The Best
Weed Won.
Twenty-seven licensed Mendocino County farms entered. Five won. Judged blind. Celebrated loud. Exactly the way it should be.
Meet This Year’s Champions
Five farms. Six awards. All sungrown, all licensed, all Mendocino County. Chiah Rodriques and Jamie Beatty of River Txai Farms made history — the first farm to sweep both 1st Place and Best Breeder in the same year. Chiah grew it. Jamie bred it. Together, they won it all.
Look for it at our retail partners
Recognition Matters.
So Does Moving Product.
The Mendo Cup’s commitment to these farmers doesn’t end when the stage lights go down. We work year-round with retail partners across California to get the winning flower on the shelves of the stores that care most where their cannabis comes from — and who grew it.
The Cup Gave Back
Every dollar of profit from the 2026 Mendo Cup went back to the farmers who entered it. Here’s what that looked like.
After every expense was paid, the Mendo Cup generated $5,410 in profit. Every cent of it went back to the farmers who entered. We believe this makes us the first cannabis cup in history to share profits with the farms it celebrates.
Each farm that entered the 2026 Mendo Cup received $200 back — a direct return from the community they showed up for.
For the second consecutive year, every ticket was gone before the event. The community keeps showing up.
Nearly two thirds of ticket buyers traveled to Mendocino County specifically for the Cup — bringing real tourism dollars to the region.
Almost a third of the crowd came from outside California. Mendocino sungrown has an audience — and that audience is growing.
Eight dispensaries across California agreed to carry at minimum the first-place winning farm — guaranteed shelf space for craft Mendo flower.
The Only Cup That Gives the Money Back.
The Mendo Cup is the only cannabis competition in California that returns all event profits directly to the farmers who enter it. No corporate judges. No pay-to-play. Just blind evaluation of full-term, full-sun flower grown by licensed Mendocino County small farms.
Entry requirements are intentionally accessible. Where the real challenge comes, is winning the whole darn thing. The peer pressure, it turns out, is very high.
The Third Annual Mendo Cup Is Coming.
Whether you’re a small farm with something to prove, a brand that wants to back something real, or just someone who appreciates exceptional sungrown cannabis — the 2027 Mendo Cup has a place for you.