About the Program
The City of Modesto Cannabis Equity Program (PLEDGE) provides local equity development grants and education.
The program offers technical support, regulatory compliance assistance, and assistance with securing the capital necessary to begin a business further reducing barriers to entry into the regulated cannabis industry.
The purpose of this form is to verify eligibility to participate in the PLEDGE program. Eligible participants must meet all of the following criteria to receive PLEDGE program benefits:
- The program applicant must have lived for at least five years, prior to November 8, 2016, in following zip codes: 95355, 95354, 95350, 95351; and
- The program applicant must have lived in a low income household measured at 80% of the area median income for the City of Modesto; and
- The program applicant or a parent, guardian, child, or sibling was arrested or convicted of a crime relating to the sale, possession, use, or cultivation of cannabis in California prior to November 8, 2016, excluding those offenses which would be disqualifying for cannabis licensure under current State law.
