Indiana wholesalers fight over surging ready-to-drink cocktail market

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2 thoughts on “Indiana wholesalers fight over surging ready-to-drink cocktail market

  1. I suspect the biggest reason that legislators have kept this archaic mess around is due to the sweet flow of campaign contributions they get. Protecting consumers is laughable.

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