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States defending local alcohol privileges often try to draft around the dormant Commerce Clause with a delivery distinction. They do not always write that only in-state breweries, wineries, or distilleries may ship. Instead, they create a delivery, shipping, self-distribution, or direct-sale privilege and then say the privilege may be exercised only through the permit holder’...


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Illinois liquor distributors, importing distributors, manufacturers, RTD cocktail producers, and alcohol brand owners should be paying close attention to the Illinois Department of Revenue’s proposed amendments to 86 Ill. Adm. Code 420.

The


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If you sell, distribute, manufacture, or simply enjoy hemp-derived THC beverages in Illinois, the clock may be ticking faster than you think.

On May 20, 2026, Rep. Will Guzzardi, joined by Justin Slaughter, Bob Morgan, Kevin John Olickal, Lisa Davis, Barbara Hernandez, and Sharon Chung, filed HB 5784 — a 561-page cannabis omnibus bill that would do many things, but ...


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The Supreme Court took a pass on retailer direct shipping. And with that, the Henny-Penny chorus warning that Tennessee Wine meant the sky was falling on the three-tier system will need a new weather report.

On May 18, 2026, the Court denied certiorari in


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