California Cannabis Insights

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Active License Count 13049 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 Status	Count
Active	6448 (49.41%)
Expired	3921 (30.05%)
Canceled	1492 (11.43%)
Surrendered	930 (7.13%)
Limited Operations	134 (1.03%)
Revoked	113 (0.87%)
Suspended	11 (0.08%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q4 2022

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Ventura County	25 (14.45%)	0 (0.00%)	+232.0k sqft	-0 sqft	232.0k sqft
Sacramento County	8 (4.62%)	6 (0.86%)	+5.0k sqft	-15.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Los Angeles County	8 (4.62%)	13 (1.87%)	+27.0k sqft	-45.0k sqft	-18.0k sqft
Humboldt County	7 (4.05%)	87 (12.48%)	+88.6k sqft	-937.8k sqft	-849.2k sqft
Alameda County	5 (2.89%)	12 (1.72%)	+0 sqft	-54.0k sqft	-54.0k sqft
Nevada County	4 (2.31%)	16 (2.30%)	+30.0k sqft	-110.0k sqft	-80.0k sqft
Orange County	4 (2.31%)	1 (0.14%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Bernardino County	3 (1.73%)	8 (1.15%)	+22.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft	17.0k sqft
Riverside County	2 (1.16%)	5 (0.72%)	+5.0k sqft	-25.0k sqft	-20.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County	2 (1.16%)	83 (11.91%)	+20.0k sqft	-765.0k sqft	-745.0k sqft
Sonoma County	2 (1.16%)	7 (1.00%)	+0 sqft	-53.6k sqft	-53.6k sqft
Santa Cruz County	1 (0.58%)	18 (2.58%)	+0 sqft	-140.0k sqft	-140.0k sqft
Kern County	1 (0.58%)	2 (0.29%)	+10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft	0 sqft
San Joaquin County	1 (0.58%)	0 (0.00%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Mendocino County	1 (0.58%)	40 (5.74%)	+5.0k sqft	-250.0k sqft	-245.0k sqft
Lake County	1 (0.58%)	281 (40.32%)	+0 sqft	-2.9M sqft	-2.9M sqft
Inyo County	0 (0.00%)	4 (0.57%)	+0 sqft	-40.0k sqft	-40.0k sqft
San Mateo County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.14%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.43%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.43%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Fresno County	0 (0.00%)	20 (2.87%)	+0 sqft	-190.0k sqft	-190.0k sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	7 (1.00%)	+0 sqft	-65.0k sqft	-65.0k sqft
Mono County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.14%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
San Luis Obispo County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.29%)	+0 sqft	-87.1k sqft	-87.1k sqft
Trinity County	0 (0.00%)	28 (4.02%)	+0 sqft	-232.5k sqft	-232.5k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.29%)	+0 sqft	-53.6k sqft	-53.6k sqft
Contra Costa County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.29%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	38 (5.45%)	+0 sqft	-340.0k sqft	-340.0k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	4 (0.57%)	+0 sqft	-68.6k sqft	-68.6k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q4 2022

Type	Count
Cultivation	8572
Commercial	3569
Manufacturer	908

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	3821
Distributor	1276
Retailer	1103
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	1084
Medium Outdoor	689
Retailer - Non-Storefront	494
Type 6	493
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	440
Nursery	398
Small Indoor	385
Specialty Outdoor	383
Microbusiness	383
Specialty Indoor	372
Processor	200
Distributor - Transport Only	194
Type 7	192
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	177
Type N	161
Medium Indoor	147
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	101
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	98
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	85
Event Organizer	71
Testing Laboratory	48
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	47
Specialty Cottage Indoor	43
Type P	40
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	40
Large Outdoor	34
Type S	22
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	22
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	4
Large Indoor	1
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	1