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California Cannabis Insights

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Latest 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Active License Count 12457 during Q3 2021
Active Cultivation Sqft 101.1M sqft during Q3 2021
Issued 1031 during Q3 2021
Expired 445 during Q3 2021

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q3 2021

License StatusCount
Expired5152 (41.36%)
Active4781 (38.38%)
Surrendered1201 (9.64%)
Canceled1083 (8.69%)
Revoked130 (1.04%)
Limited Operations98 (0.79%)
Suspended12 (0.10%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q3 2021

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Lake County206 (19.98%)35 (7.87%)+2.1M sqft-402.1k sqft1.7M sqft
Fresno County198 (19.20%)1 (0.22%)+2.0M sqft-0 sqft2.0M sqft
Santa Barbara County78 (7.57%)43 (9.66%)+750.0k sqft-534.2k sqft215.8k sqft
Santa Cruz County46 (4.46%)11 (2.47%)+638.1k sqft-92.0k sqft546.1k sqft
Humboldt County46 (4.46%)82 (18.43%)+473.6k sqft-897.0k sqft-423.4k sqft
Los Angeles County22 (2.13%)39 (8.76%)+30.0k sqft-10.5k sqft19.5k sqft
Monterey County20 (1.94%)56 (12.58%)+180.0k sqft-442.0k sqft-262.0k sqft
Alameda County19 (1.84%)48 (10.79%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Sonoma County13 (1.26%)4 (0.90%)+92.0k sqft-10.5k sqft81.5k sqft
Mendocino County12 (1.16%)30 (6.74%)+77.5k sqft-170.0k sqft-92.5k sqft
Nevada County11 (1.07%)5 (1.12%)+70.0k sqft-20.0k sqft50.0k sqft
Trinity County8 (0.78%)12 (2.70%)+60.0k sqft-100.0k sqft-40.0k sqft
Calaveras County7 (0.68%)0 (0.00%)+65.0k sqft-0 sqft65.0k sqft
Riverside County6 (0.58%)9 (2.02%)+0 sqft-27.0k sqft-27.0k sqft
San Luis Obispo County5 (0.48%)3 (0.67%)+20.0k sqft-58.6k sqft-38.6k sqft
San Bernardino County5 (0.48%)9 (2.02%)+37.0k sqft-20.0k sqft17.0k sqft
Kings County4 (0.39%)1 (0.22%)+30.0k sqft-0 sqft30.0k sqft
Sacramento County4 (0.39%)10 (2.25%)+5.0k sqft-20.0k sqft-15.0k sqft
Stanislaus County3 (0.29%)1 (0.22%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Imperial County2 (0.19%)2 (0.45%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Orange County2 (0.19%)8 (1.80%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
El Dorado County2 (0.19%)0 (0.00%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
San Francisco County1 (0.10%)4 (0.90%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County1 (0.10%)1 (0.22%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Contra Costa County1 (0.10%)2 (0.45%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kern County1 (0.10%)3 (0.67%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Diego County0 (0.00%)8 (1.80%)+0 sqft-44.0k sqft-44.0k sqft
Colusa County0 (0.00%)1 (0.22%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Tuolumne County0 (0.00%)1 (0.22%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Shasta County0 (0.00%)2 (0.45%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County0 (0.00%)3 (0.67%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Marin County0 (0.00%)1 (0.22%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yolo County0 (0.00%)2 (0.45%)+0 sqft-15.0k sqft-15.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q3 2021

TypeCount
Cultivation8593
Commercial2925
Manufacturer939
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor3765
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11352
Distributor1129
Retailer840
Medium Outdoor621
Type 6490
Specialty Outdoor430
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2393
Retailer - Non-Storefront375
Nursery352
Specialty Indoor332
Microbusiness327
Small Indoor290
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1232
Type 7210
Processor198
Type N173
Distributor - Transport Only162
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1128
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1121
Specialty Cottage Outdoor96
Medium Indoor94
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 251
Event Organizer49
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 245
Testing Laboratory43
Specialty Cottage Indoor40
Type P39
Type S27
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 225
Large Outdoor25
Large Mixed-Light Tier 13
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