Summary Application Data

Below you will find summary data showing the numbers of cannabis business license applications, broken out by license type and current application status. The Total applicants column includes applicants from both the fall 2024 license preapproval process and the general licensing cycle that closed on March 16.

OCM will update this table as the application processing and reviews continue.

Application numbers as of June 18, 2025

License type	Total applicants	Available licenses	Withdrawn	Under review	Licenses denied*	Awaiting lottery	Not selected in lottery	Qualified applicants	Preliminarily approved	Licenses issued
Testing facility	12	Not limited	0	0	0	N/A**	N/A**	3	9	0
Social equity	5	Not limited	0	0	0	N/A**	N/A**	3	2	0
General	7	Not limited	0	0	0	N/A**	N/A**	0	7	0
Cultivator	96	50	1	0	2	0	43	50	0	0
Social equity	53	25	1	0	1	0	17	34	0	0
General	43	25	0	0	1	0	26	16	0	0
Mezzobusiness	273	100	6	0	19	0	148	96	4	0
Social equity	229	50	5	0	17	0	118	85	4	0
General	44	50	1	0	2	0	30	11	0	0
Microbusiness	1,854	Not limited	28	534	96	N/A**	N/A**	528	667	1
Social equity	722	Not limited	19	0	95	N/A**	N/A**	260	347	1
General	1,132	Not limited	9	534	1	N/A**	N/A**	268	320	0
Med Combo	6	Not limited	0	0	0	N/A**	N/A**	1	5	0
Social equity	1	Not limited	0	0	0	N/A**	N/A**	0	1	0
General	5	Not limited	0	0	0	N/A**	N/A**	1	4	0
Manufacturer	83	24	3	0	1	0	55	24	0	0
Social equity	44	12	2	0	1	0	28	13	0	0
General	39	12	1	0	0	0	27	11	0	0
Transporter	73	Not limited	3	36	0	N/A**	N/A**	28	6	0
Social equity	13	Not limited	0	3	0	N/A**	N/A**	7	3	0
General	60	Not limited	3	33	0	N/A**	N/A**	21	3	0
Wholesaler	48	Not limited	0	17	0	N/A**	N/A**	26	5	0
Social equity	10	Not limited	0	2	0	N/A**	N/A**	5	3	0
General	38	Not limited	0	15	0	N/A**	N/A**	21	2	0
Retailer	854	150	130	4	66	569	0	84	1	0
Social equity	506	75	121	0	29	281	0	74	1	0
General	335	75	9	1	37	288	0	0	0	0
Municipal	13	Not limited	0	3	0	N/A**	N/A**	10	0	0
Delivery service	236	Not limited	120	65	10	N/A**	N/A**	32	9	0
Social equity	156	Not limited	118	12	10	N/A**	N/A**	9	7	0
General	80	Not limited	2	53	0	N/A**	N/A**	23	2	0
All license types	3,535	N/A**	291	656	194	569	246	872	706	1

Data are preliminary and subject to change.

*Denied applicants have 10 days to request reconsideration of their application.

**Not applicable.

Definitions

Total applications: Combined total of applications received during the license preapproval and general licensing application cycles.
Available licenses: The number of licenses available in state statute (only four license types have caps).
Withdrawn: Applications that have been withdrawn from the application process by the applicant.
Under review: Applications that are still being reviewed or are awaiting further actions/information. These are not yet approved or denied.
Denied licenses: Applications that have been denied. Denied applicants have 10 days to request reconsideration of their application.
Awaiting lottery: Applications for capped license types that are advancing to a license application lottery.
Qualified applicants: Businesses which have been notified that they have met initial application requirements. Qualified applicants will complete background checks and submit a labor peace agreement next, in order to advance to preliminarily approved status.
Preliminarily approved: Applications that have received a preliminary approval notice. Preliminarily approved applicants have 18 months to complete their local government approvals, final plans of record and pre-licensure inspection.

Overview of the licensing process

Learn more about how applicants move through the licensing process using the chart below.