Author: Rod Kight

[ad_1] Rod Kight discusses schedule 3 and the hemp vs marijuana “civil war” on the Texas Hemp Show.I always enjoy discussing cannabis with Russell Dowden and Rachel Nelson of the Texas Hemp Show. They are educated and entertaining. I joined them a few days ago to discuss Schedule III and the “civil war” between hemp and marijuana. You can watch it below or here.May 15, 2024ATTORNEY ROD KIGHT REPRESENTS CANNABIS BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.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…

[ad_1] Rod Kight discusses a new paradigm for cannabis reform at NoCo.I gave a keynote speech at the 10th annual NoCo Hemp Expo in Estes Park, CO, put on by my friend and hemp advocate, Morris Beegle. In my talk, which you can view below or by clicking here, I propose a new paradigm for total cannabis reform in which the “hemp model” provides the quickest and most straightforward pathway to full federal cannabis legalization. Importantly, I also propose an entirely new regulatory system, which I call the Three Pillars Approach, to regulate hemp now and eventually all cannabis. In addition…

[ad_1] Rod Kight discusses THCa and cannabis legalization in a new documentary.I was interviewed at length in a new documentary entitled, “The Shocking Story of THCA & Cannabis Legalization EXPOSED” by longtime cannabis entrepreneur and documentary film-maker, Luc Carlin. You can watch it below or by clicking here.April 8, 2024ATTORNEY ROD KIGHT REPRESENTS CANNABIS BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.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…

[ad_1] Rod Kight goes deep about cannabis and hemp policy on the Cole Memo Podcast.I recently discussed the past, present, and future of hemp and cannabis policy with Cole of the Cole Memo Podcast. (Note, most of my readers will note that the Cole Memo Podcast is a clever play on the August 29, 2013 memo regarding marijuana prosecutions issued by then Attorney General James Cole.) During our one hour conversation Cole engaged with me on a range of topics and raised good questions that I’m usually not asked in this type of forum. I appreciate his interest in the…

Cannabis attorneys Rod Kight and Phil Dixon discuss THCa, cannabinoids, the FDA, and the intersection of business law and criminal law in the rapidly evolving cannabis industry. source

[ad_1] Attorneys Rod Kight and Phil Dixon Discuss THCa, Cannabinoids, and the Intersection of Business and Criminal LawI recently had a deep discussion about THCa, minor cannabinoids, lab testing, probable cause, the FDA, trademark infringement, and other pertinent cannabis/hemp law issues. You can watch our talk below or click here to access it on YouTube. Phil Dixon teaches law at the UNC School of Government and regularly writes on legal topics impacting criminal law in North Carolina and the US. Phil and I have been discussing cannabis/hemp legal issues for years and finally decided to do a podcast, which we hope…

[ad_1] State AGs Inflame Hemp Hysteria With Letter to CongressState Attorneys General (AG) have a history of getting it wrong with respect to hemp and hemp products. Earlier this week attorney Amber Lengacher with my firm wrote an article about the Arizona AG’s position statement on delta-8 THC. Previously, I engaged in good faith with the South Carolina AG, only to have him issue a convoluted and illogical legal opinion that delta-8 THC was illegal. Today, a group of 20 state AGs signed a letter to Congress “to address the glaring vagueness created in the 2018 Farm Bill that has…

[ad_1] Arizona AG Issues Misguided Opinion on Delta-8 THC.On March 11, 2024, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AG) issued an unfavorable opinion (Opinion) regarding the legal status of delta-8 THC and “other hemp-synthesized intoxicants.” A copy of the Opinion is included below, or you can click here to read it. The Opinion was requested by Arizona lawmakers, state Rep. Steve Montenegro and state Sen. T.J. Shope.According to the Opinion, the question presented is:“Does Arizona law permit an entity that is not appropriately licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services (“Health Services”) to sell products containing hemp-synthesized intoxicants like delta-8…

[ad_1] Florida lawmakers are about to burn the state’s hemp industry.What a long, strange trip it’s been…It seems like only yesterday we were negotiating the finer points of Florida House Bill 1475 (1475) in the spring of last year. A well-thought compromise between industry realities and consumer safety, 1475 made several positive changes in the Florida hemp industry in 2023. It paved the way for regulations that gave industry stakeholders guardrails to operate in, protections for children, and some of the best regulations in the country governing hemp-derived products.1475 gave Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson (Simpson) and the Florida…

[ad_1] NIJ researchers are confused about hemp testing requirements.A recent article by researchers funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) discusses cannabis testing. Unfortunately, however, the researchers misstate the law when it comes to hemp testing. The NIJ article primarily addresses the technical problem of ,”How [] labs [can] perform [] precise measurements quickly and easily when few labs [have] the personnel, instrumentation, and protocols to do so[.]” It proceeds to discuss two testing methods, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and direct analysis in real time-high-resolution mass spectrometry (DART-HRMS), that make quantitative determinations of whether a particular cannabis sample is…

[ad_1] Mood and the hemp industry support age gating for hemp products.I am pleased to share this PSA by our client, Mood Product Group, regarding limiting access to hemp products by minors. As I’ve discussed at length in other articles, the hemp industry supports reasonable regulations regarding age-gating, quality control, and labeling/marketing. I am glad that Mood is confronting this important issue directly in a well-done PSA, which you can watch below. I encourage you to support Mood’s efforts and to let your lawmakers and regulators know that the hemp industry supports age-gating and other reasonable regulations to keep people safe.…

[ad_1] South Carolina hammers its hemp industry.“You can turn hemp into a THC product by adding an acid into a compound. Well, that creates the THC level increase to the point where it gives you that high, euphoric feeling. At the end of the day, if it gets you high, it’s illegal in South Carolina. Bottom line.” -Walt Wilkins, Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor of South CarolinaSay what?As reported in the Post and Courier, Greenville, SC, prosecutor Wilkins went on to state: “It doesn’t matter to us if it’s Delta-8 or Delta-9 or Delta-10 or Delta-22. If the THC level is above…