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Active License Count 13016 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	5797 (44.54%)
Expired	4393 (33.75%)
Canceled	1514 (11.63%)
Surrendered	1033 (7.94%)
Limited Operations	136 (1.04%)
Revoked	135 (1.04%)
Suspended	7 (0.05%)
Data Not Available	1 (0.01%)

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
Los Angeles County	11 (6.36%)	13 (1.87%)	+27.0k sqft	-45.0k sqft	-18.0k sqft
Humboldt County	8 (4.62%)	87 (12.48%)	+98.6k sqft	-937.8k sqft	-839.2k sqft
Sacramento County	8 (4.62%)	6 (0.86%)	+5.0k sqft	-15.0k sqft	-10.0k 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
Santa Barbara County	4 (2.31%)	83 (11.91%)	+20.0k sqft	-765.0k sqft	-745.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County	4 (2.31%)	18 (2.58%)	+30.0k sqft	-140.0k sqft	-110.0k 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
Sonoma County	2 (1.16%)	7 (1.00%)	+0 sqft	-53.6k sqft	-53.6k sqft
Lake County	1 (0.58%)	281 (40.32%)	+0 sqft	-2.9M sqft	-2.9M sqft
San Joaquin County	1 (0.58%)	0 (0.00%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Francisco County	1 (0.58%)	3 (0.43%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Kern County	1 (0.58%)	2 (0.29%)	+10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft	0 sqft
Mendocino County	1 (0.58%)	40 (5.74%)	+5.0k sqft	-250.0k sqft	-245.0k 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
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	3547
Manufacturer	897

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	3816
Distributor	1269
Retailer	1103
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	1082
Medium Outdoor	688
Retailer - Non-Storefront	495
Type 6	493
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	440
Nursery	398
Small Indoor	387
Specialty Outdoor	386
Specialty Indoor	376
Microbusiness	369
Processor	200
Distributor - Transport Only	194
Type 7	187
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	178
Type N	157
Medium Indoor	140
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	101
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	99
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	86
Event Organizer	71
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	47
Testing Laboratory	46
Specialty Cottage Indoor	44
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	40
Type P	38
Large Outdoor	36
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