Cannabis is one of the most strictly regulated businesses in the United States. Adherence is a heavy burden with inherent risks and severe ramifications, but help is at hand in the form of compliance professionals. Cannabis leads the parade when it comes to controlled substances and the accompanying regulations. Marijuana is banned at the federal level; it is classified as a Schedule I drug and is illegal to use. While the states have deemed marijuana legal, only hemp is federally legal since 2018 as long as it contains than 0.3% THC. Moreover, many states have approved hemp for medicinal use while some have progressed towards permitting recreational use as well. It follows that cannabis in all its forms is mired in a host of controlled substance regulations at the federal, state and local level. The myriad requirements are difficult to understand and even more challenging to follow. And needless to say, even the slightest of irregularities, no matter how inadvertent, can have he...