California Cannabis Insights

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Q1 Q2

Active License Count 9015 during Q2 2025

Active Cultivation Sqft 75.6M sqft during Q2 2025

Issued 139 during Q2 2025

Expired 317 during Q2 2025

Where they're at today

Current license status for licenses that were active during Q2 2025

License Status	Count
Active	8358 (92.71%)
Expired	195 (2.16%)
Limited Operations	158 (1.75%)
Surrendered	136 (1.51%)
Canceled	108 (1.20%)
Revoked	45 (0.50%)
Suspended	13 (0.14%)
Hidden	2 (0.02%)

Breakdown by Region

Region Aggregations Q2 2025

Region	Issued	Expired	Sqft Added	Sqft Lost	Net Change
Mendocino County	0 (0.00%)	15 (4.73%)	+0 sqft	-117.0k sqft	-117.0k sqft
Kern County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.95%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Sacramento County	0 (0.00%)	5 (1.58%)	+0 sqft	-15.0k sqft	-15.0k sqft
Yolo County	0 (0.00%)	4 (1.26%)	+0 sqft	-68.6k sqft	-68.6k sqft
Contra Costa County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.95%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Orange County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Nevada County	0 (0.00%)	7 (2.21%)	+0 sqft	-27.5k sqft	-27.5k sqft
Humboldt County	0 (0.00%)	48 (15.14%)	+0 sqft	-396.1k sqft	-396.1k sqft
Marin County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Shasta County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Santa Cruz County	0 (0.00%)	12 (3.79%)	+0 sqft	-297.6k sqft	-297.6k sqft
Sonoma County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.95%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Imperial County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Riverside County	0 (0.00%)	13 (4.10%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Stanislaus County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.63%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Monterey County	0 (0.00%)	7 (2.21%)	+0 sqft	-30.0k sqft	-30.0k sqft
San Bernardino County	0 (0.00%)	6 (1.89%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Alameda County	0 (0.00%)	22 (6.94%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Lake County	0 (0.00%)	6 (1.89%)	+0 sqft	-130.7k sqft	-130.7k sqft
Calaveras County	0 (0.00%)	4 (1.26%)	+0 sqft	-144.1k sqft	-144.1k sqft
Los Angeles County	0 (0.00%)	68 (21.45%)	+0 sqft	-20.0k sqft	-20.0k sqft
Santa Barbara County	0 (0.00%)	10 (3.15%)	+0 sqft	-127.1k sqft	-127.1k sqft
Ventura County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Mateo County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-22.0k sqft	-22.0k sqft
San Francisco County	0 (0.00%)	7 (2.21%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Diego County	0 (0.00%)	4 (1.26%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Fresno County	0 (0.00%)	34 (10.73%)	+0 sqft	-340.0k sqft	-340.0k sqft
Colusa County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
San Joaquin County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Mono County	0 (0.00%)	3 (0.95%)	+0 sqft	-10.0k sqft	-10.0k sqft
Solano County	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.63%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Merced County	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.32%)	+0 sqft	-0 sqft	0 sqft
Trinity County	0 (0.00%)	12 (3.79%)	+0 sqft	-110.0k sqft	-110.0k sqft

Breakdown by License Type

License Type Aggregations Q2 2025

Type	Count
Cultivation	5107
Commercial	3252
Manufacturer	656

Sub Type	Count
Small Outdoor	1446
Retailer	1265
Distributor	1036
Medium Outdoor	768
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1	580
Microbusiness	391
Small Indoor	375
Type 6	355
Retailer - Non-Storefront	350
Specialty Indoor	320
Nursery	290
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2	280
Specialty Outdoor	257
Medium Indoor	179
Type 7	148
Distributor - Transport Only	144
Processor	140
Type N	107
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1	94
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1	70
Specialty Cottage Outdoor	62
Large Outdoor	59
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1	49
Event Organizer	37
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2	36
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2	34
Type P	33
Specialty Cottage Indoor	32
Testing Laboratory	29
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2	17
Type S	13
Large Indoor	9
Large Mixed-Light Tier 1	6
Large Mixed-Light Tier 2	4