OH: Efforts to fight teen alcohol use showing results
OH: Efforts to fight teen alcohol use showing results Morning Journal By Katie White, Staff Writer March 26, 2018 EAST PALESTINE — A federal grant awarded to the Family Recovery Center in 2011 is still being used to combat alcohol use among youth. Brenda Foor of the FRC and ADAPT Coalition said the county has […]
Changing Attitudes: Underage drinking is not a ‘rite of passage’
Changing Attitudes: Underage drinking is not a ‘rite of passage’ Post Independent By Carolyn Hardin March 24, 2018 The month of April is designated as national Alcohol Awareness Month, and Mountain Family Health Centers would like to provide education on the dangers of underage drinking and drug use and disavow the notion that participation in […]
Drunk shopping costs Brits £4.46 billion annually
Drunk shopping costs Brits £4.46 billion annually Source: The Spirits Business by Melita Kiely 19th March, 2018 Spontaneous purchases while under the influence of alcohol are costing Britons an estimated £4.46 billion (US$6.23bn) every year. According to a study commissioned by price comparison site Finder UK, nearly half of the British adult […]
MI: Legislature loosens liquor restrictions for veteran clubs
MI: Legislature loosens liquor restrictions for veteran clubs ABC 12 By Associated Press March 20, 2018 LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan legislators say veterans affiliated with a private club or fraternal organization should be permitted to drink at whatever location they please. The Senate took a final vote Tuesday to discard a provision in the state’s […]
the rise of alcohol-free drinks
the rise of alcohol-free drinks Source: ft.com Alice Lascelles March 24, 2018 A non-alcoholic, sugar-free Margarita doesn’t sound like my idea of a good time. But on the night I visit Redemption, a vegan, teetotal “gastrobar” in Shoreditch, people are knocking them back. And the place is packed, mostly with thirtysomething women chattering […]
Three tiers securing safety of our alcohol
Three tiers securing safety of our alcohol Source: http://www.journalgazette.net/ Jim Purucker March 24th Jim Purucker is the executive director of the Wine and Spirits Distributors of Indiana. Many Hoosiers are celebrating their kids’ spring break, while others are counting down the days until their break begins. It’s an age-old tradition to […]
CA: Does The California Department Of Alcoholic Beverage Control Have Exclusive Jurisdiction Over All Disputes Involving The Sale Of Alcohol?
CA: Does The California Department Of Alcoholic Beverage Control Have Exclusive Jurisdiction Over All Disputes Involving The Sale Of Alcohol? JD Supra Written by Mulcahy LLP March 21, 2018 The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has the “exclusive power[…] to license the manufacture, importation and sale of alcoholic beverages in this State.”[1] The law expressly prohibits […]
LA: Controversial surveillance program installed in 2 New Orleans bars
LA: Controversial surveillance program installed in 2 New Orleans bars KSLA News 12 Written by Ryan Naquin, Reporter March 21, 2018 NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) – A surveillance program finds its way into two New Orleans bars, despite city leaders backing down from a controversial ordinance. There are dozens of crime cameras scattered across the […]
OK: Oklahoma dry counties are running out of time to change their liquor-by-the-drink sales laws
OK: Oklahoma dry counties are running out of time to change their liquor-by-the-drink sales laws Oklahoma’s News 4 By Dylan Brown March 21, 2018 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Oklahoma State Question 792, which will change where alcohol can be sold will take effect October 1st, however, 14 dry counties are running out of time to place a […]
WA: Liquor is everywhere now in Washington, so why aren’t we drinking more?
WA: Liquor is everywhere now in Washington, so why aren’t we drinking more? KUOW By David Hyde March 21, 2018 You may want to think twice before you start a business making whiskey in Washington state. That’s because Washington’s liquor taxes are the highest in the country, according to a new report out today by the nonprofit […]