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California Cannabis License Trends
See California cannabis license counts, cultivation capacity, and county comparisons from the public license register.
The current license register
Latest record update: November 1, 2026. Source and counting notes.
Active, limited, or conditional licenses
7,682
Recorded cultivation capacity
80,586,900 sq ft
Licensed capacity, rather than harvested area
Licenses by business type
- Cultivation
- 4,524
- Commercial
- 2,722
- Manufacturer
- 436
Cultivation capacity by environment (sq ft)
- Outdoor
- 61,445,900
- Indoor
- 9,656,500
- Mixed-light
- 9,484,500
- Other / not recorded
- 0
Counties with the most current licenses
- Los Angeles County
- 1,244
- Humboldt County
- 951
- Santa Barbara County
- 620
- Mendocino County
- 578
- Trinity County
- 385
- Riverside County
- 373
- Sacramento County
- 318
- Monterey County
- 317
- Alameda County
- 275
- San Bernardino County
- 230
- Kings County
- 220
- Nevada County
- 206
- Lake County
- 175
- Sonoma County
- 158
- Orange County
- 152
- San Diego County
- 128
- Calaveras County
- 116
- Ventura County
- 113
- Fresno County
- 111
- Santa Cruz County
- 111
License date windows over the last 12 months
- Dec 2025
- 8,356
- Jan 2026
- 8,263
- Feb 2026
- 8,236
- Mar 2026
- 8,233
- Apr 2026
- 8,215
- May 2026
- 8,197
- Jun 2026
- 8,125
- Jul 2026
- 8,027
- Aug 2026
- 7,983
- Sep 2026
- 7,938
- Oct 2026
- 7,825
- Nov 2026
- 7,765
Each month counts licenses whose recorded issue and expiration dates overlap that month. Renewals can change those dates. This view describes the register we have today; it does not reconstruct every past status change or business closure.
Quarterly license reports
Explore issue dates, recorded expiration dates, and county breakdowns for an earlier period.
Source: California DCC license records held by Higher Origins. Search individual licenses or read the counting method.
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