Booze bottles might be more dangerous than the alcohol inside them
Booze bottles might be more dangerous than the alcohol inside them Source: https://bgr.com/ Mike Wehner June 29th, 2019 Alcoholic beverages are carefully controlled and their distribution is strictly regulated. Unfortunately, the typically fancy bottles that various spirits, beer, and wine come in might be hiding some rather serious dangers of their own. A new study that […]
Raise your glasses! Beer goggles really DO exist, study reveals
Raise your glasses! Beer goggles really DO exist, study reveals Study found couple of beers is all it takes for men to find more women attractive Drinkers were less prejudicial about whether fatter women were desirable or not Findings back up the beer goggles effect, coined to describe alcohol’s impact Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ 29 June 2019 Scientists […]
Supreme Court Affirms Police Can Order Blood Drawn From Unconscious DUI Suspects
Supreme Court Affirms Police Can Order Blood Drawn From Unconscious DUI Suspects Source: NPR NINA TOTENBERG June 29, 2019 In a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Wisconsin law that says motorists have given implied consent to having blood drawn. The Supreme Court has ruled that police may, without a warrant, order blood […]
VA: ‘Don’t drink and kill’: MADD VA launches new victim focused campaign
VA: ‘Don’t drink and kill’: MADD VA launches new victim focused campaign NBC 12 By Karina Bolster June 27, 2019 RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Virginia and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles launches a new victim focused campaign to stop impaired driving throughout the year. With one week until the 4th […]
Australia: Moonshine producers targeted by ATO raids
Australia: Moonshine producers targeted by ATO raids Yahoo! Finance By Lucy Dean June 27, 2019 The Australian Taxation Office has taken a leaf out of Prohibition-era America’s book, conducting a spate of raids on suspected moonshiners last week. More than 70 ATO staff have visited several sites in Victoria related to suspected illegal alcohol production […]
Casual Alcohol Use Has Been Linked to Several Major Cancers—So Where’s the Campaign?
Casual Alcohol Use Has Been Linked to Several Major Cancers—So Where’s the Campaign? Here’s what your doctor probably isn’t telling you. Health By Maggie O’Neill June 27, 2019 Public health campaigns have warned us for years to kick tobacco to the curb. And with good reason: Up to 90% of lung cancer cases in the US […]
Supreme Court ruling could boost retail alcohol sales
Supreme Court ruling could boost retail alcohol sales GroceryDive By Krishna Thakker June 27, 2019 Dive Brief: In a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court put an end to Tennessee’s liquor license laws that required an individual to be a resident of the state for at least two years in order to get a one-year […]
Three-Tier System vs. Two-Day Delivery — SCOTUS Ruling Could Impact Sales, Shipping of Booze
Three-Tier System vs. Two-Day Delivery — SCOTUS Ruling Could Impact Sales, Shipping of Booze Good Beer Hunting Words by Bryan Roth June 27, 2019 In a 7-2 ruling Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision that could have wide-ranging and long-lasting impact on the country’s system for selling and shipping alcohol. For decades, […]
Millennials have sparked a sober revolution, and alcohol brands are starting to notice
Millennials have sparked a sober revolution, and alcohol brands are starting to notice Many are embracing the #SoberLife and companies are capitalizing on it with a raft of sober events, products and so many hashtags The Washington Post By Laura Reiley June 27, 2019 It’s everywhere you look these days: #SoberCurious, #SoberIsSexy, #SoberLife and #SoberSaturday. There […]
Supreme Court Takes the Last Teeth Out of the 21st Amendment
Supreme Court Takes the Last Teeth Out of the 21st Amendment Source: Beer Business Daily June 28, 2019 The Supreme Court has delivered its opinion on the big Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. vs. Thomas case. The case as you may recall involved Tennessee retailers and out-of-state retailer Total Wine, and sought to clear […]