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Southern Glazers Amics Brief in Support of Total Wines cert petition challenging post and hold laws for alcohol distribution in connecticut liquor lawyer

One of the nation’s largest beverage wholesalers files amicus brief in support of Total Wine’s challenge to Connecticut’s anti-competitive liquor pricing and alcohol post-and-hold rules.

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January 23, 2020

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, one of the nation’s largest alcoholic beverage distributors, has...

Illinois Department of Agriculture Posts First Cannabis FAQ on Craft Grower, Infuser, and Transporter License Applications Due March 16.

Cannabis / Cannabis Banking / Craft Growers / Cultivators / Illinois Cannabis / Infusers / Marijuana / Regulations / Statutes
January 22, 2020

The Illinois Department of Agriculture posted the first of two anticipated frequently asked questions...

Illinois Department of Revenue issues emergency rules on cannabis taxation for cultivators and dispensaries

Cannabis / Cultivators / Dispensaries / Regulations / Taxes
January 13, 2020

In the Friday January 10, 2020 edition of the Illinois Register, the Illinois Department...

Illinois liquor lawyer MIssouri Broadcasters - First Amendment Challenge to Alcohol Advertising Regulations and Statute - 8th Circuit Opinion against alcohol regulations prohibiting free speech

In blow to three-tier restrictions, 8th Circuit rules state alcohol advertising laws violate the First Amendment.

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January 9, 2020

We called this a while back for the broadcasters, producers, and distributors challenging Missouri’s...

Illinois to expand and extend medical cannabis law

Illinois Department of Agriculture posts cannabis craft grower, infuser, and transporter applications. (We’ve got the link for you.)

Cannabis / Craft Growers / Illinois Cannabis / Infusers / Marijuana / Regulations / Statutes
January 7, 2020

More to follow on this in the upcoming days as we detail the issues...

Reply brief in 6th Circuit out-of-state alcohol retailer direct shipping case draws rebuke and desire for sur-reply. Briefing is done in one of the many inevitable Commerce Clause challenges to arise after Tennessee Wine.

Direct Shipping / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Suits
January 7, 2020

The 6th Circuit’s “Amazon of liquor” case is about in-state liquor retailers having the...

Illinois’s Liquor Control Commission solicits comments on newly proposed rules for liquor retailers addressing quantity discounting, cooperative purchasing, coupons, and rebates for Illinois’s beer, wine, and spirits businesses.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Cider / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Direct Shipping / Distribution / Regulations / Retailers / Wholesalers / Wine
December 23, 2019

The December 20, 2019, copy of the Illinois Register contains an end-of-year present for...

Bacardi USA Bombay Winn-Dixie Grains of Paradise Lawsuit - Illinois liquor lawyer Chicago liquor lawyer

Here are the docs so far in that lawsuit against Bacardi over using grains of paradise in drinks in violation of an archaic 150-year old Florida law over alcohol adulteration.

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December 12, 2019

Kudos to the Miami Herald for the deep dive on the history of the...

All things equal - tie-breaker process in illinois dispensary licensing

Illinois issues emergency rule for tie-breaker situations in adult use cannabis dispensary licensure point-scoring process

Cannabis / Dispensaries / Illinois Cannabis / Marijuana / Regulations / Statutes
December 10, 2019

Yesterday the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation issued notice of an emergency...

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New briefs filed in 6th Circuit out-of-state retailer direct wine shipping case with broad implications for alcohol delivery in the U.S. (Amazon of liquor… if Amazon wasn’t already registering in every state).

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Cider / Commerce Clause / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Direct Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Distribution / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Suits / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine
December 5, 2019

Imagine being able to order whatever libation you wanted and having it delivered directly...

beer distributor dispute with brewer over terms of beer distribution agreement regarding right to sell beer distribution rights under beer franchise statute

Got that beer or wine for free and didn’t tell me in your review? Shame on you… New FTC Guidance on Social Media Disclosures for influencers.

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Chicago / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Regulations / Wine
November 18, 2019

Beer Twitter, Wine Twitter (is that a thing?) beer Instagram, wine columnists, writers, reporters,...

UPDATE: Live broadcast of Mississippi wine shipping case oral argument moved to January 15 at 1:30 p.m. CST

Beer / Cider / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Direct Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Regulations / Retailers / Statutes / Wine
November 14, 2019

Yes, all apologies to those of you hoping to tune in yesterday to the...

Category: Regulations

One of the nation’s largest beverage wholesalers files amicus brief in support of Total Wine’s challenge to Connecticut’s anti-competitive liquor pricing and alcohol post-and-hold rules.

Illinois Department of Agriculture Posts First Cannabis FAQ on Craft Grower, Infuser, and Transporter License Applications Due March 16.

Illinois Department of Revenue issues emergency rules on cannabis taxation for cultivators and dispensaries

In blow to three-tier restrictions, 8th Circuit rules state alcohol advertising laws violate the First Amendment.

Illinois Department of Agriculture posts cannabis craft grower, infuser, and transporter applications. (We’ve got the link for you.)

Reply brief in 6th Circuit out-of-state alcohol retailer direct shipping case draws rebuke and desire for sur-reply. Briefing is done in one of the many inevitable Commerce Clause challenges to arise after Tennessee Wine.

Illinois’s Liquor Control Commission solicits comments on newly proposed rules for liquor retailers addressing quantity discounting, cooperative purchasing, coupons, and rebates for Illinois’s beer, wine, and spirits businesses.

Here are the docs so far in that lawsuit against Bacardi over using grains of paradise in drinks in violation of an archaic 150-year old Florida law over alcohol adulteration.

Illinois issues emergency rule for tie-breaker situations in adult use cannabis dispensary licensure point-scoring process

New briefs filed in 6th Circuit out-of-state retailer direct wine shipping case with broad implications for alcohol delivery in the U.S. (Amazon of liquor… if Amazon wasn’t already registering in every state).

Got that beer or wine for free and didn’t tell me in your review? Shame on you… New FTC Guidance on Social Media Disclosures for influencers.

UPDATE: Live broadcast of Mississippi wine shipping case oral argument moved to January 15 at 1:30 p.m. CST

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