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Active License Count 6950 during Q3 2019
Active Cultivation Sqft 39.5M sqft during Q3 2019
Issued 2783 during Q3 2019
Expired 11 during Q3 2019

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q3 2019

License StatusCount
Expired3270 (47.05%)
Active2199 (31.64%)
Surrendered1023 (14.72%)
Canceled257 (3.70%)
Revoked146 (2.10%)
Limited Operations50 (0.72%)
Suspended4 (0.06%)
Hidden1 (0.01%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q3 2019

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Humboldt County335 (12.04%)0 (0.00%)+3.4M sqft-0 sqft3.4M sqft
Monterey County259 (9.31%)1 (9.09%)+1.9M sqft-5.0k sqft1.9M sqft
Los Angeles County248 (8.91%)0 (0.00%)+244.5k sqft-0 sqft244.5k sqft
Santa Barbara County204 (7.33%)8 (72.73%)+2.1M sqft-60.0k sqft2.1M sqft
Alameda County193 (6.93%)0 (0.00%)+42.5k sqft-0 sqft42.5k sqft
Mendocino County105 (3.77%)0 (0.00%)+591.0k sqft-0 sqft591.0k sqft
Riverside County83 (2.98%)0 (0.00%)+179.6k sqft-0 sqft179.6k sqft
Sacramento County59 (2.12%)0 (0.00%)+35.0k sqft-0 sqft35.0k sqft
Sonoma County42 (1.51%)1 (9.09%)+354.8k sqft-0 sqft354.8k sqft
San Bernardino County37 (1.33%)1 (9.09%)+50.0k sqft-0 sqft50.0k sqft
Trinity County35 (1.26%)0 (0.00%)+285.5k sqft-0 sqft285.5k sqft
Yolo County34 (1.22%)0 (0.00%)+454.8k sqft-0 sqft454.8k sqft
Santa Cruz County29 (1.04%)0 (0.00%)+102.5k sqft-0 sqft102.5k sqft
San Francisco County28 (1.01%)0 (0.00%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Nevada County24 (0.86%)0 (0.00%)+95.0k sqft-0 sqft95.0k sqft
San Diego County20 (0.72%)0 (0.00%)+22.0k sqft-0 sqft22.0k sqft
Lake County20 (0.72%)0 (0.00%)+227.1k sqft-0 sqft227.1k sqft
Orange County20 (0.72%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County17 (0.61%)0 (0.00%)+291.4k sqft-0 sqft291.4k sqft
Stanislaus County12 (0.43%)0 (0.00%)+15.0k sqft-0 sqft15.0k sqft
San Mateo County8 (0.29%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Santa Clara County8 (0.29%)0 (0.00%)+5.5k sqft-0 sqft5.5k sqft
Imperial County7 (0.25%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kern County7 (0.25%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County6 (0.22%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Fresno County6 (0.22%)0 (0.00%)+20.0k sqft-0 sqft20.0k sqft
Marin County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Shasta County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Contra Costa County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Siskiyou County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Colusa County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Solano County4 (0.14%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Mono County3 (0.11%)0 (0.00%)+53.6k sqft-0 sqft53.6k sqft
Tulare County2 (0.07%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Tuolumne County1 (0.04%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yuba County1 (0.04%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Ventura County1 (0.04%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Kings County1 (0.04%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q3 2019

TypeCount
Cultivation3484
Commercial2489
Manufacturer977
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor1140
Distributor1082
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1691
Retailer622
Type 6503
Retailer - Non-Storefront292
Medium Outdoor270
Microbusiness261
Specialty Outdoor232
Type 7226
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2211
Type N186
Specialty Indoor164
Nursery148
Distributor - Transport Only131
Small Indoor128
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1118
Processor87
Event Organizer75
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 165
Medium Indoor44
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 143
Specialty Cottage Outdoor40
Type P40
Specialty Cottage Indoor29
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 227
Testing Laboratory26
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 224
Type S22
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 219
Large Outdoor2
Large Mixed-Light Tier 12
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