Members of a panel looking at the potential sale of wine and high-point beer in grocery and convenience stores abruptly ended their task Thursday by voting to hold no more meetings.

The decision was made after nearly two hours of sometimes heated discussion on the issue. The action means the task force, which was created earlier this year in a measure passed by the Legislature and was made up of members mostly opposed to changing the alcohol laws, will not have a recommendation on the proposal.

Several members said it became apparent after two meetings that both sides could not reach an agreement. Instead of continuing to meet and discuss the issue, they decided to disband.

“There's a lot of data and we're not going to recommend one way or the other which way we're going,” said Sen. Clark Jolley, chairman of the Joint Task Force on the Sale of Wine and Beer in Grocery Stores.