2025 Cannabis Legislative Roundup
Just when it was looking like another stagnant year for cannabis legal reform, 2025 closed with big news: a new...
Will the SCOTUS Take Up DCC and Cannabis?
A split decision on state cannabis license residency rules between two separate federal appellate courts has set the stage for...
CRB Monitor Securities Update | December 2025
As has been the case for several years, stakeholders in the cannabis space were treated to a combination of legislative...
Colorado Lender Sues MA Retailer for Unpaid Loan
A Colorado financier is suing a dispensary in East Boston, Mass., alleging they failed to make payments on a $600,000...
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2025 Cannabis Market Review
Cannabis and hemp markets experienced a tumultuous end to 2025, thanks to...
NY Still Struggles with Enforcement
New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has an enforcement problem. In...
Legalized Cannabis States Increase Tribal Compacts
Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, where cannabis is still illegal, had...
CRB Monitor Securities Update | November 2025
As we have done for nearly a decade, CRB Monitor provides our...
Tier 1 Cannabis-Related Business records: 94,443 1A CRBs + 5,088 1B CRBs = 99,531 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.
