Consumer Petition Supporting MD Direct Wine Shipping
Target:
Wine Drinkers
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I care about being able to have wine shipped directly to a Maryland address and support the passage of consumer direct wine ship legislation.
I care about being able to have wine shipped directly to a Maryland address and support the passage of consumer direct wine ship legislation.
We signed the "Consumer Petition Supporting MD Direct Wine Shipping" petition!
# 516:
8:53 am PST, Nov 5,
Bruce Kibbey, Maryland
It's time to move Maryland out of the stone age. I should be able to purchase beer/wine over the internet, the phone, and in my local grocery or convienience store. Stop protecting the distributors and liquor stores, they will be fine and adapt accordingly. FREE THE MARKET
It's time to move Maryland out of the stone age. I should be able to purchase beer/wine over the internet, the phone, and in my local grocery or convienience store. Stop protecting the distributors and liquor stores, they will be fine and adapt accordingly. FREE THE MARKET
# 515:
5:18 am PST, Nov 5,
Name not displayed, Maryland
Please also visit http://www.mbbwl.org to learn more about our cause.
Please also visit http://www.mbbwl.org to learn more about our cause.
# 514:
5:51 am PDT, Oct 28,
Sarah Pitre, Maryland
# 513:
1:04 pm PDT, Oct 27,
Jeffrey Leisenring, Maryland
I visited a Maryland winery last weekend and requested that they ship a case of wine to a friend of mine in New York. I was told that it was not legal due to Maryland's law not allowing other states' wines to be shipped here. I am sure that the $200 sale to the winery would have been welcomed. It is past time to change this 50 year+ law. Let's join the majority of the other states and allow limited wine volumes to be shipped into Maryland,
I visited a Maryland winery last weekend and requested that they ship a case of wine to a friend of mine in New York. I was told that it was not legal due to Maryland's law not allowing other states' wines to be shipped here. I am sure that the $200 sale to the winery would have been welcomed. It is past time to change this 50 year+ law. Let's join the majority of the other states and allow limited wine volumes to be shipped into Maryland,
# 512:
12:19 pm PDT, Oct 27,
Katie Warrington, Maryland
# 511:
5:04 am PDT, Oct 27,
Brendan McAdams, Maryland
This is simple. Please allow Marylanders the freedom of choice, the freedom of unrestricted commerce, and the freedom to better support local business.
This is simple. Please allow Marylanders the freedom of choice, the freedom of unrestricted commerce, and the freedom to better support local business.
# 510:
8:23 pm PDT, Oct 24,
Hugh Silcox, Maryland
# 509:
8:55 am PDT, Oct 24,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 508:
5:40 am PDT, Oct 24,
Harriet Silcox, Maryland
We import milk from other states, why not wine? Beer from other states, why not wine? Bourbon from other states, why not wine?
We import milk from other states, why not wine? Beer from other states, why not wine? Bourbon from other states, why not wine?
# 507:
12:02 pm PDT, Oct 16,
Lynn Bickley, Maryland
We moved to Maryland from a state that did allow direct wine shipping, and we used to order several cases per year. It was a secure and efficient service, which we wish we could still enjoy here in Maryland.
We moved to Maryland from a state that did allow direct wine shipping, and we used to order several cases per year. It was a secure and efficient service, which we wish we could still enjoy here in Maryland.
# 506:
6:41 am PDT, Oct 16,
Jay Silcox, Maryland
# 505:
5:04 am PDT, Oct 16,
Paulette Collier, Maryland
# 504:
3:27 am PDT, Oct 16,
John Hales, Maryland
# 503:
2:46 am PDT, Oct 16,
Patty Horst, Maryland
This must be an old law; really, how can you NOT allow wine shipments to particular states??? Are Maryland-ers somehow not responsible enough to have wine shipped to their homes while the people of other states are?
This must be an old law; really, how can you NOT allow wine shipments to particular states??? Are Maryland-ers somehow not responsible enough to have wine shipped to their homes while the people of other states are?
# 502:
9:51 am PDT, Oct 13,
Oren Kwiatek, Maryland
# 501:
8:54 am PDT, Oct 13,
Aletheia Payne, Maryland
# 500:
7:09 am PDT, Oct 13,
Heather Hurd, Maryland
Banning shipments of alcohol in Maryland suggests that lawmakers think this state's residents are children, irresponsible and incapable of adult functioning. As an avid wine consumer and a fan of local wineries, I stand ready to add significant income to the state's wineries with regular purchases.
Banning shipments of alcohol in Maryland suggests that lawmakers think this state's residents are children, irresponsible and incapable of adult functioning. As an avid wine consumer and a fan of local wineries, I stand ready to add significant income to the state's wineries with regular purchases.
# 499:
6:53 am PDT, Oct 11,
Anne Doyle, Maryland
As an occasional wine drinker, it is rediculous that residents of maryland cannot have wine shipped to their homes. Many other states allow for this practice. Please change this outdated and archaic law, so tax-paying, law abiding citizens may enjoy wine purchases just as residents of other states.
As an occasional wine drinker, it is rediculous that residents of maryland cannot have wine shipped to their homes. Many other states allow for this practice. Please change this outdated and archaic law, so tax-paying, law abiding citizens may enjoy wine purchases just as residents of other states.
# 498:
3:43 am PDT, Oct 8,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 497:
8:01 pm PDT, Oct 4,
Jonathan Hawks, Maryland
# 496:
1:24 pm PDT, Sep 28,
Bill Brandon, Maryland
# 495:
7:46 am PDT, Sep 28,
Kathy Collins, Washington
I find it ridiculous that I can't ship my daughter the bottle of wine bought for her when she was here visiting. She had no room in her suitcase, and so now the bottle just sits here.......
I find it ridiculous that I can't ship my daughter the bottle of wine bought for her when she was here visiting. She had no room in her suitcase, and so now the bottle just sits here.......
# 494:
8:40 am PDT, Sep 27,
Heather Bickling, Maryland
Please change the law in maryland to allow wine to be shipped to Maryland residents!
Please change the law in maryland to allow wine to be shipped to Maryland residents!
# 493:
6:55 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Darlene Mueller, Maryland
# 492:
12:33 pm PDT, Sep 26,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 491:
6:32 pm PDT, Sep 25,
Greg Gebhardt, Maryland
As an occasional wine drinker, I find this law absurd and archaic. As a consumer I regularly purchase some very fine Maryland wines, and I find it hard to believe that people in other states cannot have this wine shipped to them! I also believe that the amount of wine that would be shipped here from other states would be minimal at best. I regularly suppport my local wine/beer store, but how nice it would be to order something you can't get at your local store.
As an occasional wine drinker, I find this law absurd and archaic. As a consumer I regularly purchase some very fine Maryland wines, and I find it hard to believe that people in other states cannot have this wine shipped to them! I also believe that the amount of wine that would be shipped here from other states would be minimal at best. I regularly suppport my local wine/beer store, but how nice it would be to order something you can't get at your local store.
# 490:
3:34 pm PDT, Sep 25,
David Hewett, Maryland
# 489:
2:08 pm PDT, Sep 25,
James French, Maryland
Virtually everybody, businesses and individuals, benefit from freedom of commerce. Please change Maryland's laws to bring us into the 21st Century. There is no risk to underage purchasers because shippers require signature and proof of age. Wine is an agricultural product, intended to be enjoyed with food, hence the choices should be a free as our food is.
Virtually everybody, businesses and individuals, benefit from freedom of commerce. Please change Maryland's laws to bring us into the 21st Century. There is no risk to underage purchasers because shippers require signature and proof of age. Wine is an agricultural product, intended to be enjoyed with food, hence the choices should be a free as our food is.
# 488:
9:00 am PDT, Sep 24,
Al Cassinelli, Maryland
This is an important cause and I feel one that Maryland should repeal. I should freely be able to buy my wine where I choose. It would only help the state deficit.
This is an important cause and I feel one that Maryland should repeal. I should freely be able to buy my wine where I choose. It would only help the state deficit.
# 487:
11:55 am PDT, Sep 23,
Katherine Schmitt, Maryland
# 486:
11:32 am PDT, Sep 22,
Ross Vanderwert, Maryland
# 485:
10:29 am PDT, Sep 22,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 484:
8:13 am PDT, Sep 22,
Jennifer Hetrick, Maryland
I would love to be able to not only ship wine to myself from out of state wineries but to ship Maryland wine to family living outside Maryland.
I would love to be able to not only ship wine to myself from out of state wineries but to ship Maryland wine to family living outside Maryland.
# 483:
4:18 pm PDT, Sep 21,
Name not displayed, Maryland
When I visit wineries in California, I would like to be able to ship some wine to my home in Maryland. Trying to take it on the airplane is not an option since I usually travel with only a carry-on suitcase.
When I visit wineries in California, I would like to be able to ship some wine to my home in Maryland. Trying to take it on the airplane is not an option since I usually travel with only a carry-on suitcase.
# 482:
4:09 pm PDT, Sep 21,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 481:
4:15 pm PDT, Sep 20,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 480:
3:37 pm PDT, Sep 20,
Brenden Collins, Montana
# 479:
3:15 pm PDT, Sep 20,
Sandra Hills, Washington
# 478:
2:52 pm PDT, Sep 20,
Derek Dalton, Maryland
If anything, allowing the personal import and export of wine would increase sales and encourage economic growth.
If anything, allowing the personal import and export of wine would increase sales and encourage economic growth.
# 477:
2:35 pm PDT, Sep 20,
Melissa Boots, Maryland
Not only can I not have wine from other states sent to my home, friends can't have local Maryland wine sent to them in other states! The state could have increased revenue by allowing this to happen.
Not only can I not have wine from other states sent to my home, friends can't have local Maryland wine sent to them in other states! The state could have increased revenue by allowing this to happen.
# 476:
12:02 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Matthew Christoph, Maryland
# 475:
11:17 am PDT, Sep 19,
Luba Burrows, Maryland
# 474:
1:38 pm PDT, Sep 18,
Mary Ellen Gossard, Maryland
I like to try different wines and wineries when I travel. Surely having a few bottles a year shipped to my home is not an economic threat to local distributors and liquor stores.
I like to try different wines and wineries when I travel. Surely having a few bottles a year shipped to my home is not an economic threat to local distributors and liquor stores.
# 473:
7:38 am PDT, Sep 18,
Christine Cortezi, Maryland
# 472:
6:39 am PDT, Sep 18,
Brian Petzold, Maryland
Let's be fair.
Let's be fair.
# 471:
7:41 pm PDT, Sep 17,
Maxine Saunders, Maryland
I think it is time to bring control over alcoholic beverages back to the people. I should be able to travel and bring back or ship back wine from other states and from my own.
I think it is time to bring control over alcoholic beverages back to the people. I should be able to travel and bring back or ship back wine from other states and from my own.
# 470:
5:11 pm PDT, Sep 17,
Antonia Giardina, Maryland
I would like to be able to purchase my favorite wines from Portugal that are not available in my local wine stores and have them shipped to my home on MD.
I would like to be able to purchase my favorite wines from Portugal that are not available in my local wine stores and have them shipped to my home on MD.
# 469:
9:12 am PDT, Sep 17,
Kristopher Wright, Maryland
# 468:
10:09 am PDT, Sep 16,
Josephine Kingsley, Virginia
I strongly believe in this effort!
I strongly believe in this effort!
# 467:
9:21 am PDT, Sep 16,
Henry Hale, Maryland
PLEASE change the law! We should have the same rights as residents of other states!
PLEASE change the law! We should have the same rights as residents of other states!
# 466:
5:25 am PDT, Sep 16,
Barbara Snyder, Maryland
# 465:
4:49 am PDT, Sep 16,
Evie Baskin, Maryland
It's time to change the law.
It's time to change the law.
# 464:
7:00 pm PDT, Sep 15,
Anthony Laroux, Maryland
Allowing shipping of alcoholic beverages into Maryland is a win-win for the state and the consumer. The shipping of alcoholic beverages into Maryland in no way adversely impacts the health and safety of Maryland citizens with the proper controls in place.
Allowing shipping of alcoholic beverages into Maryland is a win-win for the state and the consumer. The shipping of alcoholic beverages into Maryland in no way adversely impacts the health and safety of Maryland citizens with the proper controls in place.
# 463:
5:06 pm PDT, Sep 15,
Louis Catalfo, Maryland
As an amateur winemaker for over 30 years and a wine enthusiast for longer, I find the laws of Maryland on securing interstate wines abominable, to say the least. It is high time that we allow the consumer to have their rightfull place as the ultimate purchaser and decision maker in this process.
As an amateur winemaker for over 30 years and a wine enthusiast for longer, I find the laws of Maryland on securing interstate wines abominable, to say the least. It is high time that we allow the consumer to have their rightfull place as the ultimate purchaser and decision maker in this process.
# 462:
1:11 pm PDT, Sep 15,
William D. Ritchie, Maryland
# 461:
12:26 pm PDT, Sep 15,
Lindsay Flower, Maryland
Dear Representative: I am an avid wine consumer and think that it is archaic how wine distribution is controlled in Maryland. These laws serve the oligopoly of wine distributors and their profits. It smacks of old fashioned Maryland "cronyism". Why should the consuming public not be afforded the choices of all of the wines that the United States produces? The argument that the opposition has put forth about protecting against underage drinking is specious. There are proven ways in the delivery system to require signature and identification at time of delivery. I find it laughable that they are using this argument...when the shipping cost alone for this method of delivery is approximately $5-6 per bottle. What person believes that a teen who wants a party is going to A) anticipate the need 7-10 days ahead, and B) be willing to spring for the extra shipping that this delivery method entails? It is a smoke screen to protect the special interests of this small group of distributors at the expense of both consumers and local wine retailers. The majority of the state's residents would benefit from such a change in the law. I also know that the huge donations to campaign funds of our elected officials has previously protected this small group of distributors. I believe that my elected official should vote based on the best choices for the citizens of Maryland and should not be "bullied" by this small but powerful oligopoly. I strongly urge you to vote with the Maryland electorate in mind and not these special interests. Lindsay Flower
Dear Representative: I am an avid wine consumer and think that it is archaic how wine distribution is controlled in Maryland. These laws serve the oligopoly of wine distributors and their profits. It smacks of old fashioned Maryland "cronyism". Why should the consuming public not be afforded the choices of all of the wines that the United States produces? The argument that the opposition has put forth about protecting against underage drinking is specious. There are proven ways in the delivery system to require signature and identification at time of delivery. I find it laughable that they are using this argument...when the shipping cost alone for this method of delivery is approximately $5-6 per bottle. What person believes that a teen who wants a party is going to A) anticipate the need 7-10 days ahead, and B) be willing to spring for the extra shipping that this delivery method entails? It is a smoke screen to protect the special interests of this small group of distributors at the expense of both consumers and local wine retailers. The majority of the state's residents would benefit from such a change in the law. I also know that the huge donations to campaign funds of our elected officials has previously protected this small group of distributors. I believe that my elected official should vote based on the best choices for the citizens of Maryland and should not be "bullied" by this small but powerful oligopoly. I strongly urge you to vote with the Maryland electorate in mind and not these special interests. Lindsay Flower
# 459:
10:07 am PDT, Sep 15,
Bernard Truffer, Maryland
# 458:
9:39 am PDT, Sep 15,
Stephen Stein, Maryland
The only opponents to supporting legalization of Maryland direct wine shipping legistlation are those groups and inviduals who fear competition that would naturally flow from consumer choice. There is no rational reason to oppose the legalization of direct shipping to or from Maryland.
The only opponents to supporting legalization of Maryland direct wine shipping legistlation are those groups and inviduals who fear competition that would naturally flow from consumer choice. There is no rational reason to oppose the legalization of direct shipping to or from Maryland.
# 457:
7:43 pm PDT, Sep 14,
Charles Myers, Maryland
Let's give everyone a fair chance to enjoy their favorite Maryland beverages, and give a boost to the hard working small businesses who make great beer and wine in Maryland. There is no good excuse to prohibit direct wine and beer shipments.
Let's give everyone a fair chance to enjoy their favorite Maryland beverages, and give a boost to the hard working small businesses who make great beer and wine in Maryland. There is no good excuse to prohibit direct wine and beer shipments.
# 456:
8:26 am PDT, Sep 14,
Carol Foxwell, Maryland
# 455:
11:10 am PDT, Sep 12,
Name not displayed, Washington
# 454:
4:12 am PDT, Sep 12,
Beverly Rodriguez, Maryland
As a wine lover, I have travelled the region as well as Australia and have not been able to ship anything back to my house due to these laws. I fully support legislature approving direct wine shipment to consumers!
As a wine lover, I have travelled the region as well as Australia and have not been able to ship anything back to my house due to these laws. I fully support legislature approving direct wine shipment to consumers!
# 453:
2:21 am PDT, Sep 12,
Leslie Palmisano, Maryland
# 452:
11:18 am PDT, Sep 11,
Martha Allen, Washington D.C.
As a wine buyer for a restaurant in DC I think that it would serve economy of the state of Maryland well to be able to ship wine directly to Maryland, Virginina and DC address. I support the passge of consumer direct wine ship legislation.
As a wine buyer for a restaurant in DC I think that it would serve economy of the state of Maryland well to be able to ship wine directly to Maryland, Virginina and DC address. I support the passge of consumer direct wine ship legislation.
# 451:
6:52 am PDT, Sep 11,
Darrel Dent, Maryland
