--- title: CRB Monitor | Weekly Update | October 28 - November 3, 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%20-%20110623.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 | October 28 - November 3, 2023 ##### Published on November 8, 2023 # Week of October 28 - November 3, 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 (October 28 - November 3, 2023):       75,230 1A MRBs + 3,852 1B MRBs = 79,082 total ### 1A MRBs *![1A MRB - 110623](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1A%20MRB%20-%20110623.png?width=468&height=281&name=1A%20MRB%20-%20110623.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 - 110623](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1B%20MRB%20-%20110623.png?width=468&height=281&name=1B%20MRB%20-%20110623.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 - 110623](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MBL%20-%20110623.png?width=468&height=343&name=MBL%20-%20110623.png) Note: Inactive licenses, unlicensed, and unknown licenses have been excluded. For the week of Sept. 23, the jump in pre-licenses was due to micro-business applications in Missouri.* ### Beneficial Owners Count *![BOR - 110623](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BOR%20-%20110623.png?width=468&height=281&name=BOR%20-%20110623.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.* #### Adverse Media [Washington State Orders Second Testing Lab Suspension](https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources/washington-state-orders-second-testing-lab-suspension)  [![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/14725) [Cannabis MSO Ascend Wellness settles lawsuit with fired Black former manager](https://mjbizdaily.com/cannabis-mso-ascend-wellness-settles-suit-with-fired-black-former-manager/)  [![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) [Nevada Regulators Suspend The Hempire Company’s Licenses](https://ccb.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CCB-Issues-Summary-Suspension-of-Tonopah-Cultivation-Production-Licenses-11-2-23for-realease-1.pdf)  [![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/48494) [MedMen Announces Delay of Filing of Financial Statements](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231102637220/en/MedMen-Announces-Delay-of-Filing-of-Financial-Statements-for-the-Year-Ended-July-1-2023-and-Issuance-of-Management-Cease-Trade-Order/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-bV7DTIYheT0D-1vT4_bKFzt_EW40VMdK6eG-WLfRGUE1fJraLPL1g6AeUGJlCTYs7Oafol48Kkc8KJgZoTHgMu0w8LYSbRdYOj2VdwnuKwa)  [![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/11603) [Denver Says Titan Health Products Contaminated with Spider Mites](https://mailchi.mp/mailchimp.denvergov.org/consumeradvisoryspidermiteaffectedcannabisproducts-6144601)  [![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/48491) [Golden Roots fined, loses license for alleged BioTrack fraud in New Mexico](https://mjbizdaily.com/new-mexico-cannabis-operator-fined-loses-license-for-alleged-biotrack-fraud/)  [![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/63410) #### Litigation [Illinois suit aims to block opening of social equity marijuana licensee’s store](https://mjbizdaily.com/illinois-suit-aims-to-block-opening-of-social-equity-marijuana-licensees-store/)  [![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/44437) [![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/40532) [Federal judge denies attempt to block Virginia’s toughened hemp law](https://www.virginiamercury.com/2023/10/31/federal-judge-denies-attempt-to-block-virginias-toughened-hemp-law/) [Hemp-derived cannabinoids aren’t controlled substances, GA court says](https://mjbizdaily.com/hemp-derived-cannabinoids-not-controlled-substances-georgia-court-says/)  [Medical marijuana operator challenges $1M license fee hike](https://www.wuft.org/news/2023/11/03/medical-marijuana-operator-challenges-license-fee-hike/)  [![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/12607) [Hemp Co. Says Fla. Regulator Can't Block Out-Of-State Sales](https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1739596)  [![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/64397) [Columbia Care Stiffed Exec After Fla. Expansion, Suit Says](https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1739412)  [![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/524) [Greenleaf Claims Pot Law Led To Bargaining Leverage Loss](https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1739343)  [![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/14) [Calif. Pot Biz Exec Exploited Equity License, Lawsuit Says](https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1738526)  [![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/52502) [Employee says he was fired for reporting illegal activity at Trulieve cultivation facility](https://wvrecord.com/stories/650699815-man-says-he-was-fired-for-reporting-illegal-activity-at-cannabis-facility)  [![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/511) #### Legalization & Regulation [Cannabis Banking Compliance Challenges States, Too](https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources/cannabis-banking-compliance-challenges-states-too) [New Medical Marijuana Laws Take Effect in Oklahoma](https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/photos-stacks-of-thc-laced-candy-snacks-seized-from-eastern-nc-vape-tobacco-stores/) [Hawaii state senator will push to license medical cannabis farms after federal raid](https://www.kitv.com/news/state-senator-will-push-to-license-medical-cannabis-farms-after-federal-raid/article_be2a6f70-79fa-11ee-8154-374f4b382f47.html) [New FDA Documents Look Back On 50 Years Of Marijuana Research, Plans More Studies](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/new-fda-documents-look-back-on-50-years-of-marijuana-research-while-previewing-future-studies-on-terpenes-and-edibles/) [Kentucky regulators filed hemp and medical cannabis rules](https://marijuanamoment.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2b103be7b5d7ad4abd40bfebc&id=834dd306c8&e=581ba6a5a9) [DEA Proposes Massive Increase in Delta-9 THC Production for Research](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-wants-nearly-1-million-grams-of-delta-9-thc-manufactured-for-research-next-year-in-latest-schedule-i-quota-hike/) [$170K worth of THC-laced candy and snacks seized from Eastern NC vape, tobacco stores](https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/photos-stacks-of-thc-laced-candy-snacks-seized-from-eastern-nc-vape-tobacco-stores/) [Connecticut Doubles the Adult Use Purchase Limit](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/connecticut-officials-double-the-states-marijuana-purchase-limit-for-adults/) [PA House Committee Holds Marijuana Legalization Hearing, Considers State-Run Stores](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/watch-live-pennsylvania-house-committee-holds-marijuana-legalization-hearing-as-lawmakers-consider-state-run-stores/) [Pennsylvania House Committee Approves Cultivator Sales Bill](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/pennsylvania-house-committee-approves-senate-passed-bill-to-let-medical-marijuana-growers-sell-directly-to-patients/) [House Committee Will Consider Lifting Cannabis Sales Ban in D.C.](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/key-house-committee-will-consider-ending-marijuana-testing-for-federal-job-applicants-and-lifting-d-c-cannabis-sales-ban/) #### Licensing Related [Startup or Scam? Bogus Cannabis Unions Not Just a California Concern](https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources/startup-or-scam-bogus-cannabis-unions-not-just-a-california-concern) [New Mexico Pursues Cannabis Retailers for Tax Violations](https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources/new-mexico-pursues-cannabis-retailers-for-tax-violations) [Chronic condition: NYC’s Greenwich Village flooded with legal pot shop applications](https://nypost.com/2023/11/04/metro/nycs-greenwich-village-hit-with-legal-pot-shop-applications/) [Missouri marijuana regulators extend waivers through November](https://mogreenway.com/2023/11/03/missouri-marijuana-regulators-extend-waivers-through-november/)  [New York opens medical cannabis retail application window for MSOs](https://mjbizdaily.com/new-york-opens-medical-cannabis-retail-application-window-for-msos/) [ABCA begins to wrangle D.C.’s wild west cannabis market](https://outlawreport.com/abca-begins-to-wrangle-d-c-s-wild-west-cannabis-market/)  [Marijuana MSOs among 6 new consumption lounge licensees in Nevada](https://mjbizdaily.com/marijuana-msos-among-6-new-consumption-lounge-licensees-in-nevada/) [![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/12725) [![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/11628) [![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/53427) [![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/8443) [![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/8480) [Main Groff investor says DEA-licensed marijuana operator still open](https://mjbizdaily.com/dea-licensed-marijuana-cultivator-groff-ceases-operation/)  [![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/52096) #### Markets [Emerald Cup cancels 2023 Harvest Ball for cannabis cultivators](https://mjbizdaily.com/emerald-cup-cancels-2023-harvest-ball-for-marijuana-cultivators/) [Report: Hemp-derived Cannabinoid Sales Outpace Legal Marijuana, Beer](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/sales-of-hemp-derived-cannabinoids-like-cbd-outpace-legal-marijuana-and-are-on-par-with-craft-beer-report-finds/) [Kansas City dispensary workers win union vote as Missouri’s marijuana industry grows](https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-10-30/kansas-city-dispensary-workers-win-union-vote-as-missouris-marijuana-industry-grows)  #### International [Court Suspends Italy’s CBD Ban Until January](https://businessofcannabis.com/italys-cbd-ban-suspended-until-january-switzerland-launches-6th-adult-use-trial-maltas-first-cannabis-clubs-to-launch-in-q1-2024/)  [Ireland's first medicinal cannabis clinic 'MEDICANN' is now open for patients](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/irelands-first-medicinal-cannabis-clinic-medicann-is-now-open-for-patients-301974796.html) [Canadian cannabis industry on track for record number of licensee exits](https://mjbizdaily.com/canadian-cannabis-industry-on-track-for-record-number-of-licensee-exits/)   ### Most Popular ### Subscribe For Updates ## Explore how CRBMonitor can simplify your cannabis-related compliance challenges. 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