Cannabis Employment Lawyer

As an employer in the cannabis industry, you need more than standard workplace policies. Your business must navigate a mix of state-level legality and federal restrictions.

Speak to a cannabis employment lawyer at Kight Law to help manage your workforce risk and align your operations with current legal requirements.

Our Cannabis Employment Legal Services

In most hemp- and cannabis-related businesses, employees work in roles tied to licensed activities, where mistakes can have regulatory consequences.

At Kight Law, we advise businesses on key employment decisions, including:

  • Workforce structure: Roles, responsibilities and reporting lines within regulated operations
  • Policies and procedures: Workplace policies aligned with employment law and cannabis-specific requirements
  • Regulatory impact on employees: How cannabis laws affect employee roles and responsibilities
  • Operational risk: Legal and operational risks linked to workforce decisions
  • Management and supervision: How oversight structures align with licensing and regulatory expectations

Our cannabis employment law work often connects with compliance and contracts, where workforce decisions directly affect wider business risk.

Why Rod Kight for Employment Law?

Rod Kight advises cannabis businesses on employment law and the legal realities of operating in a highly regulated industry.

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Kight Law advises cannabis businesses across the supply chain on how employment structures and workforce decisions interact with regulatory requirements.

This includes assessing how employee roles, training, supervision and internal policies connect to licensed activities, and where gaps can create compliance risk.

By linking employment law to operational realities, we help businesses reduce exposure, maintain regulatory alignment, and build workforce structures that support long-term growth.

Speak to a cannabis employment lawyer about your workforce.

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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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  • 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