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The handoff to the TABC: what changed, who needs a license, and how to stay open.
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Returned to SAK Wholesale in a federal settlement, March 2025.
The THCa injunction, won with the Tennessee Growers Coalition, that kept compliant product on shelves.
Testifying on hemp policy at the Tennessee capitol every session since 2014.

“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
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Our team defends your business against actions from state and federal agencies, law enforcement, and civil asset forfeiture.
Our specialists evaluate your current compliance across licensing, products, and operations.
We establish best practices and address all identified compliance gaps for your unique operations.
We proactively resolve vulnerabilities and ensure regulatory safeguards are effectively in place.
We monitor industry developments to keep your business compliant.
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Testing is billed per test; litigation is always a separate engagement.
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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.
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Filing lawsuits, affirmative litigation, criminal defense, and continued representation past the initial stages of a matter all require a separate engagement.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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A first look at how the TABC’s opening week regulating hemp actually went for Tennessee retailers.
Read the updateThe handoff to the TABC: what changed, who needs a license, and how to stay open.
Read the updateWhat the order actually says, and what it does and doesn’t change for hemp businesses.
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