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Budding Trends
Trump Orders Marijuana Rescheduled, Broader CBD Access in Major Announcement: What Does It Mean?
By Whitt Steineker, Slates C. Veazey
Are you not entertained? In a much-anticipated ceremony in the Oval Office, President Trump signed an executive order that (1) directs the attorney general to expeditiously reschedule marijuana to Schedule…
Kight on Cannabis
Hemp Updates for Minnesota, Connecticut, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas
By Rod Kight
This article provides important hemp law updates for Minnesota, Connecticut, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
The Blunt Truth®
The Week in Weed: December 19, 2025
By Susan Ryan
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what's happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news is rescheduling. Oregon lawmakers introduced a…
Canna Law Blog
President Trump Issues Executive Order Directing the Attorney General to Reschedule Marijuana
What long resembled a Never Ending Story has finally reached a turning point. Today, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Attorney General to reschedule marijuana as a Schedule…
Kight on Cannabis
Alabama’s New Hemp Retailer License: What You Need to Know for 2026
By Rod Kight
Big changes are coming for Alabama’s hemp retailers. According to ABC representatives, if you’re currently selling CHPs and don’t have an ABC license by January 1, 2026, you’ll have to…
Budding Trends
Great – Just When I Discovered Consumable Hemp Products, They’re About to Be Illegal?
I suspect my entry into the hemp market was similar to many of yours. I have never been a regular consumer of THC and consider myself a rule follower. A…
Cannabis Law Now
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Regulate Hemp Products Ahead of an Impending Ban
By Alyssa Samuel, Jeffrey O'Brien, Former Attorney Alexandria Pontious
In our previous legal update last month, we outlined language included in one of the appropriations bills which was passed in connection with ending the historic government shutdown. The package…
Regulatory Oversight
Congress Narrows Federal Definition of ‘Hemp,’ Effectively Banning Most Intoxicating Hemp Products
By Agustin Rodriguez, Zie Alere, Cole White
Congress has enacted H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026. Section 781 of the law substantially amends the Agricultural Marketing…
Kight on Cannabis
Oregon Issues New Hemp Product Rules
By Rod Kight
The Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission (OLCC) Hemp Product Registry launches on January 1, 2026. The OLCC told Kight Law Office that representatives will continue to monitor the situation as…
Budding Trends
How Much Does the New Federal Hemp Law Really Change Business for Existing Hemp Companies?
Sportscaster Jim McKay famously said that “our greatest hopes and worst fears are seldom realized.” When the federal government enacted a law that, on its face, would essentially eradicate the…