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title: CRB Monitor | Weekly Update | April 1 - 7, 2023
description: Highlighting growth of Tier 1A and 1B MRBs (marijuana-related businesses), marijuana business licenses, and beneficial owners with industry news to note.
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CRB Monitor | Weekly Update | April 1 - 7, 2023

##### Published on April 12, 2023

# Week of April 1 - April 7, 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 (April 1 - April 7, 2023):  

    67,525 1A MRBs + 3,648 1B MRBs = 71,173 total

### 1A MRBs

*![1A MRB-040723](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1A%20MRB-040723.png?width=468&height=281&name=1A%20MRB-040723.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-040723](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1B%20MRB-040723.png?width=468&height=281&name=1B%20MRB-040723.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-040723](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MBL-040723.png?width=468&height=343&name=MBL-040723.png)  
Note: Inactive licenses, unlicensed, and unknown licenses have been excluded.*

### Beneficial Owners Count

*![BOR-040723](https://www.crbmonitor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BOR-040723.png?width=468&height=281&name=BOR-040723.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.*

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## 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

#### [Canadian cannabis companies SNDL, Nova Cannabis to amend complex retail deal](https://mjbizdaily.com/canadian-cannabis-companies-sndl-nova-to-amend-complex-retail-deal/)  [![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/1712)[![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/13014) [POSaBit acquires Hypur’s marijuana e-commerce assets for up to $7.5 million](https://mjbizdaily.com/posabit-acquires-hypur-marijuana-e-commerce-assets-for-up-to-7-5-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/26668) <https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/cansortium-announces-closing-of-us-3-million-private-placement-821844970.html>Adverse Media

[MSO Steep Hill, Arkansas Cultivators Accused of Fraud in Testing  ](https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources/mso-steep-hill-arkansas-cultivators-accused-of-fraud-in-testing)<https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources><https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources>[![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/40830)[![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/11099)<https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/13014>[![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/11240)[![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/11245)  
[Massachusetts closes Elev8 Cannabis after owner posts threatening video](https://mjbizdaily.com/massachusetts-closes-seun-adedeji/)  [![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/15368)<https://oklahoma.gov/omma/about/news/2023/oklahoma-notches-win-in-fight-against-fraudulent-ownership-of-medical-marijuana-businesses.html>  
[Federal judge dismisses Arkansas applicant Absolute Essence's lawsuit against state](https://mjbizdaily.com/judge-tosses-arkansas-marijuana-dispensary-applicants-suit-over-scoring/)  [![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/11061)  
[Michigan judge orders 3Fifteen Cannabis to relinquish control of several stores to Skymint](https://mjbizdaily.com/judge-orders-michigan-marijuana-stores-handed-back-to-skymint/)  [![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/12250)<https://mjbizdaily.com/judge-orders-michigan-marijuana-stores-handed-back-to-skymint/>

#### Legalization & Regulation

<https://mjbizdaily.com/cannabis-producer-cronos-group-ends-year-with-168-7-million-loss/>[States Focus on Illegal Operations in Legal Markets](https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources/states-focus-on-illegal-operations-in-legal-markets)  
[Georgia bill to expand medical cannabis program rejected](https://mjbizdaily.com/georgia-bill-rejected-that-would-have-expanded-medical-cannabis-program/)  
[Florida adult-use marijuana legalization effort tops 630,000 signatures](https://mjbizdaily.com/florida-adult-use-marijuana-legalization-effort-tops-630000-signatures/)<https://mjbizdaily.com/cannabis-producer-cronos-group-ends-year-with-168-7-million-loss/>  
[Montana lawmakers kill bill intended to erase recreational marijuana industry](https://mjbizdaily.com/montana-lawmakers-kill-bill-intended-to-erase-recreational-marijuana-industry/)  
[New Law Allows DC’s Cannabis ‘Gifting’ Retailers to Obtain Medical Cannabis Licenses](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/news/new-law-dc-cannabis-gifting-retailers-medical-license/)  
[Kentucky legalizes medical. Will Delaware allow adult use?](https://www.crbmonitor.com/resources/kentucky-legalizes-medical.-will-delaware-allow-adult-use)  
[Charlotte’s Web, BAT subsidiary seek FDA approval for hemp drug](https://mjbizdaily.com/charlottes-web-british-american-tobacco-subsidiary-seek-fda-approval-for-hemp-drug/)  [![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/11684)[![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/49264)<https://app.crbmonitor.com/businesses/11684>

#### Licensing Related

<https://www.orlandoweekly.com/cannabis/florida-legislation-would-admit-more-black-farmers-into-medical-cannabis-industry-33780587>[New York Officials Issue 99 Additional Adult-Use Dispensary Licenses](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/news/new-york-officials-issue-99-additional-adult-use-dispensary-licenses/)  
[MariMed Receives Approval to Once Again Produce, Sell High-Dosage Edibles in Maryland](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/news/marimed-high-dose-edibles-maryland-gmp/)  [![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/24655)  
<https://www.orlandoweekly.com/cannabis/florida-legislation-would-admit-more-black-farmers-into-medical-cannabis-industry-33780587>

#### International

[Germany might pivot to ‘cannabis legalization light’ amid EU pushback](https://mjbizdaily.com/germany-might-pivot-to-cannabis-legalization-light-amid-eu-pushback/)  
[British Columbia cannabis growers left out of carbon-tax rebate ](https://mjbizdaily.com/british-columbia-cannabis-growers-left-out-of-carbon-tax-rebate/)  
<https://unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/events/2023/incb_2022.html>

#### Other News

<https://mjbizdaily.com/budtenders-at-california-cannabis-retailer-join-teamsters/>[New Mexico legal adult-use marijuana sales exceed $300 million in first year](https://mjbizdaily.com/new-mexico-legal-adult-use-marijuana-sales-exceed-300-million-in-first-year/)  
[MYND DRINKS becomes official CBD partner of the Chicago Cubs](https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-chicago-cubs-announce-mynd-drinks-as-official-cbc-partner)  
[NBA to allow players to promote, invest in and consume cannabis](https://mjbizdaily.com/nba-to-allow-players-to-promote-invest-in-and-consume-cannabis/)<https://mjbizdaily.com/budtenders-at-california-cannabis-retailer-join-teamsters/>[As marijuana break-ins skyrocket in California, business owners take action](https://mjbizdaily.com/california-cannabis-operators-take-action-as-break-ins-skyrocket/)  
<https://mjbizdaily.com/court-lifts-injunction-preventing-marijuana-retail-licensing-in-new-york/>[Homeless housing expansion in L.A. shrinking map for zoned cannabis retail](https://mjbizdaily.com/homeless-housing-expansion-in-los-angeles-limits-zoned-cannabis-retail/)<https://mjbizdaily.com/budtenders-at-california-cannabis-retailer-join-teamsters/>[TerrAscend Promotes Ghanem to CEO](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/news/terrascend-ziad-ghanem-ceo-promotion/)  [![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/11623)

<https://mjbizdaily.com/budtenders-at-california-cannabis-retailer-join-teamsters/><https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/news/new-york-opening-adult-use-dispensary-ithaca/>

<https://mjbizdaily.com/alaska-ranks-highest-new-jersey-lowest-in-adult-use-marijuana-taxes/>

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