FL: Florida beach city voters will decide on alcohol sales limit
FL: Florida beach city voters will decide on alcohol sales limit The News & Observer The Associated Press June 8, 2017 MIAMI BEACH, FLA. – Voters will decide whether alcohol sales should be limited following fatal Memorial Day weekend shootings in a Florida beach city. The Miami Herald reports (http://hrld.us/2rMnhcj ) that Miami […]
Founder Of $3 Billion Total Wine & More Discusses His Career And His Future In Politics
Founder Of $3 Billion Total Wine & More Discusses His Career And His Future In Politics (Excerpt) Source: Forbes Peter High June 12, 2017 David Trone has been on a mission for quite some time. First, that mission took the form of entrepreneurship, then philanthropy, and finally politics. He learned entrepreneurship at the […]
Drinking in pregnancy tied to subtle changes in babies’ faces
Drinking in pregnancy tied to subtle changes in babies’ faces GMA News Online By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters June 10, 2017 (Reuters Health) — Women who drink even a little bit of alcohol during pregnancy may be more likely than other mothers to have babies with slight facial abnormalities that have been linked to developmental problems, […]
NE: State Patrol says trickery not used in compliance checks
NE: State Patrol says trickery not used in compliance checks Patrol says minors are told to dress normally when testing to see if businesses will sell them alcohol The Grand Island Independent By Jeff Bahr June 10, 2017 Some people believe law enforcement uses subterfuge in testing to see whether businesses sell alcohol to minors. […]
KS: Brownback signs bill allowing ‘common consumption areas’ for liquor
KS: Brownback signs bill allowing ‘common consumption areas’ for liquor LJWorld.com By Peter Hancock June 7, 2017 TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback signed legislation Wednesday allowing cities and counties to designate areas where people can carry alcoholic beverages outside the premises of the restaurant or bar that served the drinks. The bill was […]
India: Kerala dilutes liquor policy; over 700 bars set to reopen
India: Kerala dilutes liquor policy; over 700 bars set to reopen WION News June 9, 2017 India’s southern Kerala state on Thursday (June 08) amended its existing liquor policy, allowing three and four star hotels to acquire licenses to sell liquor. In 2014, the then provincial government had brought in a significant change […]
Lithuania: Last orders for Lithuanian teenagers as government cracks down on alcohol
Lithuania: Last orders for Lithuanian teenagers as government cracks down on alcohol Heavy-drinking Lithuania plans to introduce most prohibitive alcohol laws in Europe, but young people aren’t complaining The Guardian By Daniel Boffey in Vilnius June 9, 2017 Opposite the Keulė Rūkė bar and BBQ joint near the main train station in Lithuania’s capital, […]
The Vodka-Red-Bull Placebo Effect
The Vodka-Red-Bull Placebo Effect People take more risks when downing caffeine-and-alcohol cocktails—but only if they know what they’re drinking. The Atlantic By Veronique Greenwood June 8, 2017 Mixing an energy drink with alcohol might seem fairly innocuous, but it has been linked with ugly tendencies. A 2013 study found that people were twice as […]
How Dry I Am: Why the Super Bowl Will Remain Liquor-Free
How Dry I Am: Why the Super Bowl Will Remain Liquor-Free Advertising Age By Anthony Crupi June 8, 2017 If the NFL’s recent decision to lift its longstanding ban on liquor advertisementsis likely to make the upcoming season a slightly more bibulous affair, football fans shouldn’t expect to see the hard stuff on the […]
After Decades Of ‘Beer Babe’ Commercials, Liquor Ads Could Improve NFL’s Gender Relations (Excerpt)
After Decades Of ‘Beer Babe’ Commercials, Liquor Ads Could Improve NFL’s Gender Relations (Excerpt) Forbes By Tara Nurin, Contributor June 9, 2017 When the National Football League (NFL) announced last week that it would try allowing spirits companies to run commercials during games for the first time in league history, it announced a long […]