NCSLA 2018, Pasadena, Part II: Cannabis Panel

By Sean O'Leary|2020-04-13T21:11:04+00:00November 8th, 2018|Conference Reviews|

Cannabis legalization: The Alcohol Industry- Spectator or Participant?

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

Introduction

This panel was an interesting discussion […]

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NCSLA Central/Western Regional Conference 2018, Pasadena, Part I

By Sean O'Leary|2020-04-13T21:10:48+00:00November 1st, 2018|Conference Reviews|

Irish Liquor Lawyer honored to speak at the home of Rose Bowl

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 abound for a wonderful conference

Many thanks to Pam Frantz from […]

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Is Cannabis the new hardcore porn?

By Irish Liquor Lawyer|2018-10-22T22:28:36+00:00October 22nd, 2018|Cannabis Issues|

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.

Restrictions on their rights for advocacy and education

The cannabis industry is hampered in its efforts to […]

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Will Byrd actually tackle the most important constitutional issue?

By Sean O'Leary|2020-04-13T20:45:24+00:00October 15th, 2018|Liquor Case Discussion|

The conventional wisdom is that the Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Byrd (Byrd) case would decide the most important constitutional issue facing the liquor world, whether Granholm extends to retailers.

The U.S. Supreme Court granted cert and should decide whether out-of-state retailers can ship into a state, or whether the states have complete power […]

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Irish Liquor Lawyer contributes to Forbes article on U.S. Supreme Court Liquor Case

By Irish Liquor Lawyer|2018-10-11T21:55:30+00:00October 11th, 2018|Irish Liquor Lawyer in The Press|

Irish Liquor Lawyer goes national again! I am honored to contribute to another Forbes article. The Byrd case, the U.S. Supreme Court case that could allow out-of-state retailers the right to ship into a state, could be the most groundbreaking liquor case in history.

Let me know if I could assist you in navigating through the […]

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NCSLA 2018 Atlantic City, Part II

By Sean O'Leary|2020-04-13T21:11:04+00:00October 7th, 2018|Conference Reviews|

This is the second half of my review on the NCSLA 2018 Northern/Southern Regional Conference in Atlantic City.

Previously, I reviewed the constitutional law issues.

Greetings from Atlantic City: Constitutional Law Liquor Panel

Today I’m going to cover the other two crucial sessions: 1. TTB trade practice investigations; and 2. Emerging technology and how […]

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The Lebamoff Michigan case: Are courts chipping away at the defense that laws are made to maintain the integrity of the three-tier system?

By Sean O'Leary|2020-04-13T20:45:24+00:00October 1st, 2018|Liquor Case Discussion|

Lebamoff, an Indiana retailer, sued the State of Michigan because it could not obtain a license to sell and ship its products from Indiana to Michigan customers. Michigan develop a license, a Specially Designed Merchant License (“SDM”), which allowed a license holder to deliver directly to Michigan consumers using a common-carrier, their own vehicles, or […]

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LEBAMOFF DECISION: Tanford strikes again and wins in Michigan

By Irish Liquor Lawyer|2018-09-30T10:34:09+00:00September 30th, 2018|Breaking News, Liquor Case Discussion|

In a decision by a Michigan Federal District Court in Lebamoff, the Court ruled against Michigan’s statute that banned out-of-state retailers from shipping wine to in-state consumers.

The big issue the court decided was whether discrimination against interstate commerce on the retail tier as opposed to the producer tier is forbidden by the Commerce Clause or […]

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Speed is important but accuracy is paramount: How I dealt with the Byrd Supreme Court cert. issue

By Sean O'Leary|2020-04-13T21:10:22+00:00September 28th, 2018|Liquor Case Discussion|

Here is an explanation on my adventures with the United States Supreme Court yesterday. I posted yesterday around 1:30pm that the court granted cert in the Byrd v. Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers case. Around 2:30pm I had to repost on my blog that the link to the page that granted cert disappeared, mysteriously. Here […]

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Update from the Supreme Court about Byrd case

By Sean O'Leary|2020-04-13T20:45:24+00:00September 27th, 2018|Breaking News, Liquor Case Discussion|

Earlier today the Supreme Court posted on their website that they granted to Cert to hear the Byrd v. Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers case. This case has huge implications on the liquor as the Supreme Court could be deciding whether Granholm extends to retailers or whether it is limited to manufacturers.

Even though two other sources, […]

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