Is the Alcohol Market Plain Packaging’s Next Target?
Is the Alcohol Market Plain Packaging’s Next Target? Source: Package Printing By Ashley Roberts February 1st In recent months, the international packaging industry has been abuzz with news of plain packaging. Although it doesn’t currently affect the U.S. market, lawmakers in Ireland, Australia, the U.K., Canada, New Zealand and more have either passed […]
Kansas: Tobacco, liquor tax-hike ideas bring feedback
Kansas: Tobacco, liquor tax-hike ideas bring feedback Source: The Hutchinson News By Mary Clarkin Staff February 1, 2017 Gov. Sam Brownback’s call for a $1 tax hike on a pack of 20 cigarettes stands in the shadow of the tax hike favored by the health-care industry. House Bill 2231, introduced Tuesday, seeks […]
Health Benefits Of Alcohol Are Exaggerated And Likely Non-Existent, Suggests Study
Health Benefits Of Alcohol Are Exaggerated And Likely Non-Existent, Suggests Study Source: Medical Daily By Dana Dovey Jan 31, 2017 Every so often, research surfaces that highlights the supposed benefits of drinking alcohol, but a new study suggests these findings are exaggerated; there is no real connection between alcohol and good health; and […]
Alcohol industry subverting science to prevent greater regulation, study finds
Alcohol industry subverting science to prevent greater regulation, study finds Researchers say industry’s lobbying of politicians and involvement in policy discussions obstructing health outcomes Source: The Guardian Melissa Davey 31 January 2017 The alcohol industry makes claims to governments that contradict and obfuscate science in an attempt to influence marketing regulations and […]
Hendrix Estate Agrees To Use Of ‘Purple Haze’ For Booze
Hendrix Estate Agrees To Use Of ‘Purple Haze’ For Booze Source: Law360 By Kevin Penton January 30, 2017 A Georgia federal judge on Friday signed off on a deal between the estate of rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix and a distribution company, laying out how alcohol bottles with themes related to the late musician […]
Maine: LePage transfers marijuana rulemaking authority to liquor agency
Maine: LePage transfers marijuana rulemaking authority to liquor agency As Gov. Paul LePage once again took a swipe at House Speaker Sara Gideon and other lawmakers, legislative leaders announced the membership of a committee charged with helping to implement marijuana legalization in Maine. Source: Portland Press Herald BY KEVIN MILLER January 30, 2017 […]
What it takes to get a Corona from Mexico to a U.S. heartland bar
What it takes to get a Corona from Mexico to a U.S. heartland bar Source: Reuters By Nick Carey Jan 27 Ordering a bottle of Corona beer at a bar in the United States is a simple proposition. Getting it there from its brewery in Mexico involves a complex, cross-border supply network […]
Distilled Spirits Council Applauds Committee Passage of “Take Down the Wall” Bill
Distilled Spirits Council Applauds Committee Passage of “Take Down the Wall” Bill Legislation Would Allow Spirits Sales in Grocery Stores Source: The Distilled Spirits Council January 27, 2017 The Distilled Spirits Council today thanked the Florida Senate Regulated Industries Committee for approving “Take Down the Wall” legislation, SB 106, by a 9-1 […]
Plain packaging and graphic warnings will ‘crush’ craft drinks, says gin master?
Plain packaging and graphic warnings will ‘crush’ craft drinks, says gin master? Campaigners slam ‘sanctimonious’ health experts after call for tobacco-style warnings Source: The Guardian Dan Glaister 28 January 2017 It’s enough to make Jared Brown spill his drink. The co-founder and master distiller behind Sipsmith, the micro-distillery in the vanguard of […]
Alhambra karaoke club cited for serving alcohol without license
Alhambra karaoke club cited for serving alcohol without license California Police cited workers at an Alhambra karaoke club Friday night after undercover officers investigating complaints from the public found the business was serving alcohol without a liquor license, authorities said. Police had received complaints from the community that the business was serving booze without a […]