This podcast features Steve Kemmerling, founder and CEO of CRB Monitor, a database that aggregates and maintains corporate information on 37,000 direct marijuana-related businesses, 68,000 marijuana business licenses and 68,000 beneficial owners, which is used by financial institutions for KYC and compliance purposes.  In the podcast, Steve talks about what the data show about how the industry has evolved, where it may be going, and the banking challenges it faces.  Steve also talks about the system he developed to help financial institutions rank the risks associated with different kinds of cannabis businesses and how the COVID crisis has impacted the industry.

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Steve Kemmerling is the founder and CEO of CRB Monitor, a database that aggregates and maintains corporate information on 37,000 direct marijuana-related businesses, 68,000 marijuana business licenses and 68,000 beneficial owners, which is used by financial institutions for KYC and compliance purposes.

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Tom Firestone is located in Baker McKenzie's Washington D.C. office and Co-chair of the firm's North American Government Enforcement practice.