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Kight On Cannabis Blog

We hope you find this blog to be both informative and engaging. Since its creation several years ago by Rod Kight, the blog has addressed a wide number of legal issues impacting the cannabis industry.

Rod Kight is an award winning lawyer, advocate, and author focusing his efforts on supporting farmers, manufacturers, labs, distributors, brands, retailers, and others in the cannabis, hemp, marijuana, and CBD industries.

The Kight on Cannabis Blog Disclaimer
This blog is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to give you any legal advice. We recommend that you consult with an attorney before taking any actions with respect to cannabis, including hemp, marijuana, and/or any of their cannabinoids. Marijuana is illegal under federal law and the laws of many states. Possessing, using, distributing, and/or selling marijuana are all federal crimes. Please also note that even though marijuana is illegal under federal law, participants in the marijuana industry are required to pay federal taxes. This is true even for state not-for-profit entities.

Kight On Cannabis Blog

We hope you find this blog to be both informative and engaging. Since its creation several years ago by Rod Kight, the blog has addressed a wide number of legal issues impacting the cannabis industry.

Rod Kight is an award winning lawyer, advocate, and author focusing his efforts on supporting farmers, manufacturers, labs, distributors, brands, retailers, and others in the cannabis, hemp, marijuana, and CBD industries.

The Kight on Cannabis Blog Disclaimer
This blog is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to give you any legal advice. We recommend that you consult with an attorney before taking any actions with respect to cannabis, including hemp, marijuana, and/or any of their cannabinoids. Marijuana is illegal under federal law and the laws of many states. Possessing, using, distributing, and/or selling marijuana are all federal crimes. Please also note that even though marijuana is illegal under federal law, participants in the marijuana industry are required to pay federal taxes. This is true even for state not-for-profit entities.

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Did Congress just quietly legalize hemp across the country?

January 20, 2016
Yes. Here’s my argument. As many of you know, the voluminous 2014 US…

Rod named to Business North Carolina’s 2016 Legal Elite

January 13, 2016
We are pleased to share that Attorney Rod Kight has been named…

Cannabis killed exactly 0 people in 2015.

December 28, 2015
Here’s a good article in the Huffington Post about cannabis overdose (or, rather, the…

Cherokee Chief Lambert doesn’t want to know the truth about cannabis.

December 8, 2015
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council passed Res. No. 40…

The Cannabus comes to Asheville

November 24, 2015
Ashley and I had a nice surprise on our way to the…

Bernie Sanders introduces a bill to end Federal cannabis prohibition

November 4, 2015
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders just followed through on his recent comments favoring an…

NC Industrial Hemp bill is now law

November 2, 2015
I’m pleased to announce that NC Senate Bill 313 (Industrial Hemp) became law…

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians just made a historic cannabis resolution

October 29, 2015
In a stunning and unexpected move, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians…

Dr. Gordon Piland, Former Physician, Charged for Growing Cannabis in Garage

October 27, 2015
Gordon Piland faces five felony and one misdemeanor charges after a search…

Is CBD legal? A lawyer’s perspective.

October 15, 2015
NOTE: This article was written in 2015. Although its substantive points remain…

Mountain XPress discusses the new NC Hemp Law

October 5, 2015
Click here for a good article from Asheville’s Mountain XPress about the…

Thanks to the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association for a job well done

October 1, 2015
The NC General Assembly just passed a comprehensive hemp law. Click here for a…

Thought Leadership for the Hemp and Cannabis Industries

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