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Berkshire Kind Inc Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Marijuana Cultivator General Information: License Number: MC282303 Original Issued Date: 09/16/2020 Issued Date: 09/16/2020 Expiration Date: 09/16/2021 ABOUT THE MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT Business Legal Name: Berkshire Kind Inc. Phone Number: 413-344-0264 Email Address: [email protected] Business Address 1: 33 State Street Business Address 2: Business City: Springfeld Business State: MA Business Zip Code: 01103 Mailing Address 1: PO Box 4021 Mailing Address 2: 212 Fenn Street Mailing City: Pittsfeld Mailing State: MA Mailing Zip Code: 01201 CERTIFIED DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (DBES) Certifed Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs): Not a DBE PRIORITY APPLICANT Priority Applicant: no Priority Applicant Type: Not a Priority Applicant Economic Empowerment Applicant Certifcation Number: RMD Priority Certifcation Number: RMD INFORMATION Name of RMD: Department of Public Health RMD Registration Number: Operational and Registration Status: To your knowledge, is the existing RMD certifcate of registration in good standing?: If no, describe the circumstances below: PERSONS WITH DIRECT OR INDIRECT AUTHORITY Person with Direct or Indirect Authority 1 Percentage Of Ownership: 100 Percentage Of Control: 100 Role: Owner / Partner Other Role: First Name: Philip Last Name: Silverman Sufx: Date generated: 12/03/2020 Page: 1 of 6 Gender: Male User Defned Gender: What is this person's race or ethnicity?: White (German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, French) Specify Race or Ethnicity: Person with Direct or Indirect Authority 2 Percentage Of Ownership: Percentage Of Control: Role: Manager Other Role: First Name: David Last Name: Holmes Sufx: Gender: Male User Defned Gender: What is this person's race or ethnicity?: Decline to Answer Specify Race or Ethnicity: ENTITIES WITH DIRECT OR INDIRECT AUTHORITY Entity with Direct or Indirect Authority 1 Percentage of Control: Percentage of Ownership: 10 Entity Legal Name: Whalers Trading LLC Entity DBA: DBA City: Entity Description: Whalers Trading LLC is a single member limited liability company solely owned by Philip Silverman. Silverman used this entity to support pre-development activities and capital resource expenditures. Foreign Subsidiary Narrative: Entity Phone: 646-290-7002 Entity Email: [email protected] Entity Website: Entity Address 1: 51 Henry St Entity Address 2: Entity City: Brooklyn Entity State: NY Entity Zip Code: 11201 Entity Mailing Address 1: 75 Henry Street Entity Mailing Address 2: TH 51 Entity Mailing City: Brooklyn Entity Mailing State: NY Entity Mailing Zip Code: 11201 Relationship Description: Whalers Trading LLC has indirect authority because it is solely owned by Philip Silverman, who is also President and majority owner of Berkshire Kind. CLOSE ASSOCIATES AND MEMBERS No records found CAPITAL RESOURCES - INDIVIDUALS Individual Contributing Capital 1 First Name: Michael Last Name: Sufx: Greenberger Types of Capital: Monetary/ Other Type of Capital: Total Value of the Capital Provided: Percentage of Initial Capital: Equity $1800000 95 Capital Attestation: Yes CAPITAL RESOURCES - ENTITIES No records found BUSINESS INTERESTS IN OTHER STATES OR COUNTRIES No records found DISCLOSURE OF INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS No records found Date generated: 12/03/2020 Page: 2 of 6 MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT PROPERTY DETAILS Establishment Address 1: 50 Woodland Avenue Establishment Address 2: Establishment City: Pittsfeld Establishment Zip Code: 01201 Approximate square footage of the Establishment: 12000 How many abutters does this property have?: 3 Have all property abutters have been notifed of the intent to open a Marijuana Establishment at this address?: Yes Cultivation Tier: Tier 02: 5,001 to 10,000 sq. ft. Cultivation Environment: Indoor FEE QUESTIONS Cultivation Tier: Tier 02: 5,001 to 10,000 sq. ft. Cultivation Environment: Indoor HOST COMMUNITY INFORMATION Host Community Documentation: Document Category Document Name Type ID Upload Date Community Outreach Meeting BerkshireKind_Community pdf 5e28c78c69dc9d0456db4f4c 01/22/2020 Documentation OutreachMeetingDocumentation.pdf Plan to Remain Compliant Berkshire Kind_Plan to Remain Compliant w pdf 5e28cb365a2369047f221dcd 01/22/2020 with Local Zoning Local Zoning.pdf Certifcation of Host BerkshireKind_Pittsfeld HCA_Certifcation pdf 5e863fa081ed8a355b8d863e 04/02/2020 Community Agreement Form.pdf Total amount of fnancial benefts accruing to the municipality as a result of the host community agreement. If the total amount is zero, please enter zero and provide documentation explaining this number.: $ PLAN FOR POSITIVE IMPACT Plan to Positively Impact Areas of Disproportionate Impact: Document Category Document Name Type ID Upload Date Plan for Positive Impact Berkshire Kind_Plan for Positive Impact_5_20.pdf pdf 5ec3f1fa0f96d32d20670b09 05/19/2020 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOTIFICATION Notifcation: I Understand INDIVIDUAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION Individual Background Information 1 Role: Owner / Partner Other Role: First Name: Philip Last Name: Silverman Sufx: RMD Association: Not associated with an RMD Background Question: no Individual Background Information 2 Role: Other (specify) Other Role: Passive Investor First Name: Michael Last Name: Greenberger Sufx: RMD Association: Not associated with an RMD Background Question: no Date generated: 12/03/2020 Page: 3 of 6 Individual Background Information 3 Role: Manager Other Role: First Name: David Last Name: Holmes Sufx: RMD Association: Not associated with an RMD Background Question: no ENTITY BACKGROUND CHECK INFORMATION Entity Background Check Information 1 Role: Investor/Contributor Other Role: Entity Legal Name: Whalers Trading Entity DBA: Entity Description: Whalers Trading is a single member LLC solely owned by Philip Silverman for business and investment activites Phone: 646-290-7002 Email: [email protected] Primary Business Address 1: 51 Henry St Primary Business Address 2: Primary Business City: Brooklyn Primary Business State: NY Principal Business Zip Code: 11201 Additional Information: Whalers Trading LLC has indirect control as a solely owned entity of Philip Silverman, President and majority owner of Berkshire Kind. Whalers Trading is the entity Silverman used for initial project development. MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS REGISTRATION Required Business Documentation: Document Category Document Name Type ID Upload Date Articles of BerkshireKind_BusinessFormationDocs_2019.pdf pdf 5d5aa5383567ed1db89df004 08/19/2019 Organization Department of BerkshireKind_DeptRevenue_Certifcate of Good pdf 5e1caffc0557385733b447c7 01/13/2020 Revenue - Certifcate Standing.pdf of Good standing Secretary of BerkshireKind_MAcertifcateofGoodStanding_2019.pdf pdf 5e1cb074bb37d053183e177c 01/13/2020 Commonwealth - Certifcate of Good Standing Bylaws Berkshire Kind, Inc. - By-Laws.pdf pdf 5e20b335b846d306c44433fe 01/16/2020 Secretary of MA Dept Unemployment_Cert of Good Standing pdf 5ec3f4bf0f6f0d34840b4485 05/19/2020 Commonwealth - 5-7-2020.pdf Certifcate of Good Standing No documents uploaded Massachusetts Business Identifcation Number: 001395085 Doing-Business-As Name: DBA Registration City: Springfeld BUSINESS PLAN Business Plan Documentation: Document Category Document Name Type ID Upload Date Date generated: 12/03/2020 Page: 4 of 6 Proposed Timeline Berkshire Kind Inc_BP_Timeline.pdf pdf 5d5ee421af9d6f1dd58a008b 08/22/2019 Business Plan Berkshire KInd_BusinessPlan_1_20.pdf pdf 5e20b54e4c3b1606ec2b881f 01/16/2020 Plan for Liability Berkshire pdf 5e29024c5b05c304785e3e1d 01/22/2020 Insurance Kind_PlanforObtainingLiabilityInsurance.pdf OPERATING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Policies and Procedures Documentation: Document Category Document Name Type ID Upload Date Restricting Access Berkshire Kind_RestrictingAcessto21andOlder1.pdf pdf 5e1cb26e0557385733b447d6 01/13/2020 to age 21 and older Prevention of Berkshire Kind_PreventionofDiversion1.pdf pdf 5e1cb299f76dd253236e4ebc 01/13/2020 diversion Transportation of Berkshire Kind_TransportationofMarijuana1.pdf pdf 5e1cb2ced74bf6532ea0333a 01/13/2020 marijuana Inventory Berkshire Kind_InventoryProceedures1.pdf pdf 5e1cb2de541f65570b94a028 01/13/2020 procedures Record Keeping Berkshire Kind_RecordKeepingProcedures1.pdf pdf 5e1cb34c2f1a06531139989e 01/13/2020 procedures Maintaining of Berkshire Kind_Maintaining of Financial Records1.pdf pdf 5e1cb3605e2d54535a9c4e07 01/13/2020 fnancial records Security plan Berkshire Kind_SecurityPlan_5_20.pdf pdf 5ec3f5600e32c52d2bdd26f6 05/19/2020 Storage of Berkshire Kind_ProceeduresforStorage_5_20.pdf pdf 5ec3f5950e32c52d2bdd26fc 05/19/2020 marijuana Quality control and Berkshire Kind_QualityControlandTesting_5_20.pdf pdf 5ec3f5c51cd17834bad6370c 05/19/2020 testing Personnel policies Berkshire pdf 5ec3f60d502f482d48990b75 05/19/2020 including Kind_PersonnelPoliciesandBackgroundChecks_5_20.pdf background checks Qualifcations and Berkshire Kind_QualifcationsandTraning_5_20.pdf pdf 5ec3f63d5fa02a2d3651e159 05/19/2020 training Diversity plan Berkshire Kind_DiversityPlan_5_20.pdf pdf 5ec3f663ddb8c72d5360b95f 05/19/2020 Policies and Berkshire pdf 5ec3f6b6504715348b1e2bff 05/19/2020 Procedures for Kind_OperatingProceduresforCultivation_5_20.pdf cultivating. ATTESTATIONS I certify that no additional entities or individuals meeting the requirement set forth in 935 CMR 500.101(1)(b)(1) or 935 CMR 500.101(2)(c)(1) have been omitted by the applicant from any marijuana establishment application(s) for licensure submitted to the Cannabis Control Commission.: I Agree I understand that the regulations
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