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Section 1
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DEFINITIONS
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Section 2
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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the Specified Default constitutes a Default (i) that has occurred, remains uncured, has not been waived and is continuing as of the date of this Agreement or (ii) that, upon the
expiration of the grace period provided therefor, shall constitute an Event of Default. Except for the Specified Default, to the knowledge of the Companies, no other Defaults or Events of Default have occurred and are continuing as of the
date hereof. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the agreements of the Supporting Noteholders hereunder to forbear in the exercise of their respective rights, remedies, powers, privileges and defenses under the Indenture in
respect of the Specified Default during the Forbearance Period do not in any manner whatsoever limit any right of any of the Supporting Noteholders to insist upon strict compliance with this Agreement or Indenture Document during the
Forbearance Period;
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nothing has occurred that constitutes or otherwise can be construed or interpreted as a waiver of, or otherwise to limit in any respect, any rights, remedies, powers, privileges
and defenses any of the Supporting Noteholders have or may have arising as the result of any Event of Default (including the Specified Default) that has occurred or that may occur under the Indenture, the Indenture Documents or applicable
law. The Supporting Noteholders actions in entering into this Agreement are without prejudice to the rights of any Supporting Noteholder to pursue any and all remedies under the Indenture Documents pursuant to applicable law or in equity
available to it in its sole discretion upon the termination (whether upon expiration thereof, upon acceleration or otherwise) of the Forbearance Period;
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the obligations of the Companies under this Agreement of any nature whatsoever, whether now existing or hereafter arising, are hereby deemed to be “Obligations” for all purposes
of the Indenture and the term “Obligations” when used in the Indenture shall include all such obligations hereunder;
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default interest is due and owing on the Obligations and the Obligations shall continue to accrue interest at a rate that is one percent (1%) higher than the applicable rate on
the Notes, in accordance with Section 4.6(b) of the Original Indenture and Section 2.7(2)
of the First Supplemental Indenture;
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each Supporting Noteholder has acted reasonably, in good faith, and in compliance with applicable law in connection with the negotiation and enforcement of the Indenture, the
other Indenture Documents, and this Agreement; and
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the Sale Process Consent and VA Sale Consent remain in full force and effect.
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Section 3
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LIMITED FORBEARANCE
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Subject to the continuing effectiveness and enforceability of the Indenture Documents in accordance with their terms, for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending
automatically without any further notice on the Forbearance Termination Date (such period, the “Forbearance Period”), the Supporting Noteholders
agree to forbear from exercising any of their rights and remedies solely with respect to an Event of Default arising from the Specified Default, including with respect to (i) an acceleration of the outstanding Notes under the Indenture;
(ii) directing the Trustee to exercise any rights and remedies under the Indenture, the Security Documents or applicable law; (iii) the delivery of an Enforcement Request pursuant to the Indenture. Moreover, during the Forbearance Period,
if any Holder or group of Holders attempts exercise rights or remedies solely with respect to an Event of Default arising from the Specified Default, including with respect to (a) an acceleration of the outstanding Notes under the
Indenture; (b) directing the Trustee to exercise any rights and remedies under the Indenture, the Security Documents or applicable law; (c) the delivery of an Enforcement Request pursuant to the Indenture, the Supporting Noteholders shall
(x) deliver a written notice and direction to the Trustee to not seek any rights or remedy or pursue any Enforcement Request; (y) take commercially reasonable actions in their power to cause such acceleration to be rescinded and
cancelled, in each case, in accordance with the Indenture and at the sole expense of the Companies.
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The Supporting Holders hereby request that during the Forbearance Period the Trustee not take, and direct the Trustee not to take, any remedial action solely with respect to the
Specified Default. The parties hereto agree that this Agreement may be delivered to the Trustee on any date during the Forbearance Period, and that the Supporting Holders shall, upon reasonable request from the Company, provide such
further direction to the Trustee as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of the foregoing.
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Section 4
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TERMINATION OF FORBEARANCE PERIOD
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| Section 5 |
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SUPPORTING NOTEHOLDERS
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Each Supporting Noteholder, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to the Companies and each other Party (and acknowledges that the Companies and each other
Party are relying upon such representations and warranties) that as of the date hereof:
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it is the beneficial holder of, or exercises control and direction and has voting and investment discretion over, the Notes in the principal amount(s) set forth on its signature
page to this Agreement (the “Relevant Notes” and, together with all obligations owing in respect of the Relevant Notes, including accrued and unpaid
interest and any other amount that such Supporting Noteholder is entitled to claim in respect of the Relevant Notes pursuant to the Indenture, the “Debt”)
and owns no other Notes;
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it has the authority and full power to vote (or direct the voting of), consent, approve changes to, and transfer all of its Debt;
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this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties, this Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Supporting Noteholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) Laws of general application and bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar Laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and general principles of equity; and (ii) federal and state cannabis and related Laws in the United States;
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unless it is an individual, it is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all approvals necessary to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and
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the execution and delivery of this Agreement by it and the completion by it of the transactions contemplated herein do not and will not, to the best of its knowledge, violate or
conflict with any judgment, order, notice, decree, statute, Law (excluding U.S. federal cannabis and related Laws), ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to such Supporting Noteholder or any of its Relevant Notes or result (with or
without notice and/or the passage of time) in any violation, conflict or breach of, or constitute a default under, or require any consent to be obtained under, its certificate of incorporation, articles, bylaws or other organizational
documents.
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During the Forbearance Period, each Supporting Noteholder (severally and not jointly) hereby acknowledges, covenants and agrees, on behalf of itself and its controlled affiliates
not to, directly or indirectly: (i) sell, assign, lend, pledge, hypothecate, dispose or otherwise transfer (in each case, a “Transfer”) any of its
Relevant Notes or Debt (or permit any of the foregoing with respect to any of its Relevant Notes or Debt) or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding in connection therewith; provided, that, each Supporting Noteholder may
Transfer some or all of its Relevant Notes to: (A) any Affiliate of, related fund of, or fund managed by or under common control with the Supporting Noteholder that is an accredited investor (provided that such Person executes a Joinder
Agreement (as defined below)); (B) any other Supporting Noteholder; or (C) any other person that is an accredited investor; and such person agrees pursuant to a written joinder agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Companies (a
“Joinder Agreement”) with the Companies to be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to the transferred Relevant Notes and Debt as a
Supporting Noteholder and such duly executed Joinder Agreement is delivered to Company Counsel, and the Noteholder Counsel prior to consummation of such Transfer (a “Permitted Transferee”); provided that nothing in this Section 5(2) shall prohibit any pledge or hypothecation of Relevant Notes or
Debt so long as such pledge or hypothecation does not adversely affect such Party’s ability to timely satisfy its obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) except as
contemplated by this Agreement, deposit any of its Relevant Notes or Debt into a voting trust, or grant (or permit to be granted) any proxies or powers of attorney or attorney in fact, or enter into a voting agreement, understanding or
arrangement, with respect to the voting of its Relevant Notes or Debt if such trust, grant, agreement, understanding or arrangement would in any manner restrict the ability of the Supporting Noteholder to comply with its obligations
under this Agreement, including the obligations in this Section 5(2).
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Section 6
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COMPANIES’ COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Each of the Companies (except if the representation or warranty is expressly applicable to The Cannabist Company or The Cannabist Company Canada only) hereby jointly and
severally represents and warrants to each of the Supporting Noteholders (and each of the Companies acknowledges that each Supporting Noteholder is relying upon such representations and warranties) that as of the date hereof:
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this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by all other Parties, this Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) Laws of general application and bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
general principles of equity; and (ii) federal and state cannabis and related Laws in the United States;
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it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
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the execution and delivery of this Agreement by it and the completion by it of the transactions contemplated herein do not and will not, to the best of its knowledge, violate or
conflict with any judgment, order, notice, decree, statute, Law (excluding U.S. federal cannabis and cannabis-related Laws), ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to such Company Entity or any of their properties or assets or result
(with or without notice or the passage of time) in a violation, conflict or breach of, or constitute a default under, or require any consent to be obtained under its certificate of incorporation, notice of articles, articles, bylaws or
other organizational documents, as applicable; and
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except for such representations and warranties that directly relate to the Specified Default, the representations and warranties set forth in the Indenture Documents are true and
correct on the Effective Date, as if made on the Effective Date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such
specific date).
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The Companies shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Noteholder Counsel (i) any financial information, analyses, schedules, projections, reports, or other
materials requested by Noteholder Counsel to evaluate the Companies’ liquidity, operations, compliance with this Agreement, and (ii) any additional financial or operational information of a similar nature reasonably requested by
Noteholder Counsel. The provisions of this Section 6(2) shall be in addition to any other information sharing requirements the Companies may have under the
Indenture Documents and this Agreement.
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The Cannabist Company shall pay on a current basis and in cash all costs and expenses of the Noteholders pursuant to that (i) that certain Fee Letter dated as of October 23,
2025, by and among Feuerstein Kulick LLP and The Cannabist Company and (ii) that certain Fee Letter dated as of October 17, 2025 by and between Goodmans LLP and the Cannabist Company including all fees, disbursements and expenses of their
respective legal and financial advisors incurred in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture Documents and the
Obligations thereunder, including but not limited to having paid all fees and expenses invoiced on or prior to February 6th, 2026 so that such fees have
been paid in full by February 13th, 2026.
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On or before February 6, 2026, the Companies shall deliver to Noteholder Counsel (i) a schedule disclosing all liabilities of each Company Entity and its subsidiaries, in excess
of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000); and (ii) a list of all bank accounts and active deposit account control agreements. To the extent that Noteholder Counsel, acting reasonably, are not satisfied that the deposit account control
agreements and other collateral documents are in compliance with the Indenture Documents, the Companies shall take all necessary steps, including all required perfection and priority steps with respect thereto, to comply with the
Indenture Documents.
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Section 7
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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Receipt by Noteholder Counsel of counterparts of this Agreement executed by the Companies and Supporting Noteholders.
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Payment of all outstanding fees and expenses of Noteholder Counsel and Ducera Partners, invoiced prior to the date hereof.
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No Default or Event of Default other than the Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
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As of the Effective Date, the representations and warranties contained in Section 6 of this
Agreement, the Indenture and in each other Indenture Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date as if made on and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent such representations and
warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
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Section 8
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NO WAIVER; RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
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Section 9
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RELEASE
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Section 10
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CONFIRMATION OF GUARANTY AND COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS
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Section 11
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CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE
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Section 12
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FURTHER ASSURANCES
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Section 13
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MISCELLANEOUS
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The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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Unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing any gender shall include all genders.
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This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
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This Agreement may be modified, amended or supplemented as to any matter in writing (which may include e-mail) by The Cannabist Company and the Requisite Supporting Noteholders.
The Trustee hereby acknowledges that the Requisite Supporting Noteholders have the right to direct the Trustee with respect to any such amendment or modification, subject to the terms of the Indenture).
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Any Person signing this Agreement in a representative capacity (a) represents and warrants that he/she is authorized to sign this Agreement on behalf of the Party he/she
represents and that his/her signature upon this Agreement will bind the represented Party to the terms hereof, and (b) acknowledges that the other Parties hereto have relied upon such representation and warranty.
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The agreements, representations and obligations of the Supporting Noteholders under this Agreement are, in all respects, several and not joint and several.
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This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal Laws of Canada applicable therein (excluding
any conflict of laws rule or principle which might refer such construction to the Laws of another jurisdiction) and all actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively by the
court.
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It is understood and agreed by the Parties that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement and each non-breaching Party shall be entitled to
seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy of any such breach, including an order by a court of competent jurisdiction requiring any Party to comply promptly with any of such obligations.
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Unless expressly stated otherwise herein, (a) this Agreement is intended to solely bind and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors, permitted
assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and representatives, and (b) no other person or entity shall be a third-party beneficiary hereof.
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Companies may not assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties
hereto.
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If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the
provisions, including terms, covenants and restrictions, of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated and the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement to preserve each Party’s anticipated benefits under this Agreement.
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This Agreement may be executed (including by electronic means) in any number of counterparts, each of which (including any electronic transmission of an executed signature page),
is deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together constitute one and the same agreement.
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Section 14
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RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE PARTIES
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THE CANNABIST COMPANY HOLDINGS INC.
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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THE CANNABIST COMPANY HOLDINGS (CANADA) INC.
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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PATRIOT CARE CORP.
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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CURATIVE HEALTH LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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COLUMBIA CARE DC LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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MISSION BAY, LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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CCUT PHARMACY LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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COLUMBIA CARE PENNSYLVANIA LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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COLUMBIA CARE INDUSTRIAL HEMP LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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CURATIVE HEALTH CULTIVATION LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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COLUMBIA CARE NY LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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FOCUSED HEALTH LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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COLUMBIA CARE NEW JERSEY LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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COLUMBIA CARE WV INDUSTRIAL HEMP LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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CCPA INDUSTRIAL HEMP LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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CC OH REALTY LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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CCF HOLDCO LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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CC CALIFORNIA LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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COLUMBIA CARE MD LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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COLUMBIA CARE DE MANAGEMENT LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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COLUMBIA CARE DELAWARE, LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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COLUMBIA CARE LLC
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By:
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(signed) "David Hart"
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Name:
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David Hart
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Title:
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CEO
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I have authority to bind the corporation
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