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Active License Count 10106 during Q4 2020
Active Cultivation Sqft 73.7M sqft during Q4 2020
Issued 474 during Q4 2020
Expired 166 during Q4 2020

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q4 2020

License StatusCount
Active4192 (41.48%)
Expired3991 (39.49%)
Surrendered1122 (11.10%)
Canceled589 (5.83%)
Revoked137 (1.36%)
Limited Operations72 (0.71%)
Suspended2 (0.02%)
Not In Operation1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q4 2020

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Santa Barbara County49 (10.34%)6 (3.61%)+470.0k sqft-72.0k sqft398.0k sqft
Humboldt County39 (8.23%)27 (16.27%)+349.1k sqft-276.6k sqft72.4k sqft
Lake County35 (7.38%)20 (12.05%)+427.7k sqft-280.7k sqft147.0k sqft
Inyo County35 (7.38%)0 (0.00%)+350.0k sqft-0 sqft350.0k sqft
Mendocino County27 (5.70%)23 (13.86%)+147.5k sqft-127.5k sqft20.0k sqft
Sonoma County21 (4.43%)3 (1.81%)+233.6k sqft-5.0k sqft228.6k sqft
Los Angeles County18 (3.80%)13 (7.83%)+42.0k sqft-54.0k sqft-12.0k sqft
Monterey County16 (3.38%)4 (2.41%)+135.0k sqft-30.0k sqft105.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County14 (2.95%)1 (0.60%)+140.0k sqft-10.0k sqft130.0k sqft
Riverside County11 (2.32%)5 (3.01%)+122.0k sqft-0 sqft122.0k sqft
Trinity County11 (2.32%)1 (0.60%)+90.0k sqft-0 sqft90.0k sqft
Alameda County9 (1.90%)7 (4.22%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Nevada County7 (1.48%)4 (2.41%)+40.0k sqft-25.0k sqft15.0k sqft
Calaveras County6 (1.27%)0 (0.00%)+117.1k sqft-0 sqft117.1k sqft
Fresno County5 (1.05%)0 (0.00%)+40.0k sqft-0 sqft40.0k sqft
San Diego County4 (0.84%)1 (0.60%)+22.0k sqft-0 sqft22.0k sqft
Sacramento County4 (0.84%)6 (3.61%)+5.0k sqft-44.0k sqft-39.0k sqft
San Bernardino County3 (0.63%)3 (1.81%)+5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft0 sqft
Contra Costa County2 (0.42%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Francisco County2 (0.42%)2 (1.20%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Kern County2 (0.42%)4 (2.41%)+22.0k sqft-20.0k sqft2.0k sqft
Orange County2 (0.42%)1 (0.60%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Stanislaus County1 (0.21%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yuba County1 (0.21%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kings County1 (0.21%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Mono County0 (0.00%)1 (0.60%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yolo County0 (0.00%)1 (0.60%)+0 sqft-43.6k sqft-43.6k sqft
Marin County0 (0.00%)1 (0.60%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Shasta County0 (0.00%)1 (0.60%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County0 (0.00%)1 (0.60%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Ventura County0 (0.00%)1 (0.60%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Mateo County0 (0.00%)1 (0.60%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County0 (0.00%)17 (10.24%)+0 sqft-230.7k sqft-230.7k sqft
Solano County0 (0.00%)1 (0.60%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County0 (0.00%)2 (1.20%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q4 2020

TypeCount
Cultivation6415
Commercial2704
Manufacturer987
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor2245
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11178
Distributor1079
Retailer736
Type 6538
Medium Outdoor487
Specialty Outdoor396
Retailer - Non-Storefront340
Specialty Indoor319
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2313
Microbusiness300
Nursery300
Small Indoor251
Type 7214
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1211
Type N176
Distributor - Transport Only159
Processor153
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1113
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1107
Specialty Cottage Outdoor86
Medium Indoor80
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 252
Event Organizer52
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 243
Specialty Cottage Indoor40
Testing Laboratory38
Type P37
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 224
Type S22
Large Outdoor15
Large Mixed-Light Tier 12
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