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  <xs:element id="aawh_NotesReceivablePeriodicPaymentAmount" abstract="false" name="NotesReceivablePeriodicPaymentAmount" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aawh_SaleLeasebackTransactionExpectedPurchasePrice" abstract="false" name="SaleLeasebackTransactionExpectedPurchasePrice" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aawh_LeaseRightOfUseAsset" abstract="false" name="LeaseRightOfUseAsset" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="aawh_CommonUnitsConvertedMember" abstract="true" name="CommonUnitsConvertedMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types1:domainItemType"/>
</xs:schema>
