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Senate Farm Bill draft signals bipartisan desire to solve intoxicating hemp problems
Congress will likely not pass a new Farm Bill until 2025.
But when it does, the “loophole” that’s allowed hemp-derived products with intoxicating levels of THC to proliferate across the country over the past six years will be closed. That’s the understanding on Capitol Hill after U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan released a proposal on Monday that redefines hemp to address cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC as well as the so-called “THCA loophole.
Tariff war: why liquor should be different
(This is a “what if?” opinion piece)
President Trump is strongly considering a 10% tariff on all foreign goods, which he believes will bring back more manufacturing to the U.S. and build a stronger domestic economy. To illustrate he points to an auto manufacturer that manufacturers in Mexico and imports to the U.S. We can debate whether tariffs are good or bad, but today I don’t want to handle that issue. What I want to discuss is why tariffs should not apply to liquor.
Boston Beer Company Still Can’t Get Out of Its Own Way
The hard seltzer segment owes its existence to a missed opportunity. In 2012, an entrepreneur in Connecticut launched a brand called SpikedSeltzer to capitalize on the latent demand he sensed for a vodka soda-like drink in a can. Anheuser-Busch InBev acquired SpikedSeltzer in 2016 and rebranded it as Bon & Viv Spiked Seltzer in 2019, then more or less gave up on it. Hard seltzer was theirs to lose, and boy, did they. You’re reading this column, so you know the hard seltzers that ate Bon & Viv’s lunch late last decade. Having entered the segment years after the first mover.
The ‘Sideways’ Revolution: How a Single Joke Upended the Wine World
“As we were making Sideways, I thought it was just a nice little comedy and had no idea that it would ever stand the test of time,” says Payne. “And the Merlot line that supposedly changed the wine industry? Well, it was just a joke, one single line in a movie. Who could have ever predicted that?”
Best of the Rest
- Scientists explore scents to mimic beer and wine in non-alcoholic drinks
- Holiday Shoppers Are Expected to Spend More This Year As the Season Gets Set To Kick Off
- Metro wine and spirits shops feeling grocery store pressure after Prop 125
- World’s first liquor store with a wedding chapel opens in New Orleans
- Can you buy beer or wine on Thanksgiving in Tennessee? Why you may want to stock up ahead of time
- Gen Z more likely to drink cocktails than beer
- This collaboration beer may hint at the future of brewing
- Beer drinkers have less healthy lifestyles than wine drinkers, a new study finds
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