Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permit Application

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Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permit Application

You may apply for one dispensary permit in this application for any of the medical marijuana regions listed below. A separate application must be submitted for each primary dispensary location sought by the applicant. Please see the Medical Marijuana Organization Permit Application Instructions for a table of the counties within each medical marijuana region and the counties in which you are eligible to locate your primary dispensary.

Please check to indicate the medical marijuana region, and specify the county, for which you are applying for a dispensary permit:

Northwest Southwest

Northcentral Southcentral

Northeast Southeast

County 1 (Primary Dispensary Location): Centre County 2 (if applicable): County 3 (if applicable):

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Pennsylvania Department of Health Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permit Application

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permit Application

Part A - Applicant Identification and Dispensary Information

(Scoring Method: Pass/Fail) FOR THIS PART, THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE BUSINESS OR INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A DISPENSARY PERMIT, THE PRIMARY DISPENSARY LOCATION, ALONG WITH ANY SECOND OR THIRD DISPENSARY LOCATIONS THAT ARE BEING SOUGHT UNDER THE APPLICATION.

Section 1 ? Applicant Name, Address and Contact Information Business or Individual Name and Principal Address Business Name, as it appears on the applicant's certificate of incorporation, charter, bylaws, partnership agreement or other legal business formation documents:

Aceso Agrologics, LLC Other trade names and DBA (doing business as) names:

Business Address: 2041 Lawfer Avenue

City: Allentown

State: PA

Phone: 610-217-5912

Fax: 610-433-6049

Zip Code: 18104 Email: DOH REDACTION

Primary Contact, or Registered Agent for this Application

Name: Stevens & Lee, P.C. c/o Stephen F. Tuckey, Esquire Address: 17 N 2nd Street, 16th Floor

City: Harrisburg

State: PA

Phone: 717-255-7386

Fax: 610-371-8586

Zip Code: 17101 Email: DOH REDACTION

Section 2 ? Dispensary Information THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PRIMARY DISPENSARY LOCATION. THE APPLICANT MAY INCLUDE A SECOND OR THIRD LOCATION UNDER THIS APPLICATION. A SECOND OR THIRD DISPENSARY MAY BE ADDED TO A DISPENSARY PERMIT AT A LATER DATE THROUGH THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL DISPENSARY LOCATIONS.

By checking "Yes," you affirm that you possess the ability to obtain in an expeditious manner the right to use sufficient land, buildings and other premises and equipment to properly carry on the activity described in the medical marijuana dispensary permit application, and any proposed location for a dispensary.

Yes No

Primary Dispensary Location (please indicate dispensary name as you would like it to appear on the dispensary permit) Facility Name: Aceso Agrologics, LLC Dispensary Facility

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Address: 2364 Commercial Blvd.

City: State College

State: PA

Zip Code: 16801-7945

County: Centre County

Municipality: College Township

PLEASE PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE DISPENSARY LOCATION, INCLUDING ANY LOCAL PUBLIC

TRANSPORTATION THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE:

Aceso's dispensary is located at 2364 Commercial Blvd., College Township, Centre County, State College, Pennsylvania 16801-7945 and is within the North-Central Region of the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Aceso's dispensary consists of an approximately 1,500 square feet space (the "Dispensary") within an approximately 6,000 square foot commercial building (the "Building") under lease from 2360 Commercial LP, the legal owner of the Building and property (the Building and the property collectively the "Property") at 2360 Commercial Blvd. (the "Owner"). Aceso has a secured a purchase option to purchase the Property from the Owner. This will provide Aceso with the ability to expand operations throughout the Building and the Property, should it be necessary or required in the future.

The Dispensary is located on Commercial Blvd., just off of E. College Ave (PA Rt 26), which is a feeder road into State College (only 2.6 miles to Penn State University). The Dispensary enjoys immediate proximity to restaurants, banking, grocery stores, hotels, housing, and has excellent road access to E. College Avenue (PA Route 26), PA Route 150, and Interstate Route 99.

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Zoning

Pennsylvania Department of Health Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permit Application

The Dispensary is located in College Township's C-1 Zone (General Commercial District). Aceso received a zoning approval as a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in the form of a Certificate of Verification of Use on March 3, 2017 from College Township. (Please see Attachment C)

Centre County Demographics

According to the United States Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2016, Centre County, Pennsylvania had an estimated population of 160,580 people, a 4.3% increase from the April 1, 2010 figures. Aceso selected the Dispensary location because Centre County has the largest population within the Department of Health's North-Central Region (Region 4), and because the State College area has the largest population within Centre County.

Public Access to the Dispensary

The Dispensary is easily accessible by road and the Property has at least 23 on-site parking spaces (likely further expandable). By way of example of the ease of access to the Dispensary, the simple driving directions from Old Main of Penn State University (located in State College) to the Dispensary are:

1. Head northeast on PA-26 N/E College Ave toward Porter Rd for 2.3 miles 2. Turn left onto Gerald Street for 322 feet. 3. Turn left onto Commercial Blvd for .2 miles to arrive at Dispensary (on the right).

Upon arrival, the Dispensary, the Property has 2 handicapped parking spaces and 26 regular parking spaces (likely expandable) and has additional room for overflow and surplus parking should it be needed with the possibility of space leasing from adjoining neighbors. Additionally, the Dispensary is safely bikeable for several residential communities in and around the Dispensary.

Public Transportation Access

The Dispensary is within close proximity to the largest population in the Department's North-Central Region and offers multiple public transportation options including public busing, cab service and Uber service.

1. Busing. The Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) provides public busing consisting of 23 different community bus routes which provide service between Downtown State College, the Penn State Campus, the borough of Bellefonte, the village of Pleasant Gap, suburban shopping centers, apartment complexes, residential areas, governmental offices, and many other special points of interest. The Dispensary is located within CATA's Northeast Service Area and offers bus routes with multiple timed stops and other stops within as close as 500 feet of the Dispensary. Approximately six CATA route stops are located within 1,000 feet (as the crow flies) of the Dispensary (Stops #114, 115, 116, 328, 330, 331, and 332). Additionally, Greyhound Buses offer services into State College for those traveling from farther areas.

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2. Ride Sharing. CATA also provides a RideShare service, Vanpool, and Emergency Ride Home (ERH) program designed to assist long distance commuters find a shared ride with someone who travels at the same time to a relatively close destination. ERH provides emergency rides home for those with RideShare arrangements, removing the fear of being stranded.

3. Curb to Curb Transportation. CATA also provides CATARIDE, a curb-to-curb transportation for senior citizens and people whose disabilities prevent their use of the CATA bus system.

4. Taxi Service. Multiple taxi companies service the Dispensary, including the following: AA Transit Inc.--(814) 231-8294 Centre County Taxi for Less--(814) 238-7900 Taxi by Handy Delivery--(814) 353-6001 Nittany Express Inc.--(814) 867-4647

5. Train Service. The closest train service to the Dispensary is an Amtrak Station located at 150 Helen Street in Lewistown, Pennsylvania (approximately 30 miles away).

6. On Demand Rides. Uber offers UBERX and UBERXL (large vehicle) on demand transportation in the State College area, including to/from the Dispensary.

Location and Transportation Summary

Aceso is proud of the location it has selected for the Dispensary, as Aceso believes that it can provide the greatest access (transportation options) to the greatest population of potential Patients requiring Medical Marijuana. The Dispensary provides an ideal blend of location, ease of access, expansion capability (Aceso Property purchase option), and proper zoning (use as Medical Marijuana Dispensary approved 3/3/17 by College Township Zoning official).

Second Dispensary Location

Facility Name: Not Presently Applicabile - To Be Determined in Coooperation with the Department of

Health

Address:

City:

State: PA Zip Code:

County:

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PLEASE PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE DISPENSARY LOCATION, INCLUDING ANY LOCAL PUBLIC

TRANSPORTATION THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE:

Please limit your response to no more than 5,000 words.

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