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  • Inside IgniteIt LA + the Week’s Biggest MSO Balance Sheet Moves
    by Shadd Dales on October 9, 2026 at 7:36 pm

    In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell welcome FundCanna CEO Adam Stettner to break down a week of major balance sheet moves and his takeaways from IgniteIt in Los Angeles. Varrell opens by flagging a development few have noticed. Howard Kessler, the architect behind the Commonwealth The post Inside IgniteIt LA + the Week’s Biggest MSO Balance Sheet Moves appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • What’s Next For the Hemp Industry
    by Shadd Dales on October 8, 2026 at 1:52 pm

    In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell welcome Dr. Paul Shields, chief medical officer at Vantage Hemp, and Thomas Winstanley, president of Edibles.com, with the December 11 federal hemp deadline approaching. Varrell opens by predicting Congress will extend the hemp deadline again rather than let the The post What’s Next For the Hemp Industry appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • What Investors Really Think About Rescheduling
    by Shadd Dales on October 7, 2026 at 1:43 pm

    In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell tackle cannabis branding with Jason Harris of Jerome Baker Designs. They then welcome Fred Gomes of ATB Cormark Capital Markets. We unpack a survey that found investors had assigned a 65% probability to full rescheduling within six months and The post What Investors Really Think About Rescheduling appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • Will the GAO Report Make the Record?
    by Shadd Dales on October 6, 2026 at 12:07 pm

    In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell open with Curaleaf’s sweetened bid for Aurora Cannabis. They then welcome Michael Bronstein of ATACH and Will Muecke of Artemis Growth Partners. Michael Bronstein gives his read on whether ALJ Derek Julius will ultimately admit the GAO report into The post Will the GAO Report Make the Record? appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • There’s Still Major Momentum in Cannabis
    by Shadd Dales on October 2, 2026 at 11:41 am

    In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell welcome Raj Grover, founder and CEO of High Tide (NASDAQ: HITI) (TSXV: HITI), along with FundCanna CEO Adam Stettner and Dr. Paul Shields, chief medical officer at Vantage Hemp. High Tide posted record third-quarter revenue of $198.8 million, up The post There’s Still Major Momentum in Cannabis appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • Legal Experts Break Down ALJ’s Cannabis Rescheduling Pause
    by Shadd Dales on October 1, 2026 at 11:40 am

    In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell break down DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius’s decision to pause the marijuana rescheduling hearing. Opponents had moved to add a new Government Accountability Office report to the record. In segment one, Michael Bronstein, president of the American The post Legal Experts Break Down ALJ’s Cannabis Rescheduling Pause appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • Tolerance, Polls, and Rescheduling Fallout
    by Shadd Dales on September 30, 2026 at 11:28 am

    In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell welcome Terry Mendez, CEO of Safe Harbor Financial (NASDAQ: SHFS), and Flowhub CEO Kyle Sherman, as breaking rescheduling news jolts the sector. Fresh off three weeks of conferences, Mendez says banks are now weighing how to compete as larger The post Tolerance, Polls, and Rescheduling Fallout appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • States Are Pressuring the DEA for Answers
    by Shadd Dales on September 29, 2026 at 12:55 pm

    In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell kick off the week with Trulieve’s new licensing deal. They then welcome Michael Bronstein, president of the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH), for his weekly Insiders Edge segment. State officials are putting on the DEA for The post States Are Pressuring the DEA for Answers appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • Banks, Bots and Botanicals: Two Forces Reshaping Cannabis Operations 
    by Shadd Dales on September 26, 2026 at 6:14 am

    In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell welcome Sean Karl of Vantage Hemp to discuss AI in cannabis. FundCanna CEO Adam Stettner then joins, fresh off the PBC Conference in Washington, to discuss banks and lending to cannabis operations. The hosts start with Glass House Brands’ The post Banks, Bots and Botanicals: Two Forces Reshaping Cannabis Operations  appeared first on The Dales Report.

  • Cannabis Stocks: Trulieve and Curaleaf Join Major Indices 
    by Shadd Dales on September 24, 2026 at 6:55 am

    In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell, back from a golf trip to Oregon, break down two index inclusion announcements that are anything but housekeeping. MSOS closed at $5.41, and Trulieve (NYSE: TRLV) traded close to 3 million shares. We’ve also got some thoughts on Trulieve The post Cannabis Stocks: Trulieve and Curaleaf Join Major Indices  appeared first on The Dales Report.