California Cannabis Insights

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Active License Count 9473 during Q3 2024

Active Cultivation Sqft 76.8M sqft during Q3 2024

Issued 184 during Q3 2024

Expired 462 during Q3 2024

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q3 2024

License Status	Count
Active	7005 (73.95%)
Expired	1493 (15.76%)
Surrendered	442 (4.67%)
Canceled	261 (2.76%)
Limited Operations	151 (1.59%)
Revoked	109 (1.15%)
Suspended	10 (0.11%)
Hidden	2 (0.02%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q3 2024

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Nevada County	3 (1.63%)	9 (1.95%)	+15.0k sqft	-60.0k sqft	-45.0k sqft
Los Angeles County	3 (1.63%)	66 (14.29%)	+10.0k sqft	-92.5k sqft	-82.5k sqft
Monterey County	3 (1.63%)	37 (8.01%)	+30.0k sqft	-250.0k sqft	-220.0k sqft
Alameda County	2 (1.09%)	32 (6.93%)	+10.0k sqft	-74.0k sqft	-64.0k sqft
Humboldt County	2 (1.09%)	81 (17.53%)	+87.1k sqft	-777.2k sqft	-690.1k sqft
Shasta County	1 (0.54%)	2 (0.43%)	+5.0k sqft	-0 sqft	5.0k sqft
Sacramento County	1 (0.54%)	15 (3.25%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Sonoma County	1 (0.54%)	10 (2.16%)	+0 sqft	-53.6k sqft	-53.6k sqft
Merced County	1 (0.54%)	2 (0.43%)	+22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft	0 sqft
San Francisco County	1 (0.54%)	4 (0.87%)	+5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft	0 sqft
Santa Cruz County	0 (0.00%)	12 (2.60%)	+0 sqft	-135.6k sqft	-135.6k sqft
Imperial County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Stanislaus County	0 (0.00%)	6 (1.30%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Riverside County	0 (0.00%)	27 (5.84%)	+0 sqft	-72.0k sqft	-72.0k sqft
San Bernardino County	0 (0.00%)	7 (1.52%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Lake County	0 (0.00%)	12 (2.60%)	+0 sqft	-227.7k sqft	-227.7k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	7 (1.52%)	+0 sqft	-65.0k sqft	-65.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County	0 (0.00%)	40 (8.66%)	+0 sqft	-390.0k sqft	-390.0k sqft
Santa Clara County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Mateo County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Fresno County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.43%)	+0 sqft	-20.0k sqft	-20.0k sqft
San Joaquin County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
El Dorado County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Solano County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County	0 (0.00%)	12 (2.60%)	+0 sqft	-100.0k sqft	-100.0k sqft
Trinity County	0 (0.00%)	17 (3.68%)	+0 sqft	-141.0k sqft	-141.0k sqft
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.43%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	21 (4.55%)	+0 sqft	-145.5k sqft	-145.5k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	5 (1.08%)	+0 sqft	-61.1k sqft	-61.1k sqft
Contra Costa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.22%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Orange County	0 (0.00%)	10 (2.16%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Marin County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.43%)	+0 sqft	-500 sqft	-500 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q3 2024

Type	Count
Cultivation	5459
Commercial	3343
Manufacturer	671

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	1614
Retailer	1250
Distributor	1080
Medium Outdoor	705
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	696
Retailer - Non-Storefront	414
Microbusiness	375
Type 6	372
Small Indoor	362
Specialty Indoor	349
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	313
Nursery	312
Specialty Outdoor	282
Medium Indoor	155
Processor	150
Distributor - Transport Only	148
Type 7	146
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	108
Type N	107
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	71
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	68
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	66
Large Outdoor	54
Event Organizer	45
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	44
Specialty Cottage Indoor	43
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	38
Type P	31
Testing Laboratory	31
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	18
Type S	15
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	5
Large Indoor	4
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	2