Week of July 2 - 8, 2022
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Hashing Out the Truth
CRB Monitor’s database growth by the numbers.
Tier 1 Marijuana-Related Business Counts
Weekly Summary (July 2 - 8, 2022): 59,893 1A MRBs + 3,394 1B MRBs = 63,287 total
1A MRBs
Tier 1A Defined: Businesses in this tier literally touch the cannabis plant at some point along the supply chain from "seed-to-sale" and are generally licensed by a government agency or regulator. Effectively all of their actual or expected revenue is derived from the cultivation, production, testing or sale of cannabis.
1B MRBs
Tier 1B Defined: CRB Monitor tiers businesses that have a financial or controlling interest in a Tier 1A CRB as "Tier 1B." CRB Monitor generally considers 1B businesses as seemingly unrelated businesses highlighted as red flags by FinCEN in its marijuana banking guidance and are similar in nature to individual beneficial owners.
Marijuana Business Licenses
Note: Inactive licenses, unlicensed, and unknown licenses have been excluded.
Beneficial Owners Count
Beneficial Owners Defined: For beneficial owners, each economic owner or controlling person is classified into one or more categories based on their relationship to the linked CRB including: (1) Owner/Investor, (2) Board Member, (3) Corporate Officer, (4) Executive, (5) Non-commercial Registered Agent or (6) Senior Manager.
News of Note
A selection of relevant cannabis-related news.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- High Tide to Acquire Nine Operating Retail Cannabis Stores from Choom Holdings
- Columbia Care CEO set to net $100M-plus from Cresco cannabis merger
- The Parent Company, Curio Wellness Partner in Maryland
Negative News
- Colorado marijuana testing lab’s potency certification is suspended
- New York Marijuana Regulators Put 52 Unlicensed Retailers On Blast As State Prepares To Launch Adult-Use Market
- Michigan regulators posted a marijuana business disciplinary action report for June.
- Delta-8 THC retailer sues Kansas over product seizures
Licensing-Related
- DOR is now accepting Medical Cannabis Dispensary Applications
- 14 hopeful cannabis processors keep NY sales timeline on track
Legalization and Regulation
- North Carolina Governor Signs Hemp Bill Into Law as Medical Cannabis Legislation Languishes in House
- New Jersey Regulators Propose Permanent Rules for Adult-Use Cannabis Industry
- Florida regulators filed rules on fining and suspending medical cannabis laboratories.
- Oklahoma group submits signatures for adult-use marijuana legalization
International
Other
- Trulieve Announces Grand Opening of Hurricane, W.Va., Medical Dispensary
- Good Supply Brand Expands its Cannabis Portfolio in Québec
- Auxly sells cannabis cultivation facility in Nova Scotia, yielding CA$6 million
- ‘Big Bang Theory’ actor wins court assistance to fight CBD scam
- Massachusetts marijuana retailer must repay employees $33,000 in tips
- Where are Massachusetts’ adult use retailers?
- Washington State regulators approved rulemaking on replacing the term "marijuana" with "cannabis" and adopted rules on electronic transmission of documents for service and filing.
- Appeals court rules against Nebraska medical cannabis backers