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California Cannabis Insights

Practical Insights for Navigating California's Cannabis Industry

Latest 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Active License Count 12542 during Q1 2023
Active Cultivation Sqft 98.3M sqft during Q1 2023
Issued 187 during Q1 2023
Expired 923 during Q1 2023

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q1 2023

License StatusCount
Active6875 (54.82%)
Expired3157 (25.17%)
Canceled1426 (11.37%)
Surrendered843 (6.72%)
Limited Operations130 (1.04%)
Revoked97 (0.77%)
Suspended14 (0.11%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q1 2023

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Los Angeles County8 (4.28%)29 (3.14%)+0 sqft-107.0k sqft-107.0k sqft
Riverside County6 (3.21%)38 (4.12%)+20.0k sqft-333.6k sqft-313.6k sqft
Sacramento County5 (2.67%)9 (0.98%)+0 sqft-15.0k sqft-15.0k sqft
Alameda County5 (2.67%)21 (2.28%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Humboldt County4 (2.14%)97 (10.51%)+66.1k sqft-911.2k sqft-845.1k sqft
Orange County3 (1.60%)2 (0.22%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Santa Barbara County2 (1.07%)486 (52.65%)+15.0k sqft-4.8M sqft-4.8M sqft
Sonoma County2 (1.07%)10 (1.08%)+0 sqft-129.6k sqft-129.6k sqft
Tehama County1 (0.53%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Mendocino County1 (0.53%)52 (5.63%)+0 sqft-414.1k sqft-414.1k sqft
Contra Costa County1 (0.53%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Nevada County1 (0.53%)13 (1.41%)+5.0k sqft-86.0k sqft-81.0k sqft
Shasta County1 (0.53%)0 (0.00%)+500 sqft-0 sqft500 sqft
Santa Cruz County1 (0.53%)23 (2.49%)+10.0k sqft-115.0k sqft-105.0k sqft
Imperial County1 (0.53%)2 (0.22%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Monterey County1 (0.53%)33 (3.58%)+0 sqft-270.0k sqft-270.0k sqft
San Bernardino County1 (0.53%)6 (0.65%)+10.0k sqft-20.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Calaveras County1 (0.53%)4 (0.43%)+0 sqft-73.6k sqft-73.6k sqft
Santa Clara County1 (0.53%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Ventura County1 (0.53%)3 (0.33%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Diego County1 (0.53%)2 (0.22%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
San Joaquin County1 (0.53%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Trinity County1 (0.53%)18 (1.95%)+0 sqft-175.0k sqft-175.0k sqft
Yolo County0 (0.00%)2 (0.22%)+0 sqft-20.0k sqft-20.0k sqft
Lake County0 (0.00%)46 (4.98%)+0 sqft-527.1k sqft-527.1k sqft
Kern County0 (0.00%)6 (0.65%)+0 sqft-47.0k sqft-47.0k sqft
Inyo County0 (0.00%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
San Francisco County0 (0.00%)3 (0.33%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
San Luis Obispo County0 (0.00%)3 (0.33%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Fresno County0 (0.00%)4 (0.43%)+0 sqft-20.0k sqft-20.0k sqft
Colusa County0 (0.00%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kings County0 (0.00%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q1 2023

TypeCount
Cultivation7990
Commercial3654
Manufacturer898
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor3469
Distributor1292
Retailer1136
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1964
Medium Outdoor666
Retailer - Non-Storefront517
Type 6487
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2414
Microbusiness397
Small Indoor386
Nursery386
Specialty Indoor373
Specialty Outdoor363
Processor198
Distributor - Transport Only192
Type 7191
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1164
Type N158
Medium Indoor148
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 197
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 188
Specialty Cottage Outdoor87
Event Organizer72
Testing Laboratory48
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 245
Specialty Cottage Indoor44
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 240
Type P39
Large Outdoor31
Type S23
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 221
Large Mixed-Light Tier 14
Large Indoor1
Large Mixed-Light Tier 21
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