WSWA Chairman Calls on Beverage Alcohol Industry to Advocate for Safe, Effective Federal Cannabis Legalization, Regulation
WASHINGTON — Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA)’s longest-serving Chairman, Tom Cole, called upon colleagues across the beverage alcohol industry to support WSWA’s new policy position regarding the federal legalization and regulation of adult-use cannabis. In an address at the Association’s annual premiere-industry event, Access LIVE, Cole used yesterday’s opening remarks as a rally cry to the industry, urging colleagues to apply lessons learned in the safest, most diverse, and most competitive alcohol marketplace in the world to the emerging cannabis sector. “The beverage alcohol industry’s commitment to public health and safety is something that sets us apart from other consumer products,” said Cole. “We believe that the successful state-based regulatory model which has served America’s consumers and our industry so well, should be a part of the discussion… I call upon my industry colleagues to support our efforts and to lend your voice and experience to the conve...