Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order directing the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) to use its revolving fund to buy back spirits in inventory at bars and restaurants across Michigan. The liquor must have been bought before March 16. Full price will be paid for the buyback.
Michigan’s 8,500 on-premises liquor licensees continue to make unprecedented sacrifices to help slow the spread of COVID-19 across our state,” Whitmer said in a release. “This buy-back program will help our bars and restaurants critical to Michigan’s economy weather the storm through this challenging time in our history.”
Whitmer ordered Michigan bars to close and people to stay at home March 16, the day before St. Patrick’s Day, one the industry’s busiest holidays.