Mendocino County Equity Assessment (February 2020)

LEEP Program Manual (V6050124)

Verified local equity operators are eligible to receive Direct Technical Assistance with Canna Business Services. Canna Business Services reached out to equity operators via email to introduce themselves early July 2024. If you are a verified equity operator and did not receive an email, please reach out to Canna Business Serivces directly at mendocino@cannabusinessservices.com to start receiving Direct Technical Assistance and ensure our records are updated with your current email address.  

 Please find a list of applicable Direct Technical Assistance services HERE.

 Canna Business Services: METRC Support Topics

The Department held a Zoom meeting on May 10, 2024, from 10:00 am – 11:30 am with Canna Business Services where interested community members were able to attend and to get to know the Canna Business Services and ask questions on how Direct Technical Assistance may benefit the County and our local equity operators.  

Please find the recording here: Canna Business Services - Meet and Greet - LEEP DTA (youtube.com)

• The Department is excited to announce a Cannabis Equity Grants Program award of $1,803,929.86, also known as LEEP Round 5.  
• From this grant award, the Department will distribute a total of $1,455,732 in Direct Grants and Fee Relief.  
• The Department issued a survey seeking community input on the best way to utilize the funding available for Round 5 in an effort to best assist those impacted by the War on Drugs.  The Department had a total of 77 responses, and participants voted in favor of 70% of available funding being utilized towards ($50,000) Direct Grants and 30% of available funding being utilized for Fee Relief up to $10,000 per applicant.  Please find survey results below

MCD began accepting LEEP Fee Relief applications on Monday, May 13, 2024, at 8:00 am.

Fee Relief can be utilized in the amount of up to $10,000 per applicant for applicable County Ag Department, Environmental Health, Mendocino Cannabis Department, Planning and Building Services and/or Treasure Tax Collector ("TTC") fees. Please note LEEP Fee Relief cannot be used reimbursement of fees already paid or for any late/penalty fees.

As of June 13, 2024, all LEEP fee relief funding has been fully expended and the Department is no longer accepting fee relief applications. Applicants will be informed via email when fee relief applications for County Ag Department, Environmental Health, Mendocino Cannabis Department, Planning and Building Services have been processed. Please see below approved and processed TTC applications by equity number.