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title: CRB Monitor | Weekly Update | January 3 - January 9, 2026
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 3 - January 9, 2026
##### Published on January 14, 2026
### CRB Monitor Database: Charting Growth
As we start the new year, the biggest CRB Monitor records jump was in beneficial owners, with 164. Total Tier 1 cannabis-related business records increased by 63, the week of Jan. 3. Active licenses fell by 96, while approved/pending licenses added one.
Tier 1 Cannabis-Related Business Counts
Weekly Summary: 94,443 1A CRBs + 5,088 1B CRBs = 99,531 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
[OK Emergency Order of Summary Suspension and Embargo: Happy Feeling LLC](https://oklahoma.gov/omma/about/news/2026/emergency-order-of-summary-suspension-and-embargo-happy-feeling-llc.html)
[Voluntary Recall of Canna-Lean Tincture in Calif.](https://recalls.cannabis.ca.gov/recalls/6949c49c275295130057a2b9)
[Cannabis-Linked Co. CEO To Pay SEC Fine Over Fraud Claims](https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2428189)
#### Litigation
[Fla. Entrepreneur Urges Court To Halt RI Pot Licensing](https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2427611)
[Colo. Lender Says Boston Dispensary Owes $450K On Loan](https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2426460)
#### Legalization & Regulation
[Florida adult-use marijuana legalization stinks, state attorney general tells Supreme Court](https://mjbizdaily.com/news/florida-adult-use-marijuana-legalization-stinks-state-attorney-general-tells-supreme-court/613903/)
[FL Bill Would Legalize Adult-Use MJ and End Medical ‘Monopolies’ with Expanded Licensing](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/new-florida-bill-would-legalize-recreational-marijuana-and-end-monopolies-in-medical-cannabis-with-expanded-business-licensing/)
[US House Passes Bill Protecting Medical MJ Laws and Rejecting Attempt to Block Rescheduling](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/us-house-passes-bill-protecting-state-medical-marijuana-laws-and-rejecting-attempt-to-block-trumps-rescheduling-move/)
[Republican opposition to Trump marijuana rescheduling could thwart other reforms](https://mjbizdaily.com/news/republican-opposition-to-trump-marijuana-rescheduling-could-thwart-other-reforms/613879/)
[Big banks still refusing cannabis despite Trump marijuana rescheduling](https://mjbizdaily.com/news/big-banks-still-refusing-cannabis-despite-trump-marijuana-rescheduling/613965/)
[Texas proposes 13,000% licensing fee hike on retailers who sell hemp-derived THC](https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/09/texas-hemp-thc-cannabis-licensing-fee-marijuana-increase/)
[Kentucky bills aim to legalize cannabis possession, expunge previous convictions](https://fox56news.com/news/kentucky/kentucky-bills-aim-to-legalize-cannabis-possession-expunge-previous-convictions/)
[Michigan regulators are accepting hemp grower registration applications](https://marijuanamoment.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2b103be7b5d7ad4abd40bfebc&id=733072f674&e=581ba6a5a9)
[Virginia Sen. Ebbin is resigning to be senior advisor to the Cannabis Control Authority](https://www.adamebbin.com/updatesfromadam/my-next-steps)
[New Hampshire House Passes Bills To Legalize Marijuana And Let Dispensaries](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/new-hampshire-house-passes-bills-to-legalize-marijuana-and-let-dispensaries-convert-to-for-profit-status/)
[Indiana Lawmaker Files Bill To Legalize Low-Level Marijuana Possession And Cultivation](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/indiana-lawmaker-files-bill-to-legalize-low-level-marijuana-possession-and-cultivation/)
[Senate Approves Trump’s Drug Czar Pick Who Supports Medical MJ as Rescheduling Looms](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/senate-approves-trumps-white-house-drug-czar-pick-who-supports-medical-marijuana-as-rescheduling-looms/)
[New Alabama Hemp Restrictions Now In Effect](https://ganjapreneur.com/new-alabama-hemp-restrictions-now-in-effect/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=massachusetts_to_review_cannabis_grower_license_tiers_alabama_hemp_restrictions_now_in_effect_and_more&utm_term=2026-01-02)
#### Markets
[Blüm Holdings Announces $3.05 Million Debt Conversion](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/finance/news/15814127/blm-holdings-announces-305-million-debt-conversion)
[Supply woes still hampering Kentucky medical marijuana launch](https://mjbizdaily.com/news/supply-woes-still-hampering-kentucky-medical-marijuana-launch/613898/)
[New York cannabis sales hit $1.5 billion in 2025](https://mjbizdaily.com/news/new-york-cannabis-retailers-sales-2025/613838/)
[Curaleaf Announces Proposed Domestication to Delaware](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/industry-headlines/news/15814148/curaleaf-announces-proposed-domestication-to-delaware)
[Massachusetts cannabis sales hit record $1.65 billion despite falling prices](https://mjbizdaily.com/news/massachusetts-cannabis-sales-hit-record-1-65-billion-despite-falling-prices/613955/)
[Tilray Brands Delivers Record Quarterly Net Revenue of $218M](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/finance/news/15814250/tilray-brands-delivers-record-quarterly-net-revenue-of-218m)
#### Mergers & Acquisitions
[California startup once valued at $700M sells for shockingly low price](https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/new-47m-deal-california-pot-company-signals-21273255.php)
[Major cannabis edibles M&A as Wyld acquires competitor Grön](https://mjbizdaily.com/news/wyld-acquires-gron/613845/)
[Vireo Growth acquires former ‘Uber of Weed’ as cannabis M&A activity heats up](https://mjbizdaily.com/news/vireo-growth-acquires-former-uber-of-weed-as-cannabis-ma-activity-heats-up/613869/)
[Nabis Acquires Humble Cannabis Solutions Assets, Announces New Strategic Investment](https://www.nabis.com/press-release/cannabis-commerce-infrastructure-strengthens-with-nabis-acquisition-of-humble-cannabis-solutions-assets-new-strategic-investment?utm_source=www.cultivated.news&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=a-brewing-supreme-court-fight-over-cannabis&_bhlid=20f6472acb933cc1fe99a864285be198f2f6effe)
#### International
[Thailand plans new cannabis rules to rein in dispensary boom](https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/thailand-plans-new-cannabis-rules-rein-dispensary-boom)
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