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Latest 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Active License Count 12106 during Q2 2023
Active Cultivation Sqft 92.5M sqft during Q2 2023
Issued 490 during Q2 2023
Expired 1078 during Q2 2023

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2023

License StatusCount
Active6932 (57.26%)
Expired2970 (24.53%)
Canceled1066 (8.81%)
Surrendered864 (7.14%)
Limited Operations138 (1.14%)
Revoked125 (1.03%)
Suspended11 (0.09%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2023

RegionIssuedExpiredSqft AddedSqft LostNet Change
Los Angeles County52 (10.61%)95 (8.81%)+0 sqft-75.0k sqft-75.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County16 (3.27%)285 (26.44%)+140.0k sqft-2.7M sqft-2.6M sqft
Alameda County10 (2.04%)55 (5.10%)+44.0k sqft-75.0k sqft-31.0k sqft
Riverside County6 (1.22%)45 (4.17%)+5.0k sqft-32.0k sqft-27.0k sqft
Lake County6 (1.22%)72 (6.68%)+194.2k sqft-1.1M sqft-878.1k sqft
Humboldt County5 (1.02%)151 (14.01%)+25.0k sqft-1.2M sqft-1.2M sqft
Orange County3 (0.61%)12 (1.11%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Bernardino County3 (0.61%)17 (1.58%)+0 sqft-42.0k sqft-42.0k sqft
Trinity County2 (0.41%)17 (1.58%)+20.0k sqft-150.0k sqft-130.0k sqft
Contra Costa County2 (0.41%)3 (0.28%)+5.0k sqft-0 sqft5.0k sqft
Santa Cruz County2 (0.41%)23 (2.13%)+10.0k sqft-102.0k sqft-92.0k sqft
Sonoma County2 (0.41%)25 (2.32%)+2.5k sqft-99.1k sqft-96.6k sqft
San Diego County2 (0.41%)7 (0.65%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Sacramento County2 (0.41%)24 (2.23%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Mendocino County2 (0.41%)60 (5.57%)+5.0k sqft-353.0k sqft-348.0k sqft
San Benito County1 (0.20%)1 (0.09%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Colusa County1 (0.20%)1 (0.09%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
San Francisco County1 (0.20%)11 (1.02%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Monterey County1 (0.20%)71 (6.59%)+0 sqft-412.0k sqft-412.0k sqft
Shasta County1 (0.20%)2 (0.19%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Merced County1 (0.20%)1 (0.09%)+10.0k sqft-0 sqft10.0k sqft
Marin County1 (0.20%)0 (0.00%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Calaveras County1 (0.20%)28 (2.60%)+43.6k sqft-287.0k sqft-243.4k sqft
Kern County0 (0.00%)10 (0.93%)+0 sqft-25.0k sqft-25.0k sqft
Yolo County0 (0.00%)13 (1.21%)+0 sqft-160.7k sqft-160.7k sqft
Del Norte County0 (0.00%)1 (0.09%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Nevada County0 (0.00%)7 (0.65%)+0 sqft-15.5k sqft-15.5k sqft
Stanislaus County0 (0.00%)3 (0.28%)+0 sqft-10.0k sqft-10.0k sqft
Siskiyou County0 (0.00%)1 (0.09%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Santa Clara County0 (0.00%)3 (0.28%)+0 sqft-5.0k sqft-5.0k sqft
Ventura County0 (0.00%)2 (0.19%)+0 sqft-22.0k sqft-22.0k sqft
San Mateo County0 (0.00%)2 (0.19%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
Fresno County0 (0.00%)3 (0.28%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Joaquin County0 (0.00%)3 (0.28%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County0 (0.00%)14 (1.30%)+0 sqft-67.0k sqft-67.0k sqft
Solano County0 (0.00%)1 (0.09%)+0 sqft-0 sqft0 sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2023

TypeCount
Cultivation7324
Commercial3880
Manufacturer902
Sub TypeCount
Small Outdoor2901
Distributor1325
Retailer1250
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1890
Medium Outdoor690
Retailer - Non-Storefront577
Type 6481
Microbusiness424
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2397
Small Indoor393
Nursery382
Specialty Indoor373
Specialty Outdoor354
Processor193
Type 7190
Distributor - Transport Only188
Type N161
Medium Indoor153
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1148
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 192
Specialty Cottage Outdoor85
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 181
Event Organizer68
Testing Laboratory48
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 244
Specialty Cottage Indoor43
Type P43
Large Outdoor41
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 238
Type S27
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 220
Large Mixed-Light Tier 14
Large Indoor1
Large Mixed-Light Tier 21
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