Cannabis Business Law

Legal thought leadership for the cannabis industry
backed by nearly three decades of experience.

Our Cannabis Business Legal Services

From cultivation to banking to testing to commerce, we focus on the issues facing the cannabis industry. Cannabis law encompasses a wide array of issues and areas. It is constantly evolving.

Not only do we stay abreast of changes affecting the cannabis industry, we work hard to provide thought leadership to drive, direct, and influence positive change.

We take our work and our clients’ needs seriously. We want to form lasting relationships with our clients so that we know and can help guide them through changes, both internal and external.

Why work with Rod Kight?

  • International cannabis and hemp business attorney
  • Founder of Kight Law, a North Carolina law firm
  • Represents businesses in the cannabis industry in the US and internationally
  • Consults, assists with strategic planning, advises on compliance issues
  • Offers a full array of business services to the cannabis sector
  • Drafts legislation for governments and promotes cannabis in lawful international markets
  • Create of the 'Source Rule' law

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Cannabis Business Law Articles

 

Cannabis and Cars- Scientific and Legal Implications of Cannabis Use and Driving (Video)

By Rod Kight | February 16, 2021
In this video podcast, Rod discusses the intersection of law and science that arises from cannabis use and driving. Traditional DUI tests are primarily oriented towards detecting alcohol impairment. Do these tests work for cannabis impairment? If not, is it possible to create cannabis-specific testing protocols, and accompanying laws and regulations, that accurately measure impairment while not unjustly criminalizing unimpaired cannabis users? 

ROD TALKS CANNABIS ON THE CANNABINOID CONNECT PODCAST (VIDEO)

By Rod Kight | January 21, 2021
In this video, Rod discusses delta-8 THC, CBD and cannabis in Europe and Mexico, the role of international treaties in cannabis reform, California’s Proposition 65, and the FDA’s position on CBD, among other cannabis issues.

UN Holds Historic Cannabis Vote

By Rod Kight | December 2, 2020
A UN committee voted today on six proposals regarding cannabis. In addition to voting to remove cannabis from schedule IV, the Committee voted on five other related proposals.

Watch Rod on the Cannabinoid Connect Podcast (Video)

By Rod Kight | August 12, 2020
I recently had a wide-ranging discussion about cannabinoids, hemp, and marijuana with Kevin Carrillo of the Cannabinoid Connect podcast. Watch it here.

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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