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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
Expired3926 (43.20%)
Active3482 (38.32%)
Surrendered1064 (11.71%)
Canceled394 (4.34%)
Revoked159 (1.75%)
Limited Operations61 (0.67%)
Not In Operation1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q1 2020

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Mendocino County89 (11.15%)4 (6.45%)+681.6k sqft-15.0k sqft666.6k sqft
Humboldt County89 (11.15%)5 (8.06%)+795.1k sqft-25.0k sqft770.1k sqft
Los Angeles County49 (6.14%)4 (6.45%)+189.5k sqft-10.0k sqft179.5k sqft
Trinity County39 (4.89%)1 (1.61%)+355.5k sqft-10.0k sqft345.5k sqft
Santa Barbara County39 (4.89%)26 (41.94%)+417.1k sqft-255.0k sqft162.1k sqft
Alameda County20 (2.51%)4 (6.45%)+88.6k sqft-0 sqft88.6k sqft
Riverside County17 (2.13%)4 (6.45%)+64.1k sqft-0 sqft64.1k sqft
Monterey County15 (1.88%)0 (0.00%)+106.0k sqft-0 sqft106.0k sqft
San Bernardino County12 (1.50%)1 (1.61%)+52.5k sqft-0 sqft52.5k sqft
Sonoma County11 (1.38%)0 (0.00%)+86.1k sqft-0 sqft86.1k 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 County8 (1.00%)0 (0.00%)+32.0k sqft-0 sqft32.0k 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 County4 (0.50%)2 (3.23%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k 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
Imperial County3 (0.38%)1 (1.61%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Stanislaus County3 (0.38%)0 (0.00%)+22.0k sqft-0 sqft22.0k sqft
Inyo County2 (0.25%)0 (0.00%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
San Mateo County2 (0.25%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Francisco County2 (0.25%)1 (1.61%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
Ventura County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Calaveras County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Fresno County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yuba County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Colusa County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Napa 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 Outdoor1686
Distributor1176
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11013
Retailer695
Type 6564
Medium Outdoor398
Retailer - Non-Storefront345
Specialty Outdoor333
Microbusiness299
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2281
Specialty Indoor272
Type 7250
Small Indoor230
Nursery229
Type N198
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1180
Distributor - Transport Only165
Processor124
Event Organizer94
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 193
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 177
Medium Indoor70
Specialty Cottage Outdoor60
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 246
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 242
Specialty Cottage Indoor40
Type P40
Testing Laboratory34
Type S24
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 222
Large Outdoor5
Large Mixed-Light Tier 12
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