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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 13099 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
Active5776 (44.09%)
Expired4844 (36.98%)
Canceled1241 (9.47%)
Surrendered1010 (7.71%)
Limited Operations148 (1.13%)
Revoked70 (0.53%)
Not In Operation5 (0.04%)
Suspended5 (0.04%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q1 2022

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Santa Barbara County199 (26.32%)4 (1.59%)+2.0M sqft-30.0k sqft1.9M sqft
Humboldt County37 (4.89%)59 (23.51%)+342.6k sqft-522.6k sqft-180.0k sqft
Los Angeles County26 (3.44%)13 (5.18%)+40.0k sqft-10.5k sqft29.5k sqft
Lake County23 (3.04%)31 (12.35%)+242.0k sqft-460.3k sqft-218.3k sqft
Alameda County16 (2.12%)6 (2.39%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Nevada County13 (1.72%)2 (0.80%)+80.5k sqft-20.0k sqft60.5k 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
San Diego County6 (0.79%)3 (1.20%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Sacramento County6 (0.79%)4 (1.59%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Fresno County5 (0.66%)1 (0.40%)+20.0k sqft-0 sqft20.0k sqft
Riverside County5 (0.66%)8 (3.19%)+0 sqft-20.5k sqft-20.5k sqft
Sonoma County5 (0.66%)8 (3.19%)+10.0k sqft-60.0k sqft-50.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County5 (0.66%)9 (3.59%)+30.0k sqft-98.6k sqft-68.6k sqft
San Luis Obispo County4 (0.53%)12 (4.78%)+10.0k sqft-105.0k sqft-95.0k sqft
Kern County4 (0.53%)2 (0.80%)+15.0k sqft-0 sqft15.0k sqft
Mendocino County4 (0.53%)40 (15.94%)+0 sqft-285.5k sqft-285.5k sqft
San Bernardino County3 (0.40%)5 (1.99%)+0 sqft-54.0k sqft-54.0k sqft
San Francisco County3 (0.40%)1 (0.40%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Calaveras County3 (0.40%)2 (0.80%)+63.6k sqft-44.0k sqft19.6k 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
Orange County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Contra Costa County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Inyo County1 (0.13%)4 (1.59%)+0 sqft-40.0k sqft-40.0k sqft
Yolo County1 (0.13%)3 (1.20%)+5.0k sqft-87.1k sqft-82.1k sqft
Solano County1 (0.13%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Imperial 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
Merced County0 (0.00%)1 (0.40%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County0 (0.00%)1 (0.40%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q1 2022

TypeCount
Cultivation9057
Commercial3108
Manufacturer934
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor4253
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11277
Distributor1148
Retailer936
Medium Outdoor659
Type 6485
Specialty Outdoor421
Retailer - Non-Storefront415
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2413
Nursery358
Microbusiness335
Specialty Indoor326
Small Indoor315
Type 7212
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1210
Processor196
Type N172
Distributor - Transport Only169
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1119
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1113
Medium Indoor105
Specialty Cottage Outdoor103
Event Organizer56
Testing Laboratory49
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 248
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 244
Specialty Cottage Indoor43
Type P37
Type S28
Large Outdoor26
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 224
Large Mixed-Light Tier 14
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