Chicago Zoning and Special Use Permits: Tucker Ellis Secures MariGrow Cannabis Dispensary Win Through Appeal
Chicago zoning fights rarely end with a single hearing. Our recent win for Marigrow...
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Regulatory and Legal Updates
When Suppliers Walk Away from Inventory: What Alcohol Distributors Can Learn from Labatt USA v. Friends Beverage Group
Alcohol distributors know the scenario too well: a brand underperforms, the parties agree to...
“Unquestionably Legitimate” and Day v. Henry: Will the Supreme Court Finally Clarify Retailer Direct-to-Consumer Shipping After Tennessee Wine?
The dicta that ate the doctrine Watch modern alcohol-case briefing for five minutes and...
Shelf-Stocking as an Illegal Inducement? What Connecticut’s Free-Labor Ruling Means for Alcohol Wholesalers After Loper Bright
A Fedway-Based Critique of Conn. Fine Wine & Spirits v. Liquor Control Commission The...
Ninth Circuit Says the Dormant Commerce Clause Doesn’t Apply to Cannabis Licenses — Even Though Raich Said Marijuana Is Interstate Commerce (Enough to Criminalize)
States and municipalities keep acting like cannabis sits in some constitutional no-man’s-land where they...
Can a City Take Cannabis Revenue and Still Ban Cannabis Billboards? The First Amendment Just Said No.
Can a city take cannabis revenue and still ban cannabis billboards? A federal court just reminded Perris that the First Amendment doesn’t disappear when cannabis enters the picture. A strong, sensible commercial-speech ruling—and a roadmap for challenging overreaching cannabis advertising laws nationwide.
New Federal Hemp Rules and the 0.4 mg THC Cap: Bad News for Hemp Drinks
Congress just slipped a near-total federal hemp rewrite into the shutdown bill. If you...
From Farm Bill Freedom to State Control: Tenth Circuit Upholds Wyoming’s Hemp Restrictions
The dispute in Green Room LLC v. Wyoming arose after Wyoming’s 2024 legislative session...
TTB Publishes Shutdown Plan: What It Means for the Beverage Industry
On October 1, 2025, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) released...
Illinois Federal Court Upholds Three-Tier System Against Out-of-State Retailer Shipping Challenge
The Northern District of Illinois has weighed in on the ongoing national fight over...
NY Distillery Wins Key Insurance Ruling on Barrel Collapse Coverage; Time to Check Your Coverage for This Issue
A federal court in New York delivered a major win for beverage producers facing...
Ninth Circuit’s Amended Wine Shipping Opinion: Discrimination? Irrelevant.
Earlier this year, we wrote that the Ninth Circuit’s original decision in Day v....
