SC: Senate May Consider Alcohol Training for Servers, Bartenders
SC: Senate May Consider Alcohol Training for Servers, Bartenders freetimes By Eva Moore February 22, 2017 The Senate could take up a bill that would require everyone who serves alcohol in South Carolina to undergo training on how to spot and deal with drunk people and avoid serving underage people. Dubbed Alli’s Law, the bill […]
MT: Spirits for seniors? Bill would let retirement homes purchase liquor licenses
MT: Spirits for seniors? Bill would let retirement homes purchase liquor licenses KULR News 8 By Evelyn Schultz, Reporter February 21, 2017 GREAT FALLS, Mont. – One state representative is hoping to “Make Retirement Homes Great Again” one liquor license at a time. Rep. Adam Hertz says HB430 would let retirement communities purchase liquor licenses and […]
Minnesota: Minnesota House votes to dump 159-year-old ban on Sunday liquor sales
Minnesota: Minnesota House votes to dump 159-year-old ban on Sunday liquor sales Source: Pioneer Press By CHRISTOPHER MAGAN February 20, 2017 Minnesotans who enjoy a bloody Mary over brunch or a cold beer during a Vikings game have pushed for years to scrap the state’s 159-year-old ban on Sunday liquor sales, and on […]
Just half a pint of beer a week increases risk of heart disease – new study
Just half a pint of beer a week increases risk of heart disease – new study Source: The Telegraph Henry Bodkin 20 FEBRUARY 2017 Drinking just half a pint of beer a week is enough to stiffen people’s arteries and put them at greater risk of heart disease, a new study has found. […]
On this day in 1933: Congress strikes the first blow in the fight to kill Prohibition
On this day in 1933: Congress strikes the first blow in the fight to kill Prohibition Source: The Telegraph Dominic Selwood 20 FEBRUARY 2017 In January 1919, the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbade, “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors”. It came into force exactly a year later, with the National Prohibition […]
United Kingdom: Sociable Britons spending more on eating and drinking out
United Kingdom: Sociable Britons spending more on eating and drinking out Smoking and drinking at home declines as focus shifts to restaurants and hotels, study finds Source: FT by: Gemma Tetlow, Economics Correspondent FEBRUARY 16, 2017 Britons are spending more on eating and drinking out but less on alcohol at home and […]
Guinness enters Maryland lawmakers’ beer debate
Guinness enters Maryland lawmakers’ beer debate Source: The Baltimore Sun Pamela Wood February 19, 2017 A battle over beer is brewing in Annapolis. State lawmakers are faced with competing proposals to change the rules for breweries, which have exploded in popularity in recent years as drinkers turn away from mass-produced corporate beers […]
Oregon says no to cannabis-infused alcohol
Oregon says no to cannabis-infused alcohol Source: The Oregonian By Lizzy Acker February 17, 2017 We can put marijuana in our ice cream and our ice cream in booze, but when it comes to marijuana in our booze, Oregonians are out of luck. That’s because earlier this month the the Oregon Liquor […]
No excuses’ for retailers caught fraudulent booze
‘No excuses’ for retailers caught fraudulent booze Talking Retail February 16, 2017 Retailers will have “no excuses” if they get caught selling illegal alcohol products after the government’s Alcohol Wholesale Registration Scheme (AWRS) kicks in from 1 April, according to Bestway Wholesale. The scheme puts the onus on retailers to prove they are […]
DrinkSense campaign urges Albertans to booze in moderation
DrinkSense campaign urges Albertans to booze in moderation Edmonton Journal By Claire Theobald February 15, 2017 The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission is hoping a new game will make young adults take responsible drinking seriously. In its latest DrinkSense campaign, the liquor commission is bringing a two-metre-tall Drinko game to campuses across Alberta […]