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Active License Count 6973 during Q3 2019
Active Cultivation Sqft 39.5M sqft during Q3 2019
Issued 2798 during Q3 2019
Expired 11 during Q3 2019

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q3 2019

License StatusCount
Expired2932 (42.05%)
Active2689 (38.56%)
Surrendered944 (13.54%)
Canceled243 (3.48%)
Revoked121 (1.74%)
Limited Operations44 (0.63%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q3 2019

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Humboldt County309 (11.04%)0 (0.00%)+3.2M sqft-0 sqft3.2M sqft
Monterey County235 (8.40%)1 (9.09%)+1.7M sqft-5.0k sqft1.7M sqft
Los Angeles County189 (6.75%)0 (0.00%)+199.0k sqft-0 sqft199.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County188 (6.72%)8 (72.73%)+2.0M sqft-60.0k sqft1.9M sqft
Alameda County180 (6.43%)0 (0.00%)+42.5k sqft-0 sqft42.5k sqft
Mendocino County92 (3.29%)0 (0.00%)+538.5k sqft-0 sqft538.5k sqft
Riverside County73 (2.61%)0 (0.00%)+179.6k sqft-0 sqft179.6k sqft
Sacramento County56 (2.00%)0 (0.00%)+30.0k sqft-0 sqft30.0k sqft
Sonoma County40 (1.43%)1 (9.09%)+349.8k sqft-0 sqft349.8k sqft
Yolo County32 (1.14%)0 (0.00%)+401.2k sqft-0 sqft401.2k sqft
San Bernardino County31 (1.11%)1 (9.09%)+50.0k sqft-0 sqft50.0k sqft
Trinity County27 (0.96%)0 (0.00%)+230.5k sqft-0 sqft230.5k sqft
Santa Cruz County26 (0.93%)0 (0.00%)+97.5k sqft-0 sqft97.5k sqft
San Francisco County25 (0.89%)0 (0.00%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Nevada County22 (0.79%)0 (0.00%)+85.0k sqft-0 sqft85.0k sqft
Lake County20 (0.71%)0 (0.00%)+227.1k sqft-0 sqft227.1k sqft
Orange County17 (0.61%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Diego County16 (0.57%)0 (0.00%)+22.0k sqft-0 sqft22.0k sqft
San Luis Obispo County15 (0.54%)0 (0.00%)+291.4k sqft-0 sqft291.4k sqft
Stanislaus County10 (0.36%)0 (0.00%)+15.0k sqft-0 sqft15.0k sqft
San Mateo County8 (0.29%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kern County7 (0.25%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Imperial County7 (0.25%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County6 (0.21%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Fresno County6 (0.21%)0 (0.00%)+20.0k sqft-0 sqft20.0k sqft
Santa Clara County5 (0.18%)0 (0.00%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
Shasta County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Contra Costa County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Siskiyou County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Solano County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Colusa County3 (0.11%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Marin County3 (0.11%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Mono County2 (0.07%)0 (0.00%)+43.6k sqft-0 sqft43.6k sqft
Yuba County1 (0.04%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Tulare County1 (0.04%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Ventura County1 (0.04%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Tuolumne County1 (0.04%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kings County1 (0.04%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q3 2019

TypeCount
Cultivation3484
Commercial2503
Manufacturer986
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor1144
Distributor1086
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1692
Retailer623
Type 6507
Retailer - Non-Storefront292
Medium Outdoor269
Microbusiness268
Type 7233
Specialty Outdoor229
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2211
Type N184
Specialty Indoor161
Nursery148
Distributor - Transport Only131
Small Indoor131
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1117
Processor87
Event Organizer75
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 165
Medium Indoor44
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 143
Specialty Cottage Outdoor40
Type P40
Specialty Cottage Indoor29
Testing Laboratory28
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 227
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 224
Type S22
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 219
Large Outdoor2
Large Mixed-Light Tier 12
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