Hemp is now legal in America: Will Hemp infused wines, spirits, and beers be next?
President Trump signs into law the 2018 Farm Bill which legalizes hemp.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cbd-and-hemp-are-now-legal-in-the-us-so-what-does-that-mean-for-pot-companies-2018-12-20
Irish Liquor Lawyer talks to winesearcher.com about Drizly’s dominance in the marketplace
Drizly is at the top!
Drizly is a well funded company that is dominating its space and I expect it to keep the momentum going forward. I enjoyed talking to winesearcher.com about what I see as Drizly’s lofty space in the marketplace!
Massive Cash Boost for Drizly
Irish Liquor Lawyer Speaks to Forbes about the TTB Trade Practice Investigations and whether the TTB can prove its case
TTB is strutting its stuff after two big settlements in Illinois.
Irish Liquor Lawyer contributed to a Forbes article on the TTB Trade Practice Investigations in Illinois. I talked about why these cases are settled and whether the TTB could actually prove its case if challenged.
Trade-Enforcement Agencies Are Ramping […]
ILLINOIS CANNABIS: IS IT THE SPORT OF KINGS?
My dad was an off the boat immigrant from Ireland who had a friend named “Red” Dave Cahill, a successful building contractor. Red Dave used his hard earned money to fund a hobby, greyhound racing. Like all his ventures, he made a great amount of money off this endeavor. When I asked my dad why […]
Irish Liquor Lawyer in Chicago’s No.1 Business Publication
Irish Liquor Lawyer is honored to work with Crain’s Chicago Business on this article. Crain’s is Chicago’s leading business publication.
Beer distributor fined in pay-to-play case
Total Wine and More Means Total Disruptor
There is a common saying that “technology transformed the world!” In many walks of life that is true and we see it before our own very eyes. When I first entered the liquor world I heard the same refrain,”technology will […]
Reading the tea leaves on the Lebamoff decision: 7th Circuit says no to Illinois law
Introduction
The Lebamoff case out of the 7th Circuit was a strongly written opinion by Chief Judge Diane Wood to influence the Supreme Court’s direction in the upcoming Tennessee Wine case.
Judge Wood makes a power play into the Supreme Court Wine Shipping Case
Disclaimer: The analysis does not reflect my personal opinion, but is a legal analysis of the case
With a Supreme Court case already in the hopper, why did the 7th Circuit decide Lebamoff?
With a Supreme Court case, Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. Byrd, set for hearing that will probably deal with […]