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1 week ago | thedalesreport.com | Shadd Dales

While Shadd is away in Germany, Anthony Varrell this Friday’s Trade to Black podcast explored cannabis market developments in the U.S. and abroad. Adam Terry, CEO of Cantrip, joins the show to discuss what may be both the future of hemp and beverages like beer and even soda. Trent Woloveck, Chief Strategy Director of Jushi Holdings, also joins to unpack the recent DEA-led raids in California’s Coachella Valley and the controversial hemp distributor raids in Texas.

1 week ago | thedalesreport.com | Shadd Dales

In this Wednesday episode of the Trade to Black podcast, Anthony Varrell dives into cannabis reform and hemp policy with guest Hirsch Jain of Ananda Strategy. The episode kicks off with a conversation on Texas’s SB3 hemp legislation, where Jain stresses the practical difficulties of enforcing a statewide ban. Despite prohibitionist tendencies, both agree Texas’s sprawling hemp economy and sympathetic constituencies—particularly veterans—make outright prohibition unlikely.

1 week ago | thedalesreport.com | Shadd Dales

This week’s Trade to Black podcast focused on developments in federal cannabis rescheduling, the strategic role of cultural figures like Mike Tyson, and the rapid evolution of the hemp beverage market. Michael Bronstein of the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp joined the show to discuss the growing political relevance of cannabis reform, particularly in the context of celebrity advocacy.

2 weeks ago | thedalesreport.com | Shadd Dales

On this Friday edition of Trade to Black, host Shadd Dales is joined by Anthony Varrell and Guap to wrap the week with a spirited discussion on hemp regulation, North Carolina’s cannabis reform proposal, and future cannabis sponsorships in professional sports. We’ll cover the growing legal and regulatory uncertainty surrounding hemp-derived cannabinoids in the states, including delta-8 and THCA.

2 weeks ago | thedalesreport.com | Shadd Dales

Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell return from the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, where they spent two full days talking with operators, investors, and financial players across the industry. Terry Mendez, CEO of Safe Harbor Financial (NASDAQ: SHFS), joins us to share his take on what’s happening in cannabis banking—what institutions are saying behind closed doors and whether real progress is possible anytime soon.