February 17,2017 Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS The Lewis Katz Dean at the School of Medicine President and CEO, Temple University Health System 3500 N Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 Phone - 215-707-8773 Email larry. kaiser@templeedu Re: Medical Marijuana Clinical Registrant Dear Dr. Kaiser: The Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act, Act 16, Chapter 20 (the “Act”) provides tremendous opportunities for the City of Philadelphia and the Temple University community. As Temple weighs its options in selecting a clinical registrant, we write to voice our unified voice to ensure that the City of Philadelphia and the citizens in your area share the benefits of the Act. We write to express our strong support for Keystone Alternative Care, LLC/Oha Wellness (“Keystone”) as Temple University’s clinical registrant partner. To our knowledge, Keystone is the only applicant proposing a facility that would be located within the City of Philadelphia. It is also our understanding that as the Clinical Registrant, Keystone will develop a 96,000 square foot warehouse facility at 2nd and Erie in Philadelphia to grow medical cannabis. A facility of that size and on that property, we understand, will generate some $10 to $15 million dollars in investment into the North Philadelphia community and create, when fully operational, between 50-70 full time, well paying jobs (approximately $2 million dollars in annual wage compensation). In addition, Keystone has committed to execute a local Community Benefits Agreement with its surrounding civic associations that, when fully operating, will generate over a million dollars into that community beyond tax revenue that the level of investment on this property would create. Given the focus of the Act and the regulations on economic development and diversity, itis difficult to imagine a better partner for Temple than a Latino led, North Philadelphia facility that will directly invest in Philadelphia and employ Philadelphians.In closing, we join in urging you to ensure that Philadelphia and your surrounding community fully realize the benefits of the Act and that you partner with Keystone. Bob Brady fayor, City of Philadelphia Congressman, 1* District Maria Quifiones Sanchez Sharif Street Councilwoman, 7% District Senator, 3rd District