# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001756390
**File Stem:** 0001628280-26-002674
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 2459
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-26-002674

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260120

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001756390
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MEDICINAL CHEMICALS & BOTANICAL PRODUCTS [2833]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 03 Life Sciences
- **EIN:** 830602006
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 44 WHIPPANY ROAD, SUITE 101
- **CITY:** MORRISTOWN
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07960
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (646) 661-7600

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 44 WHIPPANY ROAD, SUITE 101
- **CITY:** MORRISTOWN
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07960

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210420

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Ascend Wellness Holdings, LLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20181018

January 20, 2026

**<u>VIA EDGAR</u>**

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

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| **Re:** | **Request for Acceleration – Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.**<br>**Registration Statement on Form S-3** <br>**(SEC File No. 333-292300)** |

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), respectfully requests that the Commission accelerate the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on <u>[Form S-3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756390/000162828025058314/aawhforms-3dec2025.htm)</u> (File No. 333-292300), and permit said Registration Statement to become effective at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on January 22, 2026, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

The Company hereby authorizes James Guttman, an attorney with our outside legal counsel, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.

Please contact James Guttman of Dorsey & Whitney LLP at (416) 367-7376 with any questions with respect to this request.

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| Sincerely, |
| Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. |
| */s/ Roman Nemchenko* |
| Roman Nemchenko |
| Chief Financial Officer |

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