California Cannabis Insights

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Q1 Q2

Active License Count 9126 during Q2 2025

Active Cultivation Sqft 76.6M sqft during Q2 2025

Issued 254 during Q2 2025

Expired 779 during Q2 2025

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2025

License Status	Count
Active	8157 (89.38%)
Expired	437 (4.79%)
Surrendered	175 (1.92%)
Limited Operations	164 (1.80%)
Canceled	123 (1.35%)
Revoked	56 (0.61%)
Suspended	12 (0.13%)
Hidden	2 (0.02%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2025

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Tulare County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.13%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.39%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	33 (4.24%)	+0 sqft	-152.5k sqft	-152.5k sqft
Sacramento County	0 (0.00%)	19 (2.44%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	11 (1.41%)	+0 sqft	-154.1k sqft	-154.1k sqft
Contra Costa County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.39%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Nevada County	0 (0.00%)	12 (1.54%)	+0 sqft	-52.5k sqft	-52.5k sqft
Orange County	0 (0.00%)	15 (1.93%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Humboldt County	0 (0.00%)	100 (12.84%)	+0 sqft	-982.5k sqft	-982.5k sqft
Marin County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.13%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Shasta County	0 (0.00%)	6 (0.77%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County	0 (0.00%)	19 (2.44%)	+0 sqft	-407.1k sqft	-407.1k sqft
Sonoma County	0 (0.00%)	6 (0.77%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Imperial County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.26%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Stanislaus County	0 (0.00%)	8 (1.03%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Riverside County	0 (0.00%)	26 (3.34%)	+0 sqft	-32.0k sqft	-32.0k sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	17 (2.18%)	+0 sqft	-45.0k sqft	-45.0k sqft
San Bernardino County	0 (0.00%)	20 (2.57%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Alameda County	0 (0.00%)	59 (7.57%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Lake County	0 (0.00%)	7 (0.90%)	+0 sqft	-196.2k sqft	-196.2k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	12 (1.54%)	+0 sqft	-291.2k sqft	-291.2k sqft
Los Angeles County	0 (0.00%)	201 (25.80%)	+0 sqft	-50.0k sqft	-50.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County	0 (0.00%)	83 (10.65%)	+0 sqft	-840.7k sqft	-840.7k sqft
Santa Clara County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.26%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	6 (0.77%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Mateo County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.26%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	6 (0.77%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	8 (1.03%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Fresno County	0 (0.00%)	36 (4.62%)	+0 sqft	-360.0k sqft	-360.0k sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.26%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
San Joaquin County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.26%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Mono County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.39%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Solano County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.26%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Merced County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.13%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Trinity County	0 (0.00%)	19 (2.44%)	+0 sqft	-170.0k sqft	-170.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2025

Type	Count
Cultivation	5177
Commercial	3287
Manufacturer	662

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	1456
Retailer	1280
Distributor	1048
Medium Outdoor	780
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	587
Microbusiness	394
Small Indoor	379
Type 6	360
Retailer - Non-Storefront	352
Specialty Indoor	322
Nursery	294
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	280
Specialty Outdoor	265
Medium Indoor	182
Type 7	149
Distributor - Transport Only	146
Processor	143
Type N	107
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	94
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	71
Large Outdoor	69
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	66
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	49
Event Organizer	38
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	36
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	34
Specialty Cottage Indoor	33
Type P	33
Testing Laboratory	29
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	17
Type S	13
Large Indoor	10
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	6
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	4