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Re:SF's Anchor Brewing Company shutting down after 127 years by ibejoeb on Thursday July 13, 2023 @11:29AM (#36710761)
> more likely it's just an effort to regulate alcohol that doesn't take into account the changes in the craft beer scene in the last couple of decades.

This isn't a law. It's an order that was issued just 3 years ago.

A bill to undo it--which should not even be necessary given it's not legislation--was passed unanimously by both houses of the state legislature. The governor is sitting on it and hasn't commented.

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Re:SF's Anchor Brewing Company shutting down after 127 years by mlyle on Thursday July 13, 2023 @01:11PM (#36712587)
> > effort to regulate alcohol

> This isn't a law.

Yes, this was why the word "regulate" was used.

> which should not even be necessary given it's not legislation

Lawmakers empower regulators to make ordinary rules without specifying every detail in laws. Sometimes lawmakers don't like what regulators do, though, and choose to exercise more direct oversight.

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