State-Based Alcohol Regulation: A System That Works

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Because alcohol is different than other consumer products, our time-tested regulatory system of alcohol safeguards supports local decision making, strong community protections and near unlimited consumer choice. Read More »

Real Threats to State Regulatory Authority Abound

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Some online alcohol sellers, big box retailers, international alcohol suppliers and professional plaintiffs are using distant federal courts to remove the existing system of safeguards and overrule states' abilities to decide how, when and where alcohol is sold in their local communities. Read More »

CARE Act of 2011 Offers Solutions

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This bipartisan legislation clarifies that states continue to have the authority to make their own alcohol-related decisions as enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and protects against supplier discrimination – as consistent with Supreme Court ruling. The CARE Act reaffirms WHO should make decisions regarding alcohol regulation, not WHAT those decisions should be. Read More »

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