California Cannabis Insights

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Active License Count 9099 during Q2 2025

Active Cultivation Sqft 76.6M sqft during Q2 2025

Issued 264 during Q2 2025

Expired 719 during Q2 2025

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2025

License Status	Count
Active	7569 (83.18%)
Expired	841 (9.24%)
Surrendered	302 (3.32%)
Limited Operations	160 (1.76%)
Canceled	144 (1.58%)
Revoked	72 (0.79%)
Suspended	9 (0.10%)
Hidden	2 (0.02%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2025

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Tulare County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.14%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.42%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	32 (4.45%)	+0 sqft	-152.5k sqft	-152.5k sqft
Sacramento County	0 (0.00%)	16 (2.23%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	11 (1.53%)	+0 sqft	-154.1k sqft	-154.1k sqft
Contra Costa County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.28%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Nevada County	0 (0.00%)	9 (1.25%)	+0 sqft	-32.5k sqft	-32.5k sqft
Orange County	0 (0.00%)	11 (1.53%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Humboldt County	0 (0.00%)	95 (13.21%)	+0 sqft	-880.4k sqft	-880.4k sqft
Marin County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.14%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Shasta County	0 (0.00%)	6 (0.83%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County	0 (0.00%)	19 (2.64%)	+0 sqft	-407.1k sqft	-407.1k sqft
Sonoma County	0 (0.00%)	5 (0.70%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Imperial County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.28%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Stanislaus County	0 (0.00%)	7 (0.97%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Riverside County	0 (0.00%)	25 (3.48%)	+0 sqft	-32.0k sqft	-32.0k sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	17 (2.36%)	+0 sqft	-45.0k sqft	-45.0k sqft
San Bernardino County	0 (0.00%)	17 (2.36%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Alameda County	0 (0.00%)	46 (6.40%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Lake County	0 (0.00%)	8 (1.11%)	+0 sqft	-165.2k sqft	-165.2k sqft
Los Angeles County	0 (0.00%)	180 (25.03%)	+0 sqft	-35.0k sqft	-35.0k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	12 (1.67%)	+0 sqft	-291.2k sqft	-291.2k sqft
Santa Barbara County	0 (0.00%)	81 (11.27%)	+0 sqft	-820.7k sqft	-820.7k sqft
Santa Clara County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.28%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	5 (0.70%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Mateo County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.28%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	6 (0.83%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	8 (1.11%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Fresno County	0 (0.00%)	36 (5.01%)	+0 sqft	-360.0k sqft	-360.0k sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.28%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
San Joaquin County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.28%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Mono County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.42%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Solano County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.28%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Merced County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.14%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Trinity County	0 (0.00%)	18 (2.50%)	+0 sqft	-160.0k sqft	-160.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2025

Type	Count
Cultivation	5185
Commercial	3264
Manufacturer	650

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	1454
Retailer	1280
Distributor	1040
Medium Outdoor	780
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	586
Small Indoor	383
Microbusiness	380
Type 6	360
Retailer - Non-Storefront	352
Specialty Indoor	325
Nursery	294
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	278
Specialty Outdoor	268
Medium Indoor	173
Distributor - Transport Only	146
Type 7	145
Processor	143
Type N	101
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	95
Large Outdoor	70
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	69
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	69
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	51
Event Organizer	38
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	37
Specialty Cottage Indoor	36
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	36
Type P	32
Testing Laboratory	28
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	17
Type S	12
Large Indoor	10
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	7
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	4