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title: CRB Monitor | Weekly Update | December 27 - January 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.
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# RESOURCES | Data Updates | Regulatory
CRB Monitor | Weekly Update | December 27 - January 2, 2025
##### Published on January 7, 2026
### CRB Monitor Database: Charting Growth
Cannabis business licensing enters 2026 in a state of contraction. Active licenses fell 6.4% in the last year, and approved/pending dived 17.7%. However, there's still potential for growth this year with pre-licenses (applications) increasing by 17.2%. CRB Monitor's database of Tier 1 cannabis-related businesses expanded 6.9% over the year.
Tier 1 Cannabis-Related Business Counts
Weekly Summary: 94,394 1A CRBs + 5,074 1B CRBs = 99,468 total
### 1A CRBs
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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
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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
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Note: Inactive licenses, unlicensed, and unknown licenses have been excluded.*
### Beneficial Owners Count
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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.
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## Cannabis News of Note
A selection of relevant cannabis-related news.
#### Adverse Media
[Colorado Warns About Pesticide Contamination in Stash House CO Concentrates](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RhmUmKfERHw3D39LuM5dmTCr80EZ5cQs/view)
#### Litigation
[FLORA settles free speech lawsuit with Vermont CCB](https://mountaintimes.info/2025/12/31/flora-settles-free-speech-lawsuit-with-vermont-ccb/)
[9th Circ. Says Dormant Commerce Clause Doesn't Cover Pot](https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2426052)
#### Legalization & Regulation
[NY Still Struggles with Enforcement](https://news.crbmonitor.com/2026/01/ny-still-struggles-with-enforcement/)
[Legalized Cannabis States Increase Tribal Compacts](https://news.crbmonitor.com/2025/12/legalized-cannabis-states-increase-tribal-compacts/)
[How Trump Became the Unlikely Champion of Easing Marijuana Restrictions](https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-trump-became-the-unlikely-champion-of-easing-marijuana-restrictions-54ce34f8)
[A Maine marijuana tax increase to 14% for adult use went into effect](https://wbjournal.com/article/cannabis-growers-using-less-than-70-of-licensed-cultivation-space-could-be-downgraded-to-lower-limits/)
[DOJ Could Ignore Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Directive, Congressional Researchers Suggest](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/doj-could-ignore-trumps-marijuana-rescheduling-directive-congressional-researchers-suggest/)
#### Licensing
[MA cannabis growers using less than 70% of licensed cultivation space could be downgraded](https://wbjournal.com/article/cannabis-growers-using-less-than-70-of-licensed-cultivation-space-could-be-downgraded-to-lower-limits/)
[U.S. Virgin Islands regulators are accepting cannabis research and development applications](https://marijuanamoment.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2b103be7b5d7ad4abd40bfebc&id=0cf123991d&e=581ba6a5a9)
#### Markets
[Trump Is Warming to Cannabis, but Investors Aren’t Impressed
](https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/trump-is-warming-to-cannabis-but-investors-arent-impressed-53fffcb2)[Behind Oklahoma Cannabis Farms, New Yorkers With Ties to Beijing](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/us/ny-china-hometown-association-oklahoma-marjiuana.html)
[What’s in store for cannabis banking in 2026?](https://www.digitaljournal.com/business/whats-in-store-for-cannabis-banking-in-2026/article)
[Speakeasy Dispensary Announces Grand Opening in Lexington, Kentucky](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/kentucky/news/15775103/speakeasy-dispensary-announces-grand-opening-in-lexington-kentucky)
[FLUENT Divests Pennsylvania Cannabis Operations for $12.5M](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/pennsylvania/news/15775098/fluent-divests-pennsylvania-cannabis-operations-for-125m)
[TerrAscend Acquires 4th Dispensary in New Jersey](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/dispensary/news/15775094/terrascend-acquires-4th-dispensary-in-new-jersey)
[Verano Opening 6th Zen Leaf Dispensary in West Virginia](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/dispensary/news/15774992/verano-opening-6th-zen-leaf-dispensary-in-west-virginia)
[Curaleaf Opens 2nd Erie Dispensary in Millcreek, Pennsylvania](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/dispensary/news/15774856/curaleaf-opens-2nd-erie-dispensary-in-millcreek-pennsylvania)
[Organigram extends innovation investment with Phylos](https://stratcann.com/news/organigram-extends-innovation-investment-with-phylos/)
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