Description
About this Certification
The Cannabis Risk Specialist certification is designed for professionals who manage, supervise, or oversee cannabis-related business portfolios. The program provides focused, practical training to identify, assess, mitigate, document, and monitor risk across the cannabis banking lifecycle – from onboarding and portfolio reviews to examinations, fraud mitigation, insurance gaps, receiverships, BSA/AML exposure, legal agreements, onsite visits, and program governance.
Courses in this Certification
1. Cannabis Banking Risk Assessment and Mitigation
2. Rescheduling is NOT a Panacea
3. Demystifying Cannabis Insurance – The Missing Risk Layer in Cannabis Banking
4. Marketing Your CRB Program Publicly
5. Mitigating Fraud in Cannabis Banking
6. Handling Receiverships for Cannabis Businesses
7. High-Risk, High-Impact: Managing BSA/AML Exposure in Cannabis, Crypto and Emerging Markets
8. Tailoring Deposit and Loan Agreements with High Risk CRBs
9. High-Risk Reviews and On-Site Visits
Completion Standard
Each course includes a quiz, and learners get a certification when satisfactorily completed. Consists of 10-12 self-paced sessions of an hour each.
Additional Education
Professional webinars for cannabis banking, payments, fraud, lending, operations, and compliance teams is available through CFTEA in partnership with the ACB.