Gateway Commodities, LLC
CCL20-0000775Gateway Commodities, LLC, legally known as Gateway Commodities, LLC, holds an Adult-Use Small Indoor license located in Imperial County Under this license, Gateway Commodities, LLC can legally grow up to 10.0k sqft of canopy. This license was created on Oct 07, 2020, and is up for renewal on Oct 07, 2025. This is one of [number] of active cultivation licenses in Imperial County.
The Legacy of Small Cannabis Farms
Small businesses typically operate with a canopy size of up to 10,000 sqft. These farms usually have limited resources and have to focus much of their efforts on quality and unique offerings to compete in the market against larger, better funded brands. Small farms, especially outdoor farms, were the origin of the cannabis industry in California, and some can still trace their heritage, cultural values, and cultivation practices back to those early days before legalization.
Indoor farms allow for controlled environments, which can support premium cannabis production but often require significant energy inputs. Efforts to reduce environmental impact vary among indoor growers. The confined environment requires scientific control of everything from temperature, to humidity, to fertilizer concentrations. Indoor grown with care and expertise can produce extremely exotic plants. Indoor operations require a very high overhead, and often are the only option for growing in urban areas, so they are often well funded and focus on strains that fetch top shelf prices.
Single License Operators only own one active license in California, which means they only have one narrow opportunity to succeed in today's challenging industry. In most cases, these operators manage small or medium-sized farms and rely heavily on their brand identity and unique offerings to stand out in the competitive market. There are a few large-scale operations that only have one license, since starting in 2023 the law allows licensees with many smaller farms to consolidate them together under a Large-category license. At Higher Origins, our focus is on the smaller single license operators who only have one operation to make or break their success.
Most Recent Updates
These licensing records were last updated on Jan 29, 2025, and are sourced from the California Department of Cannabis Control