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Efforts To Ease Alabama Alcohol Distribution Rules Mirror N.C.’s

North Carolina is not the only state in which mom-and-pop alcohol producers are seeking a break from restrictions on their ability to market their products. Alabama wineries and distilleries may soon see state lawmakers ease regulations that now prevent smaller operations from competing against alcohol industry giants. One Alabama rule allows local wineries and distilleries to...

Kari Travis
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Craft Breweries Want More Freedom To Distribute

Some North Carolina craft breweries plan to ask the General Assembly next year to change a state law they say is stunting their growth, but there’s little indication the association representing large beer wholesalers will cede any of their control over the state’s beer distribution. The law places a limit of 25,000 barrels any brewery...

Barry Smith

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