--- title: CRB Monitor | Weekly Update | April 26 - May 2, 2025 description: Highlighting growth of Tier 1A and 1B CRBs (cannabis-related businesses), cannabis business licenses and beneficial owners, with industry news to note. image: https://www.crbmonitor.com/hubfs/1A%20CRB-050525.png --- [![CRB Monitor](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hubfs/Crbmonitor%20-%20December2019/Images/logo.svg "CRB Monitor")](https://www.crbmonitor.com/) Close ## Request More Info We'd love to hear from you! Let us know how we can help. # RESOURCES | Data Updates | Regulatory CRB Monitor | Weekly Update | April 26 - May 2, 2025 ##### Published on May 7, 2025 ### CRB Monitor Database: Charting Growth #### New cannabis business licensing continues to stall. Total Tier 1 business records grew by only four during the last week, and total cannabis business licenses fell by 214. Beneficial owner records, however, keep climbing. They grew by 42 in the last week and 3.7% in the last six months. #### Tier 1 Cannabis-Related Business Counts Weekly Summary: 89,188 1A CRBs + 4,940 1B CRBs = 94,128 total ### 1A CRBs *![1A CRB-050525](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1A%20CRB-050525.png?width=468&height=281&name=1A%20CRB-050525.png) 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 CRBs  *![1B CRB-050525](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1B%20CRB-050525.png?width=468&height=279&name=1B%20CRB-050525.png) Tier 1B defined: Businesses that have a financial or controlling interest in a Tier 1A CRB. 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. * ### Cannabis Business Licenses *![CBL-050525](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CBL-050525.png?width=468&height=305&name=CBL-050525.png) Note: Inactive licenses, unlicensed, and unknown licenses have been excluded.* ### Beneficial Owners Count *![BOR-050525](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BOR-050525.png?width=468&height=292&name=BOR-050525.png) 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.  * [Schedule Demo to See Full Database > ](https://cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJD1yIF1IrCC2%2B2U0eNWdHj6Sn9vXOR%2FbensQH28M8tEuLHksMU8Vi2EfB5Iij5cm8TYEvDap1UvVsxxnrsM7e8Qun%2BCHYY8f5zRaS%2FZssISKgwXZpl4fSQ5%2F8%2BP0HO4q%2F%2B4c8HWm9fTboTa%2BXBCqbwZ3NxsEvKa6gzqh2KX%2BBBAYg8a0tSzFGlpsZec0b6yMlxb6ymGT%2FjkmT49lwU9Mcwsw%3D%3D&portalId=6526999) ## Cannabis News of Note A selection of relevant cannabis-related news.  #### Adverse Media [Marijuana delivery company Eaze Technologies files bankruptcy](https://mjbizdaily.com/marijuana-delivery-company-eaze-cant-cover-debt-files-bankruptcy/) [D.C. officials celebrate 50th padlock of illegal cannabis store](https://outlawreport.com/d-c-officials-celebrate-50th-padlock-of-illegal-cannabis-store/) #### Litigation [New Mexico operator loses lawsuit over insurance coverage of medical marijuana](https://mjbizdaily.com/new-mexico-operator-loses-suit-over-insurance-coverage-of-medical-cannabis/) [MMJ to File Emergency Injunction Against DEA’s ‘Unconstitutional Marijuana Hearing’](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/industry-headlines/news/15744535/mmj-to-file-emergency-injunction-against-deas-unconstitutional-marijuana-hearing) #### Legalization & Regulation [Cannabis Inversion Is a Problem Not Just in NY](https://news.crbmonitor.com/2025/05/cannabis-inversion-is-a-problem-not-just-in-ny/) [Oklahoma gov seeks crackdown on intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids](https://mjbizdaily.com/oklahoma-gov-stitt-seeks-crackdown-on-intoxicating-hemp-derived-cannabinoids/) [California tax agency confirms it will raise cannabis excise rate to 19% on July 1](https://mjbizdaily.com/california-tax-agency-will-raise-cannabis-excise-rate-to-19-percent-on-july-1/) #### Licensing [Michigan trade group wants state to quit issuing new cannabis business licenses](https://mjbizdaily.com/michigan-trade-group-wants-state-to-quit-issuing-new-cannabis-business-licenses/)  [Missouri to research viability of issuing more adult-use marijuana licenses](https://mjbizdaily.com/research-firms-compete-to-study-missouri-adult-use-marijuana-market-licensing/) #### Markets [Green Thumb Opening RISE Dispensary Ocala in Florida](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/dispensary/news/15744169/green-thumb-opening-rise-dispensary-ocala-in-florida) [Peek inside Denver’s new cannabis club, now serving marijuana and munchies](https://www.denverpost.com/2025/04/24/cirrus-social-club-weed-marijuana-lounge-opening-colfax-denver-munchies/) [Aurora Cannabis Completes Multimillion-Dollar Investment, Renames Manufacturing Facility ](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/industry-headlines/news/15744402/aurora-cannabis-completes-multimilliondollar-investment-renames-manufacturing-facility) [Shangri-La to Open State-of-the-Art Cultivation and Manufacturing Plants in Connecticut](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/cultivation/news/15744399/shangrila-to-open-stateoftheart-cultivation-and-manufacturing-plants-in-connecticut)  [Planet 13 Opens 33rd Florida Dispensary in Edgewater](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/dispensary/news/15744395/planet-13-opens-33rd-florida-dispensary-in-edgewater) ### Most Popular ### Subscribe For Updates ## Explore how CRBMonitor can simplify your cannabis-related compliance challenges. 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