Cannabis Contracts Lawyer

Cannabis businesses rely on contracts to manage relationships, but standard agreements often fail to reflect the regulatory risks of the hemp industry.

Speak to a hemp and cannabis contracts lawyer at Kight Law to structure, review and manage agreements that account for cannabis-specific legal considerations.

Our Cannabis Contract Legal Services

Contracts play a critical role in how cannabis businesses operate, particularly across complex supply chains and in highly regulated markets.

At Kight Law, we advise businesses on contractual matters, including:

  • Contract drafting: Structuring agreements that reflect cannabis-specific legal and regulatory requirements
  • Contract review: Identifying gaps, inconsistencies and risk in existing agreements
  • Supply chain agreements: Supporting relationships between growers, processors, distributors and retailers, including responsibilities for shipping and handling
  • Distribution and partnerships: Structuring agreements for commercial partnerships and product distribution
  • Risk allocation: Defining responsibilities, liabilities and protections within agreements

Our cannabis contracts work often connects with compliance, employment and intellectual property.

Why Rod Kight for Cannabis Contracts Law?

Rod Kight advises businesses across the entire supply chain on agreements that hold up in a heavily regulated market.

Why Rod?

  • Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018 for cannabis law
  • Quoted on cannabis legal matters in The Washington Post and Politico
  • Nearly 30 years advising businesses on complex commercial arrangements
  • Works across the cannabis supply chain, structuring agreements between growers, processors, distributors and retailers
  • Experienced in identifying and addressing common dispute risks in cannabis agreements

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Experience and Services

Kight Law works with cannabis businesses to structure agreements that reflect both commercial realities and regulatory requirements.

This includes assessing how regulatory uncertainty, product classification and supply chain dynamics affect contractual obligations, risk allocation and enforceability.

By aligning agreements with the legal and operational realities of the cannabis market, we help businesses reduce dispute risk, protect commercial relationships and maintain continuity across the supply chain.

Speak to a cannabis contracts lawyer about your agreements and risk exposure.

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Cannabis Business Law Articles

 

Nevada Law Will Protect Employees Who Use Marijuana (Guest Post)

By Rod Kight | June 27, 2019
Employers in most states still have the right to discriminate against cannabis users in pre-employment drug screenings. The exception is the state of Nevada, which passed legislation banning the disqualification of a candidate for employment based on cannabis use.

FDA Wants Your Comments on CBD

By Rod Kight | June 24, 2019
As anyone involved in the cannabis industry is aware, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held hearings on May 31, 2019. Ostensibly, the hearing was about “Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-Derived Compounds”. In reality, it was about cannabidiol (CBD) in foods, cosmetics, and dietary supplements.

FDA Public Hearing and Comments on Cannabis

By Rod Kight | April 20, 2019
Hemp industry professionals want, (and more importantly consumers deserve) accountability, and a standard set of protocols that they can follow to ensure that hemp and CBD products are safe, and contain CBD in concentrations that match their labels.

Using the Terms “Cannabis”, “Marijuana”, and “Hemp”: A 60 Second Primer

By Rod Kight | March 25, 2019
On the west coast, the term “cannabis” is quickly replacing “marijuana” as the preferred term. While this may be proper and laudable from a botanical and historical perspective, it muddies the water when analyzing legal issues.

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Honors & Recognitions

 

  • Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers and Super Lawyers Rising Stars

    Rod was selected to North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars in 2012 and to the North Carolina Super Lawyers main list since 2015

  • Recognized by Business North Carolina Legal Elite

    Selected to Business North Carolina Legal Elite Bankruptcy Section 2016-2017

  • AVVO Superb Rated Lawyer

    10.0 Rating on Avvo; 28 5-Star Client Reviews and counting.

  • Avvo Client Choice Award

    Avvo Client Choice Award Recipient 2015

  • AV Preeminent Peer Rated Lawyer at Martindale Hubbell

    AV Preeminent Peer Rated Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell since 2014