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An inside look at Congress' hemp-derived THC death sentence

The Fingers Interview with Senator Tina Smith on how opponents "snuck" the ban into law, shady brands' "bullshit" products, and the industry's paths to redemption

Dave Infante

Free

Nov 19, 2025

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15 min read

Boomers vs. BeatBox

Plus: Back before lobbying devoured DC!

Dave Infante

Weekender

Costco's bottle-popping problem got a lot worse

Nov 16, 2025

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10 min read

Costco's bottle-popping problem got a lot worse

Plus: A US Senator is shitposting about Trump's THC ban!

Dave Infante

Are booze declines structural, cyclical... or a secret third thing?

Nov 12, 2025

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11 min read

Are booze declines structural, cyclical... or a secret third thing?

Plus: How the THC industry got rolled in Congress!

Dave Infante

Special Reports

How the THC industry got rolled in Congress

Nov 10, 2025

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8 min read

How the THC industry got rolled in Congress

After a weekend of deal-cutting on Capitol Hill, the booming industry is facing a de facto ban

Dave Infante

Weekender

Molson Coors is nursing a pricey hangover from the bourbon boom

Nov 9, 2025

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11 min read

Molson Coors is nursing a pricey hangover from the bourbon boom

Plus: More like Jai Goodbai, amirite?!

Dave Infante

Beer is on the wrong side of America's class war

Nov 5, 2025

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12 min read

Beer is on the wrong side of America's class war

Plus: The pain of never knowing your neighborhood bar!

Dave Infante

Weekender

Anheuser-Busch could use another TikTok psyop

Nov 2, 2025

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11 min read

Anheuser-Busch could use another TikTok psyop

Plus: Hemp’s strongest soldier makes his stand!

Dave Infante

Oct 29, 2025

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14 min read

The anatomy of a right-wing booze grift

Plus: Confessions of a former candy-and-beer pairer!

Dave Infante

Weekender

Napa's big embezzlement suit, now with 100% more arrest warrants

Oct 26, 2025

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10 min read

Napa's big embezzlement suit, now with 100% more arrest warrants

Plus: Big Soda's big ol' MAHA/MAHA mess!

Dave Infante

The tragedy that could remake the middle tier

Oct 22, 2025

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13 min read

The tragedy that could remake the middle tier

Plus: The sour side of a candy-coated beer aisle!

Dave Infante

Weekender

Calling a (shallower) bottom on liquor's sales slide

Oct 19, 2025

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11 min read

Calling a (shallower) bottom on liquor's sales slide

Plus: At least somebody is still buying vineyards, I guess?!

Dave Infante

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An inside look at Congress' hemp-derived THC death sentence

Boomers vs. BeatBox

Costco's bottle-popping problem got a lot worse

Are booze declines structural, cyclical... or a secret third thing?

How the THC industry got rolled in Congress

Molson Coors is nursing a pricey hangover from the bourbon boom

Beer is on the wrong side of America's class war

Anheuser-Busch could use another TikTok psyop

The anatomy of a right-wing booze grift

Napa's big embezzlement suit, now with 100% more arrest warrants

The tragedy that could remake the middle tier

Calling a (shallower) bottom on liquor's sales slide

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