Opening New Channel to Black Market and Underage Alcohol Access
WSWA Opposes HR 4024–Bill Would Allow Troubled USPS to Ship Alcohol, Opening New Channel to Black Market and Underage Alcohol Access Source: WSWA October 23rd Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) the national trade association representing family-owned distributors today announced its opposition to legislation that would allow for the first time in […]
Can Science Make Alcohol Safer?
Can Science Make Alcohol Safer? The scion of an Indian pharmaceutical giant spent $35 million to make your martini more liver-friendly. But regulators aren’t raising their glasses just yet. Source: WSJ By Heidi Mitchell Oct. 23, 2017 As the son of the founder of Granules India Ltd. , one of the world’s […]
Finland: Alcohol sales fall 2 percent in Finland
Finland: Alcohol sales fall 2 percent in Finland YLE Päivittäistavarakauppa Ry, Valvira October 18, 2017 The retail sale of alcohol dropped 2 percent in the first part of the year, even though grocery stores had 15 more days to sell their goods. Retail sales of alcohol decreased by 2 percent in the first six months […]
Are alcoholics born or made?
Are alcoholics born or made? Source: The Telegraph Victoria Lambert 21 OCTOBER 2017 When one parent is staunchly teetotal and the other a full-blown alcoholic, it is difficult, says Ronnie Joice with delicate understatement, “to work out how to drink safely.” The 30-year-old says he “very rarely drink[s] now, but I used to […]
Australia: Riley review: Floor price on alcohol, 400sqm rule to be scrapped in wake of NT alcohol policy paper
Australia: Riley review: Floor price on alcohol, 400sqm rule to be scrapped in wake of NT alcohol policy paper NEWS By Dijana Damjanovic and Xavier La Canna October 19, 2017 The law that has prevented liquor giant Dan Murphy’s from opening a store in the Northern Territory is set to be lifted and a floor price […]
Dutch courage: Alcohol improves foreign language skills
Dutch courage: Alcohol improves foreign language skills Science Daily University of Liverpool October 18, 2017 Summary: A new study shows that bilingual speakers’ ability to speak a second language is improved after they have consumed a low dose of alcohol. A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool, […]
Students texted each other ‘deny, deny, deny’ after student’s alcohol death, hearing told
Students texted each other ‘deny, deny, deny’ after student’s alcohol death, hearing told First year economics student Edward Farmer died after an agricultural society event ChronicleLive By Laura Hill October 18, 2017 UNITED KINGDOM – Students at a party where a fresher is believed to have died after drinking excessive amounts of alcohol messaged one […]
Iowa: Iowa’s bizarre booze laws may make you a criminal
Iowa: Iowa’s bizarre booze laws may make you a criminal Source: The Des Moines Register Editorial Board October 18, 2017 In Iowa, you could be a bootlegger and not even know it. If you bring back a couple of bottles of zinfandel from a California winery, or even from an Omaha supermarket, […]
VA: Collaborative effort between Virginia ABC and Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission results in moonshine bust
VA: Collaborative effort between Virginia ABC and Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission results in moonshine bust Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control October 19, 2017 RICHMOND – A collaborative enforcement effort between the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission is expected to result in multiple felony and misdemeanor indictments […]
What alcohol and weed together does to your body
What alcohol and weed together does to your body Source: http://www.newshub.co.nz Dan Satherley 12/10/2017 It turns out there’s truth in the old stoner adage, “weed before beer, you’re in the clear”. With marijuana becoming legal in different parts of the world and more socially acceptable even in places where it’s still illegal, […]