Sacramento CORE Verification Form (Program Application)
  • CORE Verification Application

    Created in 2018, the City of Sacramento’s Cannabis Opportunity Reinvestment and Equity (CORE) program was designed to address the impact of the War on Drugs on communities of color and other marginalized groups. It provides assistance and resources to help individuals and communities disproportionately affected by cannabis-related criminalization to enter and succeed in the legal cannabis industry.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Do you know which type of cannabis business you hope to open? You can check more than one.
  • Definitions for each classification

    Individual Classifications

    An individual that is eligible to participate in the program is either:

    • Classification 1: A current or former resident of the City of Sacramento who previously resided or currently resides in a low income household and was either: a) arrested or convicted for a cannabis-related crime in Sacramento between the years 1980 and 2011; or is b) an immediate family member of an individual described in subsection a of Classification 1 or Classification 2.
    • Classification 2: A current or former resident of the City of Sacramento who has lived in a low-income household for at least five (5) years, between the years of 1980 and 2011 in the following zip codes: 95811, 95815, 95817, 95820, 95823, 95824, 95826, 95828, and 95818.

    Business Classifications

    Classifications 3-5: You may not apply using this form.  Instead, please contact the Sacramento Office of Cannabis Management at cannabis@cityofsacramento.org.

  • CLASSIFICATION 1

    A current or former resident of the City of Sacramento who previously resided or currently resides in a low-income household and was either: a) arrested or convicted for a cannabis-related crime in Sacramento between the years 1980 and 2011; or is b) an immediate family member of an individual described in subsection a of Classification 1 or Classification 2.
  • Proof of Arrest or Conviction of a Cannabis-Related Crime

    You are required to upload proof of arrest or conviction of a cannabis-related crime between the years 1980 and 2011.
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  • Was the arrest or conviction about you or an immediate family member?*
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  • Proof of Income

    You are required to show proof of income.  
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  • Additional Proof of Income

    You are required to include additional proof of income.
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  • CLASSIFICATION 2

    A current or former resident of the City of Sacramento who has lived in a low-income household for at least five (5) years, between the years of 1980 and 2011 in the following zip codes: 95811, 95815, 95817, 95820, 95823, 95824, 95826, 95828, and 95818.
  • Proof of Residency

    You are required to provide proof of residency during the years 1980 to 2011 in one of the following zip codes: 95811, 95815, 95817, 95820, 95823, 95824, 95826, 95828, and 95818. Two address boxes have been provide in case you need room to add more than one.
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  • Proof of Income

    You are required to show proof of income. 
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  • Additional Proof of Income

    You are required to include some additional proof of income.
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  • I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that, to the best of my knowledge, the provided information is true and accurate.

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