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Susan Burns

Cannabis and Hemp in Minnesota: A Practitioner’s Analysis of the 2026 Omnibus Market Architecture, Hemp Integration, and the Structural Changes Operators Need to Understand

S Burns Legal PLLC | Top 200 Global Cannabis Lawyer | May 2026

2 Jun 2026

• Hemp
• Licensing
• Medical cannabis
• Minnesota, US

Susan Burns

Four Bills, One Deadline, and an Industry on the Brink: A Practitioner’s Assessment of the Federal Hemp Legislative Landscape

November 12, 2026 is not an abstraction. S. National Cannabinoid Report. It will also recriminalize products that millions of Americans use daily for sleep, anxiety, and relaxation — products that are, by any rational measure,…

5 May 2026

• Hemp
• Legislation
• Regulation
• Minnesota, US
• Colombia
• European Union

Susan Burns

What is the Harris Hemp Amendment?

Harris Hemp Admendment revised

3 Jul 2025

• Hemp

Susan Burns

The Miller amendment up close: Examining impacts on US businesses and consumers

It’s early days for the bill, and plenty of commentators point to ample time for the language to be softened. Yet, its initially drastic nature leaves no room for complacency.

9 Sept 2024

• Hemp
• CBD

Susan Burns

What is the Miller Amendment? Republican Miller’s Hemp Killer Explained

The move constitutes a blatant attempt to obliterate competition and benefit the somewhat squeezed cannabis markets, to which hemp’s success constitutes a clear threat. There can be no pontification or reasonable qualification of…

31 Jul 2024

• Hemp
• Hemp law
• Regulation
• United States

Susan Burns

What is hemp? An industry guide

Hemp is in the headlines in mid-2024, prompting the question: has the wider world finally awoken to the potential of this often-misunderstood Cannabis sativa variety, spurring trending discourse and subsequent media attention?…

1 Jul 2024

• Hemp
• CBD
• Hemp-derived THC
• United States

Susan Burns

Legal Implications of Recreational Use Cannabis Legalization for Minnesota Employers

Minnesota legalized adult-use recreational marijuana (statutorily renamed “cannabis”) in 2023. Use and possession of up to two pounds became legal on August 1, 2023, although tribal entities are the only place it is legal to…

30 Aug 2023

• Employment law
• Legalisation
• Hemp
• Minnesota, US

Susan Burns

New Rules for Hemp-Derived Products in Minnesota: What You Need to Know

Minnesota’s recent amendments to the law that regulates the sale and use of hemp-derived products, such as edibles and beverages, contains some significant changes. These products contain cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD)…

30 Aug 2023

• Hemp
• Beverages
• Packaging and labelling
• Minnesota, US

Susan Burns

Cannabis: Where Industry Meets Law – What’s In A Name? Cannabis, Marijuana, Hemp, CBD, Medical, Recreational

This is the first in a series of articles on the rapidly growing cannabis industry. They are designed to provide background information and general familiarity with the industry.

29 May 2023

• Hemp
• CBD
• Hemp law
• Arkansas, US

Susan Burns

Hemp-Derived Cannabis Removed From Schedule I but Still Carries Risks

Susan Burns is a cannabis business lawyer in St. Paul, Minnesota and is listed among the Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers. She may be reached at susan@sburnslegal.com. https://cannabis.top200lawyers.com/item/susan-burns-susan-burns-llc/

30 Nov 2022

• Hemp
• Litigation
• Rescheduling
• Virginia, US
• West Virginia, US
• Kentucky, US

Susan Burns

Costa Rica’s New Cannabis Law: “Opportunities For Business Development”

M) from University of St. Thomas School of Law in 2022. Her current practice focuses on transactional business and cannabis law. Before coming to the US, she practiced corporate and insurance law in Costa Rica.

1 Sept 2022

• Hemp
• Licensing
• Tax
• Costa Rica
• United States

Susan Burns

DELTA 8 IS FEDERALLY LEGAL: BANNING AT THE STATE LEVEL TEES UP A GAME OF WHAC-A-MOLE

Susan Burns is a cannabis business lawyer in St. Paul, Minnesota and is listed among the Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers. She may be reached at susan@sburnslegal.com.

4 Jul 2022

• Hemp-derived THC
• Hemp
• Hemp law
• United States

Susan Burns

Hemp is legal. Except when it’s not. The Loveless reach of the Minnesota Court of Appeals and herculean legislative efforts for course correction.

The Agricultural Act of 2014 a/k/a “The Farm Bill” defined industrial hemp as “the plant Cannabis sativa L. or any part of such plant, whether growing or not with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3…

31 May 2022

• Hemp
• Legislation
• Court rulings
• Minnesota, US