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00:06:29

Why Hemp Reform Just Got More Complicated | TDR...

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2026/10/05

A group of Republican senators is asking the Department of Justice to investigate the growing role of Chinese transnational criminal organizations in America's cannabis and intoxicating-hemp markets. In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, host Shadd Dales breaks down reporting from Marijuana Moment on a letter sent by Senators Tom Cotton, Susan Collins, Pete Ricketts, and Ted Budd to Attorney General Todd Blanche, requesting a DOJ investigation into how these networks are financed, how

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00:10:30

Rescheduling Pauses, 280E Moves Forward | TTB Weekly...

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2026/10/05

In our latest Trade to Black Weekly Recap, presented by FRE, host Shadd Dales breaks down a wild seven days in cannabis, starting with DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius pausing the marijuana rescheduling proceeding on Tuesday after three opponents asked him to add a new GAO report into the hearing record. DEA has until October 13th to respond. The episode makes clear this is a procedural pause, not a shift on the merits, DEA's own final brief already argued marijuana no longer

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00:07:41

IRS Makes 280E Guidance a Priority | TDR Cannabis in 5

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2026/10/03

The IRS just put a price tag on uncertainty, Section 280E guidance is officially a federal priority, but don't expect clarity overnight. In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, presented by FRE, host Shadd Dales breaks down Treasury's new 2026-2027 Priority Guidance Plan, which officially lists guidance under Section 280E as a project the IRS and Treasury intend to focus resources on.The timing matters here. This guidance year now lines up with the federal fiscal year, meaning the plan

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00:06:47

Massachusetts Voters Don't Want A Cannabis Rollback |...

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2026/10/02

A major effort to roll back marijuana legalization in Massachusetts is running into a pretty significant problem: voters don't appear to want it. In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, host Shadd Dales breaks down reporting from Marijuana Moment on a new poll from MassINC Polling Group for CommonWealth Beacon, showing 61% of likely voters plan to vote NO on Question 8, the ballot measure that would roll back the state's recreational cannabis market. Only 27% support the repeal, with 11%

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01:27:06

There's Still Major Momentum in Cannabis | TTB...

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2026/10/02

In our latest Trade to Black podcast, presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell kick off a busy episode with Raj Grover, Founder and CEO of High Tide (NASDAQ: HITI) (TSXV: HITI), breaking down the company's record-breaking third fiscal quarter of 2026. High Tide posted record revenue of $198.8 million, up 33% year-over-year, record gross profit of $52.7 million, record Adjusted EBITDA of $16.2 million, record net income of $12.7 million, and $7.0 million in free cash flow,

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00:26:42

Top Cannabis Lawyer Debunks the Panic | Trade to Black

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2026/10/01

In our latest Trade to Black podcast, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell bring in Eric Berlin of Dentons, widely regarded as one of the top cannabis attorneys in the country, for real clarity on this week's DEA rescheduling stay. Eric cuts through a lot of the misinformation directly, starting with the basics, the marijuana rescheduling proceeding itself was never stayed, only the timeline was paused while Judge Derek Julius decides whether to admit a new GAO report into the record, with

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01:20:13

Legal Experts Break Down ALJ'sCannabis Rescheduling...

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2026/10/01

In our latest Trade to Black podcast, presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell jump into the biggest cannabis story of the last 24 hours, DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius issuing a stay in the marijuana rescheduling hearing after opponents filed a motion to add a new Government Accountability Office report into the record.In segment one, Michael Bronstein, President of the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp, joins to break down the key takeaways from

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00:05:19

What the DEA Stay Actually Means | TDR Cannabis in 5

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2026/09/30

Let's talk about what actually happened with DEA rescheduling this week, because the headline is getting way more dramatic treatment than the facts support. In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, host Shadd Dales breaks down Tuesday's stay issued by DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius, pausing the marijuana rescheduling hearing right before his final recommendation was set to go to the DEA administrator.The stay came after a group opposed to rescheduling, the National Drug and

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00:57:41

What the DEA Stay Actually Means | TDR Cannabis in 5

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2026/09/29

Let's talk about what actually happened with DEA rescheduling this week, because the headline is getting way more dramatic treatment than the facts support. In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, host Shadd Dales breaks down Tuesday's stay issued by DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius, pausing the marijuana rescheduling hearing right before his final recommendation was set to go to the DEA administrator.The stay came after a group opposed to rescheduling, the National Drug and Alcohol

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00:08:07

PA Senator Proposes Regulated Hemp Market | TDR...

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2026/09/29

Pennsylvania may be giving us an early look at where the hemp industry is headed next, not prohibition, but regulation. In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, host Shadd Dales breaks down Republican State Senator Dawn Keefer's announcement of the Pennsylvania Hemp and Cannabinoid Act, a forthcoming bill designed to keep intoxicating hemp products legal in the state while creating age restrictions, mandatory testing, registration requirements, and new labeling and marketing rules.Keefer says

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01:07:32

States Are Pressuring the DEA for Answers | TTB...

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2026/09/28

In our latest Trade to Black podcast, presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell kick off the week with news from one of the largest cannabis companies in the U.S. Trulieve (NYSE: TRLV) announced an exclusive master licensing agreement with Connected for the rights to genetics, trademarks, and proprietary know-how to produce and sell Alien Labs and Connected branded cannabis products in Florida and Texas.Trulieve has been the exclusive provider of both brands in Florida since 2022,

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00:06:52

Cannabis Rescheduling's Next Step: Making It Work |...

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2026/09/28

Marijuana rescheduling may be finalized, but now comes the harder part, actually making it work. In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, host Shadd Dales breaks down an op-ed from Gillian Schauer, executive director of the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), published by Marijuana Moment, arguing the DEA needs to communicate much more closely with the state regulators who actually run the medical cannabis programs the new Schedule III framework depends on.The federal rule moved FDA-approved

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00:09:43

Trulieve, Curaleaf Land Major Index Wins | TTB Weekly...

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2026/09/28

In our latest Trade to Black Weekly Recap, presented by FRE, host Shadd Dales breaks down a busy week dominated by business developments. Trulieve (NYSE: TRLV) was added to two major S&P indices, Curaleaf (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) joined another major Canadian benchmark, Green Thumb Industries (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF) authorized another $50 million share repurchase program, and Cresco Labs (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF) laid out a corporate restructuring plan aimed at positioning itself for a

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00:06:11

Teen Marijuana Use Just Hit an All-Time Low | TDR...

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2026/09/27

For years, one of the biggest arguments against legalizing cannabis has been that legalization drives teenage use up. The latest federal data just came out, and it says almost the exact opposite. In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, host Shadd Dales breaks down reporting from Marijuana Moment on the CDC's latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey, showing just 12.9% of U.S. high school students reported using marijuana in the previous 30 days, an all-time low, down from 23.1% in 2011, the year before

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00:05:59

Three Senate Seats Could Legalize Cannabis | TDR...

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2026/09/26

Pennsylvania may be just three State Senate seats away from legalizing adult-use cannabis, and if Democrats flip those seats in November, one of the most important remaining cannabis markets in the Northeast could finally open up as early as next year. In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, host Shadd Dales breaks down reporting from Marijuana Moment on House Speaker Joanna McClinton's comments at a Black Cannabis Week event, laying out how flipping control of the State Senate could change what

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01:03:14

Banks, Bots and Botanicals: Two Forces Reshaping...

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2026/09/25

In our latest Trade To Black podcast, presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell are joined by FundCanna CEO Adam Stettner, fresh off the PBC Conference, to break down the themes dominating cannabis banking and capital markets right now — what lenders, payment providers and operators are actually saying as rescheduling and the hemp deadline collide.Then Sean Karl of Vantage Hemp joins for the Vantage Standard segment on AI in cannabis: how it's being applied to quality

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00:07:13

Paxton's Alcohol Ties Raise Real Questions | TDR...

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2026/09/25

There's a developing political story out of Texas that raises a pretty simple question, when politicians fight cannabis reform, who actually benefits? In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, host Shadd Dales breaks down a new investigation from Marijuana Moment showing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, now the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat, has received more than half a million dollars in campaign contributions tied to the alcohol industry while taking some of the strongest

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01:03:14

Banks, Bots and Botanicals: Two Forces Reshaping...

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2026/09/25

In our latest Trade To Black podcast, presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell are joined by FundCanna CEO Adam Stettner, fresh off the PBC Conference, to break down the themes dominating cannabis banking and capital markets right now — what lenders, payment providers and operators are actually saying as rescheduling and the hemp deadline collide.Then Sean Karl of Vantage Hemp joins for the Vantage Standard segment on AI in cannabis: how it's being applied to quality

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00:06:21

Institutional Money Is Building a Floor | TDR...

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2026/09/24

Over the last 48 to 72 hours, three things happened in cannabis that look like routine corporate housekeeping but actually reveal institutional money quietly building a real floor under this sector. In this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, host Shadd Dales breaks down why Trulieve's (NYSE: TRLV) addition to the S&P Total Market Index and S&P Completion Index, Curaleaf's (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) addition to the FTSE Canada All Cap Index, and Green Thumb Industries' (CSE: GTII)

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01:04:54

Cannabis Stocks: Trulieve and Curaleaf Join Major...

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2026/09/23

In our latest Trade to Black podcast, presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell break down two index inclusion announcements this week that read like housekeeping but are anything but. Trulieve (NYSE: TRLV) was added to the S&P Total Market Index and S&P Completion Index yesterday, and now Curaleaf (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) has joined the FTSE Canada All Cap Index on here today.It's the second major Canadian benchmark Curaleaf after entering the S&P/TSX Composite

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