Michigan House votes to allow the direct shipment of wine

Sovos
December 7, 2005

The Detroit News reports:

The state House on Tuesday voted 104-0 to approve legislation that would allow in-state and out-of-state wineries to ship up to 1,500 cases of wine a year directly to consumers. Direct shipment by out-of-state wineries had been banned under a state law ruled unconstitutional earlier this year by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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