--- title: CRB Monitor | Weekly Update | August 26 - September 1, 2023 description: Highlighting growth of Tier 1A and 1B MRBs (marijuana-related businesses), marijuana business licenses and beneficial owners, with industry news to note. image: https://www.crbmonitor.com/hubfs/1A%20MRB-090423.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 | August 26 - September 1, 2023 ##### Published on September 6, 2023 # Week of August 26 - September 1, 2023 Do you love data and staying up to date with the latest cannabis-related headlines? Are you searching for industry news to inform your institution’s approach to cannabis risk and compliance?  You've come to the right place. ## Hashing Out the Truth CRB Monitor’s database growth by the numbers. ### Tier 1 Marijuana-Related Business Counts Weekly Summary (August 26 - September 1, 2023):       73,611 1A MRBs + 3,809 1B MRBs = 77,420 total ### 1A MRBs *![1A MRB-090423](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1A%20MRB-090423.png?width=468&height=281&name=1A%20MRB-090423.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 MRBs  *![1B MRB-090423](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1B%20MRB-090423.png?width=468&height=281&name=1B%20MRB-090423.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. * ### Marijuana Business Licenses *![MBL-090423](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MBL-090423.png?width=468&height=343&name=MBL-090423.png) Note: Inactive licenses, unlicensed, and unknown licenses have been excluded. * ### Beneficial Owners Count *![BOR-090423](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BOR-090423.png?width=468&height=281&name=BOR-090423.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) ## News of Note *A selection of relevant cannabis-related news*. *Items marked with ![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png) indicate links to licensed business profiles in the CRB Monitor database.* #### Mergers & Acquisitions [Marijuana retailer Fika’s winning Fire & Flower bid was C$36 million](https://mjbizdaily.com/marijuana-retailer-fika-winning-fire-and-flower-bid-was-ca36-million/)  [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/64424) [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/26285) [Craft cannabis firm Atlantic Cultivation buying insolvent Tantalus brand](https://mjbizdaily.com/craft-cannabis-firm-atlantic-cultivation-buying-tantalus-labs/)  [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/59369) [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/1713) #### Adverse Media [Second Union To Be Challenged as Not Bona Fide Is Folding, Attorney Says](https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources/second-union-to-be-challenged-as-not-bona-fide-is-folding-attorney-says)  [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/26806) [At least 10 fake unions identified in California marijuana industry](https://mjbizdaily.com/at-least-10-fake-unions-identified-in-california-marijuana-industry/) #### Litigation [New York judge reverses, pauses all marijuana licensing in state](https://mjbizdaily.com/new-york-judge-reversal-pauses-all-marijuana-licensing-in-state/) [Oregon court pauses marijuana testing requirement for aspergillus mold](https://mjbizdaily.com/oregon-court-pauses-marijuana-testing-requirement-for-aspergillus-mold/)  [Cannabis Co. Workers Ask Court To Enforce Wage Deal With Steep Hill](https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1717189)  [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/45337) [NJ Court OKs Cannabis Permits To 'Women-Owned' Cos.](https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1716449)  [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/59269) [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/71729) [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/61264) [Dark Horse Medicinals sues Missouri manufacturer Delta Extraction after product recall](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/marijuana/company-sues-missouri-marijuana-manufacturer-after-product-recall/article_041da380-4689-11ee-8864-e721dafd0b85.html) [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/56893) [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/84180) #### Legalization & Regulation [Taking Cannabis Down to Schedule III: What Does It Really Mean?](https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources/taking-cannabis-down-to-schedule-iii-what-would-that-really-mean)[Fresno joins new California program to fight illegal cannabis operators](https://mjbizdaily.com/fresno-joins-new-california-program-to-fight-illegal-cannabis-operators/) [Regulators ‘concerned’ after two Michigan doctors issue 23,000 medical marijuana cards](https://www.mlive.com/cannabis/2023/08/regulators-concerned-after-two-michigan-doctors-issue-23000-medical-marijuana-cards.html) [The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will decide on legalizing marijuana on Thursday](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/vote-this-week-could-make-cherokee-tribe-the-first-legal-seller-of-recreational-marijuana-in-north-carolina/) [Virginia regulators published guidance on cannabis packaging requirements](https://townhall.virginia.gov/L/GetFile.cfm?File=C:/TownHall/docroot/GuidanceDocs_Proposed/223/GDoc_DHP_6554_20230614.pdf) #### Licensing Related [Connecticut launches social equity loans for marijuana business properties](https://mjbizdaily.com/connecticut-launches-social-equity-loans-for-marijuana-business-properties/) [Ohio extends deadline for some medical marijuana dispensaries to open](https://mjbizdaily.com/ohio-extends-deadline-for-some-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-to-open/) [Missouri Marijuana Regulators Announce Winners of Microbusiness License Lottery](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/missouri-marijuana-regulators-announce-winners-of-microbusiness-license-lottery/)   [Medical marijuana companies slam Hochul over NY’s legal weed rollout mess](https://nypost.com/2023/09/03/medical-marijuana-companies-slam-hochul-over-nys-legal-weed-rollout-mess-abused-authority/)  [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/562) [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/331) [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/201) [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/12781) [Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission expects 3rd round of licensing](https://alabamareflector.com/2023/09/01/alabama-medical-cannabis-commission-expects-3rd-round-of-licensing/) [NJ will begin accepting applications for wholesale, distribution and delivery licenses on Sept. 27](https://www.nj.gov/cannabis/businesses/index.shtml) #### Markets [Green Thumb settles contract with marijuana workers in Illinois](https://mjbizdaily.com/green-thumb-settles-contract-with-marijuana-workers-in-illinois/) [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/201) [Workers at Ascend marijuana store in Michigan ratify Teamsters union contract](https://mjbizdaily.com/workers-at-michigan-ascend-marijuana-store-ratify-teamsters-contract/) [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/13127) [CBD store opens second location at Atlanta airport](https://mjbizdaily.com/sunmed-your-cbd-store-opens-second-location-at-atlanta-airport/) [Organigram Announces Resignation of Board Member](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230901843035/en/)  [![logo_color_markonly 20px](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_color_markonly%2020px.png?width=20&height=17&name=logo_color_markonly%2020px.png)](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/13694) [Cannabis Wins Title for Most Capital Intensive Industry](https://www.greenmarketreport.com/cannabis-wins-the-title-for-most-capital-intensive-industry/) #### International [United Kingdom CBD trade group calls for long-awaited regulations](https://mjbizdaily.com/united-kingdom-cbd-trade-group-calls-for-long-awaited-regulations/) [Canadian cannabis exports surge 50% to C$160 million in 2022-23](https://mjbizdaily.com/canadian-cannabis-exports-surge-50-percent-to-ca160-million-in-2022-23/) [Columbian Lawmakers Approve New Marijuana Legalization Bill](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/colombian-lawmakers-approve-new-marijuana-legalization-bill-in-first-of-eight-debates-after-reform-stalled-last-session/) ### Most Popular ### Subscribe For Updates ## Explore how CRBMonitor can simplify your cannabis-related 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