NM: New Mexico city eyes banning miniature liquor bottles
NM: New Mexico city eyes banning miniature liquor bottles Myhighplains.com By Associated Press May 27, 2019 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A northwestern New Mexico city is examining if it can ban the sale of miniature liquor bottles littering the grounds across town. Farmington Mayor Nate Duckett recently asked City Attorney Jennifer Breakell to investigate if […]
Young people are drinking less alcohol; here’s why
Young people are drinking less alcohol; here’s why Source: https://www.marinij.com/ By ALASTAIR BLAND May 28, 2019 When you’re drinking, Big Brother is watching. Other people’s cellphones, not to mention our own, snap images of us incessantly, and a great deal of these photos wind up on the internet, whether we know it, or like it, or […]
LA: Beer to your front door? Alcohol delivery bills advance in legislature.
LA: Beer to your front door? Alcohol delivery bills advance in legislature. KPLC TV By Matt Houston May 14, 2019 BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Two bills that would allow retailers to deliver alcohol to doorsteps are now headed to the Senate floor after a judiciary committee approved the bill Tuesday, May 14. Belle Chasse Republican […]
HI: Maui Residents Push Back On Loosening Liquor Laws
HI: Maui Residents Push Back On Loosening Liquor Laws Allowing restaurants to sell take-out booze is the latest in a series of controversial proposals. “We don’t want Maui to turn into Las Vegas,” says one critic. Honolulu Civil Beat By Brittany Lyte May 15, 2019 The newest in a series of major proposed changes to rules […]
South Carolina: ‘Dramatic’ change in state liquor license policies could affect thousands of SC bars
South Carolina: ‘Dramatic’ change in state liquor license policies could affect thousands of SC bars Source: https://www.thestate.com/ BY JEFF WILKINSON MAY 23, 2019 South Carolina bars, dance clubs and all other businesses that serve alcoholic drinks to customers will have to start proving they also serve a certain amount of food before their liquor licenses will […]
Binge Drinking Causing Increase in Liver Disease Among Millennials
Binge Drinking Causing Increase in Liver Disease Among Millennials Experts are warning of a potential public health crisis fueled by binge-drinking millennials. Healthline Written by Roz Plater May 14, 2019 Experts are warning of a potential public health crisis fueled by binge-drinking millennials. Debilitating liver disease is a potential long-term consequence. Excess drinking can also […]
NV: Nevada State Assembly Passes 24-7 Sobriety Program Act
NV: Nevada State Assembly Passes 24-7 Sobriety Program Act On Monday, the Nevada State Assembly Passed the 24-7 Sobriety and Drug Monitoring Program Act. The bill is modeled after a Safe-And-Sober program used in Washoe County. The bill is for people with less serious DUI’s, not those who face manslaughter or other felonies. KTVN News 2 […]
United Kingdom: 1,000 children a year brain damaged by alcohol in the womb in Greater Manchester
United Kingdom: 1,000 children a year brain damaged by alcohol in the womb in Greater Manchester Bury Times By Nick Jackson, Reporter May 21, 2019 A THOUSAND children are born a year with brain damage in Greater Manchester because their mums drank while expecting – now health bosses have launched a pilot to end the “hidden […]
MT: Big Sky considers taxing convenience store alcohol
MT: Big Sky considers taxing convenience store alcohol NBC Montana by Larisa Casillas May 22, 2019 BOZEMAN, Mont. — Buying a beer or wine at the corner convenience store in Big Sky could soon cost people more. Already when dining in Big Sky any alcohol consumed is taxed. Those taxes go towards the Resort Tax Fund, which […]
Canada: Ford Government Amends Liquor License Act Allowing People To Drink Earlier
Canada: Ford Government Amends Liquor License Act Allowing People To Drink Earlier inBrampton By Rajpreet Sahota May 22, 2019 The Ontario Government has made a number of regulations to the Liquor License Act – including the permission to sell and serve alcohol at 9 a.m every day of the week. According to a press release by the […]