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Kight On Cannabis Blog

We hope you find this blog to be both informative and engaging. Since its creation by Rod Kight in early 2015, 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.

The Kight on Cannabis Blog Disclaimer
This blog is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to give you any legal advice. 

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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Missouri Cannabis: One Door Closes and Another One Opens

June 24, 2026
Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation announced it will accept third-round microbusiness license applications from July 13–27, 2026. This article provides information about licensing in MO.

Texas Is Now Hostile Territory for Hemp

June 11, 2026
The March 2026 DSHS hemp rules are back in play in Texas, and they are bad for the THCa flower market and the state’s hemp industry.

Minnesota Just Gave Hemp Operators a Better Path Forward

June 3, 2026
With SF 4401, Minnesota did not leave the hemp industry stranded while the broader cannabis market moves on. Instead, lawmakers made a practical choice to give legitimate hemp businesses more room to participate in the state’s expanding cannabis framework as federal law is moving in the opposite direction.

DEA Just Listed HHC in Schedule I. I Still Think the Statute Matters.

May 10, 2026
If you sell HHC, be honest about the risk. If you regulate hemp, be honest about the text. And if you care about the future of cannabis reform, do not mistake every legal opening for a wise business model.

New “Industrial Hemp” Definition – More Loopholes Instead of Real Reform?

April 29, 2026
As long as exemptions create carveouts while other variations of the cannabis plant remain controlled, we will continue to see creative legal arguments and scientific avenues to create access for those who need it most.

Schedule III for Medical Marijuana! Here’s the Big Shift, Broken Down

April 23, 2026
Today, the US Acting Attorney General and the DOJ announced the issuance of a final order that “immediately places” some cannabis into Schedule III of the Federal Controlled Substances Act. Here is our quick breakdown of rescheduling news: what the final order does, how DOJ says it can do it, a high-level overview of changes, and what comes next.

ATACH’s Hemp Intoxicants Report: Some Good Ideas, One Big Problem

April 20, 2026
Once you get past the glossy presentation, the ATACH report’s deeper premise becomes clear. It is not about genuine cannabis reform. Rather, it is market protectionism of corporate marijuana and alcohol interests dressed up as public policy. 

New Senate Hemp Bill Would Let States Choose Their Own Path

April 19, 2026
Congress created the modern hemp market a decade ago. It reversed course and moved to dismantle most of that same market in late 2025 through a sweeping federal crackdown. A new bipartisan Senate bill proposes a different path.

Texas Judge Hits Pause on DSHS Hemp Rules. Here Is What the Order Actually Does.

April 10, 2026
A Texas court has entered a temporary restraining order blocking the State from enforcing the most consequential parts of the new DSHS hemp rules, at least for now. That is a significant win for the Texas hemp industry, but it is not a final decision, and it is not a wholesale invalidation of every part of the rules.

North Carolina’s Cannabis Crossroads: The Council Gets the Diagnosis Right. Now the Legislature Has to Get the Cure Right.

April 6, 2026
A new report by North Carolina’s Cannabis Council gets the big question right. Now lawmakers need to avoid the usual mistakes.

Kight on Cannabis Interactive 50-State Hemp Product Compliance Database

March 31, 2026
The Kight on Cannabis Interactive 50-State Hemp Product Compliance Database helps hemp businesses understand state-by-state hemp laws, reduce compliance risk, and make better product and market decisions.

New Texas Regulations: Are You Prepared?

March 29, 2026
Texas’ new hemp rules take effect March 31, 2026. Here is what manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers need to know about fees, testing, packaging, labeling, age checks, and enforcement.

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