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Active License Count 9998 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 StatusCount
Expired4118 (41.19%)
Active3905 (39.06%)
Surrendered1157 (11.57%)
Canceled584 (5.84%)
Revoked165 (1.65%)
Limited Operations61 (0.61%)
Suspended8 (0.08%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q3 2020

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Santa Barbara County135 (18.99%)18 (4.90%)+1.4M sqft-249.1k sqft1.1M sqft
Humboldt County60 (8.44%)44 (11.99%)+593.3k sqft-378.1k sqft215.2k sqft
Lake County46 (6.47%)2 (0.54%)+547.7k sqft-0 sqft547.7k sqft
Mendocino County45 (6.33%)24 (6.54%)+269.5k sqft-117.5k sqft152.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County22 (3.09%)9 (2.45%)+264.1k sqft-15.5k sqft248.6k sqft
Los Angeles County17 (2.39%)49 (13.35%)+30.5k sqft-47.0k sqft-16.5k sqft
Trinity County17 (2.39%)6 (1.63%)+155.5k sqft-60.0k sqft95.5k sqft
Calaveras County16 (2.25%)0 (0.00%)+162.0k sqft-0 sqft162.0k sqft
Monterey County16 (2.25%)25 (6.81%)+120.0k sqft-65.5k sqft54.5k sqft
Nevada County13 (1.83%)7 (1.91%)+95.0k sqft-7.5k sqft87.5k sqft
Yolo County8 (1.13%)15 (4.09%)+101.1k sqft-237.7k sqft-136.6k sqft
Sonoma County6 (0.84%)12 (3.27%)+66.6k sqft-35.0k sqft31.6k sqft
Riverside County6 (0.84%)21 (5.72%)+22.0k sqft-20.0k sqft2.0k sqft
Alameda County5 (0.70%)45 (12.26%)+0 sqft-5.5k sqft-5.5k sqft
San Francisco County4 (0.56%)5 (1.36%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
Sacramento County3 (0.42%)14 (3.81%)+10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County3 (0.42%)7 (1.91%)+25.0k sqft-145.7k sqft-120.7k sqft
San Bernardino County3 (0.42%)10 (2.72%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Colusa County2 (0.28%)2 (0.54%)+20.0k sqft-0 sqft20.0k sqft
San Diego County1 (0.14%)2 (0.54%)+22.0k sqft-0 sqft22.0k sqft
Mono County1 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+2.5k sqft-0 sqft2.5k sqft
Orange County1 (0.14%)3 (0.82%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
El Dorado County1 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County1 (0.14%)1 (0.27%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Solano County1 (0.14%)1 (0.27%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Mateo County0 (0.00%)1 (0.27%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County0 (0.00%)3 (0.82%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Tulare County0 (0.00%)1 (0.27%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Marin County0 (0.00%)1 (0.27%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Imperial County0 (0.00%)2 (0.54%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Stanislaus County0 (0.00%)2 (0.54%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yuba County0 (0.00%)1 (0.27%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Siskiyou County0 (0.00%)1 (0.27%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Contra Costa County0 (0.00%)1 (0.27%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kern County0 (0.00%)1 (0.27%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q3 2020

TypeCount
Cultivation6154
Commercial2847
Manufacturer997
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor2103
Distributor1153
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11130
Retailer733
Type 6537
Medium Outdoor481
Specialty Outdoor392
Retailer - Non-Storefront351
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2316
Microbusiness316
Specialty Indoor306
Nursery283
Small Indoor251
Type 7216
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1204
Type N184
Distributor - Transport Only175
Processor141
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1113
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1102
Event Organizer82
Specialty Cottage Outdoor77
Medium Indoor77
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 253
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 244
Specialty Cottage Indoor41
Type P38
Testing Laboratory37
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 225
Type S22
Large Outdoor13
Large Mixed-Light Tier 12
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