California Cannabis Insights

Practical Insights for Navigating California's Cannabis Industry

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Active License Count 10142 during Q2 2024

Active Cultivation Sqft 79.7M sqft during Q2 2024

Issued 153 during Q2 2024

Expired 811 during Q2 2024

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2024

License Status	Count
Active	7840 (77.30%)
Expired	1234 (12.17%)
Surrendered	501 (4.94%)
Canceled	321 (3.17%)
Limited Operations	138 (1.36%)
Revoked	94 (0.93%)
Suspended	12 (0.12%)
Hidden	2 (0.02%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2024

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Nevada County	2 (1.31%)	9 (1.11%)	+7.5k sqft	-50.0k sqft	-42.5k sqft
Sacramento County	1 (0.65%)	19 (2.34%)	+0 sqft	-25.0k sqft	-25.0k sqft
San Bernardino County	1 (0.65%)	10 (1.23%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	27 (3.33%)	+0 sqft	-140.0k sqft	-140.0k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	5 (0.62%)	+0 sqft	-97.1k sqft	-97.1k sqft
Contra Costa County	0 (0.00%)	4 (0.49%)	+0 sqft	-5.0k sqft	-5.0k sqft
Orange County	0 (0.00%)	16 (1.97%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Humboldt County	0 (0.00%)	98 (12.08%)	+0 sqft	-1.1M sqft	-1.1M sqft
Yuba County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Marin County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.37%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Shasta County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Santa Cruz County	0 (0.00%)	30 (3.70%)	+0 sqft	-223.6k sqft	-223.6k sqft
Sonoma County	0 (0.00%)	11 (1.36%)	+0 sqft	-7.5k sqft	-7.5k sqft
Butte County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.25%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Benito County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Stanislaus County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.25%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Riverside County	0 (0.00%)	46 (5.67%)	+0 sqft	-25.0k sqft	-25.0k sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	25 (3.08%)	+0 sqft	-140.0k sqft	-140.0k sqft
Alameda County	0 (0.00%)	39 (4.81%)	+0 sqft	-54.0k sqft	-54.0k sqft
Lake County	0 (0.00%)	51 (6.29%)	+0 sqft	-567.1k sqft	-567.1k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	10 (1.23%)	+0 sqft	-224.2k sqft	-224.2k sqft
Los Angeles County	0 (0.00%)	121 (14.92%)	+0 sqft	-32.0k sqft	-32.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County	0 (0.00%)	158 (19.48%)	+0 sqft	-1.6M sqft	-1.6M sqft
Santa Clara County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Napa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	51 (6.29%)	+0 sqft	-490.0k sqft	-490.0k sqft
San Mateo County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.37%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	7 (0.86%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	13 (1.60%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Fresno County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
San Joaquin County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.25%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Solano County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.37%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Merced County	0 (0.00%)	4 (0.49%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Kings County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.12%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Luis Obispo County	0 (0.00%)	11 (1.36%)	+0 sqft	-93.6k sqft	-93.6k sqft
Trinity County	0 (0.00%)	10 (1.23%)	+0 sqft	-104.5k sqft	-104.5k sqft
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	9 (1.11%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2024

Type	Count
Cultivation	5795
Commercial	3575
Manufacturer	772

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	1932
Retailer	1282
Distributor	1172
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	722
Medium Outdoor	689
Retailer - Non-Storefront	466
Type 6	424
Microbusiness	413
Small Indoor	361
Specialty Indoor	348
Nursery	319
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	312
Specialty Outdoor	288
Type 7	167
Distributor - Transport Only	159
Medium Indoor	157
Processor	151
Type N	126
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	112
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	76
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	74
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	68
Large Outdoor	48
Event Organizer	45
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	40
Testing Laboratory	38
Specialty Cottage Indoor	37
Type P	36
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	32
Type S	19
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	19
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	5
Large Indoor	3
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	2