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 […]
Forget the hangover, under-25s turn to mindful drinking Non-alcoholic drinks are taking off in pubs and bars as a new fashion for abstinence takes over among young people Source: The Guardian Rob Walker 26 February 2017 Forget pub crawls – increasing numbers of young people are replacing beer and wine with “mindful […]
Where liquor kills and Russian life grows bleak
Where liquor kills and Russian life grows bleak Source: AJC By Neil MacFarquhar , Sophia Kishkovsky February 24, 2017 The overworked cleaning woman realized that her grown son was not just sleeping off his habitual hangover in the Siberian city of Irkutsk when she discovered – to her horror – that he had […]
UT: Bill to lower legal alcohol limit passes Utah House
UT: Bill to lower legal alcohol limit passes Utah House KSL February 23, 2017 A bill to make Utah’s blood-alcohol limit for driving the lowest in the nation passed the Utah House of Representatives on Thursday. HB155, would reduce the legal limit from .08 to .05 — a limit that matches most European and […]