Geerlings & Wade - Cutting Through the Vines (2,787 words)

Pearce explains: "Louisiana passed legislation permitting a retailer to ship anywhere in the country, and we just chose to ship there from Illinois because it made the most sense for us. From our California warehouse we ship to other reciprocal states west of Illinois. Then we ship from Connecticut to Rhode Island and New Hampshire, because they've opened [themselves] as direct shipment states."