California Cannabis Insights
Practical Insights for Navigating California's Cannabis Industry
Active License Count 9996 during Q3 2020
Active Cultivation Sqft 71.1M sqft during Q3 2020
Issued 711 during Q3 2020
Expired 367 during Q3 2020
Where they're at today
Current license status for licenses that were active during Q3 2020
License Status | Count |
---|---|
Expired | 4223 (42.25%) |
Active | 3745 (37.46%) |
Surrendered | 1191 (11.91%) |
Canceled | 596 (5.96%) |
Revoked | 175 (1.75%) |
Limited Operations | 59 (0.59%) |
Suspended | 7 (0.07%) |
Breakdown by Region
Region Aggregations Q3 2020
Region | Issued | Expired | Sqft Added | Sqft Lost | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Santa Barbara County | 135 (18.99%) | 18 (4.90%) | +1.4M sqft | -249.1k sqft | 1.1M sqft |
Humboldt County | 60 (8.44%) | 44 (11.99%) | +593.3k sqft | -378.1k sqft | 215.2k sqft |
Mendocino County | 46 (6.47%) | 24 (6.54%) | +274.5k sqft | -117.5k sqft | 157.0k sqft |
Lake County | 46 (6.47%) | 2 (0.54%) | +547.7k sqft | -0 sqft | 547.7k sqft |
Santa Cruz County | 22 (3.09%) | 9 (2.45%) | +264.1k sqft | -15.5k sqft | 248.6k sqft |
Los Angeles County | 17 (2.39%) | 49 (13.35%) | +30.5k sqft | -47.0k sqft | -16.5k sqft |
Trinity County | 17 (2.39%) | 6 (1.63%) | +155.5k sqft | -60.0k sqft | 95.5k sqft |
Calaveras County | 16 (2.25%) | 0 (0.00%) | +162.0k sqft | -0 sqft | 162.0k sqft |
Monterey County | 16 (2.25%) | 25 (6.81%) | +120.0k sqft | -65.5k sqft | 54.5k sqft |
Nevada County | 13 (1.83%) | 7 (1.91%) | +95.0k sqft | -7.5k sqft | 87.5k sqft |
Yolo County | 8 (1.13%) | 15 (4.09%) | +101.1k sqft | -237.7k sqft | -136.6k sqft |
Sonoma County | 6 (0.84%) | 12 (3.27%) | +66.6k sqft | -35.0k sqft | 31.6k sqft |
Riverside County | 6 (0.84%) | 21 (5.72%) | +22.0k sqft | -20.0k sqft | 2.0k sqft |
Alameda County | 5 (0.70%) | 45 (12.26%) | +0 sqft | -5.5k sqft | -5.5k sqft |
San Francisco County | 4 (0.56%) | 5 (1.36%) | +5.0k sqft | -0 sqft | 5.0k sqft |
Sacramento County | 3 (0.42%) | 14 (3.81%) | +10.0k sqft | -10.0k sqft | 0 sqft |
San Bernardino County | 3 (0.42%) | 10 (2.72%) | +0 sqft | -10.0k sqft | -10.0k sqft |
San Luis Obispo County | 3 (0.42%) | 7 (1.91%) | +25.0k sqft | -145.7k sqft | -120.7k sqft |
Colusa County | 2 (0.28%) | 2 (0.54%) | +20.0k sqft | -0 sqft | 20.0k sqft |
San Benito County | 1 (0.14%) | 1 (0.27%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Mono County | 1 (0.14%) | 0 (0.00%) | +2.5k sqft | -0 sqft | 2.5k sqft |
El Dorado County | 1 (0.14%) | 0 (0.00%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Orange County | 1 (0.14%) | 3 (0.82%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
San Diego County | 1 (0.14%) | 2 (0.54%) | +22.0k sqft | -0 sqft | 22.0k sqft |
Solano County | 1 (0.14%) | 1 (0.27%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
San Mateo County | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.27%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Merced County | 0 (0.00%) | 3 (0.82%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Tulare County | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.27%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Marin County | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.27%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Imperial County | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (0.54%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Stanislaus County | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (0.54%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Yuba County | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.27%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Siskiyou County | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.27%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Contra Costa County | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.27%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Kern County | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.27%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Breakdown by License Type
License Type Aggregations Q3 2020
Type | Count |
---|---|
Cultivation | 6154 |
Commercial | 2846 |
Manufacturer | 996 |
Sub Type | Count |
---|---|
Small Outdoor | 2103 |
Distributor | 1153 |
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 | 1130 |
Retailer | 732 |
Type 6 | 536 |
Medium Outdoor | 482 |
Specialty Outdoor | 392 |
Retailer - Non-Storefront | 351 |
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 | 316 |
Microbusiness | 316 |
Specialty Indoor | 306 |
Nursery | 283 |
Small Indoor | 250 |
Type 7 | 215 |
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 | 204 |
Type N | 186 |
Distributor - Transport Only | 175 |
Processor | 141 |
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 | 114 |
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 | 101 |
Event Organizer | 82 |
Medium Indoor | 77 |
Specialty Cottage Outdoor | 75 |
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 | 53 |
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 | 44 |
Specialty Cottage Indoor | 42 |
Testing Laboratory | 37 |
Type P | 37 |
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 | 25 |
Type S | 22 |
Large Outdoor | 14 |
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1 | 2 |