Which statement best describes the relationship among the MRB tiers?

• A. Tier 1 includes growers and dispensaries; Tier 2 includes suppliers and security firms; Tier 3 includes landlords and financial services.
• B. Tier 1 includes only landlords; Tier 2 includes professional services; Tier 3 includes growers.
• C. Tier 1 and Tier 2 are the same; Tier 3 is separate.
• D. MRB tiers are unrelated to participant types.

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is how MRB tiers are organized by the roles of participants and their level of involvement with marijuana-related activities. Tier 1 includes the primary players who directly handle the product—growers and dispensaries. Tier 2 covers service providers that support MRBs but aren’t the product itself, such as suppliers and security firms. Tier 3 encompasses entities that interact with MRBs in a more indirect but essential way, like landlords and financial services.

This arrangement reflects a risk-based approach: closer, hands-on involvement with the MRB increases scrutiny, while those in supporting or enabling roles are categorized separately with appropriate controls. The other statements don’t fit because they either misplace participants into the wrong tiers, claim tiers are the same, or say tiers aren’t related to participant types, which contradicts the way MRB tiering is designed to map roles to risk levels.