RFI SUBMISSION Marijuana Retailers Strain LLC submi9ng party PREPARED FOR Town of Orleans MassachuseCs John Kelly, Town Administrator 19 School Road Orleans, MA 02653 Adult-Use Marijuana Retailers RFI Plan Date: March 17, 2021 Adult-Use Marijuana Retailer RFI - Orleans March 17, 2021 Strain LLC, Proposer Table of Contents OVERVIEW..............................................................................................................................................1 I. Business Experience........................................................................................................1 II. Financial Details..............................................................................................................6 III. Details of Host Community Agreement (HCA).................................................................7 IV. Orleans Business details..................................................................................................9 V. LocaHon........................................................................................................................14 VI. Security and public safety.............................................................................................18 VII. Timeline and Process.....................................................................................................18 VIII. ApplicaHon Deposit.......................................................................................................19 IX. Other details.................................................................................................................20 Adult-Use Marijuana Retailer RFI - Orleans March 17, 2021 Strain LLC, Proposer OVERVIEW Strain LLC (“Strain”) is a cerYfied Social Equity ParYcipant majority-owned company, responding to the Town of Orleans’ (the “Town”) RFI to demonstrate Strain’s qualificaYons to operate a Retail Marijuana Establishment within the Town in accordance with applicable laws and regulaYons (M.G.L. c. 94G, et seq.; 935 CMR 500.101). Strain proposes to establish a 2,000 to 3,000 SF Retail Marijuana Establishment (with ample parking) and a co-located Home Delivery License in the Town of Orleans. Business Experience 1. Describe your current Marijuana business related experience Priscilla Brown is the Vice President of Strategy at Coyote Cannabis CorporaYon, a provisionally licensed Tier I CulYvator and Marijuana Product Manufacturer in Uxbridge, MA. Priscilla has completed the MassachuseCs Cannabis Control Commission’s Social Equity Training Program, which provided her with in depth training on all aspects of starYng and running a compliant cannabis establishment under 935 CMR 500.00 et seq. David Rabinovitz is the founder and CEO of NewCann Group LLC, a prospecYve marijuana licensee, is a principal at CannaVentureLabs.com, which provides cannabis consulYng services for those seeking entry into the cannabis industry. David and his partner also produce and deliver business, finance, and strategy courses in the Social Equity Training Program. Blake Mensing is the Founder & Chief Counsel of The Mensing Group LLC, which is MassachuseCs’ first, and only, homegrown law firm exclusively dedicated to cannabis law in the Commonwealth. Blake is a regulatory and permi9ng aCorney who has helped over 160 cannabis businesses in MassachuseCs with local permi9ng, state applicaYons, and general regulatory compliance counsel on cannabis maCers. Blake’s firm has helped secure approximately 40 licenses from the MassachuseCs Cannabis Control Commission covering almost all available license types, from Microbusinesses, CulYvaYon, Manufacturing, to Independent TesYng Labs. Blake is also: • The Founder and President of Coyote Cannabis CorporaYon, which again is a provisionally licensed Tier I culYvator and co-located Marijuana Product Manufacturer • A Co-Owner of Holyoke 420 LLC d/b/a Holyoke Cannabis, an operaYonal adult-use cannabis retail establishment in Holyoke • A Minority Owner of H&H CulYvaYon LLC, an applicant for a Tier III CulYvaYon and Marijuana Product Manufacturing licenses • A Minority Owner of Healing Calyx LLC, an Economic Empowerment applicant for retail and delivery licenses in the City of Boston • A Minority Owner of Mint Retail FaciliYes LLC, which is an adult-use retail applicant in the Town of Belmont, and Page 1 Adult-Use Marijuana Retailer RFI - Orleans March 17, 2021 Strain LLC, Proposer • Chief Counsel of Squared Holdings LLC, which is seeking medical and adult-use licensure in Michigan and New Jersey. Blake also previously served as Counsel to the Hoban Law Group, the naYon’s largest cannabis business law firm. In addiYon, Blake taught municipal process and Host Community Agreement process to the state’s first Social Equity Training Program cohort. 2. List your execuHve team and their experience Priscilla Brown, CEO & OperaHng Manager • 6 years experience as a Business Analyst in the highly-regulated banking sector before entering the legal cannabis space • CerYfied Social Equity Applicant. • Responsible for daily operaYons and expansion of the Strain brand. • LinkedIn profile: hCps://www.linkedin.com/in/priscilla-b-4b291613/. David Rabinovitz, MBA, CLFP, Finance and Business Manager • A business consultant to engineering firms who has also consulted in the marijuana industry across mulYple states for various clients since 2010. • David is the Treasurer of MassCann, the oldest marijuana advocacy and educaYon organizaYon in the state. • David is a contract trainer for the Cannabis Control Commission Social Equity Training program and mentors and advises numerous social equity program parYcipants. • David is responsible for developing and implemenYng business strategy and planning for Strain retail shops and related acYviYes (including social impact iniYaYves). He is also responsible for monitoring financial performance. • David is the CEO of NewCann Group, an enYty that was awarded a Host Community Agreement for a retail store in Maynard, which was the state’s first such agreement that did not require a locaYon and which David advocated for in an aCempt to set a precedent for the benefit for Economic Empowerment and Social Equity applicants. • David is a member of NaYck’s Awareness and EducaYon AcYon Team (formerly NaYck Together for Youth). This Team is responsible for programs to minimize drug use and abuse amongst NaYck’s student populaYon. Understanding the programs and goals of the Awareness and EducaYon AcYon Team will be helpful in assuring Strain integrates well and responsibly into the community. • LinkedIn profile: hCps://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrabinovitz/ Page 2 Adult-Use Marijuana Retailer RFI - Orleans March 17, 2021 Strain LLC, Proposer Blake M. Mensing, J.D., M.A., LL.M., Esq. Director of Business Development and Compliance • Served as Associate Town Counsel to Carlisle, Hamilton, Hopkinton, LiCleton, Reading, Stockbridge, and Wellesley, MassachuseCs for three years. • Established The Mensing Group LLC, MassachuseCs’ first, and only, law firm exclusively dedicated to represenYng cannabis businesses pursue local permi9ng and state licensure. • Since its incepYon in April of 2018, the firm has offered a 20% discount to Economic Empowerment applicants, Social Equity applicants, Microbusiness applicants, and Veterans. • Served as Counsel to the Hoban Law Group, the country’s largest cannabis business law firm with offices in 16 states and 4 countries. • Co-owner of Holyoke 420 LLC d/b/a Holyoke Cannabis, a retail establishment in Holyoke, MA, which is an operaYonal adult-use cannabis retail establishment. • Co-Chair of the Boston Bar AssociaYon’s inaugural Cannabis Law symposium and current Advisor on the BBA’s Cannabis Industry Advisory Group. • Named a SuperLawyers Rising Star for Cannabis Law in 2019 and 2020. • Founder and President of Coyote Cannabis CorporaYon, a Tier I culYvaYon and manufacturing operaYon in Uxbridge, MA, that received provisional licensure on July 9, 2020. • Founding Member of Elevate NE, a non-profit organizaYon dedicated to cannabis educaYon, de- sYgmaYzaYon, and restoraYve social jusYce. • Frequent speaker at cannabis trade shows on various topics including municipal process, Host Community Agreement negoYaYons, restoraYve social jusYce and social equity, and state regulatory compliance. Speaker at The Harvest Cup, New England Cannabis ConvenYon, CWCB Expo, the Boston Freedom Rally, Springfield Cannabis ConvenYon, the NaYonal Business InsYtute, amongst others. • Guest lecturer at Cannabis Law & Policy Courses at Suffolk University Law School and Western New England School of Law. • Guest lecturer at a Babson MBA markeYng course. • ContribuYng Editor to the Cannabis Law Digest 3. List other team members you feel differenHates you None 4. When was your company officially launched/incorporated? i. Date of OrganizaHon: June 5, 2020 ii. The name of the proposer: Strain LLC (“Strain”) iii. The name of the contact person: Priscilla Brown iv. The Company’s business address is 12 West Main Street, MaCapan, MA 02126 v. The telephone number of the contact person: (617) 970-3663 [mobile] vi. The email address of the contact person: [email protected] Page 3 Adult-Use Marijuana Retailer RFI - Orleans March 17, 2021 Strain LLC, Proposer 5. Is your company incorporated or a non-profit? Strain LLC is organized as a MassachuseCs for-profit domesYc limited liability company. 6. Do you currently have an exisHng or proposed culHvaHon facility and/or product manufacturing establishment that will supply your retail operaHon? Priscilla and Blake