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Active License Count 12656 during Q4 2021
Active Cultivation Sqft 103.9M sqft during Q4 2021
Issued 636 during Q4 2021
Expired 313 during Q4 2021

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q4 2021

License StatusCount
Active5467 (43.20%)
Expired4955 (39.15%)
Canceled1035 (8.18%)
Surrendered1005 (7.94%)
Limited Operations116 (0.92%)
Revoked72 (0.57%)
Suspended5 (0.04%)
Not In Operation1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q4 2021

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Lake County315 (49.53%)27 (8.63%)+3.6M sqft-300.6k sqft3.3M sqft
Humboldt County29 (4.56%)90 (28.75%)+294.6k sqft-1.1M sqft-822.9k sqft
Santa Barbara County24 (3.77%)31 (9.90%)+215.0k sqft-293.6k sqft-78.6k sqft
Fresno County19 (2.99%)1 (0.32%)+160.0k sqft-0 sqft160.0k sqft
Los Angeles County16 (2.52%)12 (3.83%)+30.0k sqft-64.0k sqft-34.0k sqft
Alameda County11 (1.73%)3 (0.96%)+44.0k sqft-500 sqft43.5k sqft
Nevada County10 (1.57%)7 (2.24%)+65.0k sqft-42.5k sqft22.5k sqft
Monterey County7 (1.10%)9 (2.88%)+70.0k sqft-80.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Colusa County7 (1.10%)0 (0.00%)+65.0k sqft-0 sqft65.0k sqft
Riverside County5 (0.79%)4 (1.28%)+20.0k sqft-32.0k sqft-12.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County4 (0.63%)5 (1.60%)+20.0k sqft-83.6k sqft-63.6k sqft
San Bernardino County3 (0.47%)6 (1.92%)+0 sqft-20.0k sqft-20.0k sqft
Sacramento County3 (0.47%)3 (0.96%)+0 sqft-32.0k sqft-32.0k sqft
Trinity County2 (0.31%)15 (4.79%)+0 sqft-105.0k sqft-105.0k sqft
Mendocino County2 (0.31%)44 (14.06%)+10.0k sqft-275.0k sqft-265.0k sqft
Sonoma County2 (0.31%)2 (0.64%)+0 sqft-53.6k sqft-53.6k sqft
Orange County2 (0.31%)3 (0.96%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County1 (0.16%)1 (0.32%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kern County1 (0.16%)2 (0.64%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Calaveras County1 (0.16%)2 (0.64%)+0 sqft-48.6k sqft-48.6k sqft
Merced County1 (0.16%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Siskiyou County0 (0.00%)1 (0.32%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kings County0 (0.00%)1 (0.32%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Santa Clara County0 (0.00%)3 (0.96%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Inyo County0 (0.00%)25 (7.99%)+0 sqft-250.0k sqft-250.0k sqft
San Diego County0 (0.00%)1 (0.32%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yolo County0 (0.00%)10 (3.19%)+0 sqft-90.0k sqft-90.0k sqft
Stanislaus County0 (0.00%)2 (0.64%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
San Benito County0 (0.00%)3 (0.96%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q4 2021

TypeCount
Cultivation8839
Commercial2887
Manufacturer930
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor4079
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11297
Distributor1094
Retailer857
Medium Outdoor602
Type 6488
Specialty Outdoor423
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2401
Retailer - Non-Storefront370
Nursery356
Specialty Indoor327
Microbusiness318
Small Indoor303
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1218
Type 7212
Processor201
Type N168
Distributor - Transport Only156
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1122
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1121
Medium Indoor103
Specialty Cottage Outdoor103
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 249
Event Organizer47
Testing Laboratory45
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 243
Specialty Cottage Indoor38
Type P35
Type S27
Large Outdoor26
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 224
Large Mixed-Light Tier 13
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