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Cannabis Law Now
The Devil Is in the Details, and So Is the Gross Margin: How Detailed Regulatory Strategy Can Make or Break Investment for Early-Stage Hemp Beverage Brands
Hemp-derived THC beverages comprise one of the fastest-growing beverage categories in the United States right now. With Circle K and Target recently announcing market entry the industry is quickly reaching…
Kight on Cannabis
Are You Using AI for Hemp Compliance? Why That’s Risky, and What to Do Instead
By Rod Kight
An “AI ban” on THCa flower in NC wasn’t real. Here’s why AI gets hemp law wrong, where it helps, and how to stay compliant.
Kight on Cannabis
Yes, Hemp Pre-rolls Remain Lawful in Georgia (but not THCa Flower)
By Rod Kight
A Declaratory Ruling by the Georgia Department of Agriculture confirms that hemp "pre-roll cigarettes" are lawful provided that they comply with all other hemp laws and regulations, including the "total…
DBL Law Blog
Franklin County Court Halts Ohio’s “Intoxicating Hemp” Ban what Businesses Need to Know
By Matt Klein
A Franklin County judge has temporarily halted enforcement of Governor Mike DeWine’s executive order banning the sale and manufacture of “intoxicating hemp” products in Ohio. The decision pauses a sweeping…
Kight on Cannabis
Minnesota Update – Online Hemp Sales Are Prohibited
By Rod Kight
At an OCM virtual meeting on October 8, 2025, Minnesota officials confirmed that shipping hemp products to consumers is banned and that lower-potency hemp edibles (LPHEs) license applicants must have…
Canna Law Blog
Minnesota Cannabis: Apply for Your Lower-Potency Hemp Edible License by October 31st
The lower-potency hemp edible licensing window is open, through October 31st Last month, I gave a big picture status update on cannabis licensing in Minnesota, highlighting the application window for…
Kight on Cannabis
What Does the Ohio Executive Order Banning “Intoxicating Hemp” Really Mean?
By Rod Kight
So what does this new Ohio "intoxicating hemp" executive order really mean? Regardless of the governor's intentions, the only portion of the executive order that appears enforceable is that products…
Budding Trends
Does Trump’s Promotion of the Health Benefits of CBD Make It Highly Likely Certain Hemp Products Will Be Regulated and Not Banned?
Touting Medicare’s coverage of cannabidiol (CBD) for seniors as “the most important senior health initiative of the century,” President Trump provided a huge boost for the hemp industry as Congress…
Kight on Cannabis
Minnesota’s New Hemp Licensing Rules: What Businesses Need to Know Ahead of October 2025
By Rod Kight
Big changes are coming for hemp businesses in Minnesota. Starting October 1, 2025, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) will launch the state’s first licensing program for Lower-Potency Hemp Edibles…
Budding Trends
Maryland Hemp Companies to Ask Fourth Circuit to Hash Out Tough Questions Regarding Hemp
By Whitt Steineker, Matthew Radford
This past summer, a collection of hemp companies in Charm City Hemp, LLC asked a Maryland federal court for a preliminary injunction halting aspects of Maryland’s cannabis licensing scheme (the…