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* subject to change, please verify the most recent codes for your state

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NEWS

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Feb 21
2 min

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solventdirect

Feb 21
1 min

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The specialty (high purity gas) industry has typically used “Specialty Gas Valves” that are Diaphragm Packless design. The diaphragm...

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Solvent Direct

Dec 22, 2020
2 min

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Dec 10, 2020
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Dec 1, 2020
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Solvent Direct

Nov 22, 2020
6 min

The Rise of Cannabis Extraction Labs

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LB Shontz

Nov 9, 2020
1 min

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Solvent Direct

Oct 29, 2020
5 min

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LB Shontz

Oct 15, 2020
1 min

MEMO: Denatured Ethanol Purity

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Solvent Direct

Oct 1, 2020
2 min

VALVE SAFETY BULLETIN

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REGULATIONS BY STATE

CONNECTICUT

Cannabis Laws - Connecticut has medical marijuana laws. Learn more here. Alcohol Import Laws- There are no state permit requirements for non-beverage industrial use alcohol in Connecticut at this time, unless it is for lab or research. In this case, please email us your permit and we’ll get your order processed. For more information visit.

GEORGIA

Cannabis Laws - Visit the NORML website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Permits may be obtained for serious commercial requests. Please visit the GA Department of Revenue website to learn more.

HAWAII

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the State of Hawaii, Deparment of Health website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Please visit the Honolulu Liquor Commission website for more information. The Island of Hawaii and Maui require an "Alcohol Purchase Permit." We are currently shipping to solvent to Hawaii. Please email us for more information.

IDAHO

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Idaho Office of Drug Policy to learn more. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents in Idaho must obtain a "Special Alcohol Permit Application and Application to Purchase High Proof Ethyl Alcohol" from Idaho State Liquor Division. Form must be renewed yearly and can be found here.

ILLINOIS

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Illinois Policy website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents of Illinois need to follow a two-step procedure to be compliant in this state. 1. Complete the "APPLICATION FOR STATE OF ILLINOIS NON-BEVERAGE USER’S ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR LICENSE" from the Illinois liquor commission. The application can be found here. 2. Once liquor license is accepted, fill out RL-4 and send to Illinois Dept. of Revenue.

IOWA

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Iowa Department of Public Health website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Please visit the State of Iowa Alcholic Beverages Division to learn more.

KANSAS

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Kansas Deparment of Agriculture website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents of Kansas must fill out the “Non-Beverage Permit” and provide back to the ABC within 10 days along with a copy of the invoice. More information can be found here.

KENTUCKY

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the NORML webpage here for cannabis law information. Alcohol Import Laws - Please visit the Alcoholic Beverage Control Public Protection Cabinet website here.

MAINE

Cannabis Laws - Pleaes visit the Maine State Legislature website to learn more. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents in Maine are required to obtain two permits in order to purchase alcohol.
More information can be found here.

MARYLAND

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents in Maryland must apply for a "Non-Beverage Permit." Follow the link below from the Comptroller of Maryland here.

MASSACHUSETTS

Cannabis Manufacture Laws - Learn More Alcohol Import Laws - Due to prohibitive state liquor laws, you must import your own personal supply of alcohol into Massachusetts for use and not for resale, you must apply for a permit under Section 22A of Chapter 138. Read more here.

MICHIGAN

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents of Michigan require two permits in order to purchase alcohol: 1. "Manufacturer & Wholesaler License & Permit Application"
2. "Release of Alcohol or Alcoholic Beverages for Commercial Use"

MINNESOTA

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Minnesota Legislature website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Only a licensed business in the state of Minnesota may apply for an "APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO PURCHASE AND/ OR POSSESS ETHYL ALCOHOL AND/OR DISTILLED SPIRITS" from the Minnesota Licensing Department of Public Safely Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement. This is for non-beverage, industrial and manufacturing purposes only.

MISSISSIPPI

Cannabis Laws - Please learn more about Mississippi Medical Marijuana Amendment (2020) here. Alcohol Import Laws - Please visit the Mississippi Department of Revenue website here.

MONTANA

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Montana Department of Health and Human Services website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents in Montana must obtain an "Authorization to Purchase" from the Montana Department of Revenue.

NEBRASKA

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Nebraska Cannabis Legalization Initiative website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Please visit the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission website rules and regulations here.

NEVADA

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Nevada Department of Taxation website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents in Nevada are required to have a “Permissible Persons Permit” from the state of Nevada Department of Taxation. Permits are issued on a fiscal year basis and are renewed upon written request and can be found here.

NORTH DAKOTA

Cannabis Laws- Please learn more here or visit the NORML website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Please visit the North Dakota Alcohol Tax Forms & Instructions website here.

OKLAHOMA

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents in Oklahoma need to obtain an "Industrial License" in order to purchase alcohol.

OREGON

Cannabis Laws - Visit Oregon.gov website to learn more here. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents in Oregon must send an "Industrial Alcohol Authority Application" to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC). Come check out our new location in Grants Pass Oregon by calling 1-833-Pure-Gas!

PENNSYLVANIA

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents in Pennsylvania need to apply for a "License to Purchase Alcohol".

RHODE ISLAND

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the New England.com website here. Alcohol Import Laws - Please learn more about the Liquor Enforcement and Compliance of Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation here.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the website of Furteral & Nelson Charleston Law firm here. Alcohol Import Laws - Please visit the South Carolina Department of Revenue website here.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Cannabis Laws - Please visit NORML for more information. Alcohol Import Laws - Please visit the South Dakota Deaprtment of Revenue website here.

TEXAS

Cannabis Laws - Please see this article from the Texas Tribune. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents of Texas will need an "Industrial License" to purchase alcohol. License must be filled out and box for "Industrial" checked.

UTAH

Cannabis Laws - Please visit the Utah Medical Cannabis Program here. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents in Utah need to obtain a "Special Use Permit" from the Utah Liquor Control Board. There are several different categories in which alcohol uses are categorized.
Generally, our customers will fall under the Industrial/Manufacturing permit.

VERMONT

Cannabis Laws - Check out this article from the Burlington Free Press. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents of Vermont must fill out an "Application for Permit to Purchase Alcohol" and submit it to the address provided on the application form.

VIRGINIA

Cannabis Laws - Check out this article from the Virgina Mercury. Alcohol Import Laws - Residents in Virginia must go to the Virginia Department of Alcohol Control and fill out 2 permits: "Application for a Permit to Purchase Industrial Alcohol" and "Industrial Use Permitee Order and Permit for Transportation of Alcohol".