California Responds to DEA Registration Rules
With the 60-day clock ticking for medical cannabis businesses to register with the DEA, California has proposed emergency rules to...
13 States Improve Regulatory Transparency
Thirteen states have improved how they share licensed cannabis business data to the public in the last year, according to...
New York’s CAURD Licensees Fight for Survival
More than three years after the New York Office of Cannabis Management began approving social equity cannabis retail licenses, the...
Delaware Court Grants Ch. 15 Protection to Cannabist
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware officially made The Cannabist Co. the first cannabis multistate operator to successfully obtain federal...
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CRB Monitor Securities Update | April 2026
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Q1 2026 Cannabis Business Licensing Activity
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Michigan Lab Accused of ‘Peak Shaving’
The Michigan cannabis regulator has accused a lab of “peak shaving,” a...
Rhode Island Licensing Trapped in Litigation Limbo
The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) is looking for a way...
Tier 1 Cannabis-Related Business records: 95,758 1A CRBs + 5,228 1B CRBs = 100,986 total
Pre-licensing refers to licenses in application. Approved/pending licenses are approved but pre-operational pending additional conditions.
Tier 1A businesses literally touch the cannabis plant at some point along the supply chain from seed to sale, and are licensed by a government agency or regulator.
Tier 1B businesses are highlighted as red flags by FinCEN in its marijuana banking guidance.
