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California Cannabis Insights

Practical Insights for Navigating California's Cannabis Industry

Active License Count 14206 during Q2 2022
Active Cultivation Sqft 113.5M sqft during Q2 2022
Issued 1366 during Q2 2022
Expired 896 during Q2 2022

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2022

License StatusCount
Active5883 (41.41%)
Expired5371 (37.81%)
Canceled1440 (10.14%)
Surrendered1247 (8.78%)
Limited Operations139 (0.98%)
Revoked113 (0.80%)
Suspended13 (0.09%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2022

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Santa Barbara County173 (12.66%)76 (8.48%)+1.7M sqft-822.7k sqft924.4k sqft
Los Angeles County109 (7.98%)54 (6.03%)+5.0k sqft-40.0k sqft-35.0k sqft
Humboldt County60 (4.39%)114 (12.72%)+466.1k sqft-1.1M sqft-632.7k sqft
Ventura County58 (4.25%)0 (0.00%)+512.0k sqft-0 sqft512.0k sqft
Lake County57 (4.17%)240 (26.79%)+642.7k sqft-2.6M sqft-2.0M sqft
Alameda County50 (3.66%)58 (6.47%)+75.0k sqft-45.0k sqft30.0k sqft
Riverside County32 (2.34%)16 (1.79%)+10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft0 sqft
Orange County26 (1.90%)4 (0.45%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Calaveras County25 (1.83%)4 (0.45%)+415.7k sqft-102.1k sqft313.6k sqft
Sacramento County22 (1.61%)16 (1.79%)+10.0k sqft-64.0k sqft-54.0k sqft
Mendocino County20 (1.46%)57 (6.36%)+62.5k sqft-404.1k sqft-341.6k sqft
San Bernardino County17 (1.24%)7 (0.78%)+20.0k sqft-500 sqft19.5k sqft
Monterey County16 (1.17%)52 (5.80%)+70.0k sqft-342.5k sqft-272.5k sqft
Santa Cruz County16 (1.17%)33 (3.68%)+80.0k sqft-244.1k sqft-164.1k sqft
Kern County15 (1.10%)8 (0.89%)+25.0k sqft-40.0k sqft-15.0k sqft
Trinity County8 (0.59%)30 (3.35%)+75.0k sqft-262.5k sqft-187.5k sqft
Nevada County8 (0.59%)18 (2.01%)+47.5k sqft-122.5k sqft-75.0k sqft
Yolo County5 (0.37%)16 (1.79%)+32.0k sqft-299.8k sqft-267.8k sqft
San Luis Obispo County5 (0.37%)10 (1.12%)+0 sqft-70.0k sqft-70.0k sqft
San Diego County5 (0.37%)11 (1.23%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Joaquin County5 (0.37%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Sonoma County4 (0.29%)22 (2.46%)+10.0k sqft-152.1k sqft-142.1k sqft
Contra Costa County3 (0.22%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Mateo County3 (0.22%)2 (0.22%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County3 (0.22%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Santa Clara County2 (0.15%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Francisco County2 (0.15%)7 (0.78%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Butte County2 (0.15%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Stanislaus County2 (0.15%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yuba County1 (0.07%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Siskiyou County1 (0.07%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Marin County1 (0.07%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Shasta County1 (0.07%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kings County1 (0.07%)29 (3.24%)+0 sqft-290.0k sqft-290.0k sqft
San Benito County0 (0.00%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Inyo County0 (0.00%)2 (0.22%)+0 sqft-20.0k sqft-20.0k sqft
Tulare County0 (0.00%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Mono County0 (0.00%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Solano County0 (0.00%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Imperial County0 (0.00%)2 (0.22%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2022

TypeCount
Cultivation9482
Commercial3701
Manufacturer1023
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor4506
Distributor1379
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11302
Retailer1086
Medium Outdoor709
Type 6541
Retailer - Non-Storefront512
Specialty Outdoor430
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2422
Microbusiness404
Nursery373
Small Indoor349
Specialty Indoor346
Type 7214
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1208
Distributor - Transport Only200
Processor200
Type N195
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1118
Medium Indoor113
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1110
Specialty Cottage Outdoor98
Event Organizer65
Testing Laboratory55
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 247
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 246
Type P45
Specialty Cottage Indoor41
Large Outdoor34
Type S28
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 224
Large Mixed-Light Tier 14
Large Mixed-Light Tier 21
Large Indoor1
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