Pennsylvania lawmakers approve sale of canned alcoholic drinks in grocery stores and more retailers

2024-12-26 11:58:49 source:lotradecoin profitability category:My

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians will be able to buy canned alcoholic drinks, called ready-to-drink cocktails, from a wider variety of retailers under legislation approved Thursday.

The state Senate approved the bill, 32-17, and sent it to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk.

Under the bill, the approximately 12,000 restaurants, bars, beer distributors, grocery stores and convenience stores that are already licensed to sell alcohol can get a special permit to sell the canned drinks. Under current law, only the state-owned wine and liquor stores are allowed to sell the canned drinks.

The bill restricts the sale of the drinks to before 11 p.m. and to drinks that have a lower alcohol content than 12.5%.

Ready-to-drink canned cocktails have boomed in popularity in recent years. Legislative analysts project the growing sales will bring in about $35 million a year in state revenue by the fiscal year of 2028-2029.

More:My

Recommend

Lil Durk suspected of funding a 2022 murder as he seeks jail release in separate case

As rapper Lil Durk seeks to be freed from jail on a $3 million bond, prosecutors charging him with a

Jason Carter on Jimmy Carter's strength of spirit

Former President Jimmy Carter has been in hospice care for a year, and yet, the 39th President of th

Russia says dual national California woman arrested over suspected treason for helping Ukraine's armed forces

Moscow — Russia's FSB security services said on Tuesday it had arrested a woman with dual U.S.-Russi