Rod Kight

Principal of Kight Law Office, PC
Mr. Kight is the principal of Kight Law Office PC, which represents businesses in the cannabis industry, including hemp and CBD, throughout the USA and the world. Mr. Kight edits the popular Kight On Cannabis law blog and wrote Cannabis Business Law-What You Need to Know, a cannabis law primer for business executives published by Aspatore Books. He speaks at national cannabis conferences, drafts cannabis legislation, and is regularly quoted on cannabis matters in the media, including Time, Business Insider, and The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Kight was recently named a “Top 30 Powerful Cannabis Litigator” by MG Magazine and one of the “100 People You Should Know” by Hemp Connoisseur Magazine. He testified at the recent FDA public hearing on cannabis. He writes and sits on the advisory board for the American Journal of Medical Cannabis, a peer reviewed publication. Mr. Kight believes strongly in personal and medical cannabis use for many reasons, including that it helped him during chemotherapy treatments for cancer. He is an attorney advocate for NORML, and a member of the International Cannabis Bar Association, the National Cannabis Industry Association, the Hemp Industries Association, the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association, and the South Carolina Hemp Farmers Association. Mr. Kight is married to his elementary school sweetheart, Ashley, who is also his office manager. They raised five children. Rod plays guitar in a rock band. You may contact him by email (rod@cannabusiness.law) or phone (828-255-9881).