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California Cannabis Insights

Practical Insights for Navigating California's Cannabis Industry

Active License Count 13864 during Q3 2022
Active Cultivation Sqft 111.2M sqft during Q3 2022
Issued 550 during Q3 2022
Expired 988 during Q3 2022

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q3 2022

License StatusCount
Active6356 (45.85%)
Expired4686 (33.80%)
Canceled1504 (10.85%)
Surrendered1063 (7.67%)
Limited Operations133 (0.96%)
Revoked111 (0.80%)
Suspended11 (0.08%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q3 2022

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Santa Barbara County40 (7.27%)165 (16.70%)+380.0k sqft-1.6M sqft-1.3M sqft
Riverside County27 (4.91%)17 (1.72%)+199.0k sqft-44.0k sqft155.0k sqft
Ventura County21 (3.82%)1 (0.10%)+180.0k sqft-0 sqft180.0k sqft
Los Angeles County19 (3.45%)42 (4.25%)+104.5k sqft-55.0k sqft49.5k sqft
Lake County16 (2.91%)213 (21.56%)+182.1k sqft-2.2M sqft-2.0M sqft
Humboldt County15 (2.73%)106 (10.73%)+119.0k sqft-944.7k sqft-825.7k sqft
Mendocino County14 (2.55%)54 (5.47%)+95.0k sqft-357.0k sqft-262.0k sqft
San Luis Obispo County12 (2.18%)7 (0.71%)+100.0k sqft-68.6k sqft31.4k sqft
Calaveras County11 (2.00%)5 (0.51%)+100.0k sqft-45.0k sqft55.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County8 (1.45%)20 (2.02%)+70.0k sqft-180.6k sqft-110.6k sqft
Orange County7 (1.27%)5 (0.51%)+54.0k sqft-5.0k sqft49.0k sqft
Alameda County6 (1.09%)49 (4.96%)+52.0k sqft-5.0k sqft47.0k sqft
Monterey County6 (1.09%)53 (5.36%)+5.0k sqft-452.0k sqft-447.0k sqft
Trinity County5 (0.91%)14 (1.42%)+50.0k sqft-115.0k sqft-65.0k sqft
San Bernardino County5 (0.91%)11 (1.11%)+22.0k sqft-47.0k sqft-25.0k sqft
San Diego County4 (0.73%)4 (0.40%)+20.0k sqft-0 sqft20.0k sqft
Sacramento County4 (0.73%)17 (1.72%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Sonoma County4 (0.73%)16 (1.62%)+20.5k sqft-230.2k sqft-209.7k sqft
Nevada County4 (0.73%)21 (2.13%)+25.0k sqft-120.0k sqft-95.0k sqft
Kern County2 (0.36%)2 (0.20%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Fresno County1 (0.18%)115 (11.64%)+0 sqft-1.2M sqft-1.2M sqft
San Francisco County1 (0.18%)9 (0.91%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Contra Costa County1 (0.18%)0 (0.00%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
Merced County1 (0.18%)0 (0.00%)+22.0k sqft-0 sqft22.0k sqft
San Joaquin County1 (0.18%)0 (0.00%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
San Mateo County0 (0.00%)2 (0.20%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
El Dorado County0 (0.00%)1 (0.10%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Mono County0 (0.00%)3 (0.30%)+0 sqft-46.1k sqft-46.1k sqft
Solano County0 (0.00%)3 (0.30%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kings County0 (0.00%)4 (0.40%)+0 sqft-30.0k sqft-30.0k sqft
Marin County0 (0.00%)1 (0.10%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Imperial County0 (0.00%)1 (0.10%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County0 (0.00%)1 (0.10%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Stanislaus County0 (0.00%)4 (0.40%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Siskiyou County0 (0.00%)1 (0.10%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yolo County0 (0.00%)11 (1.11%)+0 sqft-133.6k sqft-133.6k sqft
Santa Clara County0 (0.00%)1 (0.10%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Napa County0 (0.00%)1 (0.10%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q3 2022

TypeCount
Cultivation9284
Commercial3636
Manufacturer944
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor4283
Distributor1325
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11209
Retailer1096
Medium Outdoor701
Type 6510
Retailer - Non-Storefront500
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2452
Specialty Outdoor410
Nursery406
Microbusiness390
Small Indoor384
Specialty Indoor373
Processor210
Distributor - Transport Only201
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1198
Type 7195
Type N175
Medium Indoor144
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1113
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1110
Specialty Cottage Outdoor91
Event Organizer73
Testing Laboratory51
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 248
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 246
Specialty Cottage Indoor43
Type P41
Large Outdoor34
Type S23
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 223
Large Mixed-Light Tier 14
Large Mixed-Light Tier 21
Large Indoor1
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