Legislation

A bill introduced in the Washington State Senate to loweer the threshhold for getting arrested for DWI to 0.5BAC from 0.8% BAC died despite being supported by Gov. Jay Inslee. Proponents argued the lower limit would sav e lives, and asserted the prospect of more money flowing to

Some 75% of Texans support a proposal to change the law to let licensed retailers sell ready-to-drink spirit coolers at the same places as beer, wine and hard seltzers, with 70% feeling strongly enough about the issue to be willing to participate at the ballot box to ensure

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey for signing a bill that extends cocktails to-go for one year. The Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. applauded the move.  “Cocktails to-go have become a regular part of take-out dining in Massachusetts, and  consumers and businesses have become accustomed to this

"The time has come for Congress to legalize and regulate adult-use cannabis at the federal level,” said WSWA CEO/President Francis Creighton in a letter to every member of Congress. “The success of our alcohol regulatory system offers a proven model for cannabis regulation, one that will promote

American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), American Distilling Institute (ADI) and Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), three of the nation’s leading organizations representing distillers large and small, joined forces with the Illinois Craft Distillers Association to launch “Ship My Spirits,” a grassroots coalition with the common goal

Although distilleries will continue to pay the tax for the next 17 years, Kentucky Distillers Association welcomed the move. “The KDA and its members have always asked to be treated just like every other industry in Kentucky. No other manufacturer pays taxes on its goods during production. Taxes aren’t