Booze-loving France ‘complicit’ in alcohol deaths
Booze-loving France ‘complicit’ in alcohol deaths Source: The Local 13 Jun 2016 France’s love for fine wines and liqueurs means the government is closing its eyes to prevent 49,000 alcohol deaths a year, a new damning report will say. Does France’s love of all things Bordeaux and Burgundy and its pride in […]
France Is Banning Alcohol Because of Massive Soccer Riots
France Is Banning Alcohol Because of Massive Soccer Riots Source: Munchies By Nick Rose June 13, 2016 The combination of sports fans, nationalism, and booze is rarely a harmonious one. And nowhere on Earth is this volatile mix more pronounced right now than in France, host of the 2016 UEFA European Championship. […]
Russia passes law limiting beer bottle size to 1.5 litre
Russia passes law limiting beer bottle size to 1.5 litre Alcohol consumption in Russia remains among the highest in the world. Deccan Chronicle REUTERS June 11, 2016 Russian lawmakers on Friday passed a law limiting the size of a plastic beer bottle to no more than 1.5 litre. The restrictions apply to beer and all […]
Scotland: Shops and pub could be forced to limit alcohol sales under proposals to reduce harmful drinking
Scotland: Shops and pub could be forced to limit alcohol sales under proposals to reduce harmful drinking Herald Scotland By Gerry Braiden June 13, 2016 SUPERMARKETS and pubs would be forced to restrict how much alcohol they sell under proposals to introduce a national target for reducing Scotland’s harmful levels of drinking. Ahead of the […]
CO: Colorado governor signs bill for full-strength alcohol phase-in
CO: Colorado governor signs bill for full-strength alcohol phase-in Wyoming News By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press June 13, 2016 DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill Friday to gradually allow grocery stores to sell full-strength beer, liquor and wine, making the biggest change to state liquor laws since the end of Prohibition. The […]
WVa: Laws relaxing alcohol sales advance in Martinsburg
WVa: Laws relaxing alcohol sales advance in Martinsburg Herald-Mail Media by Matthew Umstead June 12, 2016 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Proposed ordinances that would reduce the buffer between businesses that sell alcohol and churches to 50 feet and allow earlier Sunday alcohol sales were advanced to third and final readings Thursday by the Martinsburg City Council. State […]
Seeing Risk to Teens, Some Want a Ban on Alcohol Ads in the Subway
Seeing Risk to Teens, Some Want a Ban on Alcohol Ads in the Subway City Limits.org By Bob Kirsch June 6, 2016 It is a school day. Morning. Students in varying stages of wakefulness. Dragging themselves to school. Riding in subway cars. Standing on subway platforms. Many listen to music. Some read. Some put […]
PA: Lawmakers vote to allow wine sales in groceries
PA: Lawmakers vote to allow wine sales in groceries Times-Leader By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press June 7, 2016 HARRISBURG — Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to loosen Pennsylvania’s tightly controlled liquor system by letting groceries and other outlets sell takeout wine and by formalizing beer sales in convenience stores that have begun as a result […]
NC: Distilleries could sell more bottles direct to tourists
NC: Distilleries could sell more bottles direct to tourists WRAL By Mark Binker June 7, 2016 RALEIGH, N.C. — A provision that would expand North Carolina distilleries’ ability to sell “commemorative” bottles of their products to those who take tours raised questions during a Senate Rules Committee meeting Tuesday. The vast majority of […]
OK: Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down alcohol petition
OK: Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down alcohol petition The Washington Times By Associated Press June 8, 2016 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down a group’s initiative petition to allow wine and strong beer to be sold in grocery stores. Court documents say the court ruled 7-1 to invalidate […]