Major alcohol retailers are coming together to encourage Congress to delay the enactment of a law President Donald Trump recently signed that will federally recriminalize hemp-derived THC beverages and other products.
The newly launched Beverage Alcohol Merchants Coalition’s (BAMCO) founding members include Total Wine & More, BevMo! by Gopuff, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, Spec’s Wine and Spirits & Finer Foods, as well as a group of hemp product wholesalers.
“We know how to sell regulated products,” BAMCO spokesman Jonathan Grella said in a press release. “We do it every day.”
The coalition is calling on lawmakers to pass recently introduced legislation, the Hemp Planting Predictability Act, that would give the hemp industry two more years before a federal ban on THC products would take effect—which stakeholders hope will better position them to negotiate a broader regulatory compromise.
The law is currently set to become effective this November.
“This coalition is here to help policymakers land in the right place—with a pragmatic, responsible approach that voters already understand and support. We’re creating the space for smart regulation by showing broad alignment among consumers, merchants, and experienced operators,” Grella said.
BAMCO launches today: Top alcohol merchants united for responsible
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