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Active License Count 9804 during Q2 2020
Active Cultivation Sqft 66.0M sqft during Q2 2020
Issued 779 during Q2 2020
Expired 516 during Q2 2020

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2020

License StatusCount
Expired4192 (42.76%)
Active3780 (38.56%)
Surrendered1148 (11.71%)
Canceled456 (4.65%)
Revoked162 (1.65%)
Limited Operations64 (0.65%)
Not In Operation1 (0.01%)
Suspended1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2020

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Lake County154 (19.77%)3 (0.58%)+1.8M sqft-48.6k sqft1.8M sqft
Humboldt County65 (8.34%)36 (6.98%)+598.7k sqft-250.7k sqft348.1k sqft
Santa Barbara County51 (6.55%)114 (22.09%)+512.0k sqft-1.1M sqft-625.1k sqft
Mendocino County41 (5.26%)31 (6.01%)+266.1k sqft-133.0k sqft133.1k sqft
Trinity County23 (2.95%)8 (1.55%)+202.5k sqft-65.0k sqft137.5k sqft
Los Angeles County20 (2.57%)77 (14.92%)+97.0k sqft-10.0k sqft87.0k sqft
Calaveras County17 (2.18%)0 (0.00%)+177.0k sqft-0 sqft177.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County15 (1.93%)16 (3.10%)+217.1k sqft-48.6k sqft168.6k sqft
Sacramento County10 (1.28%)24 (4.65%)+5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft0 sqft
Riverside County9 (1.16%)41 (7.95%)+0 sqft-5.5k sqft-5.5k sqft
Sonoma County9 (1.16%)11 (2.13%)+55.0k sqft-45.0k sqft10.0k sqft
Monterey County8 (1.03%)23 (4.46%)+25.0k sqft-160.0k sqft-135.0k sqft
Nevada County7 (0.90%)1 (0.19%)+37.5k sqft-0 sqft37.5k sqft
San Luis Obispo County6 (0.77%)6 (1.16%)+93.6k sqft-97.1k sqft-3.6k sqft
Kern County6 (0.77%)3 (0.58%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Alameda County4 (0.51%)41 (7.95%)+0 sqft-42.0k sqft-42.0k sqft
Yolo County4 (0.51%)4 (0.78%)+73.6k sqft-97.1k sqft-23.6k sqft
San Diego County4 (0.51%)5 (0.97%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Orange County2 (0.26%)11 (2.13%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Imperial County2 (0.26%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County2 (0.26%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yuba County1 (0.13%)1 (0.19%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Shasta County1 (0.13%)2 (0.39%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Joaquin County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Contra Costa County1 (0.13%)1 (0.19%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Santa Clara County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Bernardino County1 (0.13%)20 (3.88%)+0 sqft-15.0k sqft-15.0k sqft
Solano County1 (0.13%)2 (0.39%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Ventura County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Mateo County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Stanislaus County1 (0.13%)2 (0.39%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Francisco County1 (0.13%)9 (1.74%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Siskiyou County1 (0.13%)1 (0.19%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Marin County0 (0.00%)3 (0.58%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County0 (0.00%)1 (0.19%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Tulare County0 (0.00%)1 (0.19%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
El Dorado County0 (0.00%)2 (0.39%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Mono County0 (0.00%)2 (0.39%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2020

TypeCount
Cultivation5774
Commercial2948
Manufacturer1082
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor1973
Distributor1222
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11060
Retailer732
Type 6571
Medium Outdoor442
Specialty Outdoor364
Retailer - Non-Storefront361
Microbusiness316
Specialty Indoor293
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2288
Nursery263
Type 7252
Small Indoor243
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1201
Type N198
Distributor - Transport Only185
Processor133
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1100
Event Organizer95
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 193
Specialty Cottage Outdoor76
Medium Indoor75
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 248
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 245
Specialty Cottage Indoor41
Type P38
Testing Laboratory37
Type S23
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 223
Large Outdoor11
Large Mixed-Light Tier 12
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