Despite its brevity, the DEA letter I received last week about THCO was followed by confusion and lots of speculation in the cannabis industry about the legal status of novel and mood-altering cannabinoids. This is unfortunate, because I think the letter provided...

February 13, 2023 Business and Commerce Law, Distributors, I have been concerned about the proliferation of THC acetate ester (THCO) for a while. It has always been my view that THCO is a controlled substance under federal law. Although it can be made from...

February 5, 2023    I need your help.  In my blog articles I address emerging and/or important legal issues affecting the cannabis industry and, when appropriate, analyze and discuss them in a way that I hope is helpful to readers and industry participants. I...

January 30, 2023    I recently discussed THCa hemp flower with Shayda Torabi on the To Be Blunt podcast. In this episode, we discuss the legal and practical challenges and risks of THCa hemp flower in the market, including the complexities of THCa flower and its...

In this video podcast, Rod Kight discusses THCa, the 2023 Farm Bill, international cannabis law, and other important and emerging issues in the cannabis and hemp industry with JD McCormick, founder of the American Healthy Alternatives Association.

When is it legal to travel abroad with delta-8 THC or to sell it to customers outside the US? The answer is not very complicated.

We are suddenly receiving lots of calls about “THCa hemp flower”. In this article I will discuss what THCa flower is and the legal and practical issues you need to know about it.

In this podcast, Rod discusses the current state of hemp and marijuana in North Carolina with industry experts Bert James and Dr. Guochen Yang for the Charlotte Talks podcast on NPR station WFAE (90.7 FM).

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and right now there is a huge amount of confusion regarding the legal status of smokable hemp in the Lone Star State. This blog post clarifies the issue. 

In a nail-biter scenario, the NC General Assembly passed hemp legislation late this afternoon, one day before all of the state’s existing hemp laws are set to expire. We expect the bill to be signed by Governor Cooper shortly. Thank you to all of the NC hemp industry participants and hemp-friendly legislators who got this done.