January 22, 2026
GrayRobinson is pleased to share Regulated Products Section Chair Elizabeth DeConti will join Women of the Vine and Spirits for a live chat on "The Future of Alcohol and Alternative Beverages Pending the Federal Hemp Ban."
This live chat will explore the expanding legal and operational issues created by the impending federal hemp ban as members of the hemp beverage industry navigate the next several months, and the alcohol beverage industry and alternative beverage industry experience the ripple effects. The discussion will examine the lack of clarity over hemp beverage regulation and the commercial challenges facing manufacturers as they seek stability in a rapidly changing regulatory landscape. Participants will also review current concerns facing all beverage manufacturers given ongoing regulatory developments, as well as considerations under review by retailers tracking the potential ban and state legislative reactions.
Based in the firm’s Tampa office, Elizabeth serves as a trusted advisor to clients in the ever-evolving alcohol beverage and food sectors. For more than 25 years, she has helped clients navigate all aspects of alcohol beverage and food law regulation, licensing, compliance, and promotion. Representing clients in front of state and federal courts and administrative agencies, her practice focuses on the rules, regulations, trends, and business best practices governing the marketing, sale, and consumption of malt beverages, wine, distilled spirits, and other regulated products. Her clients include major alcohol suppliers, wholesalers, national chain retailers, marketing companies, and other members of the hospitality industry.