We see a new system that ensures a role for the existing ABC boards but streamlining those boards to one per county.

“The nonprofit group behind an advocacy campaign called Free Our Spirits NC says it aims to “modernize” the state’s Prohibition-era laws, which it says will improve customer and vendor experience with more choices and less regulatory burden.”

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A new statewide campaign is pushing to modernize North Carolina’s government-controlled liquor sales system, which organizers say has not kept up with the state’s growth.

“ A new push to overhaul North Carolina’s decades-old liquor laws is underway, as a coalition of advocates, business leaders, and community members launch a statewide campaign aimed at reshaping how spirits are sold and distributed.”