In spite of my adherence to the Groucho Marx take “I wouldn’t belong to an organization that would have the likes of me in it,” nevertheless I am a dues paying ($250/year) member of the Maryland State Licensed Beverage Association. This membership also enrolls me into the national American Beverage Licensees organization. ABL sends out monthly and weekly updates on various topics concerning our beverage industry.
One of the sections of their updates includes a survey of what’s going on in different states. It’s always interesting to check out what other states are doing or trying to do regarding various liquor laws and trends. (Note in the following recent ABL roundup how the Marijuana issue is mentioned several times.)
And because November is Package Liquor Store month here’s Bruno singing about them: