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536 River Street Mattapan

Community Outreach

536 River Street Mattapan Ma

536 River Street Mattapan Ma

Introduction

 Kobie Evans & Kevin Hart  We are one of the few local, Minority Owned and

Economic Empowerment applicants in Boston

 We are applying to open an Adult Use Cannabis

Dispensary in Mattapan at 536 River Street

 We have a strong business focus and are equally

committed to the communities where we live and work. We strive to address social justice through economic empowerment

Operations

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We will employ knowledgeable cannabis experts to help our consumers make an informed purchase that will ultimately suit their way of life. It is our mission to create a high-quality, five-star dispensary that provides safe and convenient access

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The distribution of cannabis will be for adults only. We will ensure this with the development and implementation of policies and procedures which will assist us in eliminating the diversion of cannabis to those individuals under the age of 21

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Part of our Mission is to address Social Justice and improve the lives

• f people in areas that have been devastated by the War on Drugs

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Our dispensaries will be blended into their surroundings, to ensure

• ur customers feel comfortable and safe when shopping, allowing us

to build longstanding relationships.

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We aim to hire as many local residents as possible

Community 1/2

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The main concern of Pure Oasis LLC is that we only have a positive effect on the neighborhoods where we are located. We want to maintain, if not, improve the integrity of the neighborhood. We share the concerns of many of the abutters regarding potential issues such as loitering, littering, smoking in public, preventing access to children, traffic and crime. We strive to have a good working relationship with our community partners.

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Pure Oasis LLC is committed to working with existing businesses and neighbors to become an accountable member of local business and social communities. We aim to maintain a healthy relationship with local law enforcement

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Pure Oasis LLC will work towards helping to address issues affecting both business and social groups

Community 2/2

 We will create opportunities for individuals who have

been marginalized and disenfranchised—providing jobs and legitimacy, overturning stereotypes and developing skills and confidence. Our vision is a high quality, well designed, well-run business that business that delivers economic empowerment as it operates

 Our store will benefit neighboring businesses by driving

business to them

 Will strive to improve the community via Social Justice

through Economic Empowerment

 Our hours of Operation would be 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Traffic

 The dispensary will be located on major bus lines which

will reduce traffic

 We will offer discounts for customers who visit using

ride sharing services

 There is on street parking and we have off street

parking available

 In order to reduce traffic congestion, we will offer

discounts to customers who visit during “happy hour”

 If, despite our best efforts, traffic is an issue we have

the ability to book appointments online to further address traffic issues.

Security

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Our focus will be to keep the surrounding community safe

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We will partner with local law enforcement

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We will implement policies and procedures to prevent diversion

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A recent study found that cannabis dispensaries had a positive effect on crime in the neighborhoods in which they are located because of the partnership that dispensaries have with local law enforcement.

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We are mandated to have state-of-the-art security surveillance systems, to have a safe working environment, the exterior of the building will be well lit and dispensary staff will be trained to report any suspicious activity.

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Our locations will have 24/7 security monitoring

Diversion

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Patrons have to be 21 and over to enter the store

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Staff will be positioned at the front entrance to make sure only people who have valid id are allowed entrance

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ID’s will be checked multiple times in the buying process

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Passerby's will not be able to see into the store

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No exterior signage indicating that it is a cannabis business

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Tracking of packages and per transaction purchase limits

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Tamper-proof, child-proof packaging

The best way to eliminate access to children is to eliminate the illegal

• market. By legalizing cannabis and controlling who has access to it,

children have a harder time getting access to drugs.

Loitering

 Customers must take cannabis products home to

consume

 Consumption of cannabis is strictly prohibited in and

around our facilities, including the sidewalks and in public

 Anyone who is in violation of our rules or who breaks

laws will be banned

Jobs

 We are committed to hiring local  It is critical to hire local so that money is the kept in

the community where it does the most good

 We will focus on hiring individuals who have marijuana-

related CORIs

 We want to provide opportunities to individuals who

were arrested for non-violent cannabis related offenses

 We want to diversify the industry and create

• pportunities for those that have marginalized

Social Justice

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The war on drugs caused more harm than good and to this day people from urban communities of color been victimized

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We want to improve the lives of those people where we are located, we want to correct some of the damage creating social justice through economic empowerment. We will use our business incubator to bridge the economic inequality gap by fostering business opportunities for people from area hardest hit by the “war on drugs”.

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We strive to go beyond “creating job”, we are determined to redistribute wealth! Our business incubator will provide technical assistance and funding for people from communities harmed by the war on drugs to develop and pursue their business ideas

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Financial prosperity grows communities