California Cannabis Insights

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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Active License Count 12545 during Q1 2023

Active Cultivation Sqft 98.3M sqft during Q1 2023

Issued 188 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 Status	Count
Active	7099 (56.59%)
Expired	2983 (23.78%)
Canceled	1413 (11.26%)
Surrendered	791 (6.31%)
Limited Operations	163 (1.30%)
Revoked	83 (0.66%)
Suspended	8 (0.06%)
Not In Operation	5 (0.04%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q1 2023

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Alameda County	7 (3.72%)	21 (2.28%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Riverside County	6 (3.19%)	38 (4.12%)	+20.0k sqft	-333.6k sqft	-313.6k sqft
Sacramento County	4 (2.13%)	9 (0.98%)	+0 sqft	-15.0k sqft	-15.0k sqft
Los Angeles County	4 (2.13%)	29 (3.14%)	+0 sqft	-107.0k sqft	-107.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County	3 (1.60%)	23 (2.49%)	+30.0k sqft	-115.0k sqft	-85.0k sqft
Humboldt County	3 (1.60%)	97 (10.51%)	+63.6k sqft	-911.2k sqft	-847.6k sqft
Santa Barbara County	2 (1.06%)	486 (52.65%)	+15.0k sqft	-4.8M sqft	-4.8M sqft
Orange County	2 (1.06%)	2 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Tehama County	1 (0.53%)	0 (0.00%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Contra Costa County	1 (0.53%)	0 (0.00%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Sonoma County	1 (0.53%)	10 (1.08%)	+0 sqft	-129.6k sqft	-129.6k sqft
Imperial County	1 (0.53%)	2 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Bernardino County	1 (0.53%)	6 (0.65%)	+10.0k sqft	-20.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Calaveras County	1 (0.53%)	4 (0.43%)	+0 sqft	-73.6k sqft	-73.6k sqft
Santa Clara County	1 (0.53%)	0 (0.00%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Diego County	1 (0.53%)	2 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
San Joaquin County	1 (0.53%)	0 (0.00%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Trinity County	1 (0.53%)	18 (1.95%)	+0 sqft	-175.0k sqft	-175.0k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-20.0k sqft	-20.0k sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	33 (3.58%)	+0 sqft	-270.0k sqft	-270.0k sqft
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	52 (5.63%)	+0 sqft	-414.1k sqft	-414.1k sqft
Lake County	0 (0.00%)	46 (4.98%)	+0 sqft	-527.1k sqft	-527.1k sqft
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	6 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-47.0k sqft	-47.0k sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Inyo County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.11%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
San Luis Obispo County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Fresno County	0 (0.00%)	4 (0.43%)	+0 sqft	-20.0k sqft	-20.0k sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.11%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Nevada County	0 (0.00%)	13 (1.41%)	+0 sqft	-86.0k sqft	-86.0k sqft
Kings County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.11%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q1 2023

Type	Count
Cultivation	7990
Commercial	3657
Manufacturer	898

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	3469
Distributor	1293
Retailer	1136
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	965
Medium Outdoor	666
Retailer - Non-Storefront	517
Type 6	491
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	414
Microbusiness	399
Small Indoor	389
Nursery	386
Specialty Indoor	367
Specialty Outdoor	361
Processor	198
Type 7	192
Distributor - Transport Only	192
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	164
Type N	155
Medium Indoor	150
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	97
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	90
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	87
Event Organizer	72
Testing Laboratory	48
Specialty Cottage Indoor	45
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	45
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	40
Type P	37
Large Outdoor	30
Type S	23
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	21
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	4
Large Indoor	1
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	1