California Cannabis Insights

Practical Insights for Navigating California's Cannabis Industry

Latest 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

Active License Count 9176 during Q1 2025

Active Cultivation Sqft 76.3M sqft during Q1 2025

Issued 234 during Q1 2025

Expired 307 during Q1 2025

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q1 2025

License Status	Count
Active	8553 (93.21%)
Expired	193 (2.10%)
Limited Operations	151 (1.65%)
Surrendered	131 (1.43%)
Canceled	91 (0.99%)
Revoked	41 (0.45%)
Suspended	15 (0.16%)
Hidden	1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q1 2025

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Sacramento County	1 (0.43%)	7 (2.28%)	+2.5k sqft	-17.5k sqft	-15.0k sqft
Tulare County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	19 (6.19%)	+0 sqft	-100.0k sqft	-100.0k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.98%)	+0 sqft	-130.7k sqft	-130.7k sqft
Contra Costa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Del Norte County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Nevada County	0 (0.00%)	8 (2.61%)	+0 sqft	-57.5k sqft	-57.5k sqft
Orange County	0 (0.00%)	4 (1.30%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
Humboldt County	0 (0.00%)	66 (21.50%)	+0 sqft	-882.0k sqft	-882.0k sqft
Yuba County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Shasta County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-500 sqft	-500 sqft
Santa Cruz County	0 (0.00%)	8 (2.61%)	+0 sqft	-15.0k sqft	-15.0k sqft
Sonoma County	0 (0.00%)	4 (1.30%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Imperial County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.98%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Stanislaus County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Riverside County	0 (0.00%)	20 (6.51%)	+0 sqft	-40.0k sqft	-40.0k sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	10 (3.26%)	+0 sqft	-40.0k sqft	-40.0k sqft
San Bernardino County	0 (0.00%)	8 (2.61%)	+0 sqft	-10.5k sqft	-10.5k sqft
Alameda County	0 (0.00%)	13 (4.23%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Siskiyou County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Lake County	0 (0.00%)	8 (2.61%)	+0 sqft	-120.6k sqft	-120.6k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.98%)	+0 sqft	-32.0k sqft	-32.0k sqft
Los Angeles County	0 (0.00%)	23 (7.49%)	+0 sqft	-32.0k sqft	-32.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County	0 (0.00%)	48 (15.64%)	+0 sqft	-537.0k sqft	-537.0k sqft
Santa Clara County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-500 sqft	-500 sqft
Napa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Inyo County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
San Mateo County	0 (0.00%)	5 (1.63%)	+0 sqft	-42.0k sqft	-42.0k sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.98%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	7 (2.28%)	+0 sqft	-32.0k sqft	-32.0k sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Kings County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.33%)	+0 sqft	-43.6k sqft	-43.6k sqft
Trinity County	0 (0.00%)	14 (4.56%)	+0 sqft	-115.0k sqft	-115.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q1 2025

Type	Count
Cultivation	5225
Commercial	3289
Manufacturer	662

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	1505
Retailer	1270
Distributor	1049
Medium Outdoor	740
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	604
Microbusiness	388
Small Indoor	382
Type 6	365
Retailer - Non-Storefront	364
Specialty Indoor	320
Nursery	303
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	292
Specialty Outdoor	262
Medium Indoor	178
Type 7	147
Distributor - Transport Only	145
Processor	144
Type N	106
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	101
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	78
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	70
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	52
Large Outdoor	51
Event Organizer	41
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	38
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	36
Specialty Cottage Indoor	34
Testing Laboratory	32
Type P	30
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	18
Type S	14
Large Indoor	7
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	6
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	4