California Cannabis Quarterly License Report
License date windows, recorded capacity, and regional changes
These figures use recorded issue and expiration dates. Renewals can change the date windows; an expiration is not evidence of a business closure. Capacity means licensed square footage. Source and counting notes.
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Licenses with overlapping dates
14232
during Q2 2022
Recorded cultivation capacity
117.1M sqft
during Q2 2022
Issued
1368
during Q2 2022
Recorded expirations
896
during Q2 2022
Current status of this period's license cohort
Current license status for licenses whose date windows overlap Q2 2022
| License Status | Count |
|---|---|
| Expired | 6293 (44.2%) |
| Active | 4611 (32.4%) |
| Canceled | 1507 (10.6%) |
| Surrendered | 1487 (10.4%) |
| Revoked | 174 (1.2%) |
| Limited Operations | 127 (0.9%) |
| Suspended | 33 (0.2%) |
Breakdown by Region
Region Aggregations Q2 2022
| Region | Issued | Recorded expirations | Capacity issued | Capacity expiring | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 259 (18.9%) | 54 (6.0%) | +117.0k sqft | -40.0k sqft | 77.0k sqft |
| Santa Barbara County | 185 (13.5%) | 76 (8.5%) | +2.1M sqft | -822.7k sqft | 1.3M sqft |
| Humboldt County | 101 (7.4%) | 114 (12.7%) | +1.0M sqft | -1.1M sqft | -65.8k sqft |
| Alameda County | 85 (6.2%) | 58 (6.5%) | +239.0k sqft | -45.0k sqft | 194.0k sqft |
| Ventura County | 82 (6.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | +1.1M sqft | -0 sqft | 1.1M sqft |
| Lake County | 78 (5.7%) | 240 (26.8%) | +1.2M sqft | -2.6M sqft | -1.4M sqft |
| Riverside County | 71 (5.2%) | 16 (1.8%) | +77.0k sqft | -10.0k sqft | 67.0k sqft |
| Sacramento County | 48 (3.5%) | 16 (1.8%) | +104.0k sqft | -64.0k sqft | 40.0k sqft |
| San Bernardino County | 41 (3.0%) | 7 (0.8%) | +124.0k sqft | -500 sqft | 123.5k sqft |
| Orange County | 41 (3.0%) | 4 (0.4%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Mendocino County | 40 (2.9%) | 57 (6.4%) | +120.0k sqft | -404.1k sqft | -284.1k sqft |
| Calaveras County | 38 (2.8%) | 4 (0.4%) | +728.5k sqft | -102.1k sqft | 626.4k sqft |
| Santa Cruz County | 26 (1.9%) | 33 (3.7%) | +105.0k sqft | -244.1k sqft | -139.1k sqft |
| Sonoma County | 25 (1.8%) | 22 (2.5%) | +100.0k sqft | -152.1k sqft | -52.1k sqft |
| Kern County | 25 (1.8%) | 8 (0.9%) | +65.0k sqft | -40.0k sqft | 25.0k sqft |
| Inyo County | 23 (1.7%) | 2 (0.2%) | +220.0k sqft | -20.0k sqft | 200.0k sqft |
| Monterey County | 21 (1.5%) | 52 (5.8%) | +80.0k sqft | -342.5k sqft | -262.5k sqft |
| Nevada County | 20 (1.5%) | 18 (2.0%) | +118.0k sqft | -122.5k sqft | -4.5k sqft |
| Trinity County | 19 (1.4%) | 30 (3.3%) | +165.0k sqft | -262.5k sqft | -97.5k sqft |
| Fresno County | 18 (1.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| San Diego County | 17 (1.2%) | 11 (1.2%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| San Joaquin County | 13 (1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Contra Costa County | 12 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | +64.0k sqft | -0 sqft | 64.0k sqft |
| Yolo County | 9 (0.7%) | 16 (1.8%) | +52.0k sqft | -299.8k sqft | -247.8k sqft |
| Tulare County | 6 (0.4%) | 1 (0.1%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| San Luis Obispo County | 6 (0.4%) | 10 (1.1%) | +0 sqft | -70.0k sqft | -70.0k sqft |
| San Francisco County | 6 (0.4%) | 7 (0.8%) | +0 sqft | -5.0k sqft | -5.0k sqft |
| Merced County | 5 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| San Mateo County | 4 (0.3%) | 2 (0.2%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Butte County | 4 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Del Norte County | 3 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | +5.0k sqft | -0 sqft | 5.0k sqft |
| Stanislaus County | 3 (0.2%) | 1 (0.1%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Marin County | 2 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Siskiyou County | 2 (0.1%) | 1 (0.1%) | +0 sqft | -5.0k sqft | -5.0k sqft |
| Solano County | 2 (0.1%) | 1 (0.1%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Imperial County | 2 (0.1%) | 2 (0.2%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Shasta County | 2 (0.1%) | 1 (0.1%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Kings County | 2 (0.1%) | 29 (3.2%) | +0 sqft | -290.0k sqft | -290.0k sqft |
| Santa Clara County | 2 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Yuba County | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Tuolumne County | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| Mono County | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.1%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
| San Benito County | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.1%) | +0 sqft | -0 sqft | 0 sqft |
Breakdown by License Type
License Type Aggregations Q2 2022
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Cultivation | 9479 |
| Commercial | 3741 |
| Manufacturer | 1012 |
| Sub Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Outdoor | 4479 |
| Distributor | 1372 |
| Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 | 1296 |
| Retailer | 1136 |
| Medium Outdoor | 723 |
| Type 6 | 541 |
| Retailer - Non-Storefront | 516 |
| Specialty Outdoor | 433 |
| Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 | 420 |
| Microbusiness | 398 |
| Nursery | 373 |
| Specialty Indoor | 353 |
| Small Indoor | 346 |
| Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 | 212 |
| Type 7 | 209 |
| Distributor - Transport Only | 200 |
| Processor | 200 |
| Type N | 196 |
| Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 | 121 |
| Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 | 108 |
| Specialty Cottage Outdoor | 106 |
| Medium Indoor | 106 |
| Event Organizer | 65 |
| Testing Laboratory | 54 |
| Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 | 50 |
| Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 | 46 |
| Type P | 43 |
| Specialty Cottage Indoor | 41 |
| Large Outdoor | 36 |
| Type S | 23 |
| Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 | 23 |
| Large Mixed-Light Tier 1 | 5 |
| Large Mixed-Light Tier 2 | 1 |
| Large Indoor | 1 |