A couple of weeks ago, I spoke to Professor Alex Tanford, who clearly is on the opposite side of WSWA. Professor Tanford successfully argued the Granholm case at the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned New York and Michigan’s laws that restricted out-of-state wineries from shipping into their states.
After posting the WSWA press release […]
Three-Tier System and State Authority to Regulate Alcohol are Supported by Twenty-First Amendment and Prior Supreme Court Cases, WSWA Notes in Amicus Filing
Association Files Brief in Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. Clayton Byrd, Et Al.
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The U.S. Supreme Court has long-upheld that the Twenty-first Amendment provides […]
The proposed Illinois “of value” regulations sailed through its final hurdle without objections. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules did not object to the draft rules. Once the agency adopts the rule, which is a formality, it should become final.
Here is a copy of the “of value” proposed regulations that should become final soon.
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/SecondNotices/110100-1807735r02.pdf
Moderator:
Rick Garza, Executive Director, Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board
Panelists:
Rebecca Stamey-White, Partner, Hinman & Carmichael LLP., San Francisco, CA
Rob Patridge, Government Transformation, Deloitte Consulting, LLP, Medford, OR
Mark Gorman, Senior V.P. for Govt. Relations, Distilled Spirits Council
Smoke Wallin, President, Vertica
This panel was an interesting discussion […]
I had the distinct privilege of speaking at this great conference and I am very thankful that Carrie Bonnington, a nationally renowned liquor attorney, selected me for this panel.
Many thanks to Pam Frantz from […]
Cannabis is here and its becoming legal in more states each year. However, even with its acceptance, comes a stigma that it just can’t shake. Its stigma can only be rivaled by the lowest of industries such as hardcore porn.
The cannabis industry is hampered in its efforts to […]