Notes payable consists of the following: 

Total debt as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $13,232,818 and $6,609,398, respectively, net of unamortized debt discount of $5,267,182 and $4,790,601, respectively. The senior convertible promissory notes are secured by shares of common stock. There was accrued interest payable of $41,459 and $21,767 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. See “Note 16 – Subsequent Events” for additional disclosure regarding changes in notes payable subsequent to March 31, 2018.

Scheduled Maturities of Long-Term Debt

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt, including the unamortized debt discounts of $5,267,182, are as follows:

Promissory Notes

On January 18, 2018, the Company entered into a $6,500,000 promissory note for the purchase of land and a building in California with a third-party creditor. As part of the closing of the purchase of land, the Company issued warrants with a value of approximately $164,000 and paid a cash fee of $195,000. The unamortized balance as of March 31, 2018 was $339,999. The warrants and cash fee were recorded as a debt discount. The promissory note is collateralized by the land and building purchased and matures on February 1, 2021. The interest rate for the first year is 12.0% and increases 0.5% per year, up to 13.5%, through 2021. Payments of interest only are due monthly. The full principle balance and accrued interest are due at maturity.

2018 Master Securities Purchase and Convertible Promissory Notes Agreement

In March 2018, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an accredited investor pursuant to which the Company sells to the accredited investor Senior Convertible Promissory Notes. During the period ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued one 7.5% convertible note for an aggregate value of $5,000,000. As of March 31, 2018, $5,000,000 gross of the unamortized debt discount of $3,344,050 remains due. There were no fees or expenses deducted from the net proceeds received by the Company in the offerings. The Company paid $150,000 in cash and issued approximately $116,000 of warrants in connection with the notes. The cash fee and warrant was recorded as a debt discount.

For each note issued under the Master Securities Purchase Agreement, the principal and interest due and owed under the note is convertible into shares of Common Stock at any time at the election of the holder at a conversion price per share equal to the lower of (i) the original conversion price as defined in each note issuance or (ii) 87% of the average of the two lowest daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock in the thirteen (13) trading days prior to the conversion date (“Conversion Price”), which Conversion Price is subject to adjustment for (i) stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, or similar events and (ii) full ratchet anti-dilution protection. Upon certain events of default, the conversion price will automatically become 70% of the average of the three (3) lowest volume weighted average prices of the Common Stock in the twenty (20) consecutive trading days prior to the conversion date for so long as such event of default remains in effect.

In addition, at any time that (i) the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for the prior ten (10) consecutive trading days is $10.50 or more and (ii) the average daily trading value of the Common Stock is greater than $2,500,000 for the prior ten (10) consecutive trading days, then the Company may demand, upon one (1) day’s notice, that the holder convert the notes at the Conversion Price.

The Company may prepay in cash any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the notes and any accrued and unpaid interest by, upon ten (10) days’ written notice to the holder, paying an amount equal to (i) 110% of the sum of the then-outstanding principal amount of the notes plus accrued but unpaid interest, if the prepayment date is within 90 days of the issuance date of the notes; (ii) 115% of the sum of the then-outstanding principal amount plus accrued but unpaid interest, if the prepayment date is between 91 days and 180 days of the issuance date of the notes; or (iii) 125% of the sum of the then-outstanding principal amount of the notes plus accrued but unpaid interest, if the prepayment date is after 180 days of the issuance date of the notes.

2017 Master Securities Purchase and Convertible Promissory Notes Agreement

The Company has a Securities Purchase Agreement with an accredited investor pursuant to which the Company sells to the accredited investor Senior Convertible Promissory Notes. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company issued five 12% convertible notes for an aggregate value of $20,000,000 due at various dates through June 2019. Of the $20,000,000 convertible notes issued during 2017, the Company converted $13,100,000 of the convertible notes into shares of the Company’s common stock during the year ended December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, $6,900,000 gross of the unamortized debt discount of $4,790,602 remained due. During the period ended March 31, 2018, the convertible notes outstanding as of December 31, 2017 were all converted in January 2018. During the period ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued one 12% convertible note for an aggregate value of $5,000,000. Of the $5,000,000 convertible note issued during 2018, the Company converted $2,500,000 of the convertible note during the period ended March 31, 2018. As of March 31, 2018, $2,500,000 gross of the unamortized debt discount of $1,583,133 remains due. There were no fees or expenses deducted from the net proceeds received by the Company in the offerings. The Company paid $150,000 in cash and issued approximately $196,000 of warrants in connection with the notes. The cash fee and warrants issued were recorded as a debt discount.

Conversion of Notes Payable and Related Loss on Extinguishment of Debt 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company converted debt and accrued interest into 3,133,025 and 1,805,406 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively. The value of the common stock issued in conversion of debt are detailed below.

The table below details the conversion of the notes payable into equity and the loss on extinguishment of debt for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017: