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In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by FlowHub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell open with Segment One featuring Anthony Coniglio, CEO of NewLake Capital Partners (OTCQX: NLCP).Coniglio spent last week meeting with small‑cap investors at a focused gathering in Las Vegas — groups that follow the cannabis sector closely and are already well aware of the momentum around federal reform...

In our latest TDR Cannabis in Five presented by Flowhub, host Shadd Dales takes a closer look at last week’s DEA announcement and why so many cannabis investors may be reading it the wrong way. Following the June 19 Preliminary Order, there was no shortage of confusion across social media. Some investors viewed it as a setback. Others questioned whether the rescheduling process was being delayed....

In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell break down several stories that grabbed investors' attention. First up, we turn to the psychedelic space following positive Phase 3 results from Definium Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DFTX) for its lead depression treatment candidate. The news sparked a strong reaction in the market and put renewed focus o...

In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, host Anthony Varrell welcomes back Michael Bronstein, President of the American Trade Association for Cannabis & Hemp (ATACH), for a critical update as the cannabis industry enters one of the most consequential weeks in its history. With the DEA Administrative Law Judge hearing set to begin June 29, Michael breaks down the latest on sc...

Welcome to the latest TDR Cannabis in Five with host Shadd Dales. Everyone is talking about Trulieve (NYSE: TRLV), the upcoming ALJ hearing, and cannabis rescheduling. But there may be an even bigger story developing behind the scenes: Wall Street. In this episode, we break down why major financial institutions like JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, UBS, and Deutsche Bank are closely watching the cannabis...

Welcome to the latest Trade To Black Weekly Recap with host Shadd Dales. This week, one theme kept coming up again and again across the cannabis industry: scale. From institutional investors like BlackRock and Fidelity waiting on regulatory clarity, to growing expectations that mergers and acquisitions are coming, the industry appears to be entering a new phase. At the Ignite It Conference in Chic...

Host Shadd Dales sits down with Cornbread Hemp CEO Jim Higdon from the Ignite It Capital Conference in Chicago for a timely discussion on the future of hemp, cannabis reform, and what could be ahead over the next six months. With a federal hemp ban expected to take effect on November 12, uncertainty continues to hang over the industry. But according to Higdon, the story may not end there. He expla...

The June 29 cannabis rescheduling hearing is quickly becoming one of the most important dates investors have circled in 2026.In this episode of TDR Cannabis in Five, host Shadd Dales breaks down what investors need to know heading into the DEA’s Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing and why the July 15 conclusion date could be a major signal for where federal cannabis reform is heading next. We a...

This week marks a major milestone for Glass House Brands (NYSE: GLAS), so we caught up with Glass House Brands CEO Kyle Kazan, and President Graham Farrar to walk us through everything. Inside the 5 6M sq ft Glass House farm tour, scale quality and Cali weed How DEA Schedule III and interstate commerce could unlock the next cannabis boom Find us on social media and podcast platforms:✅ Facebook:  ...

President Trump’s cannabis reform efforts may not be finished yet. In this episode of Trade To Black, host Shadd Dales sits down with Weldon Angelos, founder of Mission Green, during the Ignite Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago to discuss what could be the next major catalyst for the cannabis industry: federal clemency. Following the federal government’s move to reschedule state-licensed medi...

In our latest TDR Trade To Black podcast presented by FlowHub, Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell are live from the Glass House Brands (NYSE: GLAS) facility in California for the company’s Investor Day — an all‑day broadcast inside one of the largest cannabis operations in the country. The team is on the ground, walking the facility, talking with staff, and hosting a full lineup of guests including C...

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA | OTCQX: CURLF) Chairman and CEO Boris Jordan joined Trade To Black host Shadd Dales live from the Ignite Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago to discuss what may be the most important phase yet for the U.S. cannabis industry. While many investors are focused on Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (NYSE: TRLV | CSE: TRUL) becoming the first major U.S. plant-touching operat...

Could Glass House Brands (Cboe Canada: GLAS.A.U | OTCQX: GLASF) be the next major U.S. cannabis company to uplist to a senior U.S. exchange? In this episode of TDR Cannabis in Five, host Shadd Dales breaks down why the second cannabis uplisting may be even more important than the first. Trulieve’s recent NYSE debut was a historic moment for the industry, but investors are now asking a bigger quest...

The cannabis industry may finally be entering a new phase, and according to ATACH President Michael Bronstein, institutional investors are paying closer attention than what most people think. In this special Trade To Black interview presented by Flowhub, recorded live from the Ignite Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, Shadd Dales sits down with Michael Bronstein, President of the American Tra...

Welcome to our latest Trade To Black presented by Flowhub, coming to you from the Ignite Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago. In this episode, host Shadd Dales sits down with cannabis consultant Seth Yakatan and Hirsh Jain of Ananda Strategy to discuss some of the biggest topics currently facing the cannabis industry. A lot of the discussion centered around where growth may come from over the n...

In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, host Anthony Varrell sits down with Luc Mongeau, CEO of Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED) (Nasdaq: CGC), following the company's fiscal Q4 and full-year 2026 earnings release this morning. Mongeau breaks down a quarter that showed real momentum — consolidated net revenue of $71.2 million, up 10% year-over-year, with cannabis net revenue surging 20...

Welcome to the latest Trade To Black Weekly Recap with host Shadd Dales. This week may go down as one of the most important weeks in cannabis industry history. Trulieve (NYSE: TRLV) officially began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the first major U.S. plant-touching cannabis operator to secure a listing on a senior U.S. exchange. The milestone represents a major breakthrough for t...

Virginia cannabis legalization may not be dead after all. In this episode of Trade To Black, host Shadd Dales breaks down a major development coming out of Virginia that could finally pave the way for legal adult-use cannabis sales after years of delays, political battles, and uncertainty. As first reported by Marijuana Moment, Virginia lawmakers and Governor Abigail Spanberger have reportedly rea...

In today’s TDR Cannabis in Five presented by Flowhub, host Shadd Dales breaks down one of the most talked-about developments in the cannabis industry this week: the lawsuit filed by Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), NDASA, and MMJ International Holdings seeking to halt the federal cannabis rescheduling process. While headlines may suggest cannabis rescheduling is under serious threat, the detai...

In this episode of Trade To Black presented by Flowhub, Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell open with news involving the cannabis rescheduling fight. SAM, NDASA, and MMJ International Holdings have filed a motion asking the D.C. Circuit to put the entire Schedule III move on ice while the lawsuits play out. In simple terms: they want cannabis pushed back to Schedule I until the court decides whether t...

In today’s Trade To Black Podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell break down the first full trading day of Trulieve (NYSE: TCNNF) following its uplisting. We recap how the stock traded, where volume concentrated, and the main takeaway from Day One price action. In Segment One, Michael DeGiglio, CEO of Village Farms (NASDAQ: VFF; TSX: VFF) joins us to address last week’s...

The spotlight turns to Toronto this week as Avicanna Inc. (TSX: AVCN) (OTCQX: AVCNF) hosts its 6th Annual Clinical Symposium at the Mars Discovery District on June 12-13.In the latest Trade To Black Podcast, host Shadd Dales sits down with Avicanna CEO Aras Azadian to discuss why this year’s event comes at such an important time for the medical cannabis industry. With U.S. medical cannabis resched...

In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell sit down with Vantage Hemp CEO Rusty Kuchta and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Paul Shields to discuss one of the most important healthcare developments happening in the cannabinoid space today: the CMS CBD Pilot Program. While many investors remain focused on cannabis rescheduling and capital markets, this...

Today is a day many cannabis investors never thought they would see. In the latest TDR Cannabis in Five presented by Flowhub, host Shadd Dales breaks down the historic moment as Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (NASDAQ: TRLV) officially begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the first major U.S. plant-touching cannabis operator to reach a senior U.S. exchange. But this story goes far beyon...

In this episode of the Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell tee up break one of the biggest moments in U.S. cannabis capital markets history. Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (NYSE: TRLV) begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow, marking a major milestone for the company and the broader U.S. cannabis sector as institutional access, liquidity, and...