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Federal deadline On December 11, 2026, a new federal definition of hemp takes effect nationwide. The 30-day delay is now law. Where things stand

What’s happening with your business today?

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Something already happened.

A raid, a seizure, a citation, or a letter from an agency.

I need to get compliant and stay that way.

Licensing, labeling, testing, SOPs, and defense, under one flat monthly rate.

I want to stay ahead of the changes.

Rule changes, enforcement trends, and deadlines, in your inbox when they matter.

Call the office first. The first call shapes everything after it.

Enforcement matters get triaged as they come in. Bring the paperwork you were handed, the certificates of analysis, and the labels, and we will tell you where you stand.

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Start with the compliance check. It sets your rate.

It asks the same questions we use to price the plan, so you know your number before you commit. From $750 a month for a single retail location.

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Two emails a month, more only when something breaks.

State and federal rule changes, enforcement actions, and where pending bills and court rulings actually stand. Written by the people who testify on them.

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Results you can look up.

Dated, public, and specific. That is how we would want to be judged too.

$735K

Returned to SAK Wholesale in a federal settlement, March 2025.

2024

The THCa injunction, won with the Tennessee Growers Coalition, that kept compliant product on shelves.

2014

Testifying on hemp policy at the Tennessee capitol every session since 2014.

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“If they call me, they got me. If they email me, they got me. If they want a meeting, they got it.”

Clint Palmer · Compliance Director

What the plan covers.

Everything a hemp business needs to open, sell, and stay open, from one team.

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Licensing and permits

We secure the licenses and permits you need and keep them current, in every state you sell.

Regulatory guidance

Ask as much as you need. General questions answered within one business day, opinion letters when a matter runs complex.

Confidential product testing

In-house potency testing under attorney-client privilege. Know your numbers before regulators do.

Legal defense

Our attorneys defend your business against state and federal agencies, law enforcement, and civil asset forfeiture.

SOPs and templates

Client-only operating procedures, labels, and paperwork built to what your state actually requires.

Vetted products list

Retail and distributor clients get our list of products that clear the rules, so the next order does not become the next problem.

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What happens after you sign.

No onboarding deck. We start with what is on your shelf and work outward.

1

We audit what you sell and how.

Licenses, labels, certificates of analysis, SOPs, and the products on your shelf, checked against your state’s current rules.

2

We close the gaps.

Filings, label fixes, operating procedures, and a vetted products list, so what you sell matches what the law says.

3

We test before regulators do.

Confidential potency testing under attorney-client privilege, billed per test, on your schedule.

4

We pick up when you call.

General questions answered within one business day, alerts when the rules change, and attorneys on the line if something happens.

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$750/month

for a single retail location

One flat monthly rate, sized to your business.

Your rate scales with what you actually do: locations, manufacturing, wholesale volume, interstate shipping. No hidden fees or hourly rates.

Testing is billed per test; litigation is always a separate engagement.

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The compliance check asks the same questions we use to set your rate.

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The people who take your call.

Clint Palmer, our Compliance Director, has spent 15+ years in hemp, from the state’s first variety trials to testimony at the capitol every session since 2014. Behind him: the attorney bench that won the 2024 THCa injunction and the SAK Wholesale settlement.

Questions we get every week.

If your question isn’t here, ask it. General questions get answered within one business day once you’re on the plan.

What does the subscription actually cover?

Licensing and permits, regulatory guidance, client-only SOPs and templates, confidential product testing, initial defense in regulatory actions and civil asset forfeiture, legal and legislative updates, and our vetted compliant products list. One flat monthly rate, sized to your business.

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What falls outside the subscription?

Filing lawsuits, affirmative litigation, criminal defense, and continued representation past the initial stages of a matter all require a separate engagement.

Something already happened. Can you still help?

Yes. Seizure recovery, hemp-specific criminal defense, and civil rights litigation over wrongful seizure, improper testing methods, and misclassification of hemp are handled by our attorneys on a separate engagement.

Call us before problems happen, or after. We handle both.

We operate in more than one state. Can you handle that?

Yes. We work with hemp businesses nationwide, with the deepest bench in Tennessee, and we have handled seizures coast to coast.

Multi-state is where most businesses get caught. The 2018 Farm Bill left each state room to write its own rules, so definitions, license types, testing methods, and approved labs all vary. Something that moves freely in one state can be non-compliant the moment it crosses a line.

I bought inventory that doesn’t meet my state’s rules. What now?

This is one of the most common ways businesses get stuck: a supplier in another state sells product that was compliant where it was made and isn’t where you are selling it.

Bring us the certificates of analysis and the labeling and we will tell you where the product actually stands. Retail and distributor clients also get our vetted compliant products list, which is built to keep this from happening on the next order.

My bank or an investor wants something in writing. Can you provide that?

Yes. Opinion letters are part of the plan for complex matters, and they are often what a financial institution or an investor needs before moving forward.

Banking is a real friction point in this industry, largely because institutions still conflate hemp with marijuana. Documentation that shows a business is operating within the rules is what those conversations tend to turn on.

What if I only have one question?

The plan is built for an ongoing relationship rather than one-off questions, which is why the rate is flat. Whether you have one question or a hundred in a given month, you know exactly what you’re paying.

How fast do you respond?

General questions are answered within one business day. Opinion letters take longer, depending on how complex the matter runs. Enforcement matters get triaged as they come in.

How is my rate set?

Your rate is sized to your business, based on what you do and how much of it. There are no hidden fees, and you will know your number before you commit.

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Looking for the rules themselves? The Tennessee Hemp FAQ covers licensing, labeling, testing, and shipping under the TABC, updated as the rules change.

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Federal

The 2026 federal hemp ban: where things stand

The new federal definition of hemp now takes effect December 11, 2026, after the President signed a 30-day delay on September 2. What changed, which products are affected, and what happens next.

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Tennessee

Tennessee ABC hemp licensing, week one: what we saw

1,329 licenses issued in week one, applicants still in the queue, and enforcement that began on day one.

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North Carolina

What HB 328 says, and where it stands

The bill’s 0.4 mg total THC cap, its Schedule VI placement, and why the House shelved it without a vote.

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