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Latest 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Active License Count 13054 during Q4 2022
Active Cultivation Sqft 104.1M sqft during Q4 2022
Issued 173 during Q4 2022
Expired 697 during Q4 2022

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q4 2022

License StatusCount
Active6954 (53.27%)
Expired3589 (27.49%)
Canceled1416 (10.85%)
Surrendered839 (6.43%)
Limited Operations163 (1.25%)
Revoked80 (0.61%)
Suspended8 (0.06%)
Not In Operation5 (0.04%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q4 2022

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Ventura County25 (14.45%)0 (0.00%)+232.0k sqft-0 sqft232.0k sqft
Sacramento County8 (4.62%)6 (0.86%)+5.0k sqft-15.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Los Angeles County8 (4.62%)13 (1.87%)+27.0k sqft-45.0k sqft-18.0k sqft
Humboldt County6 (3.47%)87 (12.48%)+78.6k sqft-937.8k sqft-859.2k sqft
Alameda County5 (2.89%)12 (1.72%)+0 sqft-54.0k sqft-54.0k sqft
Nevada County4 (2.31%)16 (2.30%)+30.0k sqft-110.0k sqft-80.0k sqft
Orange County4 (2.31%)1 (0.14%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Bernardino County3 (1.73%)8 (1.15%)+22.0k sqft-5.0k sqft17.0k sqft
Riverside County2 (1.16%)5 (0.72%)+5.0k sqft-25.0k sqft-20.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County2 (1.16%)83 (11.91%)+20.0k sqft-765.0k sqft-745.0k sqft
Sonoma County2 (1.16%)7 (1.00%)+0 sqft-53.6k sqft-53.6k sqft
Santa Cruz County1 (0.58%)18 (2.58%)+0 sqft-140.0k sqft-140.0k sqft
Kern County1 (0.58%)2 (0.29%)+10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft0 sqft
San Joaquin County1 (0.58%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Mendocino County1 (0.58%)40 (5.74%)+5.0k sqft-250.0k sqft-245.0k sqft
Lake County1 (0.58%)281 (40.32%)+0 sqft-2.9M sqft-2.9M sqft
Inyo County0 (0.00%)4 (0.57%)+0 sqft-40.0k sqft-40.0k sqft
San Mateo County0 (0.00%)1 (0.14%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Francisco County0 (0.00%)3 (0.43%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Diego County0 (0.00%)3 (0.43%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Fresno County0 (0.00%)20 (2.87%)+0 sqft-190.0k sqft-190.0k sqft
Colusa County0 (0.00%)7 (1.00%)+0 sqft-65.0k sqft-65.0k sqft
Mono County0 (0.00%)1 (0.14%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
San Luis Obispo County0 (0.00%)2 (0.29%)+0 sqft-87.1k sqft-87.1k sqft
Trinity County0 (0.00%)28 (4.02%)+0 sqft-232.5k sqft-232.5k sqft
Yolo County0 (0.00%)2 (0.29%)+0 sqft-53.6k sqft-53.6k sqft
Contra Costa County0 (0.00%)2 (0.29%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Monterey County0 (0.00%)38 (5.45%)+0 sqft-340.0k sqft-340.0k sqft
Calaveras County0 (0.00%)4 (0.57%)+0 sqft-68.6k sqft-68.6k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q4 2022

TypeCount
Cultivation8572
Commercial3573
Manufacturer909
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor3837
Distributor1276
Retailer1104
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11084
Medium Outdoor674
Type 6499
Retailer - Non-Storefront494
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2440
Nursery398
Small Indoor390
Microbusiness385
Specialty Outdoor382
Specialty Indoor366
Processor200
Type 7194
Distributor - Transport Only194
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1177
Type N157
Medium Indoor148
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1102
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 197
Specialty Cottage Outdoor89
Event Organizer72
Testing Laboratory48
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 246
Specialty Cottage Indoor43
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 241
Type P37
Large Outdoor30
Type S22
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 222
Large Mixed-Light Tier 14
Large Indoor1
Large Mixed-Light Tier 21
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