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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Active License Count 12465 during Q3 2021
Active Cultivation Sqft 101.1M sqft during Q3 2021
Issued 1032 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
Active5314 (42.63%)
Expired4810 (38.59%)
Surrendered1108 (8.89%)
Canceled1024 (8.22%)
Revoked102 (0.82%)
Limited Operations101 (0.81%)
Suspended5 (0.04%)
Not In Operation1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q3 2021

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Lake County206 (19.96%)35 (7.87%)+2.1M sqft-402.1k sqft1.7M sqft
Fresno County198 (19.19%)1 (0.22%)+2.0M sqft-0 sqft2.0M sqft
Santa Barbara County78 (7.56%)43 (9.66%)+750.0k sqft-534.2k sqft215.8k sqft
Humboldt County45 (4.36%)82 (18.43%)+463.6k sqft-897.0k sqft-433.4k sqft
Santa Cruz County40 (3.88%)11 (2.47%)+414.1k sqft-92.0k sqft322.1k 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
El Dorado County2 (0.19%)0 (0.00%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k 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
San Francisco County1 (0.10%)4 (0.90%)+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
Merced County1 (0.10%)1 (0.22%)+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
Commercial2931
Manufacturer941
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor3778
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11352
Distributor1129
Retailer841
Medium Outdoor607
Type 6495
Specialty Outdoor427
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2393
Retailer - Non-Storefront375
Nursery352
Microbusiness330
Specialty Indoor329
Small Indoor292
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1232
Type 7213
Processor198
Type N168
Distributor - Transport Only162
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1127
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1122
Specialty Cottage Outdoor101
Medium Indoor95
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 252
Event Organizer50
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 244
Testing Laboratory44
Specialty Cottage Indoor40
Type P38
Type S27
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 225
Large Outdoor24
Large Mixed-Light Tier 13
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