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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 11232 during Q3 2023
Active Cultivation Sqft 87.4M sqft during Q3 2023
Issued 223 during Q3 2023
Expired 883 during Q3 2023

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q3 2023

License StatusCount
Active6698 (59.63%)
Expired2599 (23.14%)
Canceled844 (7.51%)
Surrendered795 (7.08%)
Limited Operations150 (1.34%)
Revoked132 (1.18%)
Suspended13 (0.12%)
Hidden1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q3 2023

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Los Angeles County4 (1.79%)52 (5.89%)+0 sqft-154.0k sqft-154.0k sqft
Humboldt County4 (1.79%)103 (11.66%)+73.6k sqft-1.1M sqft-1.0M sqft
Orange County4 (1.79%)10 (1.13%)+0 sqft-54.0k sqft-54.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County4 (1.79%)198 (22.42%)+40.0k sqft-1.9M sqft-1.9M sqft
Sacramento County4 (1.79%)15 (1.70%)+5.0k sqft-15.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Riverside County3 (1.35%)37 (4.19%)+5.0k sqft-123.6k sqft-118.6k sqft
Lake County2 (0.90%)26 (2.94%)+48.6k sqft-262.1k sqft-213.6k sqft
Monterey County2 (0.90%)93 (10.53%)+0 sqft-656.0k sqft-656.0k sqft
Imperial County1 (0.45%)3 (0.34%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
Ventura County1 (0.45%)21 (2.38%)+0 sqft-180.0k sqft-180.0k sqft
Alameda County1 (0.45%)33 (3.74%)+10.0k sqft-20.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Marin County1 (0.45%)0 (0.00%)+500 sqft-0 sqft500 sqft
Sonoma County1 (0.45%)21 (2.38%)+0 sqft-243.2k sqft-243.2k sqft
Stanislaus County0 (0.00%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Bernardino County0 (0.00%)7 (0.79%)+0 sqft-32.0k sqft-32.0k sqft
Siskiyou County0 (0.00%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Calaveras County0 (0.00%)20 (2.27%)+0 sqft-197.0k sqft-197.0k sqft
Santa Clara County0 (0.00%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Mateo County0 (0.00%)3 (0.34%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Diego County0 (0.00%)5 (0.57%)+0 sqft-20.0k sqft-20.0k sqft
San Francisco County0 (0.00%)10 (1.13%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Fresno County0 (0.00%)88 (9.97%)+0 sqft-840.0k sqft-840.0k sqft
El Dorado County0 (0.00%)1 (0.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County0 (0.00%)2 (0.23%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County0 (0.00%)6 (0.68%)+0 sqft-63.6k sqft-63.6k sqft
Trinity County0 (0.00%)9 (1.02%)+0 sqft-90.0k sqft-90.0k sqft
Kern County0 (0.00%)2 (0.23%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Mendocino County0 (0.00%)35 (3.96%)+0 sqft-180.5k sqft-180.5k sqft
Yolo County0 (0.00%)8 (0.91%)+0 sqft-60.0k sqft-60.0k sqft
Contra Costa County0 (0.00%)3 (0.34%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Nevada County0 (0.00%)9 (1.02%)+0 sqft-57.5k sqft-57.5k sqft
Santa Cruz County0 (0.00%)43 (4.87%)+0 sqft-422.1k sqft-422.1k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q3 2023

TypeCount
Cultivation6767
Commercial3672
Manufacturer793
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor2538
Retailer1252
Distributor1219
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1816
Medium Outdoor679
Retailer - Non-Storefront518
Type 6435
Microbusiness408
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2404
Small Indoor384
Specialty Indoor369
Nursery359
Specialty Outdoor333
Processor178
Distributor - Transport Only168
Type 7167
Medium Indoor153
Type N134
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1131
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 185
Specialty Cottage Outdoor75
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 172
Event Organizer64
Large Outdoor46
Testing Laboratory43
Specialty Cottage Indoor42
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 241
Type P38
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 236
Type S19
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 219
Large Mixed-Light Tier 15
Large Indoor1
Large Mixed-Light Tier 21
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