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Active License Count 9801 during Q2 2020
Active Cultivation Sqft 66.0M sqft during Q2 2020
Issued 778 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
Expired4393 (44.82%)
Active3483 (35.54%)
Surrendered1211 (12.36%)
Canceled472 (4.82%)
Revoked180 (1.84%)
Limited Operations56 (0.57%)
Suspended6 (0.06%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2020

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Lake County154 (19.79%)3 (0.58%)+1.8M sqft-48.6k sqft1.8M sqft
Humboldt County75 (9.64%)36 (6.98%)+673.7k sqft-250.7k sqft423.1k sqft
Santa Barbara County51 (6.56%)114 (22.09%)+512.0k sqft-1.1M sqft-625.1k sqft
Mendocino County44 (5.66%)31 (6.01%)+286.1k sqft-133.0k sqft153.1k sqft
Trinity County28 (3.60%)8 (1.55%)+237.5k sqft-65.0k sqft172.5k sqft
Los Angeles County24 (3.08%)77 (14.92%)+112.0k sqft-10.0k sqft102.0k sqft
Calaveras County17 (2.19%)0 (0.00%)+177.0k sqft-0 sqft177.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County16 (2.06%)16 (3.10%)+217.1k sqft-48.6k sqft168.6k sqft
Monterey County12 (1.54%)23 (4.46%)+45.0k sqft-160.0k sqft-115.0k sqft
Sacramento County11 (1.41%)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
Nevada County8 (1.03%)1 (0.19%)+42.5k sqft-0 sqft42.5k sqft
Alameda County7 (0.90%)41 (7.95%)+0 sqft-42.0k sqft-42.0k sqft
Kern County7 (0.90%)3 (0.58%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County6 (0.77%)6 (1.16%)+93.6k sqft-97.1k sqft-3.6k sqft
Yolo County5 (0.64%)4 (0.78%)+83.6k sqft-97.1k sqft-13.6k sqft
San Diego County5 (0.64%)5 (0.97%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Mateo County3 (0.39%)0 (0.00%)+22.0k sqft-0 sqft22.0k sqft
Imperial County3 (0.39%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Orange County2 (0.26%)11 (2.13%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Stanislaus County2 (0.26%)2 (0.39%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Shasta County2 (0.26%)2 (0.39%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County2 (0.26%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Bernardino County2 (0.26%)20 (3.88%)+22.0k sqft-15.0k sqft7.0k sqft
San Francisco County1 (0.13%)9 (1.74%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Santa Clara County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Ventura County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Solano County1 (0.13%)2 (0.39%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Siskiyou County1 (0.13%)1 (0.19%)+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
Yuba County1 (0.13%)1 (0.19%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Tulare County0 (0.00%)1 (0.19%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County0 (0.00%)1 (0.19%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Marin County0 (0.00%)3 (0.58%)+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
Commercial2946
Manufacturer1081
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor1975
Distributor1222
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11060
Retailer731
Type 6567
Medium Outdoor444
Specialty Outdoor366
Retailer - Non-Storefront361
Microbusiness315
Specialty Indoor295
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2288
Nursery263
Type 7250
Small Indoor241
Type N203
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1201
Distributor - Transport Only185
Processor133
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1101
Event Organizer95
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 192
Medium Indoor75
Specialty Cottage Outdoor69
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 Outdoor12
Large Mixed-Light Tier 12
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