Alcohol and caffeine created civilization: Column The craving goes deep into our past.
Alcohol and caffeine created civilization: Column The craving goes deep into our past. USA Today By Chelsea Follett February 28, 2017 No two drugs have defined human civilization the way alcohol and caffeine have. Nature created both to kill creatures much smaller than us — plants evolved caffeine to poison insect predators, and […]
Your state is soaking you for beer money
Your state is soaking you for beer money Source: MarketWatch By JASON NOTTE Mar 1, 2017 There are a whole lot of taxes behind the price of your six-pack of beer. But how much you pay depends largely on where you live, and how beer-friendly your state is in general. Before you […]
Anchorage land-use specialist tapped to head Alaska’s alcohol and marijuana office
Anchorage land-use specialist tapped to head Alaska’s alcohol and marijuana office Alaska Erika McConnell, a longtime employee of the Municipality of Anchorage, will be the next director of the office that oversees regulation of alcohol and marijuana laws in Alaska. McConnell currently works as a special assistant to the director of Anchorage’s Office of Economic and Community […]
ALCOHOL SECTOR ‘FAILING’ TO SELF-REGULATE MARKETING (Additional Coverage)
ALCOHOL SECTOR ‘FAILING’ TO SELF-REGULATE MARKETING (Additional Coverage) Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 28th February, 2017 The UK alcohol industry is “failing” to self-regulate its marketing activities and should be stripped of its responsibilities, a report commissioned by the Scottish government has claimed. Charity Alcohol Focus Scotland was asked by […]
Florida: Inside ABC CEO’s strategy for defeating booze in grocery stores
Florida: Inside ABC CEO’s strategy for defeating booze in grocery stores Source: Tampa Bay Business Journal Feb 24, 2017 Small business liquor store owners and operators across Florida are unleashing their fourth attack in a row against a bill that would let big box retailers and grocery stores sell liquor, something they argue […]
Virginia: Fighting for booze equality on ‘Alcohol Alley’
Virginia: Fighting for booze equality on ‘Alcohol Alley’ Source: R Street Kevin Kosar February 27th On paper, Silverback Distillery in rural Afton, Virginia, should be considered an All-American success story. The husband-and-wife team of Denver and Christine Riggleman opened Silverback in 2014. Denver previously served in the U.S. military and eventually became a […]
A Medicine That Blunts The Buzz Of Alcohol Can Help Drinkers Cut Back
A Medicine That Blunts The Buzz Of Alcohol Can Help Drinkers Cut Back Source: KUNC By ALLISON AUBREY February 27, 2017 If you drink more alcohol than you want to or should, you’re not alone. A nationwide survey by the National Institutes of Health found that 28 percent of adults in the U.S. […]
SCIENTIST CLAIMS WE’LL ALL BE DRINKING HANGOVER-FREE ALCOHOL BY 2050
SCIENTIST CLAIMS WE’LL ALL BE DRINKING HANGOVER-FREE ALCOHOL BY 2050 Source: VinePair by Nick Hines February 27, 2017 Humans have been searching for the perfect hangover cure for basically as long as there have been humans. But what if we didn’t need a cure because our alcohol never made us too drunk? […]
Children exposed to ‘unacceptably high levels’ of alcohol marketing?
Children exposed to ‘unacceptably high levels’ of alcohol marketing? Source: BBC News February 27th Children are exposed to “unacceptably high levels” of alcohol marketing through sports sponsorship and public adverts, according to a report. Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) said there was “clear evidence” that exposure to alcohol marketing led children to start […]
Cannabis Crackdown Will Combat Opioids? Nope. #FactsMatter
Cannabis Crackdown Will Combat Opioids? Nope. #FactsMatter Source: Cowen and Company February 24, 2017 The Cowen Insight Yesterday, Press Secretary Sean Spicer noted that while the Administration is supportive of medical marijuana, they view adult use as a separate issue that violates federal law, consistent with the views expressed by Jeff Sessions. The […]