California Cannabis Insights

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Active License Count 9485 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	7168 (75.57%)
Expired	1381 (14.56%)
Surrendered	405 (4.27%)
Canceled	256 (2.70%)
Limited Operations	158 (1.67%)
Revoked	104 (1.10%)
Suspended	11 (0.12%)
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	2 (1.09%)	66 (14.29%)	+10.0k sqft	-92.5k sqft	-82.5k sqft
Sacramento County	2 (1.09%)	15 (3.25%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Humboldt County	2 (1.09%)	81 (17.53%)	+87.1k sqft	-777.2k sqft	-690.1k sqft
Alameda County	2 (1.09%)	32 (6.93%)	+10.0k sqft	-74.0k sqft	-64.0k sqft
Sonoma County	1 (0.54%)	10 (2.16%)	+0 sqft	-53.6k sqft	-53.6k sqft
San Bernardino County	1 (0.54%)	7 (1.52%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Shasta County	1 (0.54%)	2 (0.43%)	+5.0k sqft	-0 sqft	5.0k sqft
San Francisco County	1 (0.54%)	4 (0.87%)	+5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft	0 sqft
Marin County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.43%)	+0 sqft	-500 sqft	-500 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
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	37 (8.01%)	+0 sqft	-250.0k sqft	-250.0k 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
Merced County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.43%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k 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

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q3 2024

Type	Count
Cultivation	5459
Commercial	3351
Manufacturer	675

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	1614
Retailer	1249
Distributor	1085
Medium Outdoor	705
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	697
Retailer - Non-Storefront	414
Microbusiness	378
Type 6	372
Small Indoor	360
Specialty Indoor	346
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	315
Nursery	312
Specialty Outdoor	282
Medium Indoor	161
Processor	150
Distributor - Transport Only	148
Type 7	146
Type N	109
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	108
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	71
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	68
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	65
Large Outdoor	54
Event Organizer	45
Specialty Cottage Indoor	42
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	42
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	38
Type P	33
Testing Laboratory	32
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