Karen van Unen

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

250 Washington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02108

August 16, 2014


Dear Director van Unen:


Today Kevin Fisher submitted his resignation from New England Treatment Access Inc.
(NETA) and his resignation has been accepted by the board of directors. Mr. Fisher will no
longer serve as member, director, or officer of NETA, and will have no role in its governance.
This decision was made in order that we can resume the effort to provide access to high quality
medical marijuana to qualifying patients in need.

With the approval of the board, I will be assuming the role of executive director and chief
operating officer of NETA.

We regret that the discrepancy in Mr. Fishers resume has caused a distraction from the mission
of the Department of Public Health to provide qualifying patients with access to the highest
quality dispensaries possible. While we have confidence in Mr. Fishers expertise, experience,
and achievements in Colorado, we understand that his mistake, though perhaps unintentional,
was careless.

We have done much hard work and made a significant investment, both before and after the
awarding of the provisional license, to meet, and exceed, the high standards Massachusetts has
set for the establishment of registered medical marijuana dispensaries.

We hope our acceptance of Kevins resignation removes any question of our commitment to the
program and building relationships within our communities based upon trust.

We want to assure our regulators and host communities that the NETA structure is not based on
one man alone, but instead on the strength of the entire team that includes experts in patient
education, security, cultivation, not-for-profit management, and retail management. NETA has
already made deep investments in critical products and services that will be very beneficial to
qualifying patients seeking access to the highest quality therapies.

NETA is on track to be among the first to open dispensaries due to our hard work and significant
investment. Our cultivation and processing facility is just weeks away from being ready for
inspection and we have budgeted to hire 50 new employees in the next six months.

Continuing to keep NETAs license on hold would have a negative impact on the timely
availability of needed therapies for registered qualifying patients. It would also have an adverse
effect on those communities counting on the economic benefits that will come with our
cultivation and registered medical marijuana dispensaries in the form of jobs, spending, and
revenue.

Both the Department of Public Health and New England Treatment Access share a commitment
to moving forward on this important process and providing access to high quality care for
patients in need of relief. We are ready to continue working with you on every step needed to
move forward on our application.

We look forward to opening the doors of two registered medical marijuana dispensaries as soon
as possible in order to provide the state with therapies for qualifying patients that are best in
class - ones that make the people of Massachusetts proud to have provided care and comfort to
those in need.

Sincerely,

Arnon Vered