State of Cannabis · Fresno County · 2026
We scored every licensed dispensary in Fresno County on how easily customers find it on Google Maps, Google search and ChatGPT. The average graded store scores 69 out of 100, and 39% of stores with a website have no menu pages in Google at all.
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What we found
Summary: As of Nov 4, 2026, the average licensed dispensary in Fresno County scores 69 out of 100 on the Heady Findability Score. 39% of stores with a website have no menu pages in Google, 61% have no location page, and 61% don't rank in Google's top 10 for their own name.
39%7 of 18 stores
dispensaries with a website have zero menu product pages in Google's index.
Most menus live on Weedmaps, Dutchie, Meadow and similar platforms, so Google credits the platform, not the store.
Site checks · Fresno County
61%11 of 18 stores
have no page with that location's address and hours on their own website.
That's the page Google and ChatGPT look for when someone asks where to shop nearby.
Site checks · Fresno County
61%11 of 18 stores
don't appear in Google's top 10 for their own name, searched as “[store] dispensary [city]”.
One search per store in this scan. Directories and marketplaces take those spots.
Google search · Fresno County
5%1 of 19 stores
were never named by ChatGPT in 15 answers about dispensaries in their own neighborhood.
4 stores were named in all 15. AI answers are already picking winners.
ChatGPT · Fresno County
5%1 of 19 stores
have no website of their own, only a marketplace listing or nothing at all.
These stores get no grade. We score their Maps and profile results only.
Google Maps · Fresno County
5%1 of 19 stores
are not #1 on Google Maps at their own front door for at least two of three core searches.
Searched at the store's address and four points half a mile out.
Google Maps · Fresno County
Base: 19 stores matched and scored (18 with their own website; website checks use those). Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Maps grids collected 2026-11-04; Google search, ChatGPT and site checks 2026-11-04. Licences: CA DCC list in HeadyOS, 2026-11-04. Scoring: Heady statewide score v2.0.
Grade spread
Most stores sit in the middle: 10 land in the C range (55 to 69 points) and 1 in the D range. Brighter means more findable; an F is a store that's barely lit up online.
| Grade | Score range | Stores | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 85 to 100 | 1 | 5% |
| B | 70 to 84 | 6 | 32% |
| C | 55 to 69 | 10 | 53% |
| D | 40 to 54 | 1 | 5% |
| F | Under 40 | 0 | 0% |
| No website | Not graded | 1 | 5% |
The A list
These stores scored 85 or higher on the Heady Findability Score.
Parlier · 885 Manning Ave E, Unit 200
A 90
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Methodology
Every licensed storefront is scored the same way, out of 100. We only count licensed rivals, so spam listings, unlicensed shops and delivery services don't distort the map results.
Scorer v2.0, locked Oct 9, 2026. Read the full methodology.
| Section | Points | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Local | 43 | Wins Google Maps at its own front door (23) and across a 5x5 grid around the store against licensed rivals only (20). |
| Profile | 5 | Review count, rating, and whether the Google profile links to the store's own website. |
| Search | 27 | Ranks for its own name (12), has 10+ menu product pages Google can index (10), has a store page with address, hours and schema (5). |
| AIO | 15 | How many of 15 ChatGPT answers about the store's neighborhood name this specific location (5 unbranded prompts, 3 runs each). |
| Web | 10 | Menu link in the main navigation, order path of two clicks or fewer, working XML sitemap, correct canonical tags. |

For brands, operators and investors
FAQ
It's a 100-point score for how easily customers can find a licensed dispensary on Google Maps, Google search and ChatGPT. Local visibility is worth 43 points, search 27, AI answers 15, website basics 10 and the Google profile 5. Grades run from A (85 and up) to F (under 40).
Every retail storefront and microbusiness licence on the California DCC list, scored county by county. Each county report states its exact scope and data dates. Stores in counties without a report are still searchable.
No. The score measures how findable a store is online. It says nothing about products, prices, service or compliance.
We name the stores that earned an A. Every other store's full report goes only to its owner, so the findings help that store fix them instead of handing them to competitors.
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