Scott Lloyd

Check out Scott Lloyd's Saturday Side Hustle: Covid19 and America’s Small Businesses!

Saturday Side Hustle: COVID-19 and America’s Small Businesses In view of what is happening globally and locally in response to the coronavirus, I thought it would be a good idea this week to share something topical in that regard.A hearing, The Impact of Coronavirus on America’s Small Businesses, was held on Tuesday of this week by the House Committee on

Why don’t more pickles have catchy names or, at least, suggestive ones? Check out my blog, The Saturday Side Hustle: The Pickle Adventure Continues, to find out why I have decided to name my own pickles!!

Saturday Side Hustle: The Pickle Adventure Continues! Why don’t more pickles have catchy names or, at least, suggestive ones? Those of you who read this blog know that I get a kick out of trademarks, hence the question. I feel like people who launch into culinary ventures of any kind have to be somewhat creative, so I’m puzzled by the lack of amuse

Some of the fog around CBD regulation may soon be lifted. Mitch McConnell just submitted a draft to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture that, if adopted, would require the FDA to provide a report on its enforcement policy progress within 90 days and within 120 days, submit a policy of enforcement for products containing CBD falling within the definition of h**p that came with the 2018 Farm Bill. This mandate comes just over two months from the closing of the public comment period on the topic that followed the FDA public hearing on the regulation of cannabis products. It looks like this would be intended to be an interim policy guidance that remains effective while the FDA develops a more permanent regulatory framework, a process that former Director Scott Gottlieb once said could take years. This move by McConnell appears not unrelated to the financial industry's continued call for guidance that would allow investment in the CBD industry (legislation has been introduced fairly recently that addresses some of the uncertainty associated with the financing of CBD businesses). It will be interesting to see if the Subcommittee adopts McConnell's proposed language, and even more interesting to see what the FDA can come up with in six months if pressed!

Saturday Sidebar: Alcohol Regulations in The Old Line State

Saturday Sidebar: Alcohol Regulations in The Old Line State I’ll begin with The Old Line State of Maryland – because that’s where I live. By the way, I thought that nickname was a reference to the Mason-Dixon line, but according to a trusted source (the Internet), the nickname pays homage to the Maryland Line, which were Revolutionary War troops. You l

Challenges in the Alcoholic Beverage Industry

The Saturday Side Bar: Challenges in the Alcoholic Beverage Industry