diamond dave

It is outside the scope and ability of an organization such as ADI to monitor, lobby and effect change in 50 states. A lobbying effort of the size required to create that level of change is way outside the afford-ability of a bunch of small distillers.

That being said, many on this forum have been instrumental in getting their own state laws changed, however I'm certain they all (myself included) will tell you it takes a lot of time and effort to get even minor change accomplished. The best thing to do is band together with distillers in your own state- in general, your state politicians don't give a damn what distillers in other states can or can't do- you're on your own and you need to convince them why a change will be beneficial to your state.

I understand what you are saying, but it seems to me that is a bit defeatist. You can't change 50 state laws at once, so start with one. Self-distributing for distillers that produce less than x amount. Go alphebetically by state if you want, or if you think there are lawmakers that might be friendly to the idea, go there. Having one person with the experience and knowledge to organize an effective challenge would be invaluable to dumbasses like me. Leaving eachother 'on our own' is exactly what those who do have interests in the current laws hope we will do.

Is the ADI active in trying to change current distribution laws, espcecially in those states that have very restrictive regulations?