Scotland: Together we can cut deaths from alcohol
Scotland: Together we can cut deaths from alcohol Scotland Herald By Barbara O’Donnell October 6, 2015 This week, hundreds of alcohol campaigners, researchers, health professionals and policymakers from all over the world will gather in Edinburgh for the Global Alcohol Policy Conference. The conference offers a unique opportunity to share knowledge and inspire each other […]
CA: New California law gives more social media freedom to alcohol producers
CA: New California law gives more social media freedom to alcohol producers SF Chronicle By Esther Mobley October 5, 2015 Distilleries, wineries and breweries in California will now be able to speak a little more freely on their social media channels. On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 780, authored by Assembly Member Das Williams […]
New Mexico: Judge overrules Santa Fe ban on sale of alcohol minis
New Mexico: Judge overrules Santa Fe ban on sale of alcohol minis Source: Albuquerque Journal By Edmundo Carrillo October 6th, 2015 A Santa Fe district judge ruled Tuesday that the city could not prohibit sales of liquor in miniature bottles under state law. The Santa Fe City Council passed an ordinance in […]
Scotland to host world conference on tackling dangers of alcohol
Scotland to host world conference on tackling dangers of alcohol Alcohol is the fifth leading cause of disease and disability worldwide and causes 3.3 million deaths every year Third Force News By Paul Cardwell October 5, 2015 Alcohol Focus Scotland is to co-host a major international conference this week looking at ways to reduce […]
Out of beer? Bud Light’s smart fridge will tell you
Out of beer? Bud Light’s smart fridge will tell you Source: CNBC Tom Rotunno October 5, 2015 In the race to help consumers create a connected home, a variety of products have hit the market ranging from smart thermostats to smoke detectors and even light bulbs. But one segment that has not […]
PA Attorney General Joins Growing Movement to Lower Alcohol Content in “Four Loko”
PA Attorney General Joins Growing Movement to Lower Alcohol Content in “Four Loko” Source: BCTV October 5, 2015 Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane and attorneys general from 16 other states this week expressed serious concerns about the alcohol content in Four Loko in a letter sent to Phusion Projects, LLC, the company that […]
Will self-serve beer render bartenders obsolete?
Will self-serve beer render bartenders obsolete? A small but growing number of gastropubs and fast-casual restaurants are going self-serve, installing systems that enable drinkers to draw their own taps. Source: LA Times Andrew Khouri October 1st Your next draft may be pulled not by a bartender – but by you. A […]
These Are the States With the Craziest Liquor Laws
These Are the States With the Craziest Liquor Laws Source: Money Ian Salisbury Oct. 2, 2015 Texas’s idiosyncratic liquor laws are being challenged in court, but other states’ are even weirder. Wal-Mart is feuding with Texas over the state’s refusal to let it stock liquor in its aisles. The Lone Star […]
Canada: Why Canada needs a new alcohol strategy
Canada: Why Canada needs a new alcohol strategy Source: The Globe and Mail Carly Weeks Oct. 04, 2015 Marijuana continues to pop up during this (epically long) federal election campaign, with each party offering a different solution to keep the drug out of the hands of young people. It’s an important debate […]
Drug use now rivals drunk driving as cause of fatal car crashes, study says
Drug use now rivals drunk driving as cause of fatal car crashes, study says Source: Washington Post By Ashley Halsey III September 30 Police said Ronald Hayes Jr. was high on drugs and alcohol and desperate to escape officers in Prince George’s County, Md., when he ran a red light and smashed into […]