Cannabis windfall for Mendocino County in Governor's proposal

May 21, 2021 — The county is anticipating big changes around cannabis between now and the end of June. Chapter 22.18, the proposed new county cultivation ordinance, has gone through two rounds of review by the Planning Commission and is due before the Board of Supervisors again soon. Hovering over that process is the possibility of a referendum, if enough voters essentially recall the ordinance. More recently, the governor proposed to spend $100 million statewide to help growers with provisional licenses get through the system and obtain annual state licenses. The legislature will decide on the proposed budget at the end of June. If they accept the governor’s proposal, Mendocino County could receive more than $18 million to get its licensing program in order. KZYX spoke with Mendocino County cannabis program manager Kristin Nevedal Thursday, shortly after she received a briefing about the funding.