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California Cannabis Insights

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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Active License Count 10747 during Q1 2021
Active Cultivation Sqft 81.9M sqft during Q1 2021
Issued 807 during Q1 2021
Expired 153 during Q1 2021

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q1 2021

License StatusCount
Active4347 (40.45%)
Expired4199 (39.07%)
Surrendered1140 (10.61%)
Canceled847 (7.88%)
Revoked133 (1.24%)
Limited Operations75 (0.70%)
Suspended6 (0.06%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q1 2021

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Santa Barbara County202 (25.03%)10 (6.54%)+2.0M sqft-147.1k sqft1.8M sqft
Humboldt County67 (8.30%)29 (18.95%)+650.2k sqft-212.6k sqft437.7k sqft
Lake County63 (7.81%)5 (3.27%)+909.5k sqft-217.8k sqft691.7k sqft
Riverside County38 (4.71%)3 (1.96%)+355.6k sqft-0 sqft355.6k sqft
San Luis Obispo County33 (4.09%)1 (0.65%)+315.0k sqft-0 sqft315.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County25 (3.10%)1 (0.65%)+218.6k sqft-10.0k sqft208.6k sqft
Monterey County23 (2.85%)5 (3.27%)+212.0k sqft-66.0k sqft146.0k sqft
Sonoma County22 (2.73%)3 (1.96%)+202.5k sqft-12.5k sqft190.0k sqft
Trinity County19 (2.35%)10 (6.54%)+155.5k sqft-80.5k sqft75.0k sqft
Alameda County18 (2.23%)15 (9.80%)+0 sqft-68.6k sqft-68.6k sqft
Mendocino County17 (2.11%)24 (15.69%)+115.0k sqft-172.5k sqft-57.5k sqft
Inyo County12 (1.49%)0 (0.00%)+120.0k sqft-0 sqft120.0k sqft
Los Angeles County11 (1.36%)20 (13.07%)+15.5k sqft-56.0k sqft-40.5k sqft
Calaveras County7 (0.87%)0 (0.00%)+106.0k sqft-0 sqft106.0k sqft
Sacramento County6 (0.74%)2 (1.31%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Nevada County5 (0.62%)5 (3.27%)+40.0k sqft-40.0k sqft0 sqft
San Diego County5 (0.62%)0 (0.00%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
San Bernardino County3 (0.37%)6 (3.92%)+10.0k sqft-5.0k sqft5.0k sqft
Kern County2 (0.25%)1 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yolo County2 (0.25%)1 (0.65%)+43.6k sqft-43.6k sqft0 sqft
Tulare County1 (0.12%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Imperial County1 (0.12%)1 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County1 (0.12%)1 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Napa County1 (0.12%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Mateo County1 (0.12%)1 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Francisco County1 (0.12%)0 (0.00%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Kings County1 (0.12%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Orange County1 (0.12%)1 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Mono County0 (0.00%)1 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Contra Costa County0 (0.00%)1 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q1 2021

TypeCount
Cultivation6991
Commercial2748
Manufacturer1008
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor2619
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11228
Distributor1088
Retailer758
Type 6542
Medium Outdoor504
Specialty Outdoor412
Retailer - Non-Storefront342
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2325
Specialty Indoor321
Nursery315
Microbusiness309
Small Indoor270
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1223
Type 7222
Type N179
Distributor - Transport Only166
Processor166
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1122
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1122
Specialty Cottage Outdoor93
Medium Indoor81
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 254
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 245
Event Organizer45
Specialty Cottage Indoor43
Testing Laboratory40
Type P36
Type S29
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 226
Large Outdoor20
Large Mixed-Light Tier 12
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