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House ABC Committee Holds Hearing About ABC Woes: ‘Sincere Attempt to Remedy or Undermine?’

By L.A. Williams Christian Action League October 1, 2021 Less than two weeks after Zander Guy, chairman of the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission, resigned his post amid liquor shortages, lawmakers on the House ABC Committee spent more than two hours Wednesday questioning others involved with the system about why alcohol is not getting […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Commission, ABC Committee, ABC Stores, Ben Thompson, DSDLink, Jamie Boles, Jon Carr, L.A. Williams, LB&B, liquor, Rep. Tim Moffitt, Rev. Mark Creech, Terrance Merriweather, Zander Guy

ABC Commission Nixes Beer with F-word Label

Rev. Creech gives passionate speech to Commission against the profane label By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 12, 2021 Late last year, Charlotte-based Sycamore Brewing tried unsuccessfully to get approval to feature the F-word on the label of its BUBS lemon lime hard seltzer, a beverage they referred to in social media posts as […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Commission, Bob Greene, F--- 2020, hard seltzer, Justin and Sarah Brigham, L.A. Williams, Michael Boyer, Rev. Mark Creech, Sycamore Brewing

State Lawmakers Should Address the Issue of Alcohol-Infused Ice Cream

By Hunter Hines Christian Action League February 11, 2021 “I scream, you scream, we all scream for liquor-infused ice cream.” NOT!!! “What?” you might ask. “You mean alcohol-infused ice cream is something for real?” It sure is, and it’s growing in popularity. This is why Representatives Jamie Boles (R-Moore), Tim Moffitt (R-Henderson), Pat Hurley (R-Randolph), […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Commission, Alcohol-infused ice cream, Foodbeast.com, HB 1082, HB 11 - Regulate Alcohol Consumables, Hospitality Insurance Group, HUnter Hines, InjuryClaimCoach.com, Rep. Jamie Boles, Rep. Pat Hurley, Rep. Shelly Willingham, Rep. Tim Moffitt, Rev. Mark Creech, Sammy Mintzer, SpoonUniversity.com, Tipsy Scoop

NC Sheriffs Say Unable to Find Legal Support for Mixed Drinks To-Go

By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 30, 2020 Last week, the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association sent a memo via email to all the state’s sheriffs saying that they could not find any legal grounds for Governor Cooper’s Executive Order No. 183. The governor’s order, which was issued December 21st, authorizes and instructs the ABC […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Commission, COVID relief bill, curbside cocktails, drinks to-go, Eddie Caldwell, Executive Order 183, Gov. Roy Cooper, HUnter Hines, liquor, mixed drinks, NC Sheriffs Association, Rev. Mark Creech, Sen. Phil Berger

Governor Roy Cooper Orders Up Curbside Cocktails in Latest Executive Order

By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 21, 2020 Today Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 182, which authorizes and instructs the ABC Commission to allow certain mixed beverage permittees (restaurants, hotels, private clubs, private bars, and holders of distillery permits) to sell and deliver mixed beverages for off-site consumption. According to the Governor’s […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Commission, alcoholism, cocktail, COVID-19, curbside cocktails, Executive Order 182, Fortune Magazine, Gov. Roy Cooper, HB 1043, HUnter Hines, mixed beverages, pandemic, Pandemic Response Act, Rev. Mark Creech

CAL Legislative Wrap-Up for 2020

CAL StaffChristian Action LeagueAugust 28, 2020 It was Plato who once said, “Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught falsehoods…And the person that dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and a fool.” The Christian Action League’s primary purpose as a public-policy organization is […]

Filed Under: Featured, Legislative Wrap Up Tagged With: 2020, ABC Commission, Abortion, alcohol, Coronavirus, Drugs, Gambling, Gov. Roy Cooper, HB 1043, HB 1082, hemp, NC House, Pro-Life, Rev. Mark Creech, Safe Surrender Law, SB 315, SB 352, SB 380, Short Session, THC, video sweepstakes

Rev. Mark Creech Voices Concerns to ABC Commission about Liquor Tasting Events

By Graham McDowellChristian Action LeagueAugust 12, 2020 The Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission held its September meeting virtually on Wednesday. During the meeting, the Commission held a public hearing on proposed permanent rules for ABC Store Spirituous Liquor Tasting events. A provision for liquor tasting events was included in an alcohol reform measure that passed by […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Commission, Chairman Guy, Gov. Roy Cooper, Graham McDowell, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Larry Etheridge, liquor tastings, lottery bill 2005, Prohibition, Rev. Mark Creech

URGENT ACTION ALERT: State Lawmakers Trying to Pass Legislation that Allows for Curbside Sales and Delivery of Mixed Beverages During Pandemic

Christian Action LeagueApril 29, 2020 Tuesday, The North Carolina General Assembly reconvened to take-up important legislation that seeks to provide relief to the state’s citizens during the COVID 19 pandemic. Read our latest report: Lawmakers Hash out Funding to Deal with COVID 19. House Bill 1043: Pandemic Response Act would make various changes to the […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC, ABC Commission, alcoholism, AUD, Coronavirus, COVID-19, DUI, Executive Order 116, Fishbowl, HB 1043, masks, mixed drinks, NC General Assembly, NC House, pandemic, Section 4.7, The Charlotte Observer, underage drinking

Two Significant Actions Taken on Alcohol Policy in the Tar Heel State

By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League March 18, 2020 Two significant actions involving alcohol policy in North Carolina took place last week. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians passed their own version of the Brunch Bill, and North Carolina’s ABC Commission moved forward on rules for liquor tastings in local ABC stores. “We are living […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Commission, ABC Stores, alcohol sales, Brunch Bill, Cherokee, Cherokee Tribal Council, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, HB 536, liquor tastings, M.H. Cavanaugh, No Sunday Brunch Toolkit, Rev. Creech, SB 155, Smokey MOuntain News, The Church vs. The Mall

ABC Regulatory Reform Bill: Nothing to Celebrate (Part 2)

By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 15, 2019 Monday, July 29th, Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the most extensive reform of North Carolina’s alcohol policies since the repeal of Prohibition. Lawmakers, The Retail Merchants Association, the John Locke Foundation, and high profile members of the alcohol industry lauded the measure and celebrated […]

Filed Under: Alcohol, Featured Tagged With: ABC Commission, ABC Regulatory Reform Bill, binge drinking, Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, Dan Ireland, Darrell Jernigan, Diane Riibe, Dr. John C Nelson, Dr. Philip Cook, Gov. Roy Cooper, Henry Wechsler, John Locke Foundation, Kim Miller, Mary Easley, Prohibition, underage drinking

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