Why 17 States Still Control Liquor Sales

The worst cartel's alcohol. Every single state there's a different law. >> In Ohio, you have to do things >> 17 control states. The control states means all sales, liquor stores are controlled by the state. So, you do a presentation and you go and talk to the board of the state. And these are the guys who actually decide if your product comes in or not. >> Very undemocratic. >> But, that you have to remember, it's it's like everything, you know? The alcohol was legalized in 1930 in the United States. Somebody have to make money out of it. >> Just look what happened now with my >> There's 17 states in America >> 17 states where liquor shops are owned by the government? >> Yes, sir. >> Which would you give me an example of some states you said? Ohio? Ohio? >> Uh Washington state just turn around, you know, the west coast is now is open market. Uh Pennsyl- Pennsylvania. >> Is owned by the state? >> Pennsylvania is owned by the state. >> You know what's interesting is when I was when I went to my visit my sister in California when I was 8 years old, the first time I went on a plane and I got to CVS the first day. I don't know if she went there to get diapers or wipes or I don't know get get toiletries for the house. And I'm walking I'm 8 years old and I was I think I was a half smart I was smart kid, whatever. I'm walking down the store in CVS and there's aisles full of alcohol. And in Crown Heights in Brooklyn where I lived, at that time it was all behind like bulletproof glass. >> They don't sell liquor in CVS. >> yes. No, he's right. >> Hard liquor. >> He's right. >> Hard liquor. >> Some of the some of the states >> saying is is that California, which is such a tight controlled state in 1995 when I was 8 years old and I went there, it was literally on the on the shelves in CVS. >> Some states allows you to have >> And then what I'm saying what I'm shocked is that it's a really really like socialist state, California, and there it was so easy. It was in the in the pharmacies. >> You can go to Texas today and Texas has something that is called B license, which means you own a restaurant me as a brand owner come and talk to you you cannot buy the product from me. You need to buy from a retailer. The retailer have to give you a discount because you are an on-premise account, a restaurant or bar. But I cannot sell it to you. >> So distributor cannot sell it. >> No. >> And you would think Texas is a democracy. >> That's why I pull you Texas as an example. >> You talk to me about the left side of California. I'm talking you to the extreme right in Texas. Correct. That's why it's so shocking. >> That's exactly right. But this is the law of the alcohol.