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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF BASIS OF PRESENTATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Nature of Business

 

CQENS Technologies, Inc. (“we”, “our”, the “Company”, “CQENS”) is a technology company with a proprietary method of heating plant-based consumable formulations that produce an aerosol that lead to the effective and efficient inhalation of the plant’s constituents. This is accomplished at a high temperature but without the accompanying constituents of combustion. Our system of heating is a high temperature, non-combustion system. Our Heat-not-Burn Tobacco Product (HTP) system is a patent-pending method of heating plant-based consumables for inhalation that is superior to other methods of ingestion, smoking, vaping, swallowing or via topical application.

 

In the first quarter of 2023 the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were still felt by the Company. In addition, in the U.S. the Federal Reserve has begun raising interest rates sharply, the continuation of which could lead to a recession. We expect that any continued recessionary conditions will adversely impact CQENS in several ways. Our business model is dependent upon our ability to enter into strategic partnerships in the future, including alliances with consumer product companies, to enhance and accelerate the development and commercialization of our proposed products. We will also be dependent upon third party manufacturers to produce our proposed products, as well as third party marketing and distribution companies. We believe that our business opportunities are international in nature and include potential partnerships in the UK, the EU and Asia, including the People’s Republic of China. The worldwide pandemic caused by COVID-19 and current recessionary conditions has caused certain of these opportunities to be delayed. Should the pandemic continue and/or be prolonged throughout 2023 certain of these opportunities might be limited or lost. We also need to raise additional working capital to provide sufficient funding to bring our proposed products to market. The impact of a recession on the capital markets will make it more difficult for small, pre-revenue companies such as ours to access capital. We will continue to assess the impact of any lingering effect the COVID-19 pandemic and recessionary conditions have on our company, however, at this time we are unable to predict all possible impacts on our company, our operations and our prospects.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

Basis of Presentation - The following unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, such interim financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete annual financial statements. The information furnished reflects all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items which are, in the opinion of management, necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The balance sheet as of March 31, 2023 has been derived from the Company’s annual financial statements that were audited by our independent registered public accounting firm but does not include all of the information and footnotes required for complete annual financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and filed with the SEC on April 14, 2023 for a broader discussion of our business and the risks inherent in such business.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - The Company does not believe that any recently issued effective pronouncements, or pronouncements issued but not yet effective, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.