Even before Prohibition, states and counties instituted laws related to the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol. Temperance advocates, bootleggers, religious wine producers, and consumers have all weighed in over the years, leading to a hodgepodge of regulations on a state-by-state and county- by-county level. Some of these mandates come from research and years of developing common sense…

Booze shelves in Mississippi are becoming increasingly empty as the state-run Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) grapples with a massive shipment backlog caused by warehouse issues. Business owners — from boutique wine shops to large casinos — are missing deliveries that, in some cases, amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars of inventory, Mississippi Today reported. Businesses are receiving just…