i am rhein hudson, along with my partner, michael thompson. we are the sponsors of this project. i am a resident of san francisco and a bay area native. my background is technology with high-tech start-ups. recently, my position was at a local bank. michael is also a resident of san francisco. he is the founder and president upper a -- of a management and logistics company. we believe we will run a responsible dispensary in the city. we have a strong sense of community and a feeling of responsibility to help those that cannot always help themselves. we feel the apothecary will be a great way for us to do there. in addition to serving our members in a safe and respectable seven, will have a compassionate program that provides free medicine to those unable to afford it. another benefit we plan to provide is subsidized partnerships with local providers and physicians. one is a doctor who has occupied a chiropractic clinic in the castro for over 25 years. do our compassion program, we will be offering her services as an adjunct therapy to our members. we have formed a philanthropic a