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California Cannabis Insights

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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Active License Count 9087 during Q1 2020
Active Cultivation Sqft 59.1M sqft during Q1 2020
Issued 798 during Q1 2020
Expired 62 during Q1 2020

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q1 2020

License StatusCount
Expired4011 (44.14%)
Active3360 (36.98%)
Surrendered1092 (12.02%)
Canceled397 (4.37%)
Revoked166 (1.83%)
Limited Operations53 (0.58%)
Suspended8 (0.09%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q1 2020

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Humboldt County98 (12.28%)5 (8.06%)+932.2k sqft-25.0k sqft907.2k sqft
Mendocino County94 (11.78%)4 (6.45%)+711.6k sqft-15.0k sqft696.6k sqft
Los Angeles County48 (6.02%)4 (6.45%)+184.5k sqft-10.0k sqft174.5k sqft
Trinity County43 (5.39%)1 (1.61%)+385.5k sqft-10.0k sqft375.5k sqft
Santa Barbara County41 (5.14%)26 (41.94%)+417.1k sqft-255.0k sqft162.1k sqft
Alameda County22 (2.76%)4 (6.45%)+88.6k sqft-0 sqft88.6k sqft
Riverside County20 (2.51%)4 (6.45%)+79.1k sqft-0 sqft79.1k sqft
Monterey County15 (1.88%)0 (0.00%)+106.0k sqft-0 sqft106.0k sqft
Sonoma County13 (1.63%)0 (0.00%)+91.1k sqft-0 sqft91.1k sqft
San Bernardino County13 (1.63%)1 (1.61%)+52.5k sqft-0 sqft52.5k sqft
Nevada County11 (1.38%)0 (0.00%)+80.5k sqft-0 sqft80.5k sqft
Santa Cruz County10 (1.25%)0 (0.00%)+50.0k sqft-0 sqft50.0k sqft
Kern County9 (1.13%)0 (0.00%)+42.0k sqft-0 sqft42.0k sqft
Sacramento County7 (0.88%)3 (4.84%)+20.0k sqft-5.0k sqft15.0k sqft
Lake County6 (0.75%)0 (0.00%)+227.8k sqft-0 sqft227.8k sqft
San Diego County6 (0.75%)2 (3.23%)+27.0k sqft-0 sqft27.0k sqft
San Mateo County5 (0.63%)0 (0.00%)+42.0k sqft-0 sqft42.0k sqft
Imperial County4 (0.50%)1 (1.61%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yolo County3 (0.38%)1 (1.61%)+10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County3 (0.38%)0 (0.00%)+48.6k sqft-0 sqft48.6k sqft
Orange County3 (0.38%)0 (0.00%)+22.0k sqft-0 sqft22.0k sqft
Stanislaus County3 (0.38%)0 (0.00%)+22.0k sqft-0 sqft22.0k sqft
San Francisco County2 (0.25%)1 (1.61%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
Inyo County2 (0.25%)0 (0.00%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Yuba County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Calaveras County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Napa County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Colusa County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Fresno County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Ventura County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Solano County0 (0.00%)1 (1.61%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Marin County0 (0.00%)2 (3.23%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Santa Clara County0 (0.00%)1 (1.61%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q1 2020

TypeCount
Cultivation5203
Commercial2808
Manufacturer1076
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor1688
Distributor1176
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11012
Retailer695
Type 6561
Medium Outdoor399
Retailer - Non-Storefront345
Specialty Outdoor335
Microbusiness299
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2281
Specialty Indoor274
Type 7249
Small Indoor229
Nursery229
Type N201
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1180
Distributor - Transport Only165
Processor124
Event Organizer94
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 194
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 177
Medium Indoor70
Specialty Cottage Outdoor55
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 246
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 242
Type P41
Specialty Cottage Indoor39
Testing Laboratory34
Type S24
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 222
Large Outdoor5
Large Mixed-Light Tier 12
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