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California Cannabis Insights

Practical Insights for Navigating California's Cannabis Industry

Active License Count 8347 during Q3 2025
Active Cultivation Sqft 72.7M sqft during Q3 2025
Issued 0 during Q3 2025
Expired 26 during Q3 2025

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q3 2025

License StatusCount
Active8051 (96.45%)
Limited Operations164 (1.96%)
Surrendered69 (0.83%)
Canceled33 (0.40%)
Revoked21 (0.25%)
Suspended7 (0.08%)
Expired1 (0.01%)
Hidden1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q3 2025

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Sacramento County0 (NaN%)2 (7.69%)+0 sqft-27.0k sqft-27.0k sqft
Nevada County0 (NaN%)3 (11.54%)+0 sqft-15.0k sqft-15.0k sqft
Humboldt County0 (NaN%)3 (11.54%)+0 sqft-58.6k sqft-58.6k sqft
Stanislaus County0 (NaN%)2 (7.69%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Riverside County0 (NaN%)1 (3.85%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Monterey County0 (NaN%)2 (7.69%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
San Bernardino County0 (NaN%)1 (3.85%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Lake County0 (NaN%)4 (15.38%)+0 sqft-130.7k sqft-130.7k sqft
Los Angeles County0 (NaN%)6 (23.08%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Solano County0 (NaN%)1 (3.85%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Trinity County0 (NaN%)1 (3.85%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q3 2025

TypeCount
Cultivation4863
Commercial2936
Manufacturer548
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor1303
Retailer1208
Distributor920
Medium Outdoor759
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1558
Small Indoor372
Microbusiness351
Specialty Indoor314
Type 6290
Nursery280
Retailer - Non-Storefront271
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2269
Specialty Outdoor242
Medium Indoor181
Processor134
Type 7133
Distributor - Transport Only129
Type N94
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 182
Large Outdoor67
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 162
Specialty Cottage Outdoor61
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 146
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 235
Specialty Cottage Indoor32
Event Organizer32
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 231
Testing Laboratory25
Type P25
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 216
Large Indoor10
Type S6
Large Mixed-Light Tier 15
Large Mixed-Light Tier 24
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