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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 10519 during Q4 2023
Active Cultivation Sqft 81.5M sqft during Q4 2023
Issued 144 during Q4 2023
Expired 389 during Q4 2023

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q4 2023

License StatusCount
Active7803 (74.18%)
Expired1401 (13.32%)
Surrendered536 (5.10%)
Canceled510 (4.85%)
Limited Operations170 (1.62%)
Revoked85 (0.81%)
Suspended8 (0.08%)
Not In Operation5 (0.05%)
Hidden1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q4 2023

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Calaveras County5 (3.47%)1 (0.26%)+45.0k sqft-0 sqft45.0k sqft
Sacramento County5 (3.47%)8 (2.06%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Orange County3 (2.08%)2 (0.51%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Santa Barbara County2 (1.39%)127 (32.65%)+10.0k sqft-1.3M sqft-1.3M sqft
Riverside County2 (1.39%)8 (2.06%)+10.0k sqft-30.0k sqft-20.0k sqft
San Bernardino County2 (1.39%)4 (1.03%)+10.0k sqft-49.0k sqft-39.0k sqft
Trinity County2 (1.39%)1 (0.26%)+20.0k sqft-10.0k sqft10.0k sqft
San Luis Obispo County1 (0.69%)2 (0.51%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
Humboldt County1 (0.69%)37 (9.51%)+43.6k sqft-462.7k sqft-419.1k sqft
Shasta County1 (0.69%)0 (0.00%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County1 (0.69%)4 (1.03%)+43.6k sqft-107.1k sqft-63.6k sqft
Sonoma County1 (0.69%)28 (7.20%)+0 sqft-230.0k sqft-230.0k sqft
Alameda County1 (0.69%)13 (3.34%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Santa Clara County1 (0.69%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County0 (0.00%)1 (0.26%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County0 (0.00%)1 (0.26%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Stanislaus County0 (0.00%)1 (0.26%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Contra Costa County0 (0.00%)3 (0.77%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Monterey County0 (0.00%)5 (1.29%)+0 sqft-25.0k sqft-25.0k sqft
Lake County0 (0.00%)52 (13.37%)+0 sqft-523.6k sqft-523.6k sqft
Mendocino County0 (0.00%)17 (4.37%)+0 sqft-112.5k sqft-112.5k sqft
Los Angeles County0 (0.00%)16 (4.11%)+0 sqft-57.0k sqft-57.0k sqft
Kern County0 (0.00%)5 (1.29%)+0 sqft-32.0k sqft-32.0k sqft
Tulare County0 (0.00%)6 (1.54%)+0 sqft-60.0k sqft-60.0k sqft
Ventura County0 (0.00%)24 (6.17%)+0 sqft-232.0k sqft-232.0k sqft
Inyo County0 (0.00%)6 (1.54%)+0 sqft-60.0k sqft-60.0k sqft
San Francisco County0 (0.00%)2 (0.51%)+0 sqft-1.0k sqft-1.0k sqft
San Diego County0 (0.00%)1 (0.26%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Fresno County0 (0.00%)4 (1.03%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Nevada County0 (0.00%)5 (1.29%)+0 sqft-25.0k sqft-25.0k sqft
Del Norte County0 (0.00%)1 (0.26%)+0 sqft-22.0k sqft-22.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q4 2023

TypeCount
Cultivation6145
Commercial3591
Manufacturer783
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor2219
Retailer1259
Distributor1169
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1733
Medium Outdoor653
Retailer - Non-Storefront495
Type 6428
Microbusiness412
Small Indoor382
Specialty Indoor348
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2338
Nursery330
Specialty Outdoor306
Type 7173
Distributor - Transport Only162
Processor158
Medium Indoor154
Type N126
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1119
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 178
Specialty Cottage Outdoor75
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 168
Event Organizer50
Testing Laboratory44
Large Outdoor43
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 240
Specialty Cottage Indoor39
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 236
Type P35
Type S21
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 219
Large Mixed-Light Tier 15
Large Indoor1
Large Mixed-Light Tier 21
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