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AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

GENERAL CANNABIS, INC.

(Pursuant to NRS 78.403)

 

The undersigned, being the President and Secretary, respectively, of General Cannabis, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, hereby certify that pursuant to Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors of said Corporation on October 28, 2010, and pursuant to Majority Written Consent of the Shareholders of said Corporation on October 29, 2010, it was voted that these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation be filed.

 

The undersigned certify that all of the Articles of Incorporation are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

I.

The name of the corporation is General Cannabis, Inc.

II.

It's resident agent and registered office in the State of Nevada is as follows:

Empire Stock Transfer, Inc.

1859 Whitney Mesa Drive

Henderson, NV  89014

III.

This Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares of stock to be designated as “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock”.  The total number of shares of Common Stock which this Corporation is authorized to issue is Two Hundred Million (200,000,000) shares, par value $0.001.  The total number of shares of Preferred Stock which this Corporation is authorized to issue is Twenty Million (20,000,000) shares, par value $0.001.

The shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) is expressly authorized to provide for the issue of all or any of the shares of the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and to fix the number of shares and to determine or alter for each such series, such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other rights and such qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issue of such shares (a “Preferred Stock Designation”) and as may be permitted by the Nevada Revised Statutes.  The Board of Directors is also expressly authorized to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of that series.  In case the number of shares of any such series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

 

 

A.           No holder of any of the shares of any class of the corporation shall be entitled as of right to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire any shares of any class of the corporation which the corporation proposes to issue or any rights or options which the corporation proposes to grant for the purchase of shares of any class of the corporation or for the purchase of any shares, bonds, securities, or obligations of the corporation which are convertible into or exchangeable for, or which carry any rights, to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire shares of any class of the corporation; and any and all of such shares, bonds, securities, or obligations of the corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized or created, may be issued, or may be reissued or transferred if the same have been reacquired and have treasury status, and any and all of such rights and options may be granted by the Board of Directors to such persons, firms, corporations, and associations, and for such lawful consideration, and on such terms, as the Board of Directors in its discretion may determine, without first offering the same, or any thereof, to any said holder.

B.           The Corporation elects not to be governed by the terms and provisions of Sections 78.378 through 78.3793, inclusive, and Sections 78.411 through 78.444, inclusive, of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as the same may be amended, superseded, or replaced by any successor section, statute, or provision.

C.           In addition, the Corporation elects not to be governed by the terms and provisions of Sections 78.2055 and NRS 78.207 of the Nevada Revised Statutes requiring shareholder approval of forward and reverse splits in cases where there is no corresponding increase or decrease in and to the number of Authorized shares of the class or series subject to the forward or reverse split and, therefore, shareholder approval will not be required for the Board of Directors of this Corporation to authorize forward and reverse splits of this Corporation’s securities without corresponding increases or decreases in and to the number of Authorized shares of the class or series subject to the forward or reverse split.

D.           No amendment to these Articles of Incorporation, directly or indirectly, by merger or consolidation or otherwise, having the effect of amending or repealing any of the provisions of this paragraph shall apply to or have any effect on any transaction involving acquisition of control by any person, or any transaction with an interested stockholder, or any Board action with respect to Sections 78.2055 and 78.207 NRS, occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

 

 

IV.

The governing body of this corporation shall be known as directors, and the number of directors of the corporation may be increased or decreased in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the corporation; provided, that the number of directors shall never be less than one.  In the interim between elections of directors by stockholders entitled to vote, all vacancies, including vacancies caused by an increase in the number of directors and including vacancies resulting from the removal of directors by the stockholders entitled to vote which are not filled by said stockholders, may be filled by the remaining directors, though less than a quorum.

V.

The personal liability of the directors of the corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by paragraph 1 of Section 78.037 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, as the same may be amended and supplemented.

VI.

The corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 78.751 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, as the same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said section from and against any and all expenses, liabilities, or other matters referred to in or covered by said section.

VII.

The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, or repeal any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

The filing of these Amended and Restated Articles shall be effective on November 19, 2010.

The undersigned hereby certify that they have on this 29th day of October, 2010 executed these Amended and Restated Articles amending and restating the Articles of Incorporation heretofore filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada.

/s/ James Pakulis		/s/ Munjit Johal
James Pakulis, President		Munjit Johal, Secretary