Whether you are a company with your own hemp-derived brand of gummies, beverages, smokeable products, or other...
August 12, 2024
Hemp and Cannabis Updates • Hemp Law • Legal requirements
Buying wine at a grocery store in Tennessee has only been an option for a few years, but its impact has been enormous....
July 25, 2024
Beer Law • General Alcohol Update • Liquor Law • TABC News • TABC Updates
A Non-Resident Seller’s Permit is one of the most important permits for the alcoholic beverage business in Tennessee....
July 22, 2024
General Alcohol Update • Legal requirements • Liquor Law • TTB information
On July 1, 2024, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture made live its application submission portal for hemp-derived...
July 2, 2024
Hemp and Cannabis Updates
After several years of investigations, the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) announced a court-approved...
June 4, 2024
Beer Law • General Law Update • Legal requirements
We are pleased to have Ryan Mercurio, lawyer in our firm’s alcohol licensing division, author the below article which...
May 9, 2024
TABC News • TABC Updates
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is publishing a proposed rule (Non-Compete Clause Final Rule (ftc.gov) which...
May 8, 2024
Beer Law • General Alcohol Update • General Law Update • Legal requirements
We at BSH are frequently provide guidance and compliance assistance for suppliers and wholesalers with the...
September 8, 2023
Beer Law • Liquor Law • TABC Updates • TTB information
On August 30, 2023, the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission communicated a change to the licensing application...
September 5, 2023
Uncategorized
On Tuesday, August 29th, the The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published the Proposed Establishment of...
September 1, 2023
I was pleased to be asked by the Nashville Business Journal to pen a guest column regarding the state of cannabis in...
February 13, 2023
If you operate as a U.S. alcoholic beverage importer that remits federal excise tax, or a foreign supplier of alcohol...
February 10, 2023
Beer Law • Liquor Law • Uncategorized
On November 10, 2022, I was invited as Chairman of the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission to participate in the Big...
A commission named by the Tennessee legislature to study medical cannabis regulation is struggling to get the attention...
December 20, 2022
If you are a distillery, winery, or brand owner of alcoholic beverages, and have been in business long enough, you have...
July 26, 2022
In the state of Tennessee, we have special regulations which allow the production and sale of “infused” alcoholic...
July 5, 2022
Attorney Curtis R. Harrington II, of Nashville-based law firm Belcher Sykes Harrington, has been appointed by Gov. Bill...
April 12, 2022
GOP Congresswoman Mace, a South Carolina Republican, has introduced the States Reform Act (SRA), which joins the MORE...
November 17, 2021
My wife and I are from Louisiana and are so thankful that our families and loved ones made it through Hurricane...
September 2, 2021
On July 1, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (“Metro”) imposed a fee increase to the...
August 5, 2021
Special thanks to my Loyal Lieutenant, Janelle Beasley, formerly of the Tennessee Department of Revenue, for authoring...
July 30, 2021
News
A TTB Trade Practice Investigation has resulted in an $850,000 Offer in Compromise for Illinois-based wholesalers, RN...
June 25, 2021
TTB information
In this article, I will discuss some of the laws and considerations pertaining to when a beer wholesaler is required to...
May 3, 2021
Beer Law
On Wednesday, April 14th, Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced that COVID restrictions applying to bars,...
April 16, 2021
COVID-19 Updates • Nashville Beer Info
On Monday, February 8, 2021, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission Director Russell Thomas released the below...
February 12, 2021
2021 is finally here – may it be a bit kinder on humankind than its predecessor. As we head into the New Year, it is...
January 1, 2021
COVID-19 Updates • General Alcohol Update • Legal requirements • Nashville Beer Info
Here at Belcher Sykes Harrington, PLLC, we hope that you are responsibly “poppin’ bottles” this holiday season...
November 30, 2020
General Alcohol Update • Liquor Law
Unless you have been living under a rock, in a primitive cabin in the Alaskan wilderness (can I visit?), or deep in the...
November 20, 2020
COVID-19 Updates
We handle a great deal of beer, wine and distilled spirits labeling and compliance work and we always love to share...
November 10, 2020
Beer Law • TTB information
On Thursday, August 13th, Nashville Mayor John Cooper stated that Nashville bars will be allowed to reopen on Monday,...
August 14, 2020
COVID-19 Updates • TABC Updates