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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 10303 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 StatusCount
Active7968 (77.34%)
Expired1206 (11.71%)
Surrendered493 (4.79%)
Canceled373 (3.62%)
Limited Operations170 (1.65%)
Revoked79 (0.77%)
Suspended8 (0.08%)
Not In Operation5 (0.05%)
Hidden1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q1 2024

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Santa Cruz County2 (1.16%)13 (4.21%)+10.0k sqft-95.0k sqft-85.0k sqft
San Bernardino County1 (0.58%)2 (0.65%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
San Francisco County1 (0.58%)3 (0.97%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Sacramento County1 (0.58%)13 (4.21%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Shasta County1 (0.58%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Riverside County1 (0.58%)19 (6.15%)+0 sqft-137.6k sqft-137.6k sqft
Kings County1 (0.58%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Ventura County1 (0.58%)8 (2.59%)+0 sqft-70.0k sqft-70.0k sqft
Orange County0 (0.00%)1 (0.32%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Humboldt County0 (0.00%)37 (11.97%)+0 sqft-297.1k sqft-297.1k sqft
Sonoma County0 (0.00%)19 (6.15%)+0 sqft-140.0k sqft-140.0k sqft
Imperial County0 (0.00%)1 (0.32%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Stanislaus County0 (0.00%)2 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Monterey County0 (0.00%)16 (5.18%)+0 sqft-129.0k sqft-129.0k sqft
Alameda County0 (0.00%)11 (3.56%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Lake County0 (0.00%)3 (0.97%)+0 sqft-58.6k sqft-58.6k sqft
Calaveras County0 (0.00%)3 (0.97%)+0 sqft-20.0k sqft-20.0k sqft
Los Angeles County0 (0.00%)28 (9.06%)+0 sqft-35.0k sqft-35.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County0 (0.00%)41 (13.27%)+0 sqft-380.0k sqft-380.0k sqft
Santa Clara County0 (0.00%)1 (0.32%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Inyo County0 (0.00%)9 (2.91%)+0 sqft-80.0k sqft-80.0k sqft
San Mateo County0 (0.00%)1 (0.32%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Diego County0 (0.00%)9 (2.91%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Tehama County0 (0.00%)1 (0.32%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Joaquin County0 (0.00%)1 (0.32%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Solano County0 (0.00%)1 (0.32%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County0 (0.00%)24 (7.77%)+0 sqft-258.6k sqft-258.6k sqft
Trinity County0 (0.00%)8 (2.59%)+0 sqft-50.0k sqft-50.0k sqft
Kern County0 (0.00%)4 (1.29%)+0 sqft-22.0k sqft-22.0k sqft
Mendocino County0 (0.00%)15 (4.85%)+0 sqft-110.0k sqft-110.0k sqft
Yolo County0 (0.00%)3 (0.97%)+0 sqft-43.6k sqft-43.6k sqft
Contra Costa County0 (0.00%)2 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Nevada County0 (0.00%)8 (2.59%)+0 sqft-45.0k sqft-45.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q1 2024

TypeCount
Cultivation5926
Commercial3597
Manufacturer780
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor2035
Retailer1273
Distributor1178
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1727
Medium Outdoor681
Retailer - Non-Storefront482
Type 6430
Microbusiness419
Small Indoor368
Specialty Indoor347
Nursery331
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2320
Specialty Outdoor294
Type 7170
Distributor - Transport Only158
Medium Indoor156
Processor152
Type N126
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1115
Specialty Cottage Outdoor74
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 174
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 169
Event Organizer47
Large Outdoor45
Testing Laboratory40
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 240
Specialty Cottage Indoor38
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 233
Type P33
Type S21
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 219
Large Mixed-Light Tier 15
Large Mixed-Light Tier 22
Large Indoor1
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