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title: CRB Monitor | Weekly Update | January 11 - January 17, 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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CRB Monitor | Weekly Update | January 11 - January 17, 2025
##### Published on January 22, 2025
### CRB Monitor Database: Charting Growth
#### While Tier 1A cannabis-related business records grew by only 2.7% in the last quarter, Tier 1B companies, which have a financial or controlling interest in Tier 1As, jumped by 11.2%. Beneficial owner records, however, went up by only 1.9% since the last quarter.
#### Tier 1 Cannabis-Related Business Counts
Weekly Summary: 88,394 1A CRBs + 4,776 1B CRBs = 93,170 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*. *Items marked with  indicate links to licensed business profiles in the CRB Monitor database.*
#### Litigation
[Nebraska medical marijuana legalization lawsuit now includes more state officials](https://mjbizdaily.com/nebraska-medical-marijuana-legalization-lawsuit-now-includes-more-state-officials/)
[Nation’s oldest marijuana retailer facing multiple lawsuits related to unpaid bills](https://mjbizdaily.com/marijuana-retailer-berkeley-patients-group-facing-lawsuits-over-unpaid-bills/) [](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/3062)
#### Legalization & Regulation
[2024 Cannabis Legal & Regulatory Review](https://news.crbmonitor.com/2025/01/2024-cannabis-legal-regulatory-review/)
[Court Orders NY Authorities to Lay Off Licensed Hemp Shops](https://news.crbmonitor.com/2025/01/court-orders-ny-authorities-to-lay-off-licensed-hemp-shops/)
[Indiana GOP lawmakers introduce adult-use cannabis legalization bill](https://mjbizdaily.com/indiana-gop-lawmakers-introduce-adult-use-cannabis-legalization-bill/)
[South Carolina Medical Cannabis Legalization Back on the Legislative Table for 2025](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/south-carolina/news/15712484/south-carolina-medical-cannabis-legalization-back-on-the-legislative-table-for-2025)
[Florida adult-use cannabis campaign announces new push for 2026 ballot](https://www.greenmarketreport.com/florida-adult-use-cannabis-campaign-announces-new-2026-push-for-ballot/)
#### Mergers & Acquistions
[Canadian cannabis retailer High Tide entering German market via acquisition](https://mjbizdaily.com/canadian-cannabis-retailer-high-tide-entering-german-market-via-acquisition/) [](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/26394)
#### Markets
[Ayr Wellness opens Miami’s first medical cannabis dispensary](https://mjbizdaily.com/ayr-wellness-opens-miamis-first-medical-cannabis-dispensary/) [](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/26039)[PharmaCann Cannabis Cultivation Workers Vote to Unionize in Illinois](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/illinois/news/15711998/pharmacann-cannabis-cultivation-workers-vote-to-unionize-in-illinois) [](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/331)
[Ascend Wellness Holdings Closes $15 Million Private Placement of Senior Secured Notes](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/finance/news/15712052/ascend-wellness-holdings-closes-15-million-private-placement-of-senior-secured-notes) [](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/13127)
[Nevada Cannabis Workers at Ayr Wellness Ratify 1st Union Contract](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/nevada/news/15712123/nevada-cannabis-workers-at-ayr-wellness-ratify-1st-union-contract) [](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/26039)
[Reborn Eaze plants first cannabis crop at newly expanded Florida cultivation facility](https://mjbizdaily.com/eaze-plants-first-cannabis-crop-at-newly-expanded-florida-cultivation-facility/) [](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/99264)
[Missouri Now 5th Largest Adult-Use Cannabis Market in Nation](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/missouri/news/15712237/missouri-now-5th-largest-adultuse-cannabis-market-in-nation)
[Lobbying groups unite to form US Cannabis Roundtable](https://mjbizdaily.com/marijuana-lobbying-groups-unite-to-form-us-cannabis-roundtable/)
[Trulieve Opening 4th Ohio Cannabis Dispensary in Zanesville](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/dispensary/news/15712292/trulieve-opening-4th-ohio-cannabis-dispensary-in-zanesville) [](https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/511)
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