SENIOR ADVISOR AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") effective as of the day of 1st day of June, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), entered into between Cannabis Science, Inc., with its principal offices located at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx X #000, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Company” or “CBIS”) and Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx Xx., with an address of with an address of 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 20853(the “Senior Advisor”) in connection with the provision of the Senior Advisor’s services to the Company.
WHEREAS:
A. The Company is in the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing legal cannabis/hemp pharmaceutical and related products worldwide;
B. The Company has engaged the services of the Senior Advisor as a Scientific Advisory Board Member of the Company per agreement dated June 1, 2012 and expiring May 31, 2014 (the "June 1, 2012 Agreement") and thereafter in December 2013, a clarifying and expansion agreement expiring May 31, 2014 (the "Expanded 2013 Agreement"); and
C. The Company and the Senior Advisor wish to continue their relationship and enter into a renewal agreement herein.
THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. ENGAGEMENT AS A SENIOR ADVISOR
1.1 The Company hereby engages the Senior Advisor as an independent contractor of the Company, to undertake the duties and responsibilities in the capacity of Scientific Advisory Board Member with additional duties and responsibilities to include strategic advisory services, including advice on African and Caribbean markets and contacts, as a continuation of the agreements referenced in the Preamble of this Agreement, and the Senior Advisor agrees to exercise those powers as reasonably requested by the Company or its subsidiaries from time to time, (collectively the “Services”), and the Senior Advisor accepts such engagement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2. TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT
2.1 The term of this Agreement shall begin as of the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of one year, ending May 31, 2015, or until terminated earlier pursuant to Sections 11, 13, or 14 herein (the “Term”). The parties expect to agree to continue thereafter to extend the term of this Agreement by mutually agreed terms and conditions.
3. SENIOR ADVISOR SERVICES
3.1 The Senior Advisor shall undertake and perform the duties and responsibilities of a Member of the Scientific Advisory Board and those commonly associated with acting in the capacity as a strategic advisory Senior Advisor to the Company as it explores new business channels and opportunities, as the Company moves from "development stage" status. The Senior Advisor agrees that his duties may be reasonably modified at the Company’s and the Senior Advisor’s mutual agreement from time to time.
3.2 In providing the Services the Senior Advisor shall:
· comply with all applicable local statutes, laws and regulations;
· not make any misrepresentation or omit to state any material fact which results in a misrepresentation regarding the business of the Company;
· not disclose, release or publish any information regarding the Company without the prior written consent of the Company; and
· subject to section 5 herein, not employ any person in any capacity, or contract for the purchase or rental of any service, article or material, nor make any commitment, agreement or obligation whereby the Company shall be required to pay any monies or other consideration without the Company's prior written consent.
4. COMPENSATION
4.1 Compensation in Shares. As consideration for the signing of this Agreement and agreeing to the provision of the Services, the Company shall compensate and issue to the Senior Advisor Rule 144 shares of the Company equal in value to six thousand dollars ($6,000) per month for the term of the Agreement, such shares issued quarterly. Not withstanding the foregoing, the Company reserves the right to pay this fee in whole in or part in cash at its sole discretion. In addition, the Company shall compensate and issue to the Senior Advisor 400,000 Rule 144 shares of the Company within three (3) months of the Effective Date.
4.2 Bonus - Additional Compensation. As a signing bonus and for performance of the Services, the Senior Advisor shall also be issued free trading S-8 shares equal in value to thirty-three thousand dollars ($33,000) as soon as the Company completes its next S-8 plan, expected within forty-five (45) days of the Effective Date. The compensation provided for in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 constitute the "Compensation" herein.
4.3 Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement by either party irrespective of a breach, default or other event deemed to have terminated this Agreement, all shares issued under Sections 4.1 of this Agreement shall remain the express property and ownership of the Senior Advisor. The Company waives all rights and claims of ownership or control to the shares upon issuance to the Senior Advisor.
5. DEBTS AND EXPENSES
5.1 The parties agree that the Compensation hereunder shall be inclusive of any and all fees or expenses incurred by the Senior Advisor on the Senior Advisor’s own behalf pursuant to this Agreement including but not limited to the costs of rendering the Services. In addition, the parties agree that any debts of the Company to the Senior Advisor existing prior to the execution of this Agreement are fully satisfied through the Compensation herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall reimburse the Senior Advisor for any bona fide expenses incurred by the Senior Advisor on behalf of the Company in connection with the provision of the Services provided that the Senior Advisor submits to the Company an itemized written account of such expenses and corresponding receipts of purchase in a form acceptable to the Company within 10 days after the Senior Advisor incurs such expenses. However, the Company shall have no obligation to reimburse the Consultant for any single expense in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) or three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) in the aggregate without the express prior written approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.
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6. CONFIDENTIALITY
6.1 The Senior Advisor shall not disclose to any third party without the prior consent of the Company any financial or business information concerning the business, affairs, plans and programs of the Company its Directors, officers, shareholders, employees, or Senior Advisors (the "Confidential Information"). The Senior Advisor shall not be bound by the foregoing limitation in the event (i) the Confidential Information is otherwise disseminated and becomes public information or (ii) the Senior Advisor is required to disclose the Confidential Informational pursuant to a subpoena or other judicial order. As a material inducement to the Company entering into this Agreement, the Senior Advisor shall, at the Company’s request, execute a new confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement in a form mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Senior Advisor.
7. GRANTS OF RIGHTS AND INSURANCE
7.1 The Senior Advisor agrees that the results and proceeds of the Services under this Agreement, although not created in an employment relationship, shall, for the purpose of copyright only, be deemed a work made in the course of employment under the Canadian law or a work-made-for-hire under the United States law and all other comparable international intellectual property laws and conventions. All intellectual property rights and any other rights (including, without limitation, all copyright) which the Senior Advisor may have in and to any work, materials, or other results and proceeds of the Services hereunder shall vest irrevocably and exclusively with the Company and are otherwise hereby assigned to the Company as and when created. The Senior Advisor hereby waives any moral rights of authors or similar rights the Senior Advisor may have in or to the results and proceeds of the Consulting Services hereunder.
7.2 The Company shall have the right to apply for and take out, at the Company's expense, life, health, accident, or other insurance covering the Senior Advisor, in any amount the Company deems necessary to protect the Company's interest hereunder. The Senior Advisor shall not have any right, title or interest in or to such insurance.
8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
8.1 The Senior Advisor represents, warrants and covenants to the Company as follows:
(a) the Senior Advisor is not under any contractual or other restriction which is inconsistent with the execution of this Agreement, the performance of the Services hereunder or any other rights of the Company hereunder;
(b) the Senior Advisor is not under any physical or mental disability that would hinder the performance of his duties under this Agreement;
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9. INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 the Senior Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its partners, financiers, parent, affiliated and related companies, and all of their respective individual shareholders, directors, officers, employees, licensees and assigns from and against any claims, actions, losses and expenses (including legal expenses) occasioned by any breach by the Senior Advisor of any representations and warranties contained in, or by any breach of any other provision of, this Agreement by the Senior Advisor.
9.2 the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Senior Advisor, its partners, financiers, parent, affiliated and related companies, and all of their respective individual shareholders, directors, officers, employees, licensees and assigns from and against any claims, actions, losses and expenses (including legal expenses) occasioned by any breach by the Company of any representations and warranties contained in, or by any breach of any other provision of, this Agreement by the Company.
10. NO OBLIGATION TO PROCEED
10.1 Nothing herein contained shall in any way obligate the Company to use the Services hereunder or to exploit the results and proceeds of the Services hereunder; provided that, upon the condition that the Senior Advisor is not in material default of the terms and conditions hereof, nothing contained in this section 12.1 shall relieve the Company of its obligation to deliver to the Senior Advisor the Compensation. All of the foregoing shall be subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Company’s right of termination, disability and default).
11. RIGHT OF TERMINATION
11.1 The Company and the Senior Advisor shall each have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time in its sole discretion by giving not less than 30 days written notice after eleven months of service to the other of same. The Company’s right of termination pursuant to this section 13.1 shall be in addition to the Company’s rights pursuant to below section 14. The Parties may, however, terminate this Agreement by mutual written consent.
12. DEFAULT/DISABILITY
12.1 No act or omission of the Company hereunder shall constitute an event of default or breach of this Agreement unless the Senior Advisor shall first notify the Company in writing setting forth such alleged breach or default and the Company shall cure said alleged breach or default within 10 days after receipt of such notice (or commence said cure within said ten days if the matter cannot be cured in ten days, and shall diligently continue to complete said cure). Upon any material breach or default by the Senior Advisor of any of the terms and conditions hereof, or the terms and conditions of any other agreement between the Company and the Senior Advisor for the services of the Senior Advisor, the Company shall immediately have the right to suspend or to terminate this Agreement and any other agreement between the Company and the Senior Advisor for the services of the Senior Advisor.
12.2 No act or omission of the Senior Advisor hereunder shall constitute an event of default or breach of this Agreement unless the Company shall first notify the Senior Advisor in writing setting forth such alleged breach or default and the Senior Advisor shall cure said alleged breach or default within 10 days after receipt of such notice (or commence said cure within said ten days if the matter cannot be cured in ten days, and shall diligently continue to complete said cure). Upon any material breach or default by the Company of any of the terms and conditions hereof, or the terms and conditions of any other agreement between the Company and the Senior Advisor for the services of the Company, the Senior Advisor shall immediately have the right to suspend or to terminate this Agreement and any other agreement between the Company and the Senior Advisor for the services of the Senior Advisor.
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13. COMPANY'S REMEDIES
13.1 The services to be rendered by the Senior Advisor hereunder and the rights and privileges herein granted to the Company are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character which gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law, it being understood and agreed that a breach by the Senior Advisor of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall cause the Company irreparable injury and damages. The Senior Advisor expressly agrees that the Company shall be entitled to seek injunctive and/or other equitable relief to prevent a breach hereof the Senior Advisor. Resort to such equitable relief, however, shall not be construed as a waiver of any other rights or remedies which the Company may have in the premises for damages or otherwise.
14. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
14.1 Nothing herein shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, or master-servant relationship between the parties for any purpose whatsoever. Except as may be expressly provided herein, neither party may be held responsible for the acts either of omission or commission of the other party, and neither party is authorized, or has the power, to obligate or bind the other party by contract, agreement, warranty, representation or otherwise in any manner. It is expressly understood that the relationship between the parties is one of independent contractors.
15. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
(a) Time. Time is of the essence of this Agreement.
(b) Presumption. This Agreement or any section thereof shall not be construed against any party due to the fact that said Agreement or any section thereof was drafted by said party.
(c) Titles and Captions. All article, section and paragraph titles or captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed part of the context nor affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
(d) Further Action. The parties hereto shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or forbear from all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
(e) Savings Clause. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
(f) Assignment. The Company may assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time to any party, as the Company shall determine in its sole discretion; provided that, no such assignment shall relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder unless consented to by the Senior Advisor in writing.
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(g) Notices. All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be delivered, either personally or by express delivery service, to the party to be notified. Notice to each party shall be deemed to have been duly given upon delivery, personally or by courier, addressed to the attention of the officer at the address set forth heretofore, or to such other officer or addresses as either party may designate, upon at least ten days written notice, to the other party.
(h) Entire agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement among the parties. There are no other agreements, conditions or representations, oral or written, express or implied, with regard thereto. This Agreement may be amended only in writing signed by all parties.
(i) Waiver. A delay or failure by any party to exercise a right under this Agreement, or a partial or single exercise of that right, shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other right.
(j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in duplicate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that the document is signed by one party and faxed to another the parties agree that a faxed signature shall be binding upon the parties to this agreement as though the signature was an original.
(k) Successors. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon all parties, their successors and permitted assigns.
(l) Counsel. The parties expressly acknowledge that each has been advised to seek separate counsel for advice in this matter and has been given a reasonable opportunity to do so.
(m) Governing Law.This Agreement will be governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to its conflict of law rules.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first written above.
Per: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Ph.D.
Director, President & Chief Executive Officer
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Director, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel
SENIOR ADVISOR:
Per: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx., DVM, Ph.D., X.Xx.
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