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Active License Count 11735 during Q2 2021
Active Cultivation Sqft 92.7M sqft during Q2 2021
Issued 1144 during Q2 2021
Expired 306 during Q2 2021

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2021

License StatusCount
Expired4699 (40.04%)
Active4634 (39.49%)
Surrendered1182 (10.07%)
Canceled995 (8.48%)
Revoked142 (1.21%)
Limited Operations73 (0.62%)
Suspended10 (0.09%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2021

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Lake County139 (12.15%)4 (1.31%)+1.7M sqft-53.6k sqft1.6M sqft
Santa Barbara County91 (7.95%)14 (4.58%)+885.0k sqft-89.5k sqft795.5k sqft
Humboldt County84 (7.34%)46 (15.03%)+811.8k sqft-471.8k sqft340.0k sqft
Fresno County34 (2.97%)0 (0.00%)+340.0k sqft-0 sqft340.0k sqft
Mendocino County32 (2.80%)24 (7.84%)+225.0k sqft-142.5k sqft82.5k sqft
Kings County29 (2.53%)0 (0.00%)+290.0k sqft-0 sqft290.0k sqft
Los Angeles County23 (2.01%)37 (12.09%)+30.0k sqft-15.0k sqft15.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County21 (1.84%)7 (2.29%)+208.6k sqft-10.0k sqft198.6k sqft
San Luis Obispo County16 (1.40%)3 (0.98%)+142.0k sqft-30.0k sqft112.0k sqft
Alameda County14 (1.22%)43 (14.05%)+0 sqft-20.5k sqft-20.5k sqft
Trinity County13 (1.14%)11 (3.59%)+125.0k sqft-80.0k sqft45.0k sqft
San Bernardino County11 (0.96%)10 (3.27%)+10.5k sqft-22.0k sqft-11.5k sqft
Monterey County10 (0.87%)9 (2.94%)+50.0k sqft-40.0k sqft10.0k sqft
Nevada County10 (0.87%)3 (0.98%)+90.0k sqft-25.0k sqft65.0k sqft
Sonoma County10 (0.87%)8 (2.61%)+93.6k sqft-45.0k sqft48.6k sqft
Riverside County9 (0.79%)19 (6.21%)+15.0k sqft-52.0k sqft-37.0k sqft
Calaveras County9 (0.79%)0 (0.00%)+190.7k sqft-0 sqft190.7k sqft
Kern County5 (0.44%)4 (1.31%)+50.0k sqft-0 sqft50.0k sqft
San Diego County4 (0.35%)7 (2.29%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Sacramento County3 (0.26%)12 (3.92%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Yolo County3 (0.26%)5 (1.63%)+53.6k sqft-32.0k sqft21.6k sqft
Imperial County2 (0.17%)2 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Colusa County2 (0.17%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Contra Costa County2 (0.17%)1 (0.33%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Inyo County2 (0.17%)0 (0.00%)+20.0k sqft-0 sqft20.0k sqft
Shasta County2 (0.17%)2 (0.65%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
San Francisco County2 (0.17%)7 (2.29%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Joaquin County1 (0.09%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Mateo County1 (0.09%)1 (0.33%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Ventura County1 (0.09%)1 (0.33%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Orange County1 (0.09%)6 (1.96%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Solano County0 (0.00%)2 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Merced County0 (0.00%)1 (0.33%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Tulare County0 (0.00%)2 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Benito County0 (0.00%)4 (1.31%)+0 sqft-20.0k sqft-20.0k sqft
Stanislaus County0 (0.00%)2 (0.65%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Siskiyou County0 (0.00%)1 (0.33%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Yuba County0 (0.00%)1 (0.33%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Santa Clara County0 (0.00%)1 (0.33%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2021

TypeCount
Cultivation7870
Commercial2861
Manufacturer1004
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor3232
Small Mixed-Light Tier 11315
Distributor1133
Retailer792
Medium Outdoor582
Type 6530
Specialty Outdoor427
Retailer - Non-Storefront360
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2348
Nursery332
Microbusiness323
Specialty Indoor322
Small Indoor286
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1228
Type 7219
Type N184
Processor178
Distributor - Transport Only169
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1124
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1123
Specialty Cottage Outdoor94
Medium Indoor88
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 251
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 246
Type P42
Event Organizer42
Testing Laboratory42
Specialty Cottage Indoor42
Type S29
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 225
Large Outdoor25
Large Mixed-Light Tier 12
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