California Licensed Cannabis Establishments β€” Summary

License Status Distribution

License Status License Count
Expired 8,979
Active 7,590
Surrendered 2,111
Canceled 1,588
Revoked 317
Limited Operations 197
Suspended 39

License Types (Top 25)

License Type License Count
Cultivation - Small Outdoor 5,449
Commercial - Distributor 2,094
Cultivation - Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 1,781
Commercial - Retailer 1,777
Cultivation - Medium Outdoor 1,209
Commercial - Retailer - Non-Storefront 870
Manufacturer - Type 6 797
Commercial - Microbusiness 665
Cultivation - Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 643
Cultivation - Specialty Outdoor 609
Cultivation - Small Indoor 583
Cultivation - Specialty Indoor 583
Cultivation - Nursery 578
Commercial - Distributor - Transport Only 345
Cultivation - Processor 323
Manufacturer - Type N 314
Manufacturer - Type 7 314
Cultivation - Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 308
Cultivation - Medium Indoor 232
Commercial - Event Organizer 193
Cultivation - Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 177
Cultivation - Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 171
Cultivation - Specialty Cottage Outdoor 158
Cultivation - Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 120
Cultivation - Large Outdoor 102

Notes

  • Counts derive from the DCC Cannabis Unified License Search registry; see the dated dataset record for full provenance.
  • The registry contains one row per license issued per premises, including expired, surrendered, revoked, suspended, and canceled records.

Source & Provenance

  • Official source: https://search.cannabis.ca.gov/
  • Jurisdiction: California, United States
  • Retrieval date: 2026-08-04
  • Data-through date: 2026-08-04
  • Source-data caveat: Source data are entered by licensees and may later be corrected or revised by the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC).
  • Record status: synced
  • Generator: scripts/dcc_ingest.py v0.1.0-poc (schema 1.0)
  • Stable entity ID: licenses/TLIC-0001