Name Brand MJ from Microsoft?? What do you all think?

Trousers · May 31, 2013

minnesmoker said:
You should probably look into that claim, before asserting it. Making moonshine is not illegal, as long as you adhere to fire codes, etc. You don't need any license or permit -- you are just restricted on how much you can make per year. The same as beer and wine.

lol

You should probably look into that claim, before asserting it. For a regular person to make spirits, it is very, very difficult and costly. Most people could not do it legally.

You cannot produce spirits for beverage purposes without paying taxes and without prior approval of paperwork to operate a distilled spirits plant. [See 26 U.S.C. 5601 & 5602 for some of the criminal penalties.] There are numerous requirements that must be met that make it impractical to produce spirits for personal or beverage use. Some of these requirements are paying excise tax, filing an extensive application, filing a bond, providing adequate equipmentto measure spirits, providing suitable tanks and pipelines, providing a separate building (other than a dwelling) and maintaining detailed records, and filingreports. All of these requirements are listed in 27 CFR Part 19.
Spirits may be produced for non-beverage purposes for fuel use only without payment of tax, but you also must file an application, receive TTB's approval, and follow requirements, such as construction, use, records and reports.

minnesmoker said:
The cracker side of my family

That explains a lot.

minnesmoker said:
ran shine way back in the day (to dry cities/counties.) They had stills all set up, legally, and without need of a license because they produced "small, personally consumable amounts" in a "wet" county. (yeah, right on the legal amount, but the Feds left 'em alone) and then ran it deep into the dry counties up in the Ozarks.

Cool story Hansel.

slowbus · May 31, 2013

minnesmoker said:
You should probably look into that claim, before asserting it. Making moonshine is not illegal, as long as you adhere to fire codes, etc. You don't need any license or permit -- you are just restricted on how much you can make per year. The same as beer and wine.

The cracker side of my family ran shine way back in the day (to dry cities/counties.) They had stills all set up, legally, and without need of a license because they produced "small, personally consumable amounts" in a "wet" county. (yeah, right on the legal amount, but the Feds left 'em alone) and then ran it deep into the dry counties up in the Ozarks.

Did you know that you can also grow tobacco, legally, anywhere in the states? It's actually fairly easy, and only a few plants are needed to keep you dying slowly all year. Again, you can only grow enough for a "reasonable personal amount."

You can legally grow and/or manufacture the two most deadly commonly consumed legal substances. (I'd say uncontrolled -- as in non-prescription, but I don't want to argue about the 18/21 requirements for them.)

where I live you get in way more trouble making booze then growing dope,fwiw