For the farmers who built the Emerald Triangle

The legal market shouldn't cost you the farm.

Document preparation, cannabis compliance, litigation support, and administrative services designed for Mendocino growers navigating the transition from legacy to legal.


The Problem
460+ Mendocino cultivators faced the provisional license deadline. Most couldn't afford the consultants, the CEQA reviews, or the paperwork factories. The regulations were written for corporate operators, not for the people who've been farming this land for generations.

What We Do

Six Core Services
01

Document Preparation

Applications, renewals, filings, and every piece of paper between you and your license. Done right, on time.

02

Cannabis Compliance

State DCC requirements, METRC integration, track-and-trace, testing protocols. We keep you current so you stay legal.

03

State & Local Compliance

Mendocino County ordinances, CEQA reviews, water board permits, environmental standards. Both layers, handled together.

04

Real Estate & Acquisitions

Cannabis property due diligence, zoning verification, water rights, development support for growers expanding operations.

05

Litigation Support

Document organization, evidence management, and administrative preparation for legal proceedings and disputes.

06

Admin & Calendaring

Deadline tracking, filing calendars, renewal alerts, and day-to-day administrative support. You farm, we handle the rest.

The Mendocino cannabis market is at an inflection point.

500+
Active cultivation licenses in Mendocino County
89%
Were still provisional as the deadline approached
$5.3B
California's annual cannabis market
$5K+
Typical compliance consulting engagement

The Deadline

January 1, 2026 ended provisional licensing. Cultivators who didn't convert to annual status must now reapply from scratch with full CEQA compliance and full fees.

The Squeeze

Wholesale prices dropped below production costs. Compliance expenses keep rising. The farmers who can least afford help are the ones who need it most.

The Gap

Existing compliance firms are either too expensive, too narrow, or too focused on corporate operators. Nobody is offering the full stack of services small growers actually need, at prices they can afford.

Built for the people who grew this industry from the ground up.

Mendocino Underground Ag exists because legacy farmers deserve a shot at the legal market without losing everything they built getting there.