Heed Heineken’s Warning: Cannabis Is A Threat

Heed Heineken’s Warning: Cannabis Is A Threat   Source: Cowen October 16th   The Cowen Insight Last week, Heineken noted that beer is plagued by competition from wine and spirits, while the industry should also be mindful of expanding cannabis access. We concur, as the next 12 months will bring rapid change. A state-by-state analysis […]

New Technology Analyzes Fingerprints to Determine Alcohol and Substance Use

New Technology Analyzes Fingerprints to Determine Alcohol and Substance Use The Merkle By JP Buntinx October 11, 2017   Human fingerprints have proven to be a substantial and reliable source of information. While most people assume these can only be used to identify individuals, the use cases of fingerprints go a lot farther. New research shows […]

Amazon to open its first bar

Amazon to open its first bar   Source: http://www.drinksbulletin.com.au by: Naomi Kaplan October 09, 2017   Amazon is opening a pop-up bar in Tokyo to promote alcohol sales on its site.   While the company has opened physical bookstores, bought Whole Foods and is testing a food market without cash registers at its Seattle headquarters, […]

IL:  Liquor inspection pilot program getting high marks for focusing resources locally

IL:  Liquor inspection pilot program getting high marks for focusing resources locally Illinois News Network By Greg Bishop October 12, 2017 ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK-A pilot program dubbed LC13 by those involved has the state re-allocating resources to local governments in order to inspect retail liquor establishments. And it’s getting some high marks from those participating […]

Statistics show changes in frosh drinking culture, one year after hard alcohol ban

Statistics show changes in frosh drinking culture, one year after hard alcohol ban The Stanford Daily October 13, 2017  New data on undergraduate alcohol consumption suggests that freshman drinking rates have dropped a year after the controversial restriction on hard alcohol was first introduced. Since fall 2016, the latest iteration of Stanford’s alcohol policy has seen a […]

Alcohol laws: Why do liquor rules vary drastically from state-to-state?

Alcohol laws: Why do liquor rules vary drastically from state-to-state? FOX 5 By Jim Lokay October 12, 2017 WASHINGTON – From state to state, the rules of buying your favorite alcoholic beverages are drastically different. In D.C., you can buy beer and wine at grocery stores, but spirits are mostly found in privately owned liquor stores. Virginians […]

Alcohol impairment:  What are blood alcohol concentration levels?

Alcohol impairment:  What are blood alcohol concentration levels? AJC.com By Nelson Helm, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution October 12, 2017 The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s office revealed Wednesday the blood alcohol concentration of a Roswell teen that died Sept. 14 after a suspected hazing incident.  Max Gruver, 18, had a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.495 — […]

California: Los Angeles Moves to Tighten Rules on Alcohol Sales at Gas Stations

California: Los Angeles Moves to Tighten Rules on Alcohol Sales at Gas Stations   “This measure will make sure we are doing more to prevent drinking and driving.”   Source: NBC 4 By City News Service October 10, 2017   A Los Angeles City Council committee voted Tuesday in favor of adopting stricter enforcement of […]