Rod Discusses the Hemp Apocalypse on “Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins” [PODCAST]

I had an engaging discussion about the looming federal hemp ban and the North Carolina hemp industry with host Mike Collins and co-guests Beau Whitney, economist and founder of Whitney Economics, and Jeffrey Billman, a politics and law reporter with The Assembly, on the “Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins” NPR radio show broadcast on WFAE. 

Click here to stream the podcast on demand at the WFAE.org website. You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple. You can also watch it below or on YouTube. 

Thanks to my co-guests and to Mike Billman and his team at WFAE for a great discussion of the current state of the hemp industry. 

July 20, 2026

Rod Kight is an international cannabis lawyer. He represents businesses throughout the cannabis industry. Additionally, Rod speaks at cannabis conferences, drafts and presents legislation to foreign governments, is regularly quoted on cannabis matters in the media, and is the editor of the Kight on Cannabis legal blog, which discusses legal issues affecting the cannabis industry. You can schedule a call with him by clicking here.