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CORE

CORE Summit 2026

CORE

CORE Summit 2026

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CORE Summit 2026 is a multi-day event, hosted by the City of Sacramento and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) to advance equity, education, and collaboration within the cannabis industry. Designed as both a learning and networking event, the Summit brings together regulators, equity operators, policy leaders, municipalities, advocates and industry experts to promote sustainable pathways for participation to advance equity businesses in the cannabis marketplace. Join Us!

Conference Dates

SAFE Credit Union Convention Center

May 6 - 7, 2026

Day 1: 2:30pm - 6:00pm

Day 2: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Wednesday, May 6: Pre -Summit Day 1

Opening Session - Welcome
Launch Industries - Monica Colgan
Make Green Go - La Wanda Knox
Global Reach Strategies (GRS) - Dr. Ayoka Nurse
Evening Social

Thursday, May 7: CORE Summit Day 2

Opening Session - Breakfast & Gather
Regulatory Update - Department of Cannabis Control (DCC)
Women Shaping the Cannabis Industry
Break - Lunch
Breakout Tracks

Track One - Licensing and Compliance

Track Two - Funding & Growth Strategies

Track Three - Marketing & Branding

Legal Environment of Cannabis -
Municipal Panel - Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Fresno
Closing Keynote - Executive Director, Last Prioner Project

CORE Summit 2026 Registration Ticket Types and Price

Register NOW!

Ticket	Price
CORE	FREE
Equity Participants (Outside of Sacramento)	$25
Non Core - General Admission	$50

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Eugene Hillsman, Deputy Director of Equity & Inclusion for California Department of Cannabis Control

Summit Spotlight - Eugene Hillsman

Eugene Hillsman is Deputy Director of Equity & Inclusion for the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). Born in Danville, Illinois and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Eugene attended Washington University in St. Louis for college. He later joined Charles Stewart Mott Foundation as an associate program officer, working to improve equity and increase access to high quality experiences for young people. He also worked as a criminal justice advocate. After graduating from Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs, receiving a Master's in Public Affairs, Eugene decided to pursue interests at Princeton as a doctoral candidate in history. His dissertation examined American cannabis policy, by looking at the impact War on Drugs had on disadvantage communities. He then moved to California to join the Office of Cannabis as Deputy Director in San Francisco. In 2021, he was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to be Deputy Director of Equity & Inclusion for DCC.