Long ago the US government banned moonshine, saying it was for health reasons. (some truth) but the main reason was tax revenue. Taxes, taxes taxes, that's the name of the game. Now in a state that does not have an income tax like we enjoy, (enjoy?) that state will find a way, given time and imagination, to tax any and everything. Gotta have money to give us the things we want and don't want to pay for out of our front pockets. But from the kindness of their hearts, the state government will give us this things. Round and round the money goes.