Harsh Jain, Founder of Ananda Strategy, appears on the latest Trade To Black podcast. Ananda Strategy is a consulting firm advising leading cannabis brands, retailers, technology companies and venture capital funds across the US, Canada and Western Europe. Host Anthony Varel speaks with Harsh Jain about the current state of cannabis rescheduling in the US and how the political climate is impacting the industry. We also hear his views on key markets such as Ohio and Harsh's views on the future of the industry.
Hirsch has been involved in crafting and passing new legal frameworks, including Airbnb's, and has spent a lot of time studying the War on Drugs under two of the greatest racial and criminal justice scholars of the past half century. Hayne has always felt he had the right skill set to craft a legal and regulatory framework for cannabis, and has wanted to do so since California passed Proposition 64 in 2016.
While this is not your typical Trade To Black podcast, it is a fascinating glimpse into some of the history and motivations behind the criminalization of marijuana in the 1930s, and how one state played a key role in beginning to dismantle a punitive and racist government act.
Is there a way to right the wrongs of the past? Some current Democrats were once opposed to marijuana, but public opinion has changed dramatically in recent decades. Even those who are reluctant to acknowledge its medical benefits have come to agree that it makes no sense to continue filling prisons for one particular plant, especially when they realize that it appears to be a relatively safe alternative to addictive opioids and narcotics.
