August 6, 2026
MN active or issued license records increased by 14
A one-day jump in Cannabis & Capital’s Minnesota count raises a choice: regulator action, a source correction, or a change in importer coverage.
319Current
305Previous
+14Net change
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August 5, 2026
NY license records increased by 14
A one-day change in our index—up 14 licenses—poses a simple editorial decision: does this reflect regulator approvals, a source correction, or a change in importer coverage?
3,262Current
3,248Previous
+14Net change
August 4, 2026
14,396 cannabis license records across 9 tracked states
Cannabis & Capital's current regulator-backed index includes 11,118 records in statuses classified as active or issued. 957 records show an expiration date within the next 60 days.
14,396License records
11,118Active or issued
957Expiring in 60 days
August 3, 2026
14,391 cannabis license records across 9 tracked states
Regulator data across nine states show 14,391 license records in the index; 11,115 are in statuses classified as active or issued and 958 have expiration dates within 60 days — but state status language is not uniform, so the numbers describe index records, not directly comparable operating capacity.
14,391License records
11,115Active or issued
958Expiring in 60 days
August 2, 2026
NY license records increased by 19
A one‑day rise in the Cannabis & Capital index—from 3,219 to 3,238—poses a simple editorial question: regulator action, source correction, or importer coverage change?
3,238Current
3,219Previous
+19Net change
August 1, 2026
NY license records increased by 15
The Cannabis & Capital index rose from 3,196 to 3,211 between the 2026-07-30 and 2026-07-31 snapshots; editorial review should confirm whether this is regulator action, a source correction, or an importer-coverage change.
3,211Current
3,196Previous
+15Net change
July 31, 2026
257 CA jurisdictions allow at least one cannabis business activity
Local control is the gatekeeper: 257 of 540 tracked California jurisdictions permit at least one commercial cannabis activity while 283 prohibit all.
257Allow some activity
283Prohibit all activity
540Jurisdictions tracked
July 30, 2026
NY license records increased by 21
A one-day, +21 move in the Cannabis & Capital index forces a simple decision: did the regulator issue licenses, or is this a data correction or importer update that changes the modelers’ baseline?
3,124Current
3,103Previous
+21Net change
July 29, 2026
NY license records increased by 23
The Cannabis & Capital index moved from 3,161 to 3,184 between the 2026-07-28 and 2026-07-29 snapshots; editorial review should confirm whether the +23 reflects regulator activity, a source correction, or importer coverage.
3,184Current
3,161Previous
+23Net change
July 28, 2026
NY license records increased by 37
The Cannabis & Capital index moved from 3,124 to 3,161 between the 2026-07-27 and 2026-07-28 snapshots. Editorial review should confirm whether the change reflects regulator activity, a source correction, or importer coverage.
3,161Current
3,124Previous
+37Net change
July 27, 2026
5 California cannabis recalls were dated in the last 30 days
Five DCC recall notices were dated within the trailing 30-day window — a small count that nonetheless forces operational and reputational choices for market participants.
5Recall notices
July 26, 2026
2 California cannabis recalls were dated in the last 30 days
Cannabis & Capital’s recall monitor shows two Department of Cannabis Control notices dated in the trailing 30‑day window. Each notice should be read directly before making product, brand, or operator conclusions.
2Recall notices
July 25, 2026
1 California cannabis recalls were dated in the last 30 days
Cannabis & Capital’s recall monitor found one California DCC recall notice dated inside the trailing 30-day window. Each notice should be read directly before making product, brand, or operator conclusions.
1Recall notices
July 24, 2026
New York's cannabis license index grew by 106 records in three days
Cannabis & Capital snapshots tracked three consecutive increases in New York's public license dataset, moving from 2,997 records on July 21 to 3,103 on July 24.
3,038Current
2,997Previous
+41Net change
July 21, 2026
California cannabis sales opened 2026 below both comparison points
California retailers reported $956.7 million in Q1 cannabis sales, down from both Q1 2025 and Q4 2025. The modest decline matters because it narrows the margin for optimistic growth assumptions.
$956.7MReported cannabis sales
-2.0%Year-over-year
$247.9MTotal cannabis tax