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  • States Keep Moving While Washington Waits
    by Shadd Dales on July 10, 2026 at 12:24 pm

    In our Thursday Trade To Black presented by Flowhub, Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell welcome back Adam Stettner, CEO of FundCanna. We’ll tackle the latest headlines as several new cannabis policy stories continue to develop across the United States. In Virginia, lawmakers are working to address concerns after recent legislation may have unintentionally repealed certain The post States Keep Moving While Washington Waits appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • Ontario Cracks Down On Illegal Cannabis Landlords
    by Shadd Dales on July 9, 2026 at 1:14 pm

    In our latest Trade To Black presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell cover two stories that highlight the cannabis industry facing big changes. Omar Khan Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer from High Tide (NASDAQ: HITI) joins the show to discuss discuss Ontario rules that now hold landlords accountable if they knowingly The post Ontario Cracks Down On Illegal Cannabis Landlords appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • Bankers Urge House And Senate To Pass SAFER Banking
    by Shadd Dales on July 8, 2026 at 1:32 pm

    In today’s Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell react to fresh movement out of Washington after the American Bankers Association sent a letter to House and Senate leaders urging them to pass SAFER Banking. We’ve seen letters like this before, but this one lands at a moment where the The post Bankers Urge House And Senate To Pass SAFER Banking appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • We Are Live From The ALJ On Cannabis Rescheduling
    by Shadd Dales on July 7, 2026 at 1:00 pm

    In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell bring you inside the most consequential week in federal cannabis policy — live from the front lines. Gretchen Gailey joins the show live from Arlington, Virginia, where the DEA Administrative Law Judge hearing continues with Smart Approaches to Marijuana The post We Are Live From The ALJ On Cannabis Rescheduling appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • Back Half of 2026 Will Define the Cannabis Industry
    by Shadd Dales on July 4, 2026 at 12:54 pm

    In the Thursday Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, we tackle the big questions: how the back half of 2026 is going to shape what comes next for cannabis. First up, TerrAscend (TSX: TSND | OTCQX: TSNDF) Executive Chairman Jason Wild and CEO Ziad Ghanem join the show to walk through what’s been happening The post Back Half of 2026 Will Define the Cannabis Industry appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • ALJ Hearing Shows Medical Use + AI Enters Cannabis Industry
    by Shadd Dales on July 2, 2026 at 11:48 am

    Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell opened Wednesday’s Trade to Black, presented by Flowhub, with a brief check-in on Day Three of the ALJ hearing — a quieter session ahead of prohibitionist testimony expected to begin Thursday — before noting a milestone in Georgia, where smokable medical cannabis products became available for the first time. The The post ALJ Hearing Shows Medical Use + AI Enters Cannabis Industry appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • ALJ Hearing Day 2: What We Learned & What’s Next
    by Shadd Dales on July 1, 2026 at 1:26 pm

    Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell returned for Tuesday’s Trade to Black, presented by Flowhub, with Day Two of the ALJ hearing underway in Arlington, Virginia. Eric Berlin from Dentons, one of the most respected cannabis attorneys in the country, walks us through how the arguments are being presented inside the hearing room. Michael Bronstein goes The post ALJ Hearing Day 2: What We Learned & What’s Next appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • ALJ Hearing Week: What To Watch For
    by Shadd Dales on June 30, 2026 at 1:47 pm

    Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell opened Monday’s Trade to Black, presented by Flowhub, with our thoughts on a late-Friday update from Trulieve (NYSE: TRLV) CEO Kim Rivers confirming that she had officially terminated the Automatic Securities Disposition Plan she put in place back in March. The guys also get into a new bill out of The post ALJ Hearing Week: What To Watch For appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • Institutions Evaluate Cannabis While Trulieve CEO Sells Shares
    by Shadd Dales on June 27, 2026 at 2:47 am

    Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell hosted a special Friday morning edition of Trade to Black, presented by Flowhub. We begin with Terry Mendez, CEO of Safe Harbor Financial (NASDAQ: SHFS) and his thoughts of the IgniteIt conference. Then Andrew O’Connell, author of the Pristine Capital Substack and a past participant in the U.S. Investing Championship, The post Institutions Evaluate Cannabis While Trulieve CEO Sells Shares appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • Industry Sentiment vs Reality – Could The Hemp Ban Be Extended?
    by Shadd Dales on June 26, 2026 at 1:16 pm

    On Thursday’s Trade to Black, presented by Flowhub: Jim Higdon, Co‑Founder of Cornbread Hemp, joins us to break down developments out of Washington. Reports emerged that the Trump administration had reached out to Congress regarding the proposed hemp ban. This raises immediate questions about whether the November 12th deadline could be delayed, softened, or materially The post Industry Sentiment vs Reality – Could The Hemp Ban Be Extended? appeared first on The Dales Report.