Here’s the oral argument audio in the Bacardi grains of paradise preemption case.
Illinois passes liquor control act amendments to clarify and expand in-state delivery and shipping rights for retail liquor licensees (stores, bars, etc.)

SCOTUS denies Cert. in Lebamoff 6th-Circuit wine retailer shipping case.
Winery raising funds without allegedly disclosing that it hadn’t received licensure yet nets ex parte cease-and-desist order from state regulators. A cautionary lesson for wineries, breweries, and distilleries raising start-up capital.
Last day for bars and restaurants (and others) to apply for round-2 Illinois Business Interruption Grants h/t to the Hospitality Business Association of Chicago (links included)
Out-state Illinois Winery Shipper’s licensees’ must remit state and local taxes on direct-to-consumer wine sales come January 1. Note: collecting local taxes proves taxation is not a reason to argue against retailers’ interstate commerce in alcohol.
A welcome opinion based on common sense trademark analysis as Molson Coors wins fizzy hard seltzer name argument against Brizzy maker at 5th Circuit.
Massachusetts cannabis home delivery language is a model for other states.
States’ measures to favor in-state residents in cannabis licensing are the new Commerce Clause battleground.
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