{"podcast":{"title":"The Cannabis Accounting Podcast","slug":"the-cannabis-accounting-podcast-1164143","podcast_index_feed_id":1164143,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/97e26c0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://dopecfo.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/1492624/1492624-1695945065477-3e0e301054cf7.jpg","author":"DOPE CFO","episode_count":213,"summary":"The Cannabis Accounting Podcast discusses the ins and outs of cannabis/cbd/hemp accounting. Topics include 280E, chart of accounts, starting & growing your own firm, overcoming software challenges, and more! Looking to get into cannabis accounting? To learn more visit dopecfo.com.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cannabis-accounting-podcast-1164143"},"episode":{"title":"EP 198: Why U.S. Cannabis Companies Are Falling Behind Globally","slug":"ep-198-why-u-s-cannabis-companies-are-falling-behind-globally","published_at":"2026-03-26T19:18:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cannabis-accounting-podcast-1164143/ep-198-why-u-s-cannabis-companies-are-falling-behind-globally","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cannabis-accounting-podcast-1164143","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dopecfo/episodes/EP-198-Why-U-S--Cannabis-Companies-Are-Falling-Behind-Globally-e3h11q8","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/97e26c0/podcast/play/117523720/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-26%2F013ef2f8-3946-412c-9d85-858b1c2efb53.mp3","summary":"👉 Finance professionals looking to get into cannabis accounting, check out our free training here: https://go.dopecfo.com/specialized-cfo-vsl 👉 Cannabis business owners looking for specialized accounting solutions, check out DOPE CFO here: https://www.dopecfo.us/ In this episode of the Cannabis Accounting Podcast, host Raymond Guns sits down with Hirsh Jain, founder of Ananda Strategies, to explore the global cannabis market and the strategies businesses need to thrive in this evolving industry. Hirsh shares his journey from being arrested for cannabis in high school to becoming a Harvard-educated leader in cannabis policy and business strategy. With experience at McKinsey, Airbnb, and now Ananda Strategies, Hirsh offers a unique perspective on solving complex challenges in the cannabis space. Watch to learn: ✅ How Germany’s medical cannabis program is setting a global standard and what the U.S. can learn from it ✅ Why Canada dominates the global cannabis export market and how U.S. businesses can compete ✅ The role of social clubs in Germany’s adult-use cannabis rollout and what it means for legalization ✅ Actionable strategies for cannabis operators to navigate licensing, compliance, and market expansion","meta_description":"👉 Finance professionals looking to get into cannabis accounting, check out our free training here: https://go.dopecfo.com/specialized-cfo-vsl 👉 Cannabis b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3170,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cannabis-accounting-podcast-1164143/episodes/ep-198-why-u-s-cannabis-companies-are-falling-behind-globally/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cannabis-accounting-podcast-1164143/ep-198-why-u-s-cannabis-companies-are-falling-behind-globally.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}