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1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS, HISTORY AND PRESENTATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
NATURE OF OPERATIONS, HISTORY AND PRESENTATION

Nature of Operations

 

Advanced Cannabis Solutions, Inc. (“ACS”) was incorporated in the State of Colorado on June 5, 2013 (“Inception”). ACS plans to provide real estate leasing services to the regulated cannabis industry throughout the United States by purchasing real estate assets and leasing growing space and related facilities to licensed marijuana growers and dispensary owners for their operations.  In addition, ACS plans to provide a variety of ancillary services to the industry, including the development of a proprietary line of grow mediums and plant nutrient lines, product tracking technology, and comprehensive consulting services to current and future cannabis entrepreneurs.

 

ACS’ initial focus will be on opportunities within Colorado, which has allowed its citizens to use medical marijuana since 2000.  Voters in Colorado approved a ballot measure in November 2013 to legalize marijuana for adult use. Starting Jan 1, 2014, adult Colorado citizens and visiting adults are able to purchase certain quantities of marijuana without any medical licenses. Several studies have predicted that the retail cannabis market in Colorado will increase from $200 million annually to over $900 million after the new law takes effect.  While the national regulated cannabis market is estimated to be $1.5 billion annually, many experts expect it to reach $30 billion by 2018 as additional states approve cannabis use for its citizens.

 

While ACS does not grow, harvest, distribute or sell cannabis or any substances that violate United States law or the Controlled Substances Act, nor does it intend to do so in the future, we may be irreparably harmed by a change in enforcement by the Federal or state governments.

 

Reverse merger

 

Promap Corporation (“Promap”, “the Company” “we” or”us”) was incorporated in the State of Colorado on November 12, 1987. The Company was an independent GIS and custom draft energy mapping company for the oil and gas industry in the United States and Canada.  

 

On August 14, 2013, the Company acquired 94% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Advanced Cannabis Solutions, Inc. (“ACS”) (“the Share Exchange Agreement”), a development-stage company, planning to provide real estate leasing services to the regulated cannabis industry throughout the United States.  On November 9, 2013, we acquired the remaining 6% of the share capital of Advanced Cannabis Solutions, Inc.  It was planned that the ongoing Company operations would focus on ACS’ business plan as its core activity and operate under the name Advanced Cannabis Solutions, Inc. (“ACS”).  The Company has completed a change in trading symbol to CANN (OTCBB) and has completed its official name change.  In December, 2013 the previous oil and gas mapping operations of Promap, as described above, were sold to the former Chief Executive Officer of Promap.

 

The Share Exchange Agreement has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization using accounting principles applicable to reverse acquisition. Under reverse acquisition accounting, ACS, the legal acquired entity, is treated as the accounting acquirer of the Company. Consequently, ACS’ financial results are disclosed for all periods presented, while the Company’s financial results have only been consolidated with those of the existing ACS business from August 14, 2013 onward. All outstanding shares have been restated to reflect the effect of the Agreement.