US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
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Re: US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
#2Good! Now let's do civil asset forfeiture.
Re: US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
#3I always thought the reason was that badly distilled drinks were dangerous.
Re: US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
#4FYI you can also grow psychedelic mushrooms at home in all 50 states legally. The precursors are legal
Re: US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
#5In Norway alcohol is very expensive, so many people distill at home illegally.
Every travel guide tells you to not accept home-distilled drinks, since they can be poisonous.
Re: US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
#6I always thought the reason was that badly distilled drinks were dangerous.
well, poisonous.
normal hooch is dangerous, too.
Re: US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
#7The article is devoid of any meaningful legal language. It is important to note that this ruling applies only to the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi as the fifth circuit is the court that decided this. That said, when parties bring cases to other federal circuit courts, they may cite this case. Frequently, circuit decisions can impact other district courts decisions.
Re: US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
#8In Norway alcohol is very expensive, so many people distill at home illegally. Every travel guide tells you to not accept home-distilled drinks, since they can be poisonous.
I visited Norway and was blown away by the price of alcohol. Given that the sun only comes out for a fraction of an hour in winter I struggled to believe it. At a local bar... (I think I was in trondheim?) I asked how they afforded booze? (it worked out to 15$ USD per pint), "We don't, but we do it anyways"
Re: US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
#9In Norway alcohol is very expensive, so many people distill at home illegally. Every travel guide tells you to not accept home-distilled drinks, since they can be poisonous.
Anything that decants below 78.4C is going to have methanol in it, I usually separate out the first 100ml or so that decants after 78.4C to play it safe.
I've been doing it for about 20 years, no poisoning cases yet. Home distillation has been legal in NZ since 1996.
Re: US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
#10I always thought the reason was that badly distilled drinks were dangerous.
I find this line of thinking fascinating considering how many things we do without a second thought (forced to drive for basic errands, etc.) that are orders of magnitude more dangerous.
Anyway, my point is that the people most at risk of poisoning themselves are those unfamiliar with the process. I'm pretty sure a ton of people were doing this anyway for non-commercial purposes without realizing an unenforced federal law even existed.