New Hampshire’s Governor has ordered state-run liquor stores to pull Russian vodka _and_ Russian branded vodka from the shelves.[1] So a product made entirely o

New Hampshire’s Governor has ordered state-run liquor stores to pull Russian vodka _and_ Russian branded vodka from the shelves.[1] So a product made entirely outside of Russia where not a single cent of profit finds its way back to Russia is still removed under the order if it uses Russian “branding”: > Products that use the words 'Russia' or 'Russian' in the brand name, advertising, or product description—along with products that depict Russian architecture or symbols colloquially associated with Russia—are all considered to be Russian-branded products and have been removed under the Governor's Executive Order[2] It’s hard to see how that’s anything other than emotional. And, I would imagine, illegal. [1](PDF)https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/inline-documents/sonh/2022-2.pdf https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/in... [2]https://www.newsweek.com/vodka-brands-remind-they-arent-russian-based-more-states-move-bans-1683716 https://www.newsweek.com/vodka-brands-remind-they-arent-russ...