California Cannabis Insights

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Active License Count 10302 during Q1 2024

Active Cultivation Sqft 80.4M sqft during Q1 2024

Issued 173 during Q1 2024

Expired 309 during Q1 2024

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q1 2024

License Status	Count
Active	7876 (76.45%)
Expired	1287 (12.49%)
Surrendered	516 (5.01%)
Canceled	376 (3.65%)
Limited Operations	145 (1.41%)
Revoked	87 (0.84%)
Suspended	14 (0.14%)
Hidden	1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q1 2024

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Santa Cruz County	4 (2.31%)	13 (4.21%)	+10.0k sqft	-95.0k sqft	-85.0k sqft
Humboldt County	4 (2.31%)	37 (11.97%)	+63.6k sqft	-297.1k sqft	-233.6k sqft
Los Angeles County	2 (1.16%)	28 (9.06%)	+0 sqft	-35.0k sqft	-35.0k sqft
Sacramento County	2 (1.16%)	13 (4.21%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Trinity County	2 (1.16%)	8 (2.59%)	+20.0k sqft	-50.0k sqft	-30.0k sqft
Riverside County	1 (0.58%)	19 (6.15%)	+0 sqft	-137.6k sqft	-137.6k sqft
San Bernardino County	1 (0.58%)	2 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Shasta County	1 (0.58%)	0 (0.00%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Santa Clara County	1 (0.58%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Kings County	1 (0.58%)	0 (0.00%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Sonoma County	0 (0.00%)	19 (6.15%)	+0 sqft	-140.0k sqft	-140.0k sqft
Imperial County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Stanislaus County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	16 (5.18%)	+0 sqft	-129.0k sqft	-129.0k sqft
Alameda County	0 (0.00%)	11 (3.56%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Lake County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.97%)	+0 sqft	-58.6k sqft	-58.6k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.97%)	+0 sqft	-20.0k sqft	-20.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County	0 (0.00%)	41 (13.27%)	+0 sqft	-380.0k sqft	-380.0k sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	8 (2.59%)	+0 sqft	-70.0k sqft	-70.0k sqft
Inyo County	0 (0.00%)	9 (2.91%)	+0 sqft	-80.0k sqft	-80.0k sqft
San Mateo County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.97%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	9 (2.91%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Tehama County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Joaquin County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County	0 (0.00%)	24 (7.77%)	+0 sqft	-258.6k sqft	-258.6k sqft
Solano County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	4 (1.29%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	15 (4.85%)	+0 sqft	-110.0k sqft	-110.0k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.97%)	+0 sqft	-43.6k sqft	-43.6k sqft
Contra Costa County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Nevada County	0 (0.00%)	8 (2.59%)	+0 sqft	-45.0k sqft	-45.0k sqft
Orange County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q1 2024

Type	Count
Cultivation	5926
Commercial	3596
Manufacturer	780

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	2034
Retailer	1273
Distributor	1177
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	726
Medium Outdoor	681
Retailer - Non-Storefront	482
Type 6	431
Microbusiness	419
Small Indoor	365
Specialty Indoor	351
Nursery	331
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	320
Specialty Outdoor	293
Type 7	170
Distributor - Transport Only	158
Medium Indoor	155
Processor	152
Type N	126
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	115
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	77
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	74
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	70
Event Organizer	47
Large Outdoor	44
Testing Laboratory	40
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	40
Specialty Cottage Indoor	38
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	33
Type P	32
Type S	21
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	19
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	5
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	2
Large Indoor	1