Scott Maitland, proprietor of the Top of the Hill Distillery in Chapel Hill, discusses his support for Senate Bill 24, which would allow N.C. distillers to sell some of their product to people who have toured the distilleries. Maitland offered these comments during a Feb. 23, 2015, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
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