On June 29, Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation making Iowa the first state in the nation to make cocktails to-go permanent. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 23 states and […]
Read MoreIn 2020 and 2021, Kentucky passed bills expanding its direct-to-consumer shipping law to allow direct shipments to consumers in the state by distillers, brewers, vintners, and importers.
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In March, DISCUS launched an online portal to assist hundreds of distillers who were producing hand sanitizer to help solve the national shortage created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On August 19, DISCUS launched “Spirits United,” a grassroots platform that has grown to more than 60,000 active hospitality industry advocates in states across the country.
Read MoreOn June 15, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a DISCUS-backed measure expanding the number of retail liquor licenses an individual may own in the Lone Star State from […]
Read MoreOn May 26, The Distillery Innovation and Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015, legislation to reduce the spirits federal excise tax, was introduced by Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) and Rep. […]
Read MoreOn May 26, DISCUS increased the demographic placement standard in its Code of Good Practice for Distilled Spirits Advertising and Marketing to reflect 2010 Census data showing that 71.6 percent […]
Read MoreIn February, DISCUS launched its Craft Distiller Affiliate Membership Program with Fritz Maytag, president of Anchor Steam Distilling, serving as chair of the Advisory Council.
Read MoreOn June 10, DISCUS was selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a Charter MyPyramid Corporate Challenge Partner at a formal media unveiling.
Read MoreOn January 1, DISCUS became the first industry trade group to develop and adopt internet/digital buying guidelines as part of its Code of Good Practice for Distilled Spirits Advertising and […]
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