California Cannabis Insights

Practical Insights for Navigating California's Cannabis Industry

Latest 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

Active License Count 8995 during Q1 2025

Active Cultivation Sqft 73.1M sqft during Q1 2025

Issued 52 during Q1 2025

Expired 114 during Q1 2025

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q1 2025

License Status	Count
Active	8528 (94.81%)
Limited Operations	173 (1.92%)
Surrendered	95 (1.06%)
Canceled	84 (0.93%)
Expired	71 (0.79%)
Revoked	31 (0.34%)
Suspended	7 (0.08%)
Not In Operation	5 (0.06%)
Hidden	1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q1 2025

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	6 (5.26%)	+0 sqft	-15.0k sqft	-15.0k sqft
Sacramento County	0 (0.00%)	2 (1.75%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	2 (1.75%)	+0 sqft	-87.1k sqft	-87.1k sqft
Nevada County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Orange County	0 (0.00%)	3 (2.63%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
Humboldt County	0 (0.00%)	32 (28.07%)	+0 sqft	-423.7k sqft	-423.7k sqft
Yuba County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Shasta County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Santa Cruz County	0 (0.00%)	5 (4.39%)	+0 sqft	-30.0k sqft	-30.0k sqft
Imperial County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Riverside County	0 (0.00%)	6 (5.26%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	4 (3.51%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
San Bernardino County	0 (0.00%)	3 (2.63%)	+0 sqft	-10.5k sqft	-10.5k sqft
Alameda County	0 (0.00%)	9 (7.89%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Lake County	0 (0.00%)	4 (3.51%)	+0 sqft	-52.0k sqft	-52.0k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	2 (1.75%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Los Angeles County	0 (0.00%)	12 (10.53%)	+0 sqft	-84.0k sqft	-84.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Napa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Inyo County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
San Mateo County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	2 (1.75%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	2 (1.75%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Fresno County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Kings County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.88%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Trinity County	0 (0.00%)	5 (4.39%)	+0 sqft	-45.0k sqft	-45.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q1 2025

Type	Count
Cultivation	5097
Commercial	3241
Manufacturer	657

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	1493
Retailer	1256
Distributor	1035
Medium Outdoor	687
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	600
Microbusiness	380
Small Indoor	372
Type 6	364
Retailer - Non-Storefront	355
Specialty Indoor	314
Nursery	297
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	292
Specialty Outdoor	258
Medium Indoor	163
Type 7	147
Processor	143
Distributor - Transport Only	142
Type N	103
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	101
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	71
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	65
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	51
Large Outdoor	49
Event Organizer	41
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	38
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	36
Specialty Cottage Indoor	35
Testing Laboratory	32
Type P	29
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	17
Type S	14
Large Indoor	7
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	6
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	2