Verify any California cannabis license free. Search by business name or license number against California Department of Cannabis Control data.
About This Tool
California issues Type 10 (Retailer) and Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer / Delivery) licenses through the DCC. Active licenses are renewed annually and can be verified directly on the DCC public license search.
Our California copy of the CA DCC register holds 20,602 licenses, including 13,280 Cultivators, 3,320 Dispensaries, 2,444 Distributors, 1,482 Manufacturers & Brands, 76 Testing Labs, and the search above matches every one of them by business name or license number.
This tool searches our weekly-refreshed copy of the California Department of Cannabis Control license database. Wondering about the bigger picture? See how many dispensaries are in California or browse California dispensary leads with full contact data.
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FAQ
Type a business name or license number into the search box above. We match it against every California license type we hold from the California Department of Cannabis Control (CA DCC) and show the license number, type, issue date, expiry date, and current status — free, no account required.
The underlying records come from the California Department of Cannabis Control public license database, which we re-crawl weekly. For legal purposes, always confirm against the CA DCC directly — our copy can lag the registry by up to seven days.
A license shows as Active when it is not past its expiry date (with a grace period for renewals in processing) and our crawler has recently confirmed the business in the CA DCC registry. Inactive can mean expired, revoked, or no longer listed.
Yes — the license lookup is free, and a paid plan unlocks phone numbers, addresses, websites, emails, social handles, and owner contacts for every licensed cannabis business in California, with CSV export.
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The lookup verifies one license at a time. Subscribers get the full database — addresses, phone numbers, websites, emails, and owner contacts, exportable to CSV.