Mississippi Sues Over Mail-Order Shipments of Wine, Liquor

[TexasTowelie]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi officials are suing four mail-order wine sellers, saying they illegally shipped wine and liquor into the state.

Attorney General Jim Hood and Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson said Thursday they're asking a judge to order the shippers to stop sending alcohol to Mississippi residents.

Mississippi is one of a handful of states that don't allow wine to be shipped to someone's house for any reason. All wine and liquor is supposed to go through the Madison County warehouse operated by the Revenue Department's Alcoholic Beverage Control division.

That ban goes against the increasing national trend of direct-shipping, and Hood said many companies appear to be ignoring it. He said investigators sought to order wine or liquor from 63 sellers, and 22 shipped alcoholic beverages into the state. Frierson said one company even shipped a bottle of cognac to his office.

Read more: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2018/jan/26/mississippi-sues-over-mail-order-shipments-wine-li/

[bitterross]

1. But, but, capitalism is always right.

Until it's not in lining the right pockets.