BUD AND BLOOM, A MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATION-2017

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EXHIBIT A Bud and Bloom Community Benefit and Sustainable Business Practices Plan Bud and Bloom is committed to giving back to the Santa Ana community and improving the lives of its residents, while minimizing its effect on the environment and creating sustainable business practices. As fully described below, Bud and Bloom holds numerous events throughout the year to educate and benefit the community, hires locally, and has implemented and plans to implement various green initiatives. The members of Bud and Bloom's Board of Directors started in vastly differing careers, all of which served their communities, including an attorney, an entrepreneur, a former teacher, and a former law enforcement officer. These directors and officers take the experiences serving their communities in their early careers and apply the lessons they learned to the work they do to operate Bud and Bloom and serve the community of the City of Santa Ana. Bud and Bloom's Board of Directors and Officers Aaron Herzberg, Director, President Biography: Aaron Herzberg is a strategist, attorney & entrepreneur specializing in the emerging cannabis industry in California. Herzberg was selected in 2015 as a Super Lawyer, a distinction that is limited to the top 5 percent of lawyers nationwide. He also is the recipient of an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale - Hubbell. He is a founding Board member of the Nevada Cannabis Industry Association and has been appointed to serve on the City of Long Beach's Medical Marijuana Task Force. Aaron successfully operates r other licensed dispensary in Santa Ana, known as OC3. Chris Francy, Director, Vice President Biography: Chris Francy is a serial entrepreneur specializing in cannabis production and processing. Chris' first business, a computer components e- commerce retailer, landed at #104 on the 2004 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies. Chris was awarded the young entrepreneur award in 2012 from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Chris successfully operates r other licensed dispensary in Santa Ana, known as OC3. Chris is committed to improving the community, and to that end has recently made monetary donations to KidWorks and Santa Ana -based non-profit Orange County Housing Corporation.