The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is authorized to issue the following 11 types of medical cannabis cultivation licenses. Licenses will not become available until January 2, 2018. It is also important to note that with the recent  Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) that the old regulations which consist of the below listed license types have been withdrawn and are now being revamped in an emergency rule making process which will come out Fall of 2017 and will bypass public hearing initially so there are no further delays to the cannabis industry in California. There are also 13 adult use cannabis cultivation licenses.

Type 1—Specialty Outdoor Cannabis License

For outdoor cultivation that uses no artifcial lighting for a 5,000-square-foot or smaller total canopy size on one premises, or for up to 50 mature plants on noncontiguous plots

Type 1A—Specialty Indoor Cannabis License

For indoor cultivation that exclusively uses artifcial lighting for 501 to 5,000 square feet of total canopy size on one premises

Type 1B—Specialty Mixed-Light Cannabis Cultivation License

For cultivation that uses a combination of natural and supplemental artifcial lighting at a maximum threshold (which will be determined by the licensing authority) for 2,501 to 5,000 square feet of total canopy size on one premises

Type 1C—Specialty Cottage Cultivation License

For cultivation that uses a combination of natural and supplemental artifcial light at a maximum threshold (which will be determined by the licensing authority) on one premises for:

• 2,500 square feet or less of total canopy size for mixed-light cultivation
• up to 25 mature plants for outdoor cultivation, or
• 500 square feet or less of total canopy size for indoor cultivation

Type 2—Small Outdoor

For outdoor cultivation that uses no artifcial lighting for 5,001 to 10,000 square feet of total canopy size on one premises

Type 2A—Small Indoor

For indoor cultivation that exclusively uses artifcial lighting for 5,001 to 10,000 square feet of total canopy size on one premises.

Type 2B—Small Mixed-Light

For cultivation that uses a combination of natural and supplemental artifcial lighting at a maximum threshold (which will be determined by the licensing authority) for 5,001 to 10,000 square feet of total canopy size on one premises

Type 3—Outdoor

For outdoor cultivation that uses no artifcial lighting for 10,001 square feet to up to 1 acre of total canopy size on one premises
Note: CDFA will limit the total number of Type 3 licenses allowed

Type 3A—Indoor

For indoor cultivation that exclusively uses artifcial lighting for 10,001 to 22,000 square feet of total canopy size on one premises
Note: CDFA will limit the total number of Type 3 licenses allowed

Type 3B—Mixed-Light

For cultivation that uses a combination of natural and supplemental artifcial lighting at a maximum threshold (which will be determined by the licensing authority) for 10,001 to 22,000 square feet of total canopy size on one premises
Note: CDFA will limit the total number of Type 3 licenses allowed

Type 4—Nursery

For cultivation of medical cannabis solely as a nursery (examples of typical nursery activities include cloning and seed propagation)
Note: Type 4 licensees may transport live plants if they also hold a Type 12 transporter license; please contact the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation for information on how to obtain a Type 12 transporter license via email or call (800) 952-5210