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In this episode of Trade To Black, presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell break down one of the most important — and often misunderstood — debates in U.S. cannabis policy: youth access, regulation, and what the data actually shows.The conversation begins in Massachusetts, where state officials rejected a challenge to roll back marijuana legalization following allegations of deceptive petitioning tactics. Recent polling revealed that nearly half of voters who signed anti-legalization petitions felt misled, raising serious questions about how cannabis policy debates are framed and decided at the ballot level.From there, Kyle Sherman, CEO of Flowhub, joins the show to unpack what lawmakers often miss when discussing youth access. While opponents of legalization frequently claim regulated cannabis leads to higher youth usage, real-world data from states like Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and California shows the opposite — youth usage declines in regulated markets.Kyle explains why this happens at a systems level. This isn’t theory or philosophy — it’s infrastructure. From mandatory ID scanning and POS hard stops to audit trails, transaction logging, and compliance logic baked directly into retail software, regulated cannabis operates with safeguards the illicit market simply cannot replicate.The episode also covers the launch of The Great American Dispensary Tour – Maryland, Flowhub’s latest deep dive into how state-by-state regulation actually works on the ground.#CannabisPolicy #TradeToBlack #Flowhub #CannabisRegulation #YouthAccess #LegalCannabis #MarijuanaLegalization #CannabisTechnology #CannabisCompliance #CannabisIndustryWant to see more Cannabis Reform videos?   • Why Trump’s Team Is Highlighting Cannabis ...     • Alcohol Rules Change While Cannabis Stays ...     • Proposed Hemp Extension Faces Ongoing Unce...     • The $4 Billion Problem Facing U.S. Cannabi...  Want to be updated on Cannabis, Small Cap, AI, and Crypto? Subscribe to our Daily Baked in Newsletter!https://newsletter.thedalesreport.com...Find us as well on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and on the Web:Facebook:   / thedalesreport  Twitter:

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