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In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell bring you inside the most consequential week in federal cannabis policy — live from the front lines.First, Gretchen Gailey joins the show live from Arlington, Virginia, where the DEA Administrative Law Judge hearing continues with Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) presenting its testimony today. Gretchen provides a firsthand account from inside the hearing room — how SAM is framing its case against rescheduling, how the government is responding on cross-examination, and what the ALJ appears focused on as the proceeding moves toward its July 15 conclusion.Then, Michael Bronstein, President of the American Trade Association for Cannabis & Hemp (ATACH), returns for a full debrief on the hearing's key takeaways — including the FDA's landmark under-oath acknowledgment of cannabis's accepted medical uses, the government witnesses' testimony comparing cannabis favorably to alcohol and opioids, and how the evidentiary record is shaping up.Finally, the guys break down the DOJ's brief filed Friday in response to the consolidated lawsuit challenging medical rescheduling. The government's response dismantles the standing arguments from NDASA and MMJ International, calling their claimed injuries "pocketbook interests" built on "generalized speculation" — and arguing the challengers "come nowhere near" the standard required for a stay. What does the filing signal about the strength of the legal challenge, and could the D.C. Circuit's ruling arrive before the hearing concludes?Two tracks. One outcome. The future of federal cannabis policy is being written this week.#Cannabis #CannabisNews #Rescheduling #DEA #DOJ #FDA #CannabisPolicy #FederalCannabis #MedicalCannabis #CannabisIndustry #TradeToBlack #Flowhub #ATACH #MichaelBronstein #GretchenGailey #ALJHearing #CannabisRescheduling #CannabisReform #MarijuanaNews