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Maryland Cannabis CFO Guide

Bookkeeping tells you what happened. A CFO function tells you what to do next. For Maryland cannabis operators, that means capital planning under limited banking access, margin management under 280E, and reporting that a lender or investor can underwrite.

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Planning and forecasting

An operating budget built bottom-up from unit economics — grams sold, average basket, gross margin by category, labor hours per pound — is more useful than a revenue growth percentage. Layer a rolling thirteen-week cash forecast on top so tax remittances, license renewals, and payroll are never a surprise.

Annual operating budget with monthly phasing and variance review
Rolling thirteen-week cash flow forecast with scenario cases
Working capital and inventory investment planning
Capital structure, debt service coverage, and lender reporting packages

KPI discipline

A short dashboard beats a long one: gross margin by category, inventory turns, shrink, revenue per labor hour, effective tax rate, and cash conversion. Review the same measures every month so trends become visible before they become problems.

Transactions and diligence

License transfers and capital raises in Maryland are diligenced hard. Quality-of-earnings support, clean cutoffs, and defensible inventory valuation are what keep a deal on its original terms.

Questions specific to your license? Contact our Maryland cannabis CPA team or read the Maryland cannabis accounting FAQ.

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Every engagement starts with a working conversation about your license type, your systems, and where your reporting currently breaks down.

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