Montana: Panel OKs resolution to study beer, wine distribution
Montana: Panel OKs resolution to study beer, wine distribution Source: Great Falls Tribune Phil Drake April 11, 2017 A Senate panel on Tuesday approved a resolution calling for a study during the interim on the distribution of beer and wine. Senate Joint Resolution 26, proposed by Sen. Steve Fitzpatrick, R-Great Falls, will […]
Will you drink to this? Delivery.com buys South Florida-based booze delivery startup Klink
Will you drink to this? Delivery.com buys South Florida-based booze delivery startup Klink Source: Miami Herald BY NANCY DAHLBERG April 12th Raise a glass for Klink: The South Florida-based alcohol-delivery startup has been acquired. Klink, founded in 2013, was one of the first companies to legally provide on-demand, technology-powered alcohol delivery, said […]
Maryland: General Assembly Approves Bill To Allow Privately-Owned Stores To Sell Liquor in Montgomery County
Maryland: General Assembly Approves Bill To Allow Privately-Owned Stores To Sell Liquor in Montgomery County The move could end the Department of Liquor Control’s monopoly over the retail sale of spirits Source: Bethesda Magazine BY ANDREW METCALF 2017.04.12 Later this year the Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control (DLC) may not be […]
TEXAS SENATE VOTES TO ELIMINATE LIQUOR LICENSE LOOPHOLE
TEXAS SENATE VOTES TO ELIMINATE LIQUOR LICENSE LOOPHOLE Source: Wine & Spirits Daily April 12, 2017 On Monday the Texas Senate voted to eliminate a provision in the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code that allows certain licensees to own an unlimited number of liquor stores, while others are restricted to five. You may recall, […]
Alcohol abuse leads to 4,300 deaths annually among people under 21
Alcohol abuse leads to 4,300 deaths annually among people under 21 Source: Miami Herald BY JULIE FURST, M.D., SAMANTHA SALTZ, M.D., AND JUDITH REGAN, M.D. April 11, 2017 It is common knowledge that the drinking age in the United States is 21. However, by age 13, one third of boys and about one […]
South Carolina: SC Senate wants to reverse court’s liquor-store decision
South Carolina: SC Senate wants to reverse court’s liquor-store decision Source: The State BY JEFF WILKINSON April 11th Don’t pop those corks just yet, big-box liquor stores. The state Senate wants to reverse a South Carolina Supreme Court decision last month that struck down the state’s 80-year-old prohibition on any one company […]
UK LEADS EUROPE FOR ONLINE BOOZE SALES
UK LEADS EUROPE FOR ONLINE BOOZE SALES Source: the drinks business by Arabella Mileham 11th April, 2017 A new report has shown the UK is leading the European market in online booze sales, with more than three time as many consumers buying online than the global average. The report, from global e-commerce […]
United Kingdom: UK airports may have to restrict alcohol sales because too many people are boarding planes drunk
United Kingdom: UK airports may have to restrict alcohol sales because too many people are boarding planes drunk Business Insider By Alison Millington April 7, 2017 If you like to have a beer with your breakfast before you catch a flight, you might soon have to change your ways. A new report from […]
Ireland: Plea over Northern Ireland’s ‘archaic’ Easter licensing laws
Ireland: Plea over Northern Ireland’s ‘archaic’ Easter licensing laws Belfast Telegraph By Staff Reporter April 10, 2017 Northern Ireland’s bars and restaurants will miss out on £16m thanks to the ban on selling alcohol on Good Friday, a leading industry figure has claimed. Hospitality Ulster chief Colin Neill warned that the province could […]
Coalition to reduce youth alcohol use to hold free event
Coalition to reduce youth alcohol use to hold free event Echo Press By Beth Leipholtz April 7, 2017 MINNESOTA – Members of the Alexandria community will soon start seeing signs of a new media campaign meant to reduce youth alcohol use, put into action by the Healthy Voices, Healthy Choices coalition. The campaign […]