Bridging the Cannabis Divide: CRB and FI Perspectives
Where cannabis regulation meets financial services compliance.
Dual perspectives from cannabis operators and financial institutions on the challenges, friction points, and strategies for productive banking relationships.
Featured Speakers & Panelists
Featuring 2 practitioners whose combined expertise spans the critical dimensions of this topic.
Adrienne Dean
Partner
Cogent Law
Partner in Cogent Law's Cannabis and Hemp Law Practice Group. Advises licensed cannabis businesses on state and local regulatory requirements, corporate law, securities, and fundraising. A passionate advocate for social equity in state cannabis legislation.
Nearly a decade of hands-on experience in cannabis and hemp banking as a financial regulatory attorney and former General Counsel and BSA Officer at a financial institution. Helped build and scale a successful cannabis and hemp banking program that became a major revenue driver. Advises FIs on launching and managing compliant programs.
Key Takeaways
- Roadblocks holding back financial institutions from banking cannabis.
- Frustrations cannabis-related businesses face when accessing and maintaining financial services.
- Key requirements CRBs must meet to work with financial institutions.
- What CRBs can expect after opening an account.
- National regulatory trends and pending legislation.
- Why CRBs are increasingly attractive customers for financial institutions.
Designed For
- Cannabis operators and executives.
- Financial institution leaders evaluating cannabis and hemp banking.
- Compliance and BSA/AML professionals.
- Legal and regulatory advisors serving either side of the FI–CRB relationship.
This timely webinar brings together cannabis industry and financial services experts for a candid, dual-perspective conversation on cannabis and hemp banking in 2025. Attendees hear directly from a cannabis regulatory attorney and a banking attorney about what is changing, what is working, and where the real opportunities lie for both cannabis-related businesses (CRBs) and the financial institutions that serve them.
Topics Covered
- Compliance and risk considerations for both sides of the FI–CRB relationship.
- Best practices for building durable CRB–FI relationships.
- CRB expectations versus FI considerations at every stage of the account lifecycle.
- Legal and regulatory developments on the horizon at both the state and federal levels.
The conversation is designed for practitioners who want to move past the stereotypes on either side and understand what a productive, compliant banking relationship actually looks like — from onboarding due diligence and enhanced monitoring to the operational realities of running a CRB account day to day.
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Executives, compliance officers, general counsel, and operators in regulated industries — particularly cannabis, banking, and fintech.
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Attendees will gain actionable insights on the following:
- Roadblocks holding back financial institutions from banking cannabis.
- Frustrations cannabis-related businesses face when accessing and maintaining financial services.
- Key requirements CRBs must meet to work with financial institutions.
- What CRBs can expect after opening an account.
- National regulatory trends and pending legislation.
- Why CRBs are increasingly attractive customers for financial institutions.
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Featured Speakers
This session brings together 2 distinguished practitioners whose combined expertise spans the critical dimensions of this topic.
Adrienne Dean
Partner
Cogent Law
Partner in Cogent Law's Cannabis and Hemp Law Practice Group. Advises licensed cannabis businesses on state and local regulatory requirements, corporate law, securities, and fundraising. A passionate advocate for social equity in state cannabis legislation.
Nearly a decade of hands-on experience in cannabis and hemp banking as a financial regulatory attorney and former General Counsel and BSA Officer at a financial institution. Helped build and scale a successful cannabis and hemp banking program that became a major revenue driver. Advises FIs on launching and managing compliant programs.
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