California Cannabis Insights

Practical Insights for Navigating California's Cannabis Industry

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Q1 Q2

Active License Count 8911 during Q2 2025

Active Cultivation Sqft 74.5M sqft during Q2 2025

Issued 38 during Q2 2025

Expired 153 during Q2 2025

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2025

License Status	Count
Active	8511 (95.51%)
Limited Operations	140 (1.57%)
Surrendered	103 (1.16%)
Canceled	60 (0.67%)
Expired	51 (0.57%)
Revoked	35 (0.39%)
Suspended	9 (0.10%)
Hidden	2 (0.02%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2025

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	2 (1.31%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	5 (3.27%)	+0 sqft	-30.0k sqft	-30.0k sqft
Sacramento County	0 (0.00%)	6 (3.92%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	3 (1.96%)	+0 sqft	-58.6k sqft	-58.6k sqft
Nevada County	0 (0.00%)	5 (3.27%)	+0 sqft	-56.1k sqft	-56.1k sqft
Orange County	0 (0.00%)	5 (3.27%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Humboldt County	0 (0.00%)	28 (18.30%)	+0 sqft	-298.6k sqft	-298.6k sqft
Marin County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Shasta County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Santa Cruz County	0 (0.00%)	4 (2.61%)	+0 sqft	-25.0k sqft	-25.0k sqft
Sonoma County	0 (0.00%)	3 (1.96%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Imperial County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Stanislaus County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Riverside County	0 (0.00%)	4 (2.61%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	5 (3.27%)	+0 sqft	-20.0k sqft	-20.0k sqft
San Bernardino County	0 (0.00%)	8 (5.23%)	+0 sqft	-62.0k sqft	-62.0k sqft
Alameda County	0 (0.00%)	9 (5.88%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
Lake County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-43.6k sqft	-43.6k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	3 (1.96%)	+0 sqft	-100.5k sqft	-100.5k sqft
Los Angeles County	0 (0.00%)	26 (16.99%)	+0 sqft	-37.0k sqft	-37.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County	0 (0.00%)	3 (1.96%)	+0 sqft	-20.0k sqft	-20.0k sqft
Napa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	4 (2.61%)	+0 sqft	-40.0k sqft	-40.0k sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	2 (1.31%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	2 (1.31%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Fresno County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Joaquin County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Mono County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.65%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Solano County	0 (0.00%)	2 (1.31%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Trinity County	0 (0.00%)	9 (5.88%)	+0 sqft	-80.0k sqft	-80.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2025

Type	Count
Cultivation	5048
Commercial	3216
Manufacturer	647

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	1445
Retailer	1253
Distributor	1026
Medium Outdoor	735
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	577
Microbusiness	382
Small Indoor	374
Type 6	353
Retailer - Non-Storefront	347
Specialty Indoor	316
Nursery	287
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	279
Specialty Outdoor	256
Medium Indoor	176
Type 7	147
Distributor - Transport Only	142
Processor	139
Type N	103
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	93
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	71
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	64
Large Outdoor	53
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	48
Event Organizer	37
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	37
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	33
Type P	32
Specialty Cottage Indoor	31
Testing Laboratory	29
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	17
Type S	12
Large Indoor	7
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	6
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	4