California: State legislators pass bill allowing hair salons to serve alcohol
California: State legislators pass bill allowing hair salons to serve alcohol Source: The Daily Californian September 6, 2016 Berkeley barbershops and beauty salons are one step closer to being able to legally serve alcohol to customers after the state Assembly passed AB-1322 on Aug. 22. Authored by Assemblymembers Tom Daly (D-Anaheim) and […]
New Mexico: Group calls for alcohol tax increase to help balance state budget
New Mexico: Group calls for alcohol tax increase to help balance state budget Source: The New Mexican By Bruce Krasnow September 6, 2016 A public policy group that looks at the social costs of excessive drinking is asking Gov. Susana Martinez and legislators to increase the alcohol tax by 25 cents a drink […]
Fabric nightclub to shut down after police concerns over drugs as clubgoers react with shock and anger
Fabric nightclub to shut down after police concerns over drugs as clubgoers react with shock and anger Source: The Telegraph 7 September 2016 One of London’s biggest nightclubs is to shut after its licence was revoked, sparking an outpouring of shock and anger over the decision. Representatives of Fabric nightclub gathered at […]
Indonesia Is Pushed to Ban Alcohol for Health of Bodies, if Not Souls (Excerpt)
Indonesia Is Pushed to Ban Alcohol for Health of Bodies, if Not Souls (Excerpt) Source: New York Times By JOE COCHRANE SEPT. 2, 2016 I.B. Agung Partha foresees an apocalypse, as he put it, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. The threat is not a plague of locusts, nor one of […]
UK govt to discuss alcohol delivery services
UK govt to discuss alcohol delivery services Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 5th September, 2016 The UK parliament’s House of Lords is to discuss drinks industry issues with off-trade and licensing bodies, covering home delivery, street drinking and under-age sales. Initially introduced to “provide greater freedom” to the hospitality and […]
Washington: Study finds many who voted to privatize liquor sales in Washington would now vote differently
Washington: Study finds many who voted to privatize liquor sales in Washington would now vote differently Washingtonians may not have voted to privatize liquor sales if they’d been able to see the effects of the law, a new study suggests. Source: The Spokesman Review September 7th According to an article published in […]
Carrie Nation, M.D.?
Carrie Nation, M.D.?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” / The neo-prohibitionists are on the march. Source: the weekly Standard By Kevin R. Kosar Sep 12, 2016 To a degree, the British government’s recent freak-out over alcohol is understandable. The nation’s tabloids regularly carry stories featuring individuals getting falling-down drunk and doing […]