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Latest 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Active License Count 12112 during Q2 2023
Active Cultivation Sqft 92.5M sqft during Q2 2023
Issued 491 during Q2 2023
Expired 1078 during Q2 2023

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2023

License StatusCount
Active7419 (61.25%)
Expired2660 (21.96%)
Canceled992 (8.19%)
Surrendered788 (6.51%)
Limited Operations142 (1.17%)
Revoked97 (0.80%)
Suspended14 (0.12%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2023

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Los Angeles County32 (6.52%)95 (8.81%)+0 sqft-75.0k sqft-75.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County15 (3.05%)285 (26.44%)+140.0k sqft-2.7M sqft-2.6M sqft
Alameda County6 (1.22%)55 (5.10%)+44.0k sqft-75.0k sqft-31.0k sqft
Lake County3 (0.61%)72 (6.68%)+63.6k sqft-1.1M sqft-1.0M sqft
Riverside County3 (0.61%)45 (4.17%)+5.0k sqft-32.0k sqft-27.0k sqft
Humboldt County3 (0.61%)151 (14.01%)+25.0k sqft-1.2M sqft-1.2M sqft
Trinity County2 (0.41%)17 (1.58%)+20.0k sqft-150.0k sqft-130.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County2 (0.41%)23 (2.13%)+10.0k sqft-102.0k sqft-92.0k sqft
Orange County2 (0.41%)12 (1.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Mendocino County2 (0.41%)60 (5.57%)+5.0k sqft-353.0k sqft-348.0k sqft
Colusa County1 (0.20%)1 (0.09%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
San Bernardino County1 (0.20%)17 (1.58%)+0 sqft-42.0k sqft-42.0k sqft
San Diego County1 (0.20%)7 (0.65%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Sacramento County1 (0.20%)24 (2.23%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Contra Costa County1 (0.20%)3 (0.28%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
Sonoma County1 (0.20%)25 (2.32%)+2.5k sqft-99.1k sqft-96.6k sqft
Merced County1 (0.20%)1 (0.09%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
San Benito County1 (0.20%)1 (0.09%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Monterey County1 (0.20%)71 (6.59%)+0 sqft-412.0k sqft-412.0k sqft
San Francisco County0 (0.00%)11 (1.02%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Fresno County0 (0.00%)3 (0.28%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Joaquin County0 (0.00%)3 (0.28%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County0 (0.00%)14 (1.30%)+0 sqft-67.0k sqft-67.0k sqft
Solano County0 (0.00%)1 (0.09%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kern County0 (0.00%)10 (0.93%)+0 sqft-25.0k sqft-25.0k sqft
Yolo County0 (0.00%)13 (1.21%)+0 sqft-160.7k sqft-160.7k sqft
Del Norte County0 (0.00%)1 (0.09%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Nevada County0 (0.00%)7 (0.65%)+0 sqft-15.5k sqft-15.5k sqft
Shasta County0 (0.00%)2 (0.19%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Stanislaus County0 (0.00%)3 (0.28%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Siskiyou County0 (0.00%)1 (0.09%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Calaveras County0 (0.00%)28 (2.60%)+0 sqft-287.0k sqft-287.0k sqft
Santa Clara County0 (0.00%)3 (0.28%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Ventura County0 (0.00%)2 (0.19%)+0 sqft-22.0k sqft-22.0k sqft
San Mateo County0 (0.00%)2 (0.19%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2023

TypeCount
Cultivation7324
Commercial3885
Manufacturer903
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor2916
Distributor1326
Retailer1251
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1889
Medium Outdoor676
Retailer - Non-Storefront577
Type 6488
Microbusiness426
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2397
Small Indoor395
Nursery382
Specialty Indoor371
Specialty Outdoor351
Processor193
Type 7192
Distributor - Transport Only188
Type N158
Medium Indoor153
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1148
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 193
Specialty Cottage Outdoor91
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 181
Event Organizer69
Testing Laboratory48
Specialty Cottage Indoor43
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 243
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 239
Type P38
Large Outdoor37
Type S27
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 220
Large Mixed-Light Tier 14
Large Indoor1
Large Mixed-Light Tier 21
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