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California Cannabis Insights

Practical Insights for Navigating California's Cannabis Industry

Latest 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Active License Count 13097 during Q1 2022
Active Cultivation Sqft 107.9M sqft during Q1 2022
Issued 756 during Q1 2022
Expired 251 during Q1 2022

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q1 2022

License StatusCount
Active5583 (42.63%)
Expired5003 (38.20%)
Canceled1250 (9.54%)
Surrendered1051 (8.02%)
Limited Operations117 (0.89%)
Revoked82 (0.63%)
Suspended11 (0.08%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q1 2022

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Santa Barbara County210 (27.78%)4 (1.59%)+2.1M sqft-30.0k sqft2.0M sqft
Humboldt County40 (5.29%)59 (23.51%)+365.1k sqft-522.6k sqft-157.5k sqft
Los Angeles County32 (4.23%)13 (5.18%)+25.0k sqft-10.5k sqft14.5k sqft
Lake County23 (3.04%)31 (12.35%)+242.0k sqft-460.3k sqft-218.3k sqft
Alameda County20 (2.65%)6 (2.39%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Nevada County16 (2.12%)2 (0.80%)+100.5k sqft-20.0k sqft80.5k sqft
Riverside County11 (1.46%)8 (3.19%)+0 sqft-20.5k sqft-20.5k sqft
Ventura County10 (1.32%)0 (0.00%)+70.0k sqft-0 sqft70.0k sqft
Monterey County8 (1.06%)7 (2.79%)+67.0k sqft-35.0k sqft32.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County8 (1.06%)9 (3.59%)+35.0k sqft-98.6k sqft-63.6k sqft
Sonoma County7 (0.93%)8 (3.19%)+10.0k sqft-60.0k sqft-50.0k sqft
San Bernardino County6 (0.79%)5 (1.99%)+0 sqft-54.0k sqft-54.0k sqft
Sacramento County6 (0.79%)4 (1.59%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Diego County6 (0.79%)3 (1.20%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
San Luis Obispo County5 (0.66%)12 (4.78%)+53.6k sqft-105.0k sqft-51.4k sqft
Mendocino County5 (0.66%)40 (15.94%)+0 sqft-285.5k sqft-285.5k sqft
Fresno County4 (0.53%)1 (0.40%)+20.0k sqft-0 sqft20.0k sqft
Kern County4 (0.53%)2 (0.80%)+15.0k sqft-0 sqft15.0k sqft
Calaveras County3 (0.40%)2 (0.80%)+63.6k sqft-44.0k sqft19.6k sqft
San Francisco County3 (0.40%)1 (0.40%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Contra Costa County2 (0.26%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Colusa County2 (0.26%)1 (0.40%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
Trinity County1 (0.13%)23 (9.16%)+0 sqft-195.5k sqft-195.5k sqft
Imperial County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Orange County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Siskiyou County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yolo County1 (0.13%)3 (1.20%)+5.0k sqft-87.1k sqft-82.1k sqft
Inyo County1 (0.13%)4 (1.59%)+0 sqft-40.0k sqft-40.0k sqft
Solano County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Stanislaus County0 (0.00%)1 (0.40%)+0 sqft-22.0k sqft-22.0k sqft
San Benito County0 (0.00%)1 (0.40%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County0 (0.00%)1 (0.40%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q1 2022

TypeCount
Cultivation9057
Commercial3106
Manufacturer934
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor4254
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11276
Distributor1148
Retailer936
Medium Outdoor660
Type 6482
Specialty Outdoor422
Retailer - Non-Storefront415
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2413
Nursery358
Microbusiness333
Specialty Indoor329
Small Indoor313
Type 7211
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1210
Processor196
Type N175
Distributor - Transport Only169
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1120
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1113
Medium Indoor105
Specialty Cottage Outdoor100
Event Organizer56
Testing Laboratory49
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 248
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 244
Specialty Cottage Indoor42
Type P38
Type S28
Large Outdoor26
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 224
Large Mixed-Light Tier 14
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