UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 8, 2023

MARIJUANA COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Utah	000-27039	98-1246221
(State or jurisdiction of	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)	Number)	Identification No.)

633 W. 5th Street, Suite 2826

Los Angeles, California ,90071

Telephone: (888) 777-4362

(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices and Principal Place of Business)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		MCOA		None

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 8, 2023, Tad Mailander resigned as an independent director of the Company. The company provided Mr. Mailander with a copy of the disclosures made in this Form 8-K before filing and informed Mr. Mailander of the opportunity to furnish a letter addressed to the company as promptly as possible stating whether he agrees with the company’s disclosures in response to this item and, if not, stating the disagreements. The company will file any letter it receives from Mr. Mailander as an exhibit by amendment to the previously filed Form 8-K within two business days after receipt by the company.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	MARIJUANA COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.

	By: /s/ Jesus M. Quintero
Date: February 8, 2023	Name: Jesus M. Quintero Title: Chief Executive Officer

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