15 States Where Alcohol Is Linked to More Fatal Deaths (Excerpt)
15 States Where Alcohol Is Linked to More Fatal Deaths (Excerpt) Arizona Daily Star By Christina Lavingia November 12, 2015 Every year, drunk driving is responsible for too many preventable accidents and deaths. In 2013 alone, 15,530 drivers lost their lives — and over a third of them had blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels […]
California: Proposed California Initiative Would Lower Drinking Age to 18
California: Proposed California Initiative Would Lower Drinking Age to 18 But group says 21 minimum drinking age has saved thousands of lives Source: Epoch Times By Jack Phillips November 8, 2015 You’ve heard it before, “Why can you join the military at 18 but not drink?” Well, one proposed California ballot […]
MA: Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol says it’s collected more than 100,000 signatures
MA: Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol says it’s collected more than 100,000 signatures MassLive By Gintautas Dumcius November 9, 2015 BOSTON – The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, one of two groups attempting to place an initiative legalizing marijuana on the 2016 ballot, said Monday its gathered more than 100,000 signatures in […]
Florida: ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Partners with Drizly to Launch On-demand Alcohol Delivery in Tampa
Florida: ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Partners with Drizly to Launch On-demand Alcohol Delivery in Tampa Largest alcohol retailer in Florida taps tech company to deliver beer, wine and spirits to consumers’ doors in less than an hour Source: Drizly Nov. 12, 2015 Florida’s largest wine and spirits retailer, ABC Fine Wine […]
Beer Before Liquor and Other Booze Myths, Busted
Beer Before Liquor and Other Booze Myths, Busted Source: The Daily Beast By Zahra Barnes, Life by DailyBurn November 11, 2015 By now you know the truth about whether a post-workout beer will sabotage your gains. And you’re also aware that science shows you drink more alcohol on gym days. But when it […]
Battle Brews Over Kombucha Teas
Battle Brews Over Kombucha Teas Regulator says the bubbly drink violates U.S. limits on alcohol content Wall Street Journal By Mike Esterl November 9, 2015 A fermented tea called kombucha recently became one of America’s fastest-growing bottled drinks even though it tastes a lot like vinegar and can sport tendrils of live cultures that […]
Celebrate Package Liquor Stores this November
Celebrate Package Liquor Stores this November American Beverage Licenses (ABL) November 9, 2015 November 9, 2015 – Bethesda, MD – November is National Package Liquor Store Month, recognized by American Beverage Licensees (ABL) and celebrated in communities across the country. Established in 2009, Package Liquor Store Month is an opportunity to showcase independently-owned package […]
Police target underage ‘dial-a-drink’ services
Police target underage ‘dial-a-drink’ services Source: The Spirits Business by Melita Kiely 10th November, 2015 As demand for alcohol delivery services skyrockets, police have promised to crack down on illegal services after a couple was arrested for supplying underage consumers. Last week, officers in Glasgow made two arrests after a couple set […]
People with beer bellies at greater risk of death than those who are obese, stud
People with beer bellies at greater risk of death than those who are obese, study finds Slim adults with a ‘spare tyre’ of fat around their stomach have a twice as high mortality risk than those who are overweight Source: The Telegraph By Camilla Turner 9 Nov 2015 Slim people with beer […]
New York: Governor Forms Group to Modernize NYS Alcohol Laws
New York: Governor Forms Group to Modernize NYS Alcohol Laws Gov. Forms Group to Modernize NY Alcohol Laws Source: WGRZ Kelly Dudzik November 9, 2015 New York State’s liquor laws were written 80 years ago, and now the Governor has formed a group to look at modernizing them. Members of the […]