California Cannabis Insights

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Active License Count 10112 during Q2 2024

Active Cultivation Sqft 79.7M sqft during Q2 2024

Issued 153 during Q2 2024

Expired 811 during Q2 2024

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2024

License Status	Count
Active	7001 (69.23%)
Expired	1815 (17.95%)
Surrendered	605 (5.98%)
Canceled	398 (3.94%)
Limited Operations	158 (1.56%)
Revoked	122 (1.21%)
Suspended	11 (0.11%)
Hidden	2 (0.02%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2024

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Nevada County	3 (1.96%)	9 (1.11%)	+7.5k sqft	-50.0k sqft	-42.5k sqft
Shasta County	2 (1.31%)	1 (0.12%)	+22.0k sqft	-0 sqft	22.0k sqft
Humboldt County	2 (1.31%)	98 (12.08%)	+10.0k sqft	-1.1M sqft	-1.1M sqft
Sacramento County	2 (1.31%)	19 (2.34%)	+0 sqft	-25.0k sqft	-25.0k sqft
Merced County	1 (0.65%)	4 (0.49%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Riverside County	1 (0.65%)	46 (5.67%)	+22.0k sqft	-25.0k sqft	-3.0k sqft
Trinity County	1 (0.65%)	10 (1.23%)	+10.0k sqft	-104.5k sqft	-94.5k sqft
San Bernardino County	1 (0.65%)	10 (1.23%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Lake County	1 (0.65%)	51 (6.29%)	+0 sqft	-567.1k sqft	-567.1k sqft
Los Angeles County	1 (0.65%)	121 (14.92%)	+0 sqft	-32.0k sqft	-32.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County	0 (0.00%)	30 (3.70%)	+0 sqft	-223.6k sqft	-223.6k sqft
Sonoma County	0 (0.00%)	11 (1.36%)	+0 sqft	-7.5k sqft	-7.5k sqft
Butte County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.25%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Benito County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Stanislaus County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.25%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	25 (3.08%)	+0 sqft	-140.0k sqft	-140.0k sqft
Alameda County	0 (0.00%)	39 (4.81%)	+0 sqft	-54.0k sqft	-54.0k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	10 (1.23%)	+0 sqft	-224.2k sqft	-224.2k sqft
Santa Barbara County	0 (0.00%)	158 (19.48%)	+0 sqft	-1.6M sqft	-1.6M sqft
Santa Clara County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Napa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	51 (6.29%)	+0 sqft	-490.0k sqft	-490.0k sqft
San Mateo County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.37%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	7 (0.86%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	13 (1.60%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Fresno County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
San Joaquin County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.25%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County	0 (0.00%)	11 (1.36%)	+0 sqft	-93.6k sqft	-93.6k sqft
Solano County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.37%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Kings County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	9 (1.11%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	27 (3.33%)	+0 sqft	-140.0k sqft	-140.0k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	5 (0.62%)	+0 sqft	-97.1k sqft	-97.1k sqft
Contra Costa County	0 (0.00%)	4 (0.49%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Orange County	0 (0.00%)	16 (1.97%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Yuba County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Marin County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.37%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2024

Type	Count
Cultivation	5795
Commercial	3555
Manufacturer	762

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	1915
Retailer	1280
Distributor	1169
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	720
Medium Outdoor	702
Retailer - Non-Storefront	466
Type 6	422
Microbusiness	399
Small Indoor	360
Specialty Indoor	348
Nursery	319
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	312
Specialty Outdoor	290
Type 7	162
Distributor - Transport Only	159
Medium Indoor	156
Processor	151
Type N	124
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	114
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	73
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	73
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	69
Large Outdoor	53
Event Organizer	45
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	41
Specialty Cottage Indoor	39
Testing Laboratory	37
Type P	36
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	31
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	19
Type S	18
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	5
Large Indoor	3
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	2