California Cannabis Insights

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Q1 Q2

Active License Count 9074 during Q2 2025

Active Cultivation Sqft 76.0M sqft during Q2 2025

Issued 199 during Q2 2025

Expired 449 during Q2 2025

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2025

License Status	Count
Active	8311 (91.59%)
Expired	272 (3.00%)
Limited Operations	155 (1.71%)
Surrendered	150 (1.65%)
Canceled	122 (1.34%)
Revoked	52 (0.57%)
Suspended	10 (0.11%)
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 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	4 (0.89%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	20 (4.45%)	+0 sqft	-115.0k sqft	-115.0k sqft
Sacramento County	0 (0.00%)	15 (3.34%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	5 (1.11%)	+0 sqft	-78.6k sqft	-78.6k sqft
Contra Costa County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.67%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Nevada County	0 (0.00%)	8 (1.78%)	+0 sqft	-42.5k sqft	-42.5k sqft
Orange County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.67%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Humboldt County	0 (0.00%)	69 (15.37%)	+0 sqft	-752.9k sqft	-752.9k sqft
Marin County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Shasta County	0 (0.00%)	5 (1.11%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County	0 (0.00%)	15 (3.34%)	+0 sqft	-297.6k sqft	-297.6k sqft
Sonoma County	0 (0.00%)	4 (0.89%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Imperial County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.45%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Benito County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Stanislaus County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.67%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Riverside County	0 (0.00%)	19 (4.23%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	11 (2.45%)	+0 sqft	-30.0k sqft	-30.0k sqft
San Bernardino County	0 (0.00%)	13 (2.90%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
Alameda County	0 (0.00%)	28 (6.24%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Lake County	0 (0.00%)	6 (1.34%)	+0 sqft	-152.7k sqft	-152.7k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	8 (1.78%)	+0 sqft	-184.1k sqft	-184.1k sqft
Los Angeles County	0 (0.00%)	103 (22.94%)	+0 sqft	-35.0k sqft	-35.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County	0 (0.00%)	11 (2.45%)	+0 sqft	-127.1k sqft	-127.1k sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.67%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Mateo County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.45%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	4 (0.89%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	7 (1.56%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Fresno County	0 (0.00%)	34 (7.57%)	+0 sqft	-340.0k sqft	-340.0k sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Joaquin County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Mono County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.67%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Solano County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.45%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Merced County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Trinity County	0 (0.00%)	19 (4.23%)	+0 sqft	-170.0k sqft	-170.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2025

Type	Count
Cultivation	5149
Commercial	3269
Manufacturer	656

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	1453
Retailer	1270
Distributor	1044
Medium Outdoor	772
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	582
Microbusiness	394
Small Indoor	376
Type 6	356
Retailer - Non-Storefront	351
Specialty Indoor	321
Nursery	293
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	280
Specialty Outdoor	263
Medium Indoor	183
Type 7	149
Distributor - Transport Only	144
Processor	141
Type N	105
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	94
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	71
Large Outdoor	67
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	65
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	49
Event Organizer	37
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	36
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	34
Type P	33
Specialty Cottage Indoor	32
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