CRB Monitor Securities Database Updates
During the week of May 16 - 22, 2022, CRB Monitor’s research team made several updates to securities and added source documents and relevant news articles to the CRB Monitor database.
Summary of the updates for the Week of May 16 - 22, 2022:
Tier |
Total # |
Active / Inactive |
Added |
Removed |
Net Change |
Tier 1A |
147 |
125 / 20 / 2 |
+0 | -0 | +0 |
Tier 1B |
719 |
595 / 121 / 3 |
+0 | -0 | +0 |
Tier 2 |
363 |
338 / 21 / 4 |
+0 | -4 | -4 |
Tier 3 |
571 |
546 / 24 / 1 |
+1 | -3 | -2 |
Total Issuances |
1,800 |
1,604 / 186 / 10 |
+1 |
-7 | -6 |
Total Issuers (w/o Pre-IPOs) |
1,403 |
- |
+1 |
+0 | +1 |
Total Issuers (w/ Pre-IPOs) |
1,414 |
- |
+1 |
+0 | +1 |
- Removed 4 Tier 2 Securities:
- -4 = Discarded Business Records from Database
- (1) “Vivid Technology Limited”
(2) “Hempco Food and Fiber Inc.”
(3) “Affinity Energy and Health Limited”
(4) “INSYS Therapeutics, Inc.”
- Rationale = This is a private Tier 2/3 business without any connection to a cannabis license/"plant-touching" operation, a Tier 1 CRB, and/or a publicly-traded CRB. Therefore, this business no longer qualifies for inclusion.
- (1) “Vivid Technology Limited”
- -4 = Discarded Business Records from Database
- Added 1 Tier 3 Security & Removed 3 Tier 3 Securities:
- +1 = New CRB ("Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.")
- -3 = Discarded Business Records from Database
- (1) “AAC Holdings, Inc.”
(2) “Valeritas Holdings, Inc.”
(3) “PINCHme.com Inc.”- Rationale = This is a private Tier 2/3 business without any connection to a cannabis license/"plant-touching" operation, a Tier 1 CRB, and/or a publicly-traded CRB. Therefore, this business no longer qualifies for inclusion.
- (1) “AAC Holdings, Inc.”
All newly-identified CRBs during the week:
Company Name |
Tier |
Pure-Play | Sector |
Description |
3 | No | Personal Products | Harbin is a China-based company mainly engaged in pharmaceutical research and development. Harbin acquired “GNC”, a leading global health and wellness brand which provides health and nutrition related products, including vitamins, supplements, minerals, herbs, sports nutrition, diet, and energy products primarily through retail locations and digital commerce. GNC announced that the company is offering topical cream products containing cannabidiol (CBD), in select retail locations and online in 23 states and the District of Columbia. GNC offers multiple other CBD products on its website (https://www.gnc.com/). |